Comparison

Howbout vs Locket Widget

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

Head to head
About

Howbout

Effortlessly coordinate plans with friends, family, and partners. This app simplifies scheduling by showing everyone's availability, centralizing event details, and providing real-time updates. It aims to reduce communication overhead and help you connect with the people who matter most.

Highlights
  • See everyone's availability
  • Centralize plan details
  • Share calendars or availability
  • Real-time notifications
  • Sync multiple calendars
  • Home screen widgets
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The shared calendar for friends, couples, and family This is the app you’ve seen all over TikTok. 10M downloads, 200M+ plans made, and 1B+ views across social media. Howbout is how millions of people actually see each other more. Planning shouldn't take a hundred messages and a "when works for you?" thread that goes nowhere. Howbout fixes that. Find the gap, lock in the plan, actually see the people who matter to you. … WHAT YOU CAN DO WITH HOWBOUT SEE WHEN EVERYONE'S FREE No guessing, it's right there on the calendar. MAKE PLANS Add events, add details, and keep everything together, so plans don't fall apart. SHARE YOUR CALENDAR OR AVAILABILITY Choose what people see. Stay private or share with friends. KEEP ALL THE DETAILS IN ONE PLACE Plans, chats, locations, notes, photos… no switching apps or losing the details. REAL TIME NOTIFICATIONS Get updates when plans change or when your friends are up to something fun. MAKE YOUR CALENDAR YOURS Color-code and customize your calendar how you like. SYNC YOUR CALENDARS & TIMELINES Work, school, personal, social… it's all in one place, so nothing clashes. UP NEXT WIDGETS Stay on top of your upcoming plans and see what your friends are up to from your home screen. … BUILT FOR REAL LIFE For friend groups: check availability, lock in plans, actually see each other more. For couples: stay in sync, plan dates faster, stop double-booking each other. For families: track school runs, appointments, and weekends, all in one place. … HOWBOUT+ Unlock more customization like colors and app themes, smarter planning tools, and get an all around better experience. Your subscription will automatically renew unless turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage your subscription in your App Store settings. … Contact us: support@howbout.app · Follow @howbout_app Privacy: howbout.app/privacy · Terms: howbout.app/terms

About

Locket Widget

Share live photos with your closest friends directly on your Home Screen. See real-time updates from your best friends every time you unlock your phone. It's a simple way to stay connected and share everyday moments.

Highlights
  • Live photo sharing widget
  • Real-time updates on Home Screen
  • Direct photo sharing with friends
  • Photo reactions and emoji rain
  • History of shared Lockets
  • Monthly recap videos
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Locket is a widget that shows live photos from your best friends, right to your Home Screen. You and your best friends will see new pictures from each other every time you unlock your phone. It’s a little glimpse of what everyone’s up to throughout the day. HOW IT WORKS 1. Add the Locket widget to your Home Screen 2. When a friend sends you a photo, it instantly appears on your Locket widget! 3. To share a pic back, tap into the widget, take a pic with the camera, and then hit send! It appears right on your friends’ Home Screens FOR YOUR CLOSE FRIENDS • To keep things friendly, you can only have 20 friends on the app. • On Locket, there’s no worrying about follower count, just add your best friends and family and live in the moment. • With Locket, you’re able to be real and share photos to the people that matter. REACT TO FRIENDS' PHOTOS • Send a Locket reaction to your friends to let them know you saw their image. • They’ll get a notification and you’ll love watching the emojis rain down on your photo. • We don’t count or track the reactions, so you can be real and authentic without worrying about likes and filters like other platforms. BUILD A HISTORY OF YOUR LOCKETS • As you and friends snap Lockets, you’ll build up a history of all images sent. • Share them out as photos or use our video recap feature to stitch together the memories of you and your friends, capturing those “love it” moments. • Locket will also make you a recap video at the end of every month with all of the photos you've shared. ADD LOCKETS FOR YOUR BESTIES AND CRUSHES • Decorate your home screen with more photos and images dedicated to your crush or your bestie • Add the “Crush” or “Best Friend” picture widget, and see photos only from that person. Plus, you can send images just to that person too! Here’s what our users say: “I love this app because I get to share cute pictures to my friends” - HI “AMAZING SO WORTH IT” - rikkibear29282902 “Best app made this year” - johanjodel_ Plus, users love our camera (so you’ll love the photos!) - @sonnielove3 on Twitter even said, “It’s sum about that locket camera” Download the free app! We’re keeping Locket free so you can send photos to the people that matter (friends, family, bestie, etc.). With Locket, your phone will feel like it’s bringing you closer to your best friends. Please write to us at team@locketcamera.com. Thanks for having Locket on your Home Screen!

