Comparison

Spark vs John Widget

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

Head to head

Custom Widgets

About

Spark

Features

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Take Note, Organize Thoughts. Introduce Spark by Good Effect that hundred thousands of download record by E-book authoring tool Book Writer, Fairy Tale. Do you want to write what you think right a way? You can note your thoughts fast by using Spark. Spark provides simple interface : item, page. You can insert item by tapping item button and create new page by tapping plus button. Very easy. Also Spark provide widget. You can launch spark through today widget so it would be easy and fast. Share your page image that created yourself. Please visit http://goodeffect.com for more information. Or contact to jameslee@goodeffect.com. Icon made by Freepik from www.flaticon.com

About

John Widget

Features

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John Widget can help you personalize your phone screen. It supports many ways of widget customization, such as gradient background, photo background with flexible adjustment, many choice of fonts, many widget styles. It also use Health Kit to display your walk steps.

Screenshots

Spark1 screens

John Widget4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Spark at none against John Widget's 1. Spark also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 9 days) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads 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. John Widget sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Spark asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Spark ships an update every 3 days, John Widget every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level

Spark versus John Widget: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	Spark	John Widget
Price	Free	Free
Update frequency	Every 3 days — better	Every 9 days
Ads	No	No
In-app purchases	No — better	Yes
Devices	iPhone, iPod	iPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS	8.0 — better	17.0
Further details — not scored
Size	52 MB	164 MB
Age rating	4+	4+
Developer	Good Effect	Qian Kun zhu

In-app purchases

None

Spark

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

John Widget

One-time1

Pro Edition$0.99

Questions

Is Spark free?

Spark is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Is John Widget free?

John Widget is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

Do Spark or John Widget have ads?

Neither Spark nor John Widget shows ads.

Which is updated more often, Spark or John Widget?

Spark ships an update every 3 days, and John Widget every 9 days. Most recently, Spark was updated on October 24, 2026 and John Widget on October 21, 2026.