Widget Web 27 vs PinShot
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- View websites in home screen widgets
- Interactive JS-Widgets
- Geolocation support
- Transparent lock screen widgets
- Automatic web page updates
- Ad blocker
- Customizable widget style
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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.
PinShot
Effortlessly organize and access your important screenshots with smart collections. This app offers a fast, private, and Apple-inspired interface to manage receipts, banking information, chats, and more. Quickly find what you need with instant search and favorite marking.
- Pin important screenshots
- Organize into folders
- Add notes to screenshots
- Instant search
- Mark favorites
- Beautiful, simple interface
- Fast and private
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Smart collections for receipts, chats, banking, and more. Fast, clean, Apple-inspired design. Whether you're saving receipts, travel information, banking confirmations, conversations, or inspiration, PinShot keeps everything organized and easy to access. Features: • Pin important screenshots • Organize into folders • Add notes to screenshots • Search instantly • Mark favorites • Beautiful, simple interface • Fast and private
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: PinShot at 5.0 against Widget Web 27's 4.2. PinShot also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 6 weeks). Widget Web 27's advantage is ratings volume (170 vs 1). 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
Both are free to download. Widget Web 27 sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 3 months. PinShot asks for nothing beyond the download.
PinShot holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Widget Web 27 has 170 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Widget Web 27 ships an update every 6 weeks, PinShot every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Widget Web 27 | PinShot |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (170 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 67.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 170 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 42 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Vitaliy Alekseev | Baljot Singh Brar |
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
PinShot
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Widget Web 27
- Super PRO3 Days trial$1.993 Months
- PRO Version$4.99
PinShot
No in-app purchases
Questions
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