Screenshots

Howbout4 screens
Locket Widget4 screens

Verdict

The call

Howbout and Locket Widget both sit at 4.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 81% of Locket Widget's written reviews are positive against 42% of Howbout's. Locket Widget also leads on ratings volume (592K vs 52K) and update cadence (every 3 days vs weekly). Howbout's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, rating, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Howbout sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Locket Widget sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. 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 — 4.8 for Howbout against 4.8 for Locket Widget. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Locket Widget has 592K ratings behind it against 52K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 42% of Howbout's written reviews are positive against 81% of Locket Widget's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Howbout ships an update weekly, Locket Widget every 3 days. Both last shipped on November 15, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Howbout versus Locket Widget: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHowboutLocket Widget
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (52K ratings) — better4.8 (592K ratings)
Positive reviews41.9% of reviews80.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings52K592K — better
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 3 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#83#18 — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size159 MB140 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperHowbout Ltd.Locket Labs, Inc.

Customer experience

Howbout

All ratings51,790 ratings
Positive96.5%
Neutral1.9%
Negative1.6%
Written reviews1,259 reviews
Positive41.9%
Neutral7.2%
Negative50.8%

Locket Widget

All ratings589,201 ratings
Positive94.8%
Neutral2.6%
Negative2.7%
Written reviews8,218 reviews
Positive80.9%
Neutral7.1%
Negative12.0%

User reviews

Howbout

From 52K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use and intuitive
  • 🚀 Helps with planning and organizing
  • 💡 Useful features like polls, countdowns, and event chats
  • 🤝 Facilitates sharing calendars and coordinating with friends

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional glitches and bugs
  • 🔀 Difficulty syncing with other calendars
  • 📢 Overwhelming notifications
  • 🔒 Forced to add friends to use the app

Locket Widget

From 592K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 💗 Fun and unique app
  • 🤝 Great way to stay connected with friends
  • 🏠 Convenient home screen widget
  • 🔒 Safe and private social interaction
  • 👍 Easy to use

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Glitches and bugs
  • 🔍 Limited friend/widget options
  • 🔍 Can't select who to send photos to
  • 🔍 Can't delete or edit photos
  • 🔍 No notifications when friends send photos

Bugs and requests

Howbout

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Calendar sync issues causing duplicate events
  • Notifications not working as expected
  • App crashing or freezing
  • Inability to edit events without resending invites

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add widget support
  • Allow customization of event colors
  • Improve recurring event handling
  • Add option to only share with specific people

Locket Widget

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Frequent app crashes
  • Widget not updating with new photos
  • Issues with sending/receiving photos
  • Login/account problems

Requested features

6 requests
  • Add ability to upload photos from camera roll
  • Allow more than 20 friends
  • Add option for multiple widgets for different friends/groups
  • Implement photo editing tools (text, drawing, filters)
  • Add video/boomerang support
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  • Implement notification system when friends send photos

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Howbout

Subscriptions6
  • Howbout+ Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Howbout+ Monthly7 Days trial2 variants$4.991 Month
  • Howbout+ Monthly7 Days trial$5.991 Month
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  • Howbout+ Annual2 variants$39.991 Year
  • Howbout+ Annual1 Year trial$39.991 Year
  • Howbout+ Annual7 Days trial$39.991 Year
7 purchases

Locket Widget

Subscriptions7
  • Locket Gold2 variants$1.991 Month
  • Locket Gold$2.991 Month
  • Locket Gold3 variants$3.991 Month
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  • Locket Gold$4.991 Month
  • Locket Gold$16.001 Year
  • Locket Gold$36.001 Year
  • Locket Gold7 Days trial$36.001 Year

Questions

Is Howbout free?
Howbout is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Locket Widget free?
Locket Widget is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Howbout or Locket Widget?
Howbout is rated higher. Howbout averages 4.8 out of 5 from 52K ratings, while Locket Widget averages 4.8 from 592K ratings.
Do Howbout or Locket Widget have ads?
Locket Widget shows ads; Howbout does not.
Which is updated more often, Howbout or Locket Widget?
Howbout ships an update weekly, and Locket Widget every 3 days. Most recently, Howbout was updated on November 15, 2026 and Locket Widget on November 15, 2026.
Which is more popular, Howbout or Locket Widget?
Howbout currently peaks at #83 in the App Store charts, and Locket Widget at #18. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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