Comparison

Gradus¹ vs Widget Lab

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

Head to head
About

Gradus¹

This app helps students accurately calculate their current grades and understand the impact of future assignments and exams on their overall performance. It offers a user-friendly interface for managing academic progress.

Highlights
  • Calculate percentage of single entries
  • Convert category grades to percentages
  • Determine needed scores for desired grades
  • Customizable and easy-to-use interface
Features
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Gradus¹ is an all-encompassing app that provides students the capability to precisely gauge their marks, as well as measure the impact finals and assignments will have on their overall grade. Features include: - Calculating the percentage of a single entry (i.e. 105 / 116) - Converting a four-point category grade into a percentage - Determine the mark needed on a final to achieve a desired grade - A beautiful, customizable, and easy-to-use interface

About

Widget Lab

Personalize your home screen with a variety of useful widgets. Track system info, enjoy daily poems, set countdowns for important dates, and make waiting times more enjoyable. More widgets are continuously being added.

Highlights
  • Personalize home screen
  • System Info Widget
  • Daily Poems Widget
  • Count Down Widget
  • Slack Off Widget
  • Customizable widgets
Features
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Widget Lab is an application collecting various of widgets together. Widget Lab not only allows you to personalize and design your own HOME screen based on your preferences easily, but also provides you different kinds of useful widgets to help you gather and collect information from several different fields. System Info Widget: To check your phone's status including RAM, battery, system version etc. in Home. Daily Poems Widget: To feel the beauty of literature across 5000 years. Count Down Widget: Remember every important date. Slack Off Widget: Let Waiting Time to Get Off be Happier. More widgets are under development and will be updated in the near future. [Description of Widget Lab App membership service 1. Membership includes several subscription types Subscription period: 1 month, 3 months, 12 months 2. The first subscription will be paid directly through iTunes account; the account will be charged within 24 hours before the expiration date, and the subscription period will be automatically postponed after the successful deduction. 3. You can choose whether to renew the subscription or not, if you want to cancel, please cancel in the AppleID settings 24 hours before the subscription expires. 4.Widget Lab App Membership Agreement Widget Lab App Member Service Agreement: https://post.jellow.club/小组件盒子会员付费协议/ 5.Widgetbox App Software User Agreement and Privacy Policy Widgetbox Software License and Service Agreement: https://post.jellow.club/xzh-agreement/ Widgetbox Privacy Agreement: https://post.jellow.club/xzh-privacy/

Screenshots

Gradus¹4 screens
Widget Lab4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Gradus¹ at 77% against Widget Lab's 31%. Gradus¹ also leads on rating (4.5 vs 3.9) and in-app purchases (none vs 12). Widget Lab's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (398 vs 6). On price and device support 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. Widget Lab sells 12 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Gradus¹ asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Gradus¹ holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Widget Lab has 398 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 77% of Gradus¹'s written reviews are positive against 31% of Widget Lab's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Gradus¹ ships an update every 3 months, Widget Lab fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Gradus¹ versus Widget Lab: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGradus¹Widget Lab
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (6 ratings) — better3.9 (398 ratings)
Positive reviews77.3% of reviews — better31.4% of reviews
Number of ratings6398 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB285 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperAndrew AboshNingbo If Technology Co.,Ltd

Customer experience

Gradus¹

All ratings6 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral16.7%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews22 reviews
Positive77.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative22.7%

Widget Lab

All ratings399 ratings
Positive68.9%
Neutral6.3%
Negative24.8%
Written reviews236 reviews
Positive31.4%
Neutral12.7%
Negative55.9%

Bugs and requests

Gradus¹

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Widget Lab

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Widgets not displaying properly
  • App crashes or fails to open
  • Music playback issues and sync problems

Requested features

3 requests
  • Add more music service options (e.g. YouTube Music)
  • Improve widget reliability and functionality
  • Provide better language support and localization

In-app purchases

None

Gradus¹

No in-app purchases

12 purchases

Widget Lab

Subscriptions5
  • Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Weekly$4.997 Days
  • Weekly3 Days trial$4.997 Days
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  • Quarterly$7.993 Months
  • Annual$19.991 Year
One-time7
  • StandbyFree
  • 时钟小组件$0.99
  • Retro widget$0.99
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  • Life Widget$4.99
  • musicwidget$4.99
  • Charge animation$4.99
  • Lifetime$15.99

Questions

Is Gradus¹ free?
Gradus¹ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Widget Lab free?
Widget Lab is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Gradus¹ or Widget Lab?
Gradus¹ is rated higher. Gradus¹ averages 4.5 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while Widget Lab averages 3.9 from 398 ratings.
Do Gradus¹ or Widget Lab have ads?
Widget Lab shows ads; Gradus¹ does not.
Which is updated more often, Gradus¹ or Widget Lab?
Gradus¹ ships an update every 3 months, and Widget Lab fortnightly. Most recently, Gradus¹ was updated on October 20, 2026 and Widget Lab on October 30, 2026.

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