Comparison

Contacts Widget & Manager vs Widget Custom HomeScreen

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

Head to head
About

Contacts Widget & Manager

Organize your contacts with a smart widget for quick access. Clean up duplicate entries and categorize your contacts for faster calling and texting. Access frequent contacts, home, office, friends, and more directly from your home screen.

Highlights
  • Remove duplicate and numberless contacts
  • Categorize contacts (frequent, home, office, friends)
  • Single-tap call or SMS from widget
  • Organize favorite contacts
  • View recent dialed numbers
Features
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Your contacts experience will make more organized, clean, and smarter. -- Remove all numberless and duplicate contacts. -- Categories your contact list like most frequent contact. Which will accessible from the widget/launcher. Single tap to call, remove pain contact search. No more required type and search your contacts list. Just add and organize your contact list into the widget. and single tap to make a call Or SMS You may organize your contact list using five categories. -Most frequent -Home -Office -Friends -Other Edit your favorite contact list. Recent dialed number will see recent list Enjoy Contacts Widget.

About

Widget Custom HomeScreen

Personalize your iPhone or iPad with custom themes, icons, and widgets. Transform your home screen with aesthetic wallpapers and unique styles. Integrates with the Health app for fitness tracking widgets.

Highlights
  • Customizable widgets (small, medium, large)
  • Icon packs for custom shortcuts
  • Themed colors, fonts, and styles
  • 500+ 4K & HD Live wallpapers
  • Health app integration for fitness widgets
  • Step-by-step guides for setup
Features
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Make your iPhone or iPad look exactly the way you want it. Widget Custom HomeScreen is the all-in-one personalization app for iPhone and iPad — with 5,000+ icons, 500+ themes, animated widgets, full Lock Screen customization, and a library of 500+ 4K live wallpapers. Whether your style is minimal and clean, bold and colorful, or aesthetic and moody, you'll find a theme that feels like you. - WHAT'S INSIDE Widgets • Animated & static widgets — small, medium, and large • Lock Screen widgets (iOS 16 and above) • Health widgets — step count, move ring, exercise & stand from Apple Health Icons & Themes • 5,000+ custom icons, applied through the native iOS Shortcuts app • 500+ complete themes — each includes matching icons, wallpapers & widgets • Icon styles that complement iOS 26's Default, Dark, Tinted & Clear modes Wallpapers • 500+ 4K & HD live wallpapers • Aesthetic collections updated regularly - HOW IT WORKS Browse themes, tap one you love, and follow the simple step-by-step setup guide. Your Home Screen and Lock Screen transform in minutes. Icons work through iOS Shortcuts — no jailbreak or third-party tools required. - HEALTH & FITNESS WIDGETS Connect Widget Custom HomeScreen to Apple Health to show your daily step count, move ring, exercise minutes, and stand progress directly on your Home Screen or Lock Screen. Compatible with all iPhones and iPads running iOS 14 or later. SUBSCRIPTION OPTIONS • Monthly: $9.99/month — includes a 3-day free trial • Yearly: $29.99/year Payment is charged to your Apple ID at purchase confirmation and renews automatically. Cancel anytime in iOS Settings at least 24 hours before the next renewal date. Any unused portion of a free trial is forfeited when upgrading to a paid plan. Privacy Policy: https://widgetsapp.net/privacy-policy.html Terms of Use: https://widgetsapp.net/terms-of-use.html EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Have a feature request or need help? We'd love to hear from you: https://support.widgetsapp.net/support/tickets/new

Screenshots

Contacts Widget & Manager4 screens
Widget Custom HomeScreen4 screens

Verdict

The call

Contacts Widget & Manager and Widget Custom HomeScreen both sit at 4.2 stars, but that hides the real split: 64% of Contacts Widget & Manager's written reviews are positive against 26% of Widget Custom HomeScreen's. Contacts Widget & Manager also leads on monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs subscription) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs monthly). Widget Custom HomeScreen's advantage is ratings volume (2.8K vs 93). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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. Contacts Widget & Manager sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.49 per 7 days and Widget Custom HomeScreen sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.2 for Contacts Widget & Manager against 4.1 for Widget Custom HomeScreen. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Widget Custom HomeScreen has 2.8K ratings behind it against 93, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 64% of Contacts Widget & Manager's written reviews are positive against 26% of Widget Custom HomeScreen's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Contacts Widget & Manager ships an update every 2 weeks, Widget Custom HomeScreen monthly. The most recent releases landed on July 5, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Contacts Widget & Manager versus Widget Custom HomeScreen: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterContacts Widget & ManagerWidget Custom HomeScreen
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (93 ratings) — better4.1 (2.8K ratings)
Positive reviews64.3% of reviews — better26.3% of reviews
Number of ratings932.8K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.114.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB214 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperShourob DattaGREEN DYGITAL CONSULTING LLP

Customer experience

Contacts Widget & Manager

All ratings93 ratings
Positive78.5%
Neutral6.5%
Negative15.1%
Written reviews14 reviews
Positive64.3%
Neutral7.1%
Negative28.6%

Widget Custom HomeScreen

All ratings2,758 ratings
Positive76.3%
Neutral6.1%
Negative17.6%
Written reviews167 reviews
Positive26.3%
Neutral12.0%
Negative61.7%

Bugs and requests

Contacts Widget & Manager

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Widget Custom HomeScreen

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Widgets not saving properly
  • App icons not working as expected
  • Frequent crashes and freezes

Requested features

3 requests
  • More free widget options
  • Improved organization and search
  • Halloween and Christmas themed widgets

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Contacts Widget & Manager

Subscriptions3
  • Weekly$0.497 Days
  • Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Yearly$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Life Time$9.99
6 purchases

Widget Custom HomeScreen

Subscriptions3
  • Widget CustomHomeScreen:weekly3 Days trial$4.997 Days
  • Widget Custom HomeScreen: PRO3 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Widget$29.991 Year
One-time3
  • Buy any one theme or icon pack$4.99
  • Limited Time Special Offer$9.99
  • Widget App Lifetime Offer$19.99

Questions

Is Contacts Widget & Manager free?
Contacts Widget & Manager is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Widget Custom HomeScreen free?
Widget Custom HomeScreen is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Contacts Widget & Manager or Widget Custom HomeScreen?
Contacts Widget & Manager is rated higher. Contacts Widget & Manager averages 4.2 out of 5 from 93 ratings, while Widget Custom HomeScreen averages 4.1 from 2.8K ratings.
Do Contacts Widget & Manager or Widget Custom HomeScreen have ads?
Both Contacts Widget & Manager and Widget Custom HomeScreen show ads.
Which is updated more often, Contacts Widget & Manager or Widget Custom HomeScreen?
Contacts Widget & Manager ships an update every 2 weeks, and Widget Custom HomeScreen monthly. Most recently, Contacts Widget & Manager was updated on July 5, 2026 and Widget Custom HomeScreen on September 26, 2026.

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