Custom Phonebook + Widget vs Widget
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Custom Phonebook + Widget
Enhance your communication with a customizable contact management app. Features a quick search, favorite contacts widget, and the ability to interface contacts with images. Ideal for both professional and private use.
- Favorite contacts widget
- Quick search
- Customizable contacts
- Interfacing favorites with images
- Contact interface with images
- Customizable favorites
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Change your way of communicating with this application for managing your contacts. It was developed with the intention to make using your phone more enjoyable. And try out the fastest way to call your contacts with the latest Widget! Try out what’s going to be your new phone book! MAIN FEATURES: Favorite contacts widget Quick search Customizable contacts Interfacing favorites with images Contact interface with images Customizable favorites And much more at your disposal… Try this app and you won’t be able do without it! Suitable for both professional and private use.
Widget
Instantly connect with your favorite contacts directly from your iPhone's home screen. Choose from five different widget styles to display contact information and initiate calls, messages, or video chats through various popular communication apps.
- Home screen widgets
- Instant contact access
- Phone call
- FaceTime Audio & Video
- iMessage/SMS
- WhatsApp, Telegram, Viber, Messenger, VK, Skype
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Widget: Favourite Contacts will allow you to contact any Favorite Contact from your iPhone Home Screen instantly via: • Phone call; • FaceTime Audio & Video; • iMessage or SMS; • WhatsApp; • Telegram; • Viber; • Facebook Messenger; • VK; • Skype; • E-mail. There are 5 different widgets available for the Home screen: • Simple Contact - displays a photo and contact name; • Detailed Contact - displays a photo, name and phone number of a contact; • Full Size Image Contact #1 - displays a large contact photo; • Full Size Image Contact #2 - displays a large photo and first name of a contact; • Multiple Contacts - displays up to 4 favorite contacts with photo and name. Support: favapp@inbox.ru
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Custom Phonebook + Widget at none against Widget's 1. Custom Phonebook + Widget also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 14.0). Widget's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 6 days vs every 50 months). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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
Both are free to download. Widget sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Custom Phonebook + Widget asks for nothing beyond the download.
Custom Phonebook + Widget holds the better App Store score, 2.5 against 2.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 40% of Custom Phonebook + Widget's written reviews are positive against 38% of Widget's.
Custom Phonebook + Widget ships an update every 50 months, Widget every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Custom Phonebook + Widget | Widget |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.5 (2 ratings) — better | 2.3 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 40.0% of reviews — better | 38.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 50 months | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Giacomo Guglielmi | Ruslan Yunisov |
Customer experience
Custom Phonebook + Widget
Widget
In-app purchases
Custom Phonebook + Widget
No in-app purchases
Widget
- Multiple Contacts$0.99
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