Comparison

Photo Widget vs Pixelus

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

Head to head
About

Photo Widget

Personalize your phone's home screen with custom widgets, icon packs, and wallpapers. Add frames, filters, text, and stickers to photos for unique widgets. Create dynamic lock screens and charging animations.

Highlights
  • Customizable widgets (photo, calendar, time, text)
  • Icon changer with hundreds of sets
  • Photo editing with filters, frames, stickers, text
  • Wallpaper maker
  • Lock screen widgets and charging animations
  • Dynamic Island customization
Features
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Themes, icon sets, time & date and photo widgets, wallpaper maker; add frames, filters, stickers and text to photos and crop images. Endless possibilities to customize your home screen, super easy to use. Be creative! Icon changer: - Choose from available themes including icons, wallpaper, widgets, lock screen wallpaper and watch faces - Choose from hundreds of icon sets in the icon gallery. Like your favorite sets so you can find them easily - Or customize the icons by changing their colors Photo widget: - Select the photos you want to display and save them in photo widget albums - Create multiple albums in any widget size - Crop the images: Decide what you want to see in the widget - Apply filters: Be creative - Frame your photos: Choose the color of some of the frames - Add text to your photos: Multiple fonts and colors available - Add stickers Calendar widget, time & date widget, text widget, event widget, health widget: - Display time & date in all three widget sizes - Display a calendar in all three widget sizes - Display text in all three widget sizes - Display your steps count and sleep data (uses HealthKit data) - Background: choose a color or a photo from your camera roll or the app gallery - Font: choose from many different fonts, change font color Lock Screen Widgets - Top bar quote widget - Battery widget Dynamic Island: - Customize notch - Add emojis Wallpaper maker: - Create your own wallpaper. Use one color or a combination of two colors - Save as many different wallpapers as you want - Change the wallpaper in Settings Charging animation: - Choose a short video that plays on your lock screen when your phone is plugged in and charging Color picker: With this color picker which you can pick any color of a theme or icon kit. The color will be added to your color palette and can be used to create widgets. That way the color of the widget matches the icons and/or wallpaper. Terms of Use: https://laidbacklionapps.com/terms-of-use/ Privacy Policy: https://laidbacklionapps.com/privacy-policy/

About

Pixelus

Effortlessly create professional product photos with AI. Upload your images, select a style, and let the app generate lifestyle shots, editorial scenes, and platform-ready content in minutes. Perfect for e-commerce and content creators.

Highlights
  • AI-generated lifestyle and editorial scenes
  • Multiple creative styles
  • Platform-specific export presets
  • On-model product visualization
  • Batch processing for campaigns
  • Brand template saving
  • Cloud-based processing
Features
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Pixelus transforms your product photos into stunning lifestyle shots, editorial scenes, and platform-ready content — automatically. Upload your product photos, choose a style (Lifestyle, Product Ad, Artistic, Clay Render, Wireframe, or On Model), pick your platforms (Instagram, Amazon, Shopify, TikTok, and more), and hit generate. The AI handles background removal, scene composition, and platform-specific sizing. KEY FEATURES: - Batch processing — upload multiple products, get full campaigns back - 6 creative styles per product - 9 platform export presets with native aspect ratios - On-model shots — see your products worn and carried - Photo editor with filters and adjustments - Brand templates — save and reuse your style settings - Push notifications when your batch is ready Everything runs in the cloud. Upload from your phone, get results in minutes. Perfect for e-commerce sellers, marketers, small businesses, and content creators who need professional product photography at scale. Terms of Use: https://pixelus.io/terms

Screenshots

Photo Widget4 screens
Pixelus4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Pixelus at 5.0 against Photo Widget's 4.5. Photo Widget's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 4 months) and ratings volume (33K vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Photo Widget sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days and Pixelus sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Pixelus holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Photo Widget has 33K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Photo Widget ships an update fortnightly, Pixelus every 4 months. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Photo Widget versus Pixelus: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPhoto WidgetPixelus
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (33K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews25.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings33K — better1
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size283 MB7 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperLaid-back Lion Apps LtdRed Tail Studios

Bugs and requests

Photo Widget

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Widget not showing pictures correctly
  • App crashing
  • Login screen freezing
  • Incompatible with older devices

Requested features

3 requests
  • Option to change how often pictures change
  • Ability to have multiple widgets
  • More free options and less paywalls

Pixelus

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

8 purchases

Photo Widget

Subscriptions6
  • AI Wallpaper Subscription$1.997 Days
  • Photobox Premium Subscription$4.997 Days
  • Photobox Premium Subscription7 Days trial$6.991 Month
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  • Photo Widget Customize Premium$9.991 Month
  • Photo Widget Customize Premium$14.993 Months
  • Photo Widget Customize Premium$24.991 Year
One-time2
  • Lifetime One Time Purchase$3.99
  • Lifetime One Time Purchase$19.99
4 purchases

Pixelus

Subscriptions4
  • Starter$14.991 Month
  • Pro$34.991 Month
  • Studio$79.991 Month
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  • Enterprise$199.991 Month

Questions

Is Photo Widget free?
Photo Widget is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pixelus free?
Pixelus is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Photo Widget or Pixelus?
Pixelus is rated higher. Photo Widget averages 4.5 out of 5 from 33K ratings, while Pixelus averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Photo Widget or Pixelus have ads?
Neither Photo Widget nor Pixelus shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Photo Widget or Pixelus?
Photo Widget ships an update fortnightly, and Pixelus every 4 months. Most recently, Photo Widget was updated on October 31, 2026 and Pixelus on October 31, 2026.

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