PictureWidget vs Photo Widget ∙
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PictureWidget
Easily display your favorite photos on your home screen widgets. Register unlimited photos, select up to 12 to show, and customize widget appearance with various display formats and sizes. Supports dark mode and app icon changes.
- Register unlimited photos
- Select up to 12 photos for widgets
- Multiple widget display formats
- Customizable widget sizes
- Dark mode support
- App icon customization
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PictureWidget to display your favorite photos in a widget The Basics in Three Steps Register your photos in the app 2. select the photo you want to display on the widget 3. enable and display the widget Detailed usage About photo registration There is no limit to the number of photos that can be registered in the app The number of cards that can be registered at one time is limited to 5 Sort by pressing and holding Delete from the top right button Change the list size (2 columns, 4 columns, detail) Memos can be registered in the detail view Selecting a photo to display in the widget Up to 12 sheets If you want to clear all your selections, you can do so from the menu after pressing and holding the register button. Widgets for the home screen Simple view Text Display: With or without Display format: Normal, shuffle Multiview Display format: Normal, shuffle Calendar View The display of widgets The following settings are available on the settings screen Display format: list type, photo type Size: Landscape, square, vertical Shooting date and note display Photo Zoom Other Theme Color Dark mode (Automatic, Light, Dark) App icon change Photo view function
Photo Widget ∙
Display your favorite photos directly on your home screen with customizable widgets. Personalize your display with messages and choose from multiple widget sizes for a unique look.
- Display favorite photos on home screen
- Support for 3 widget sizes
- Add personalized messages
- Customizable message positioning
- Automatic photo updates
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Photo Widget is a home screen widget that will work in iOS 14 device smoothly. It is an app that keeps your preferable photos into the home screen widgets. Features: ◆ Choose your preferable photos. ◆ Support 3 widget sizes. ◆ Create a personalised message. ◆ Customise position of message like Top Left, Top Right, Bottom Left, Bottom Right ◆ Photo will be updated after certain period of time.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Photo Widget ∙ at 4.6 against PictureWidget's 3.7. Photo Widget ∙ also leads on review sentiment (50% vs 15%) and ads (none vs shown). PictureWidget's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On price, monetization model, device support 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. Photo Widget ∙ sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. PictureWidget asks for nothing beyond the download.
Photo Widget ∙ holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Photo Widget ∙ has 28 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 15% of PictureWidget's written reviews are positive against 50% of Photo Widget ∙'s.
PictureWidget ships an update every 2 weeks, Photo Widget ∙ every 5 days. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | PictureWidget | Photo Widget ∙ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (3 ratings) | 4.6 (28 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 15.0% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 28 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 24 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Atsushi Ezaki | Tripti Kumari |
Customer experience
PictureWidget
Photo Widget ∙
In-app purchases
PictureWidget
No in-app purchases
Photo Widget ∙
- Remove Ads$3.99
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