Ego Reader vs WidgetArt
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ego Reader
This app provides a streamlined way to manage and read RSS feeds. It supports various feed formats, organizes subscriptions by category, and offers features like background refresh, dark mode, and content sharing.
- Supports RSS1.0, RSS2.0, Atom feeds
- Organizes subscriptions by category
- Unread list with mixed posts
- Background refresh and notifications
- Dark mode and font customization
- Load full content and share posts
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Official Site: egorss.com Ego Reader is a simple, elegant RSS reader. it: - supports RSS1.0, RSS2.0, Atom... - supports an unread list that has all your unread posts mixed together - supports manage your subscriptions through categories - supports multi-operation of subscriptions by long-press a subscription - supports OPML import (export is on the way) - supports load full content of posts. - supports backup subscriptions. - supports background refresh and notifications. - fetches avatar of every subscription source whenever possible - extracts cover from every article (if the article has images inside) - has a lot of preference settings - supports change font size and line-height of posts - supports share posts - supports add posts to collection. - supports code highlight in posts - supports dark mode - supports read origin - .... If you have any questions, you can - email us: pxmagestudio@gmail.com - user guide: https://www.yuque.com/pocv40/alcg2a/ap92w4 - other docs: https://www.yuque.com/pocv40/alcg2a
WidgetArt
Personalize your iPhone's home screen with a collection of stylish and customizable widgets. Choose from time, photo, calendar, and text options to create a unique look.
- Customizable widgets
- Time widgets
- Photo widgets
- Calendar widgets
- Text widgets
- Home screen personalization
- HealthKit integration
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WidgetArt is a well-designed widget collection to allow you personalize your home screen, and make your iPhone's home screen like never before. Our widgets include time widgets, photo widgets, text widgets and more with the new iOS 14 widget experience. Each widget can be easily added to your home screen for everyone. What widget can you create in WidgetArt: -Time Widget -Photo Widget -Anniversary Widget -Daily Steps Widget -Time Progress Widget -Calendar Widget -Text Widget -And more! 【Well-Designed Widgets for You】 -There are a wide collection of stylish widgets, which includes time, photo, anniversary, daily steps, time progress, calendar, text widgets and more! -Select any widget you want, add it NOW! 【Customize Your Widget】 -Hundreds of widget themes to choose from, you can freely edit theme color and layout to customize your own widget. 【Design Your Home Screen】 -With WidgetArt, it allows you personalize your home screen as you want, and make it like never before. 【Easily Setup】 -Believe us that each widget can be easily added to your home screen for everyone. WidgetArt offers monthly and yearly subscriptions. The subscription prices are: $14.99/Year -You can subscribe to ayearly plan ($14.99 billed once a year after the free trial expires). The prices are in US dollars. Pricing in other countries may vary and actual charges may be converted to your local currency depending on the country of residence. -Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. -Subscriptions automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the period. -Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal. -Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase. -Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable. WidgetArt has accepted HealthKit and will read your health data with your permission. You can open or close these permissions in Apple Heath as needed; Privacy Policy: https://sites.google.com/view/widgetart-privacy-policy/ Terms of Service: https://sites.google.com/view/widgetart-termsofuse/ Contact us: If you have any question, please feel free to contact us via zhang@ziheng.me
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: WidgetArt at 4.8 against Ego Reader's 3.0. WidgetArt also leads on review sentiment (88% vs 57%) and ratings volume (50 vs 7). Ego Reader's advantage is monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs subscription). 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. Ego Reader sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and WidgetArt sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.49 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
WidgetArt holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: WidgetArt has 50 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 57% of Ego Reader's written reviews are positive against 88% of WidgetArt's.
Ego Reader ships an update monthly, WidgetArt every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ego Reader | WidgetArt |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (7 ratings) | 4.8 (50 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 57.1% of reviews | 88.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 7 | 50 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Subscription |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 103 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 华健 黄 | 子恒 张 |
Customer experience
Ego Reader
WidgetArt
In-app purchases
Ego Reader
- One Month Ego Pro Membership$1.99
- One Year Ego Pro Membership$12.99
- Life Time Ego Pro Membership$17.99
WidgetArt
- Yearly Premium$4.491 Year
- One-time purchase$6.99









