Comparison

Lockscreen & Homescreen Widget vs Locky

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

Locky

Personalize your iPhone's lock screen with stunning depth effect wallpapers and customizable clock styles. Automatically update your background daily or hourly to keep your device looking fresh and unique. Easy to use for all iOS users.

Highlights
  • Depth effect wallpapers
  • Customizable clock styles
  • Personal message addition
  • Automatic wallpaper changes
  • Live wallpapers added weekly
  • Dynamic themes
Features
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Introducing the ultimate customization app for iOS 17 - Locky! This app lets you take control of your iPhone's lock screen and make it truly your own. With Locky, you can choose from a wide variety of stunning depth effect wallpapers that will make your lock screen come alive. These high-quality wallpapers are specially designed for iOS 17, and they'll make your iPhone look and feel like a brand new device. But that's not all - our app also lets you customize your lock screen in other ways. You can choose the clock style, change the font color, and even add your own personal message to the screen. And if you want to keep things fresh, you can set your lock screen to automatically change every day or every hour. Locky is incredibly easy to use, with a user-friendly interface that makes customization a breeze. Whether you're an iOS expert or a first-time user, you'll love how simple it is to create a lock screen that reflects your personality and style. So if you're ready to take your iPhone to the next level, download Locky today and start customizing! We add new live wallpapers and dynamic themes weekly to give your iPhone a fresh look. Stay tuned! SUBSCRIPTION TERMS *The price is for US customers. 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. *Subscription will be automatically renewed for the same price and duration period, auto-renew can be turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. *Your account will be charged for the subscription fee within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period for the price initially selected. *Subscriptions may be managed by you and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's iTunes Account Settings. *Unused portion of a free trial period will be forfeited when a user decides to subscribe. Privacy Policy: bit.ly/Locky_PrivacyPpolicy Terms of Use: bit.ly/Locky_TermsOfUse

Screenshots

Lockscreen & Homescreen Widget4 screens
Locky4 screens

Verdict

The call

Lockscreen & Homescreen Widget and Locky are too close to call on the numbers: across 10 compared parameters — price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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 Locky sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Lockscreen & Homescreen Widget against 4.5 for Locky. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 323 and 497 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 55% and 55% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Lockscreen & Homescreen Widget ships an update every 6 weeks, Locky every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 7, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Lockscreen & Homescreen Widget versus Locky: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLockscreen & Homescreen WidgetLocky
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (323 ratings)4.5 (497 ratings)
Positive reviews55.3% of reviews — better54.5% of reviews
Number of ratings323497 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsYesYes
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 MB112 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperApp ToroRAMAN LAPATKO

Customer experience

Lockscreen & Homescreen Widget

All ratings323 ratings
Positive87.0%
Neutral7.1%
Negative5.9%
Written reviews38 reviews
Positive55.3%
Neutral7.9%
Negative36.8%

Locky

All ratings497 ratings
Positive86.7%
Neutral3.6%
Negative9.7%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive54.5%
Neutral9.1%
Negative36.4%

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
6 purchases

Locky

Subscriptions6
  • Premium Access$1.997 Days
  • Premium Access3 Days trial$1.997 Days
  • Premium Access$5.991 Month
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  • Premium Access3 Days trial$5.991 Month
  • Premium Access$18.991 Year
  • Premium Access3 Days trial$18.991 Year

Questions

Is Lockscreen & Homescreen Widget free?
Lockscreen & Homescreen Widget is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Locky free?
Locky is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Lockscreen & Homescreen Widget or Locky?
Lockscreen & Homescreen Widget and Locky are both rated 4.5 out of 5 on the App Store, from 323 and 497 ratings respectively.
Do Lockscreen & Homescreen Widget or Locky have ads?
Both Lockscreen & Homescreen Widget and Locky show ads.
Which is updated more often, Lockscreen & Homescreen Widget or Locky?
Lockscreen & Homescreen Widget ships an update every 6 weeks, and Locky every 2 months. Most recently, Lockscreen & Homescreen Widget was updated on September 7, 2026 and Locky on September 21, 2026.

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