Comparison

Alky Pro vs Lock + Home Widgets widgetopia

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

Head to head
About

Alky Pro

Features
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The companion app for the Alky Pro desktop application. Current data and tune-up is sent to your phone from your PC & weather station when you're in the staging lanes or away from the pits.

About

Lock + Home Widgets widgetopia

Personalize your home and lock screens with thousands of pre-made widgets or create your own unique designs. Customize with icons, wallpapers, and various data displays like weather, calendar, and health.

Highlights
  • Thousands of pre-built widgets
  • Powerful widget design tools
  • Customizable icons and wallpapers
  • Home and iOS 16 lock screen widgets
  • Weather, Calendar, and Health widgets
  • Animated GIFs and Charts
Features
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From the team behind WatchMaker, the world’s largest watch face community, widgetopia gives you everything you need to make your Home Screen and Lock Screen feel like your own. 100,000+ WIDGETS Explore a huge library of widgets created by our community, with new designs added every day. Find clocks, weather, calendars, photos, fitness, quotes, anime, aesthetic designs and much more. MAKE IT YOURS Found something you like? Remix it. Or start from scratch and design your own with powerful tools for layers, fonts, colours, gradients, charts, formulas and live data. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets • Weather — current, hourly and daily • Calendars and agendas • Photos and animated GIFs • Steps, Activity rings and heart rate with Apple Health • Battery, time, date and analog or digital clocks • Countdowns, moon phases, progress bars and charts • 70+ widget themes • Transparent widgets • 5,000+ icons and complete icon packs • Wallpapers for Home Screen and Lock Screen • Custom JSON endpoints and JavaScript expressions • Import and share widgets FREE TO USE widgetopia is free to use, including the full design tools. Some widgets are marked PLUS. You can unlock them individually by watching a short video, or unlock everything with widgetopia+ and remove ads. widgetopia+ • Weekly: $3.99 USD • Yearly: $19.99 USD Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours before the current period ends. You can manage or cancel your subscription in your Apple ID settings. Prices may vary by country and are charged in your local currency. Requires iOS 18 or later. Privacy Policy: https://widgetopia.io/privacy Terms of Use: https://widgetopia.io/terms OPTIONAL PERMISSIONS widgetopia only asks for access when a widget needs it: • Location — weather for where you are • Calendar — show your events on widgets • Apple Health — steps, Activity rings and heart rate on widgets you choose • Photos — save wallpapers to your library • Notifications — new widgets and tips

Screenshots

Alky Pro1 screens
Lock + Home Widgets widgetopia4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Alky Pro at none against Lock + Home Widgets widgetopia's 4. Alky Pro also leads on iOS requirement (16.4 vs 18.0). Lock + Home Widgets widgetopia's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 10 months). 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. Lock + Home Widgets widgetopia sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Alky Pro asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Alky Pro ships an update every 10 months, Lock + Home Widgets widgetopia every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Alky Pro versus Lock + Home Widgets widgetopia: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAlky ProLock + Home Widgets widgetopia
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.5 (8.6K ratings) — better
Positive reviews—61.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—8.6K — better
Update frequencyEvery 10 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.4 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size32 MB33 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGregory LeachWatch Faces & Widgets

Bugs and requests

Alky Pro

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Lock + Home Widgets widgetopia

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Widgets not refreshing properly
  • Time/weather/battery info not updating
  • Widgets appearing blurry on home screen
  • Crashes/freezes when using the app

Requested features

6 requests
  • More free widget options
  • Ability to remove Widgetopia branding
  • Better tutorial/guidance
  • Faster widget updates
  • More font/icon options
Show 1 more
  • Ability to launch apps from widgets

In-app purchases

None

Alky Pro

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Lock + Home Widgets widgetopia

Subscriptions3
  • widgetopia+3 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • widgetopia+ (Weekly)3 Days trial$3.997 Days
  • widgetopia VIP$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Premium$5.99

Questions

Is Alky Pro free?
Alky Pro is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Lock + Home Widgets widgetopia free?
Lock + Home Widgets widgetopia is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Alky Pro or Lock + Home Widgets widgetopia have ads?
Neither Alky Pro nor Lock + Home Widgets widgetopia shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Alky Pro or Lock + Home Widgets widgetopia?
Alky Pro ships an update every 10 months, and Lock + Home Widgets widgetopia every 3 weeks. Most recently, Alky Pro was updated on October 4, 2026 and Lock + Home Widgets widgetopia on October 15, 2026.

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