Comparison

Lockscreen & Homescreen Widget vs TimeDeck

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

Head to head
About

Lockscreen & Homescreen Widget

Personalize your iPhone's Home and Lock Screens with inspiring quote widgets and practical tools. Access contacts, websites, time, and date at a glance. Customize with your own photos and fonts for a unique look.

Highlights
  • Inspirational quotes widgets
  • Contact widgets for quick access
  • Link widgets for favorite websites
  • Time and Date widgets
  • Customizable text and backgrounds
  • Personalize with own photos and fonts
Features
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Keep up with the latest trends and give your iPhone a whole new look with beautiful quotes widgets. Turn your Home Screen and Lock Screen into a daily source of inspiration with carefully selected quotes you'll actually want to read. Choose from hundreds of inspirational quotes widgets across popular categories like book quotes, romantic quotes, self-love quotes, motivational quotes, productivity quotes and more. Whether you want encouragement, calm, or a little spark of romance, WIDGET helps you start and end your day with words that matter. Designed for the latest iOS 26, WIDGET lets you personalize your iPhone exactly to your mood, style, and mindset. And that's not all. Alongside quotes widgets, you will find here also practical time, date, contact and link widgets that make your phone even more useful at a glance! WIDGET app allows you to add: LOCK SCREEN WIDGETS 1. Quotes widget – inspiration at every glance Choose from 10 different quote categories, including book quotes, romantic quotes, self-love quotes, motivational quotes, and more. Enjoy hundreds of aesthetic quotes designed to be read, felt, and remembered. 2. Contact widgets – quick access to people you care about Call or text your favorite contacts with a single tap. Choose the look of your contact widget. Add a phone number for calls, messages, or FaceTime. 3. Link widgets – instant access to your favorite websites Add a link to any website directly on your lock screen. Choose an icon from thousands of available options. HOME SCREEN WIDGETS Widgets can be rearranged using tap & hold gestures and resized to fit your Home Screen layout. Each widget is available in three sizes for the best look of your screen. 1. Quotes widgets - Show inspirational quotes from various categories to motivate, uplift, or calm your mind throughout the day. - Customize the text color to perfectly match your style. 2. Time & Date widgets - Choose from a wide range of theme colors and background styles. - Work with 1,500+ fonts and 1M+ stock photos. - Upload your own photos and use them as widget backgrounds. - Make each widget unique with custom fonts and colors. LIFETIME LICENSE A one-time purchase of a lifetime license grants access to all features with no additional fees. ------- Thank you for choosing WIDGET. Let us know how much you enjoy making your Home Screen and Lock Screen stand out from the crowd — and feel free to leave a review on the App Store. Privacy Policy: https://legal.apptoro.support/hc/en-us/articles/4417829814289 Terms of Service: https://legal.apptoro.support/hc/en-us/articles/4417715945233

About

TimeDeck

Display the current time and date directly on your home screen with this simple widget. Easily track time in different cities and time zones to stay connected globally.

Highlights
  • Home screen widget
  • Displays current time
  • Displays current date
  • World clock functionality
  • Time zone tracking
Features
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It’s a widget that tells time. It’s that simple. Keep track of the time and date with a quick glance at your home screen. Easily connect with others around the world by knowing what time it is in other cities and time zones.

Screenshots

Lockscreen & Homescreen Widget4 screens
TimeDeck4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: TimeDeck at none against Lockscreen & Homescreen Widget's shown. Lockscreen & Homescreen Widget's advantage is rating (4.5 vs 4.0) and ratings volume (323 vs 67). On price, review sentiment, update cadence 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Lockscreen & Homescreen Widget sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and TimeDeck sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Lockscreen & Homescreen Widget holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 323 and 67 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 55% of Lockscreen & Homescreen Widget's written reviews are positive against 57% of TimeDeck's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Lockscreen & Homescreen Widget ships an update every 6 weeks, TimeDeck monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Lockscreen & Homescreen Widget versus TimeDeck: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLockscreen & Homescreen WidgetTimeDeck
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (323 ratings) — better4.0 (67 ratings)
Positive reviews55.3% of reviews57.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings323 — better67
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksMonthly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size179 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperApp ToroCaleb Panza

Customer experience

Lockscreen & Homescreen Widget

All ratings323 ratings
Positive87.3%
Neutral6.8%
Negative5.9%
Written reviews38 reviews
Positive55.3%
Neutral7.9%
Negative36.8%

TimeDeck

All ratings67 ratings
Positive74.6%
Neutral6.0%
Negative19.4%
Written reviews40 reviews
Positive57.5%
Neutral12.5%
Negative30.0%

Bugs and requests

Lockscreen & Homescreen Widget

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

TimeDeck

Reported bugs

10 issues
  • Cannot get past set time zone
  • Time freezes up randomly
  • Widget freezes and stops showing current time
  • Display is glitchy/unreadable in dark mode
  • UTC time is an hour out in the UK
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  • Widget disappears until app is reopened
  • App crashes when opened
  • No clock shows up on home screen
  • Contact link leads to an error page
  • Text is whited out and faint in dark mode

Requested features

13 requests
  • Set background color option
  • AM/PM indicator
  • Optional sun/moon indicators
  • Option to change day/night background
  • Ability to set background to own image
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  • Text color picker
  • Option to switch between widget sizes
  • Add seconds display
  • Military time (24-hour) format
  • Red sunset option
  • Add weather information
  • Choose cities or rename time zones
  • Option to match stock iOS weather app colors

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Lockscreen & Homescreen Widget

One-time4
  • PRO Widgets$3.99
  • PRO Widgets2 variants$5.99
  • PRO Widgets2 variants$7.99
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  • PRO Widgets$11.99
5 purchases

TimeDeck

One-time5
  • A Crisp High Five$0.99
  • A Cup of Coffee$2.99
  • A Bigger Cup of Coffee$4.99
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  • Lunch$9.99
  • Family Dinner$19.99

Questions

Is Lockscreen & Homescreen Widget free?
Lockscreen & Homescreen Widget is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is TimeDeck free?
TimeDeck is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Lockscreen & Homescreen Widget or TimeDeck?
Lockscreen & Homescreen Widget is rated higher. Lockscreen & Homescreen Widget averages 4.5 out of 5 from 323 ratings, while TimeDeck averages 4.0 from 67 ratings.
Do Lockscreen & Homescreen Widget or TimeDeck have ads?
Lockscreen & Homescreen Widget shows ads; TimeDeck does not.
Which is updated more often, Lockscreen & Homescreen Widget or TimeDeck?
Lockscreen & Homescreen Widget ships an update every 6 weeks, and TimeDeck monthly. Most recently, Lockscreen & Homescreen Widget was updated on October 13, 2026 and TimeDeck on October 6, 2026.

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