Comparison

Lockscreen & Homescreen Widget vs WidgetCat

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

WidgetCat

Customize your device with a variety of stylish widgets, including clocks, weather, and health data. Enjoy automatic dark and light mode switching and dynamic clock displays. Integrates with Apple Health to show your steps.

Highlights
  • 42+ stylish widget designs
  • Automatic dark/light mode
  • Dynamic digital and analog clocks
  • Weather and air quality display
  • Sunrise/sunset times
  • Apple Health step integration
Features
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- Provides up to 42 widgets with design - Dark and light modes support automatic switching - Digital clock and analog clock seconds are dynamic - Support displaying weather, air quality, sunrise and sunset of current geographical location Note: WidgetCat integrates with Apple Health to read your steps data. We will use your health data to display steps in app and widgets. You can turn steps permissions on or off in Apple Health according to your needs. Auto-renewable subscription • Payment will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription will automatically renews unless auto-renewal is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal. You can managed to turn off auto-renewal in your Apple ID Account Settings after purchase. Any unused portion of the free trial period will be forfeited after purchases a subscription. Privacy Policy: https://en.widgetcat.okklab.com Terms of Use: https://en.widgetcat.okklab.com/terms-of-use

Screenshots

Lockscreen & Homescreen Widget4 screens
WidgetCat4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: WidgetCat at 5.0 against Lockscreen & Homescreen Widget's 4.5. WidgetCat also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (weekly vs every 6 weeks). Lockscreen & Homescreen Widget's advantage is ratings volume (322 vs 2). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model and device support 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 WidgetCat sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

WidgetCat holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Lockscreen & Homescreen Widget has 322 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Lockscreen & Homescreen Widget ships an update every 6 weeks, WidgetCat weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Lockscreen & Homescreen Widget versus WidgetCat: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLockscreen & Homescreen WidgetWidgetCat
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (322 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews55.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings322 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksWeekly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.014.2 — better
Further details — not scored
Size179 MB48 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperApp Toro增兴 邢

Customer experience

Lockscreen & Homescreen Widget

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

WidgetCat

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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
3 purchases

WidgetCat

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly3 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • Annually3 Days trial$3.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$6.99

Questions

Is Lockscreen & Homescreen Widget free?
Lockscreen & Homescreen Widget is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is WidgetCat free?
WidgetCat is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Lockscreen & Homescreen Widget or WidgetCat?
WidgetCat is rated higher. Lockscreen & Homescreen Widget averages 4.5 out of 5 from 322 ratings, while WidgetCat averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Lockscreen & Homescreen Widget or WidgetCat have ads?
Lockscreen & Homescreen Widget shows ads; WidgetCat does not.
Which is updated more often, Lockscreen & Homescreen Widget or WidgetCat?
Lockscreen & Homescreen Widget ships an update every 6 weeks, and WidgetCat weekly. Most recently, Lockscreen & Homescreen Widget was updated on October 21, 2026 and WidgetCat on October 5, 2026.

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