Comparison

Widgetsmith vs PicCo Widget Custom Homescreen

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

Head to head
About

Widgetsmith

Personalize your device with highly customizable widgets for your home and lock screens. Showcase photos, track events, display weather, and launch apps directly from your widgets. Includes a wallpaper library and tools for theming.

Highlights
  • Customizable widgets
  • Home and lock screen personalization
  • Photo display
  • Event countdowns
  • Weather forecasts
  • App launching widgets
  • Theming tools
Features
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Widgetsmith lets you personalize your device like never before with a wide range of highly customizable widgets. It allows you to design your home screen to remind you of the people, places, and words that mean the most to you. Widgetsmith showcases your photos, counts down to upcoming events, provides quick access to your favorite music, allows you to check the weather at a glance, and more. You can build widgets with Actions to launch apps, run Shortcuts, send a text, and more, from your home screen or Control Center. Widgetsmith includes a library of iPhone wallpapers and a tool to theme your widgets to perfectly complement these wallpapers or any of your own. Each widget can be adjusted precisely to fit your desired appearance and function, using various colors, fonts, borders, and themes. With Widgetsmith, you can create your perfect home screen aesthetic and easily change it over time. WIDGETS: You can create almost anything with Widgetsmith, using the wide range of widget types offered in the app! Here are some favorites: Photos: Highlight your favorite images across your home screens with a range of filters and borders Photo Galleries: View photos in an album or customized collection Customizable Date & Time Clocks Activity Tracking & Step Counting Countdown Timers Solar & Lunar Trackers Weather Conditions & Forecasts Time Zone Tracker Widgetsmith lets you customize not only your home screen but also your lock screen! You can view inspirational song lyrics, a photo of a loved one, weather information, and more without unlocking your device. WALLPAPERS: Widgetsmith includes a collection of phone wallpapers from various artists. These can be downloaded directly from the app and used to create custom widget themes to quickly and easily theme your entire home screen in a pleasing color palette. FLEXIBILITY: If you want different widgets at different times of day, Widgetsmith has you covered! For example, a widget could show the weather in the morning, your calendar during your work day, and then switch to your Activity ring progress as you wrap up your day. This lets you take full advantage of each slot on your home screen. IN-APP TOOLS: Wisgetsmith is also home to a wide range of valuable tools, including: A weather app with air quality, pollen, and tide information A full-featured time zone converter Charts to review activity and workout data NOTES: Widgetsmith is designed to optionally integrate with Apple Health to display your steps and activity. Permission for Widgetsmith to access this data is controlled through the Apple Health app. Widgetsmith can also integrate with your photos, Apple Music library, calendars, reminders, and more. Access to this information is handled using the standard iOS/iPadOS/watchOS privacy prompts, which are shown only in Widgetsmith. Widgetsmith includes an optional premium subscription. This is offered on a monthly or annual basis. If you choose to purchase a subscription, your payment will be charged to your iTunes account. Subscriptions will automatically renew unless canceled within 24 hours before the end of the current period. After purchase, you can turn off auto-renewal at any time by going to your Account Settings in the App Store. Access to tide and weather data is only available to Widgetsmith Premium subscribers. LEARN MORE: Privacy Policy: https://widgetsmith.app/privacy Terms of Use: https://widgetsmith.app/terms

About

PicCo Widget Custom Homescreen

Easily personalize your phone's home screen with customizable widgets. Add photo frames, track important dates with countdowns, and create unique calendar views. Choose from various aesthetic templates, backgrounds, and lettering styles to make your device uniquely yours.

Highlights
  • Photo frame widgets
  • Day counting widgets
  • Customizable calendar widgets
  • Aesthetic widget templates
  • Background pattern options
  • Font and lettering customization
Features
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PicCo Widget (formerly Widget Go) is an easy-to-use widget maker with various aesthetic widget templates. PicCo Widget allows you to quickly and easily personalize your home screen. [Various Widget Types] ・Photo Frames: decorate your photos with different designs. ・Day Counting: keep track of important life events or count down to upcoming activities. ・Calendar: brighten your every day by creating a customized calendar widget. [Aesthetic Widget Templates] ・Backgrounds: PicCo Widget provides a number of background patterns and color personalization options. ・Lettering: use different font and lettering combinations to create unique widgets. Use PicCo Widget to unleash your creativity and make your home screen your own!

Screenshots

Widgetsmith4 screens
PicCo Widget Custom Homescreen4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PicCo Widget Custom Homescreen at none against Widgetsmith's 4. PicCo Widget Custom Homescreen also leads on ads (none vs shown). Widgetsmith's advantage is ratings volume (772K vs 1.3K) and review sentiment (72% vs 52%). On price and rating 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. Widgetsmith sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. PicCo Widget Custom Homescreen asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Widgetsmith against 4.7 for PicCo Widget Custom Homescreen. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Widgetsmith has 772K ratings behind it against 1.3K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 72% of Widgetsmith's written reviews are positive against 52% of PicCo Widget Custom Homescreen's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Widgetsmith ships an update fortnightly, PicCo Widget Custom Homescreen every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard9 real differences · 2 level
Widgetsmith versus PicCo Widget Custom Homescreen: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWidgetsmithPicCo Widget Custom Homescreen
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (772K ratings)4.7 (1.3K ratings) — better
Positive reviews72.1% of reviews — better52.3% of reviews
Number of ratings772K — better1.3K
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank#37 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Vision Pro — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size183 MB124 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCross Forward Consulting, LLCCardinal Blue

Customer experience

Widgetsmith

All ratings771,989 ratings
Positive90.2%
Neutral3.6%
Negative6.2%
Written reviews1,886 reviews
Positive72.1%
Neutral8.3%
Negative19.6%

PicCo Widget Custom Homescreen

All ratings1,284 ratings
Positive91.7%
Neutral4.0%
Negative4.2%
Written reviews88 reviews
Positive52.3%
Neutral13.6%
Negative34.1%

Bugs and requests

Widgetsmith

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Widgets randomly turning grey or blank
  • Calendar and time widgets not updating correctly
  • App crashing or not opening
  • Issues with photo widgets not displaying images

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to choose specific photos for widgets
  • Option to adjust photo rotation interval
  • Custom color selection tool
  • Customizable widget labels
  • Transparent widget backgrounds

PicCo Widget Custom Homescreen

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Widgetsmith

Subscriptions4
  • Widgetsmith Premium7 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Widgetsmith Premium7 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Widgetsmith Premium7 Days trial$19.991 Year
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  • Widgetsmith Premium7 Days trial$29.991 Year
None

PicCo Widget Custom Homescreen

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Widgetsmith free?
Widgetsmith is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PicCo Widget Custom Homescreen free?
PicCo Widget Custom Homescreen is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Widgetsmith or PicCo Widget Custom Homescreen?
PicCo Widget Custom Homescreen is rated higher. Widgetsmith averages 4.6 out of 5 from 772K ratings, while PicCo Widget Custom Homescreen averages 4.7 from 1.3K ratings.
Do Widgetsmith or PicCo Widget Custom Homescreen have ads?
Widgetsmith shows ads; PicCo Widget Custom Homescreen does not.
Which is updated more often, Widgetsmith or PicCo Widget Custom Homescreen?
Widgetsmith ships an update fortnightly, and PicCo Widget Custom Homescreen every 6 weeks. Most recently, Widgetsmith was updated on September 24, 2026 and PicCo Widget Custom Homescreen on September 23, 2026.

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