Comparison

Widget Web 26 vs Empty Widget

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

Head to head
About

Widget Web 26

Display websites and images directly on your iOS home and lock screens. Interact with web pages through links and special JS-Widgets, with features like geolocation and automatic updates. Customize appearance with transparent backgrounds, dark mode, and ad blocking.

Highlights
  • View websites in home screen widgets
  • Interactive JS-Widgets
  • Geolocation support
  • Transparent lock screen widgets
  • Automatic web page updates
  • Ad blocker
  • Customizable widget style
Features
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• View websites in a widget on the iOS home screen and lock screen. • To navigate, tap on web page links in the iOS widget. • Use special JS-Widgets with instant interaction. • Geolocation support for websites in widgets. • Transparent background for lock screen widgets is supported. • You can also view images from the internet in a widget, such as photo of the day. • The widget can automatically update the state of the web page. So you haven't missed any important information. • Choose a time interval to refresh the web page, or simply click on the widget to refresh it. • Use Dark Mode for any website to match your home screen style. • Use Ad Blocker to remove ads from your web page in a widget. • Customize the widget style to match your home screen wallpaper. • The functions of the widget can be customized by long pressing on it. ----------- Please don't rate it low because some web pages don't work, but write to support from the settings menu to fix it. _____________________________________ The following information about the auto-renewable nature of the subscription: • Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. • Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. • Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal. • Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user’s iTunes Account Settings after purchase. • Privacy Policy link https://vitalek.app/widgetweb/privacyPolicy.html and Terms of Use link https://vitalek.app/widgetweb/termsOfUse.html • Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable.

About

Empty Widget

Personalize your home and lock screens with customizable widgets. Create invisible spacing, add transparent elements, or use text, emoji, and countdowns to express yourself. Supports multiple sizes and seamlessly blends with your wallpaper.

Highlights
  • Transparent and invisible widgets
  • Custom colors and gradients
  • Text, emoji, and symbol widgets
  • Countdown and clock widgets
  • Home and lock screen support
  • Multiple widget sizes
Features
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Blank Widget lets you customize your home screen and lock screen with invisible, transparent, and fully personalized widgets. Create clean spacing between your apps, add transparent widgets that blend seamlessly with your wallpaper, or express yourself with custom colors, gradients, text, emoji, symbols, and countdowns. • Transparent & invisible widgets • Custom colors and gradients • Text, emoji, and SF Symbol widgets • Countdown and clock widgets • Home screen & lock screen support • Multiple sizes: small, medium, and large Privacy Policy: https://www.koza.works/privacy-policy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Widget Web 264 screens
Empty Widget3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Empty Widget at every 3 days against Widget Web 26's every 6 weeks. Widget Web 26's advantage is rating (4.2 vs 3.9) and ratings volume (167 vs 10). On price, review sentiment, ads 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. Widget Web 26 sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 3 months and Empty Widget sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Widget Web 26 holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Widget Web 26 has 167 ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 64% of Widget Web 26's written reviews are positive against 67% of Empty Widget's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Widget Web 26 ships an update every 6 weeks, Empty Widget every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Widget Web 26 versus Empty Widget: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWidget Web 26Empty Widget
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (167 ratings) — better3.9 (10 ratings)
Positive reviews64.4% of reviews66.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings167 — better10
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size39 MB9 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperVitaliy AlekseevDogancan Mavideniz

Customer experience

Widget Web 26

All ratings167 ratings
Positive80.8%
Neutral5.4%
Negative13.8%
Written reviews73 reviews
Positive64.4%
Neutral9.6%
Negative26.0%

Empty Widget

All ratings10 ratings
Positive70.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral11.1%
Negative22.2%

Bugs and requests

Widget Web 26

Reported bugs

14 issues
  • App constantly asks to rate it
  • Ad bubble in the bottom corner
  • White screen on page load since iOS 18
  • Widgets not showing up in the widget list
  • Widget loses its position in the webpage
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  • Scheduled refresh doesn't work
  • Widget only works the first time it's set
  • Pro version doesn't display all of crop area
  • Crop feature duplicates and crop lines show on widget
  • Widget shows white screen after refresh
  • Snapshot can slip on reload
  • Difficult to frame webcam photos, no useful preview
  • App takes up a large amount of storage
  • Cannot select the top part of the site due to modal window

Requested features

10 requests
  • Larger square widget option for iPads
  • Ability to interact with website through widget
  • Remove "widget web" caption
  • Allow trying premium features for one webpage
  • Add larger 4x2 widget size
Show 5 more
  • Backup saved widgets for import between devices
  • Ability to group widgets in categories
  • Option to adjust browser font size
  • iCloud support for storing links
  • Fix iOS 18 white screen issue

Empty Widget

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Widget Web 26

Subscriptions1
  • Super PRO3 Days trial$1.993 Months
One-time1
  • PRO Version$4.99
2 purchases

Empty Widget

Subscriptions2
  • Weekly Premium3 Days trial$4.997 Days
  • Yearly Premium3 Days trial$29.991 Year

Questions

Is Widget Web 26 free?
Widget Web 26 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Empty Widget free?
Empty Widget is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Widget Web 26 or Empty Widget?
Widget Web 26 is rated higher. Widget Web 26 averages 4.2 out of 5 from 167 ratings, while Empty Widget averages 3.9 from 10 ratings.
Do Widget Web 26 or Empty Widget have ads?
Neither Widget Web 26 nor Empty Widget shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Widget Web 26 or Empty Widget?
Widget Web 26 ships an update every 6 weeks, and Empty Widget every 3 days. Most recently, Widget Web 26 was updated on September 21, 2026 and Empty Widget on September 7, 2026.

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