3minders vs Lock Widget
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
3minders
This app places your three most important reminders directly on your lock screen, ensuring you never miss crucial tasks. Personalize your experience with stunning wallpapers and elegant fonts to stay focused on what matters most.
- Three prominent lock screen reminders
- Customizable wallpapers from Unsplash
- Hand-selected font options
- Daily self-reflection prompts
- Personalized user experience
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You probably tried lots of different apps to make you remember to do something really important. But you keep just ignoring and dismissing all of notifications and reminders. Now you have 3 reminders on your lock screen. Right in your face. Always with you. So go ahead. Think about what’s really significant for you. Make just three most important notes and remind yourself daily right from your lock screen. Explore amazing photos provided by Unsplash and set them as wallpapers. Personalize experience with beautiful hand selected fonts. Don’t wait and start a journey within yourself!
Lock Widget
Create and display sticky notes directly on your iOS lock screen. Customize fonts and add reminders or badges to your notes for quick access. This app allows for easy note-taking without unlocking your device.
- Lock screen widget support
- Customizable fonts
- Note creation
- Reminder functionality
- Badge display
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iOS16 lock screen widget sticky note app. You can easily write notes on the lock screen. Please try it. - Supports all types of lock screen widgets - Rich font customization - Notes, reminders, badges... and so on...
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Verdict
3minders and Lock Widget both sit at 4.3 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of 3minders's written reviews are positive against 50% of Lock Widget's. 3minders also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 8 months). Lock Widget's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On price, rating, ratings volume 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
Both are free to download. 3minders sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Lock Widget asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.3 for 3minders against 4.4 for Lock Widget. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 5 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of 3minders's written reviews are positive against 50% of Lock Widget's.
3minders ships an update every 6 weeks, Lock Widget every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and July 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | 3minders | Lock Widget |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (8 ratings) | 4.4 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 8 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 8 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Alexandr Moscaliuc | FugaPiyo Inc. |
Customer experience
3minders
Lock Widget
In-app purchases
3minders
- Premium Version$3.99
Lock Widget
No in-app purchases
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