Comparison

Widget Web 27 vs Maark

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

Head to head
About

Widget Web 27

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

Maark

Features
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Maark is where you keep every link you don't want to lose (articles, videos, recipes, ideas, places) and finally organize them, alone or together. SAVE IN 2 SECONDS • From any app: Share → Maark • Links are saved even offline • Title, image and preview fetched automatically • A browser extension to save from your computer ORGANIZE • Themed lists, 24 colors, a cover photo • Read / unread, archive, trash • Pin the lists that matter, hide the ones that don't • Arrange your links in any order you like • Actually find what you saved for later TOGETHER • Invite anyone to a list (viewer, editor, admin) • Comments and reactions on every link • See who reacted and who added what • Notifications when a list moves DISCOVER • Make a list public and share it • Browse by category: food, travel, tech, film… • Tie a list to a city or a region • Subscribe to other people's lists and follow what's new NO FRICTION • No account required to get started • Fully offline: everything syncs when you're back online • English and French • Free to start Your lists are private by default. Data hosted in Europe.

Screenshots

Widget Web 274 screens
Maark4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Maark at none against Widget Web 27's 2. Maark also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 6 weeks). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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 27 sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 3 months. Maark asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Widget Web 27 ships an update every 6 weeks, Maark weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Widget Web 27 versus Maark: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWidget Web 27Maark
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (170 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews67.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings170 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size42 MB52 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperVitaliy AlekseevJeremy De la casa

Bugs and requests

Widget Web 27

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
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  • 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

Maark

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Widget Web 27

Subscriptions1
  • Super PRO3 Days trial$1.993 Months
One-time1
  • PRO Version$4.99
None

Maark

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Widget Web 27 free?
Widget Web 27 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Maark free?
Maark is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Widget Web 27 or Maark have ads?
Neither Widget Web 27 nor Maark shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Widget Web 27 or Maark?
Widget Web 27 ships an update every 6 weeks, and Maark weekly. Most recently, Widget Web 27 was updated on November 3, 2026 and Maark on October 24, 2026.

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