Comparison

Lockscreen & Homescreen Widget vs App Update Access

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

App Update Access

This utility app helps you manage your iOS device by checking for app updates, providing system information, and performing security checks. It also offers guides on screen recording and touch visualization, along with quick access to app settings.

Highlights
  • Check for app updates
  • View device and system info
  • Perform security checks (Jailbreak detection)
  • Learn screen recording
  • Activate touch visualization
  • Navigate to app settings
Features
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Looking for an easy way to access app update options, view device information, and follow helpful iOS guides? App Update Access brings useful tools and step-by-step instructions together in one lightweight app. With App Update Access you can: • Access app update options • View detailed device and system information • Check your device's jailbreak status • Follow the System Update guide • Follow the Screen Recording guide • Follow the Touch Indicator guide • Follow the App Settings guide App Update Options Access your device's app update page in just a few taps. Device Information View your iPhone or iPad model, iOS version, and other essential device information. Jailbreak Check Check whether your device appears to be jailbroken. System Update Guide Follow step-by-step instructions to open the iOS Software Update settings. Screen Recording Guide Learn how to enable Screen Recording with easy step-by-step instructions. Touch Indicator Guide Learn how to enable touch indicators for tutorials and demonstrations. App Settings Guide Follow step-by-step instructions to open app-specific settings.

Screenshots

Lockscreen & Homescreen Widget4 screens
App Update Access4 screens

Verdict

The call

Lockscreen & Homescreen Widget and App Update Access both sit at 4.5 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of App Update Access's written reviews are positive against 55% of Lockscreen & Homescreen Widget's. App Update Access also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 6) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). Lockscreen & Homescreen Widget's advantage is ratings volume (323 vs 13). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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. App Update Access asks for nothing beyond the download.

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 App Update Access. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Lockscreen & Homescreen Widget has 323 ratings behind it against 13, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 55% of Lockscreen & Homescreen Widget's written reviews are positive against 100% of App Update Access's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Lockscreen & Homescreen Widget ships an update every 6 weeks, App Update Access every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Lockscreen & Homescreen Widget versus App Update Access: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLockscreen & Homescreen WidgetApp Update Access
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (323 ratings) — better4.5 (13 ratings)
Positive reviews55.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings323 — better13
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 3 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size179 MB21 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperApp ToroNamik Ersun

Customer experience

Lockscreen & Homescreen Widget

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

App Update Access

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
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
None

App Update Access

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Lockscreen & Homescreen Widget free?
Lockscreen & Homescreen Widget is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is App Update Access free?
App Update Access is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Lockscreen & Homescreen Widget or App Update Access?
Lockscreen & Homescreen Widget is rated higher. Lockscreen & Homescreen Widget averages 4.5 out of 5 from 323 ratings, while App Update Access averages 4.5 from 13 ratings.
Do Lockscreen & Homescreen Widget or App Update Access have ads?
Both Lockscreen & Homescreen Widget and App Update Access show ads.
Which is updated more often, Lockscreen & Homescreen Widget or App Update Access?
Lockscreen & Homescreen Widget ships an update every 6 weeks, and App Update Access every 3 months. Most recently, Lockscreen & Homescreen Widget was updated on October 13, 2026 and App Update Access on October 2, 2026.

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