PictureWidget vs Best Note Ever
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
Best Note Ever
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A notes app that stays simple. Write a title on the first line, then keep going. Headings, bullets, numbered lists and checkboxes appear as you type, so there is no preview mode to switch to and no formatting bar to fight with. FORMATTING THAT GETS OUT OF THE WAY Type the shorthand and the markers disappear, leaving only the result. • # for a title, ## and ### for sections • - for a bullet • 1. for a numbered list • - [ ] for a checkbox you can tick with one tap • [text](https://...) for a link, showing the label instead of the URL Checked items get a strikethrough so you can see progress at a glance. Tap a checkbox anywhere, even while the keyboard is open. PHOTOS IN LINE Add a photo from your library and it sits in the note where you put it. Tap to open it full screen, pinch to zoom. Photos are resized on the way in, so a note full of pictures does not balloon. FIFTEEN COLORS, INCLUDING RAINBOW Give a note a color and the whole row is tinted with a soft gradient and an accent stripe, so you can find it without reading. Swipe for the next color, or press and hold to pick from all fifteen. One of them is a rainbow. BUILT FOR EDITING • Undo and redo, by button or Command-Z • Return continues a list; Return on an empty item ends it • Backspace at the start of a line removes the marker before joining lines • Arrow keys move between lines with a hardware keyboard • Drag to reorder, swipe to delete TAKE YOUR WRITING WITH YOU Export one note or all of them as .md files, with any photos collected into an images folder. Plain Markdown opens in almost anything, so nothing is locked in here. ON IPAD The list sits beside the note you are reading. Collapse the sidebar when you want the full width for one note. YOUR NOTES STAY YOURS No account, no sign-in, no sync service. The contents of your notes are saved on your device and are never sent anywhere. BUILT TO BE USABLE VoiceOver reads headings as headings. Text scales with your Dynamic Type setting, and the markers scale with it. Light and dark are both handled. ALREADY USING THE APP? Every note you wrote before this update opens exactly as it did, with the same plain text behavior. Nothing is reformatted and nothing is moved. If you want a note to use the new formatting, turn it on for that note from the menu, and turn it back off whenever you like. The app is free and shows a banner ad on the list screen.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: PictureWidget at 14.0 against Best Note Ever's 18.4. On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 16, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PictureWidget | Best Note Ever |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 15.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 18.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 24 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Atsushi Ezaki | ryuya matsuo |
In-app purchases
PictureWidget
No in-app purchases
Best Note Ever
No in-app purchases
Questions
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