Comparison

PhotoLink widget vs Best Widgets

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

PhotoLink widget

Create custom widgets for your home screen to display favorite photos or save frequently accessed web pages. Access saved content offline, organize with folders, and enjoy automatic content rotation.

Highlights
  • Create custom photo and web page widgets
  • Offline access to saved web pages
  • Web page bookmarking and direct launch
  • Photo and web page organization with folders
  • Automatic content rotation via timer
  • iCloud synchronization
Features
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Create your own widgets with the information you want to see at a glance. PhotoLink lets you turn photos, web pages, schedules, notes and useful information into your own Home Screen widgets. Keep the things you use every day right on your Home Screen — your work schedule, a favorite website, a shopping list, a reminder, the weather forecast, exchange rates, or a photo you love. Create widgets that fit the way you use your iPhone: • Add your favorite photos • Display any web page directly on your Home Screen • Keep schedules and timetables visible • Create simple notes and to-do lists • Save useful websites and bookmarks • Check weather and forecasts • View currency exchange rates • Display text, quotes, formulas and other useful information • Organize widgets into folders • Rotate multiple items automatically Web pages on your Home Screen Have a website you check every day? Add it to PhotoLink and keep it available directly from your Home Screen. Use it for work information, timetables, dashboards, news, reference pages, shopping lists, or any other website you want to keep within reach. Use PhotoLink for • Work schedules and timetables • Calendars and agendas • To-do lists and reminders • Shopping lists • Favorite websites and bookmarks • Weather and forecasts • Currency exchange rates • Important notes and reference information • Photos and memories Make your Home Screen yours Instead of opening an app every time you need information, put that information where you can see it. Create your own widgets and keep the information that matters most right on your Home Screen. PhotoLink — your information, always within reach.

About

Best Widgets

Personalize your iPhone's home screen with a vast collection of customizable widgets, charging animations, and custom keyboards. Express your unique style with adjustable fonts, colors, backgrounds, and more.

Highlights
  • Customizable widgets
  • Charging animations
  • Custom keyboards
  • Wide range of templates
  • Personalize fonts, colors, backgrounds
  • Multiple widget categories
Features
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Fancy widgets, charging animations and custom keyboards for your iPhone! Best Widgets app lets you customize your homescreen like never before. Express yourself with a wide range of templates personalized exclusively for your iOS device. We designed the app from the ground up with a wide collection of fully customizable widgets from multiple categories including date, weather, quotes, astronomy, calendar, reminders, fitness, photos and more. Personalize every aspect of your widget, charging animation and custom keyboard with our powerful tools. Each element such as the fonts, pictures, backgrounds, colors, etc. can be adjusted precisely to best fit your personality. Best Widgets app includes an optional premium subscription plan which is offered on a monthly basis with a 3 days free trial. Once you purchase a subscription plan, your payment will be charged at your iTunes account. Subscription automatically renews unless canceled within 24 hours before the end of the current period. Follow us on Facebook to get exclusive updates, promo codes and more: https://facebook.com/bestwidget Terms of Use: https://sites.google.com/view/best-widgets-terms/home Privacy Policy: https://sites.google.com/view/best-widgets-privacy/home

Screenshots

PhotoLink widget4 screens
Best Widgets4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Best Widgets at every 2 weeks against PhotoLink widget's every 4 months. Best Widgets also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.4) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.0). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. PhotoLink widget sells 7 one-off in-app purchases and Best Widgets sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Best Widgets holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 92 and 31 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PhotoLink widget ships an update every 4 months, Best Widgets every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
PhotoLink widget versus Best Widgets: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPhotoLink widgetBest Widgets
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (92 ratings)4.7 (31 ratings) — better
Positive reviews77.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings92 — better31
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB270 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperIanis PlumitWidgethub Limited

Customer experience

PhotoLink widget

All ratings92 ratings
Positive85.9%
Neutral2.2%
Negative12.0%
Written reviews101 reviews
Positive77.2%
Neutral5.0%
Negative17.8%

Best Widgets

All ratings31 ratings
Positive93.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative6.5%

In-app purchases

7 purchases

PhotoLink widget

One-time7
  • Buy developers a coffee$0.99
  • Remove Ad$2.99
  • Multiple Widgets$3.99
Show 4 more
  • All$4.99
  • Buy developers a pizza$4.99
  • Buy developers a lunch$9.99
  • Buy developers a dinner$19.99
4 purchases

Best Widgets

Subscriptions3
  • Best Widgets Pro3 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • 9.99 USD Per Month$9.991 Month
  • 29.99 USD Per Year$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • 39.99 USD for Lifetime.$39.99

Questions

Is PhotoLink widget free?
PhotoLink widget is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Best Widgets free?
Best Widgets is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, PhotoLink widget or Best Widgets?
Best Widgets is rated higher. PhotoLink widget averages 4.4 out of 5 from 92 ratings, while Best Widgets averages 4.7 from 31 ratings.
Do PhotoLink widget or Best Widgets have ads?
Both PhotoLink widget and Best Widgets show ads.
Which is updated more often, PhotoLink widget or Best Widgets?
PhotoLink widget ships an update every 4 months, and Best Widgets every 2 weeks. Most recently, PhotoLink widget was updated on November 6, 2026 and Best Widgets on November 3, 2026.

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