Reader vs Photo Widgets +
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Reader
This app provides a distraction-free reading and annotation experience for PDF documents on iOS. Seamlessly sync your annotated files with your Mac for further editing and workflow integration via iCloud.
- Distraction-free reading
- PDF annotation
- iCloud sync with Mac
- Companion to macOS app
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The iOS companion to the macOS Reader PDF viewer. Here you can read with no distractions and annotated, then work further with your documents back on your Mac using iCloud.
Photo Widgets +
Personalize your device's home screen with custom photo widgets. Easily add your favorite pictures to albums and display them beautifully to match your unique style.
- Home screen customization
- Personal photo display
- Easy to use interface
- Photo album creation
- Style matching
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This is a widget app that helps you beautify your HOME SCREEN according to your style. It's absolutely easy to use, just download the app and experience it. Add your favorite photos to the albums and store them.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Photo Widgets + at 100% against Reader's 56%. Photo Widgets + also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (33 vs 3). Reader's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and device support (5 vs 2). On price, ads and iOS requirement 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. Reader sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Photo Widgets + asks for nothing beyond the download.
Reader holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Photo Widgets + has 33 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 56% of Reader's written reviews are positive against 100% of Photo Widgets +'s, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
| Parameter | Reader | Photo Widgets + |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | 4.7 (33 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 55.6% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 33 — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Vision Pro — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 14.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 18 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | The Augmented Text Company LTD | CAO HUNG LE |
Customer experience
Reader
Photo Widgets +
In-app purchases
Reader
- Ask AI Subscription$1.99
Photo Widgets +
No in-app purchases
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