Comparison

Kantu vs Photo Widget Editor

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

Head to head
About

Kantu

This tool allows you to view a wide range of image formats, including those not natively supported by your device. It integrates with your file system and other apps to open image files, offering thumbnail previews and Quick Look functionality.

Highlights
  • External image browsing
  • Support for unsupported formats
  • System native file system integration
  • Open image files from other apps
  • Image file thumbnails
  • Quick Look support
Features
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Kantu is a image browsing tool that provides external image browsing support for images in other apps, such as email attachments. If you are unable to open the view for the image format that is not natively supported for iOS, you can use this tool to achieve your purpose. Features: * Support system native file system. * Support other apps Open image files in Kantu. * Support image file thumbnails. * Support for Quick Look. Supported image formats: * JPG * JPEG-2000 * TIFF * BMP * ICO * ICNS * GIF * PNG (APNG) * WebP * FLIF * AVIF * HEIC * SVG * BPG If you have any questions, or suggestions, you can use the feedback provided in the app to tell us.

About

Photo Widget Editor

Personalize your iPhone home screen with custom widgets. Choose from various sizes and display your favorite photos, from family to pets. Compatible with iOS 14 and newer.

Highlights
  • Customizable widget sizes (small, medium, large)
  • Display favorite photos on home screen
  • Compatible with iOS 14+ Home Screen Widgets
  • Personalize iPhone home screens
  • Design Studio for styling
Features
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Design Awesome Widget For iPhone With Photo Widget Design DESIGN STUDIO: Photo Widget Design is perfect for customizing and styling your home screen. You can create widgets in small, medium, or large sizes. QUICK WIDGETS DESIGN: Decorate your iPhone home screen with quickest access to your favorite photos such as your family, friends, your favorite celebrities and idols, pets and so on WORKS ON ALL DEVICES Photo Widget Design are compatible with the new iOS 14 Home Screen Widgets. Useful and delightful, widgets can also help people personalize their iPhone Home screens in unique ways. Photo Widget Design offers the following subscriptions options: * 1 week: $1.99 (USD) * 1 month: $3.99 (USD) * 1 year: $34.99 (USD) These prices apply to United States residents. Prices may vary in other countries respecting your local currency exchange rate. Your subscription will be charged to your iTunes account. At the end of the term, unless auto-renewables subscriptions are disabled, your subscription will automatically renew in your iTunes account. You will be charged for the regular price of your subscription within 24 hours prior to the end of the current term. You can turn off automatic renewal in your iTunes account settings at any time, but you must do so at least 24 hours before the end of the current term. Refunds will not be provided for the unused portion of any term. Privacy policy: https://sites.google.com/view/pvs-widgetdesign Terms, and conditions: https://sites.google.com/view/pvs-termofuse

Screenshots

Kantu4 screens
Photo Widget Editor4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Photo Widget Editor at 100% against Kantu's 31%. Photo Widget Editor also leads on price (Free vs $1.99) and rating (5.0 vs 1.5). Kantu's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3). On update cadence and ads 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

Photo Widget Editor is free to download; Kantu costs $1.99 up front. Photo Widget Editor sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Kantu asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Photo Widget Editor holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 6 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 31% of Kantu's written reviews are positive against 100% of Photo Widget Editor's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Kantu ships an update every 9 days, Photo Widget Editor weekly. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Kantu versus Photo Widget Editor: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKantuPhoto Widget Editor
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating1.5 (2 ratings)5.0 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews30.8% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings26 — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaid — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS26.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB53 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer俊锋 仝Son Phi

Customer experience

Kantu

All ratings2 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive30.8%
Neutral23.1%
Negative46.2%

Photo Widget Editor

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Kantu

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Photo Widget Editor

Subscriptions3
  • All access a week$1.997 Days
  • All access a month$3.991 Month
  • All access a year$34.991 Year

Questions

Is Kantu free?
Kantu costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Photo Widget Editor free?
Photo Widget Editor is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Kantu or Photo Widget Editor?
Photo Widget Editor is rated higher. Kantu averages 1.5 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Photo Widget Editor averages 5.0 from 6 ratings.
Do Kantu or Photo Widget Editor have ads?
Neither Kantu nor Photo Widget Editor shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Kantu or Photo Widget Editor?
Kantu ships an update every 9 days, and Photo Widget Editor weekly. Most recently, Kantu was updated on November 3, 2026 and Photo Widget Editor on November 3, 2026.

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