Widgetsmith vs Parking Help
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Customizable widgets
- Home and lock screen personalization
- Photo display
- Event countdowns
- Weather forecasts
- App launching widgets
- Theming tools
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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
Parking Help
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Parking Help makes it easy to remember exactly where you parked and guide yourself back without confusion. When you open the app, Parking Help saves your current parking location so you can return to your car later. You can also save your parking space number manually or take a photo of a nearby sign and let the app detect useful parking details with OCR. Parking Help also provides walking directions back to your parked car, helping you follow the route with a simple map and direction guidance. Features: Automatically save your parking location Enter your parking spot number manually Capture parking signs and detect details with photo OCR Get walking directions back to your car View a simple, user-friendly navigation map Keep your parking information easy to access Whether you parked in a busy lot, a large garage, or an unfamiliar area, Parking Help helps you get back to your car with less stress.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Parking Help at none against Widgetsmith's 4. Parking Help also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 2 weeks). Widgetsmith's advantage is chart position (#38 vs unranked) and device support (4 vs 2). On price 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. Widgetsmith sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Parking Help asks for nothing beyond the download.
Widgetsmith ships an update every 2 weeks, Parking Help every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Widgetsmith | Parking Help |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (773K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 72.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 773K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Best chart rank | #38 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Vision Pro — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 183 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Cross Forward Consulting, LLC | Alteru Inc. |
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
Parking Help
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Widgetsmith
- 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
Parking Help
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Widgetsmith free?
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