Comparison

Widgy Widgets vs LockWidget

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

Head to head
About

Widgy Widgets

Design and customize your home, lock, and watch screens with any widget you can imagine. Easily add elements, select data sources, and apply effects to create personalized widgets. Share your creations with the community or explore thousands of designs for inspiration.

Highlights
  • Custom widget creation
  • Live preview editor
  • Extensive data sources
  • 100% customizable design
  • Widget sharing and discovery
  • Community inspiration
Features
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Pick a design you love, then make it yours. Widgy brings custom widgets to your Home Screen, Lock Screen and Apple Watch, built around your style and the information you care about. START WITH A COMMUNITY DESIGN Explore widgets shared by the Widgy community. Import a design, personalize it, or create your own from scratch. MAKE THE DETAILS YOURS Arrange text, photos, symbols, shapes and charts in layers. Adjust colors, fonts, gradients and layout while you see the result in the editor. PUT YOUR DAY AT A GLANCE Create clocks, weather displays, calendars and countdowns. Bring together reminders, activity data and other information in a layout that works for you. Available data depends on the sources and permissions you choose. GO BEYOND THE HOME SCREEN Create Lock Screen widgets and personalize your Apple Watch with Watchy. Explore Live Activities and Dynamic Island layouts on supported devices. Features vary by device and operating system. BUILD SOMETHING MORE Use charts, gauges and custom data sources to create detailed dashboards. Share your widgets with a QR code, a link or a file, and discover more designs from other creators. Try Widgy for free. Optional in-app purchases unlock additional widget slots and features. HEALTH AND PERMISSIONS With your permission, Widgy can display data from Apple Health. Health access and other permissions are optional and depend on the widgets you choose. Widget designs featured in screenshots and app previews: @homescreen_design_marco, @Ahmadansari2233 and pauljima.

About

LockWidget

Personalize your device's lock screen with a wide variety of customizable widgets and HD wallpapers. Add dynamic elements like weather, photos, health trackers, and even interactive pixel pets. Create unique themes and launch apps directly from your lock screen.

Highlights
  • Customizable lock screen widgets
  • Weather and health tracking widgets
  • Interactive pixel pet widgets
  • Couple widgets for anniversaries
  • Live GIF widgets
  • App launcher widgets
  • HD lock screen wallpapers
Features
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Fancy new widgets on the Lock Screen? LockWidget provides a vast collection of lock screen widgets: weather, lock launcher, contact launcher, quotes, health, photos, clock, time, calendar, moon phase, countdown, year process and more. You can custom redirect URL, edit fonts, change theme styles and even background opacity to fine-tune them in line with your preference. # Pixel Pet Widgets: Get a pixel pet on your lock screen. You can feed & play with your pet. # Widgets for Friends: Set a widget on both of your and friend's on the lock screen. Confirm the days to go to the next anniversary, and count up the days you've been together. # All Widgets You Need Are Here: - Battery percentage on lock screen. - Couple Widget on lock screen. Send secret notes your partner's lock screen, share status, and say "I miss you" with each other. - Weather on lock screen. - Live Widgets: set GIFs with dynamic effect on lock screen. - Photos Widget on lock screen: including bit-icons, emoji icons, pixel art, emoticons, stylish symbols and more... - App Launcher: quick launch your favorite Games and Apps on lock screen without redirecting. - Quotes on lock screen: personalize your text on lock screen with tons of fancy fonts. - Countdown on lock screen: countdown Christmas, birthday and your customized big days. - Calendar on lock screen: Moon Phase and Lunar Calendar - To-do-list - Health widgets: Steps, Sleep and Kcal tracker on lock screen. - World clock on lock screen. # HD Lock Screen Wallpapers: - High-quality wallpapers for both iPhone and iPad devices - All wallpapers perfectly fit Depth Effect - Unique 4K wallpapers with multiple styles LockWidget also provide well-designed home screen widgets, themes, app icon changer and useful tools. Come and customize your own home screen and lock screen aesthetic with LockWidget Now! More surprises waiting for you to explore... Notes: LockWidget optionally integrates with Apple Health. This data is used to display your step and activity if you select one of those widget types. Permission for LockWidget to access this data is controlled through the Apple Health app. Payment will be charged to your iTunes Account after purchase. Subscription automatically renews 24 hours before the end of the subscription period. Subscription types and prices remain the same. If you do not want to automatically renew your subscription, be sure to cancel your subscription at least 24-hours before it expires. After purchase, you can manually turn off auto-renewal in iTunes/Apple ID Settings Manager. Term of use: https://d1swygfq48i87z.cloudfront.net/term.html Privacy Policy: https://d1swygfq48i87z.cloudfront.net/privacy-1.html

Screenshots

Widgy Widgets4 screens
LockWidget4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Widgy Widgets at free with in-app purchases against LockWidget's subscription. Widgy Widgets also leads on ads (none vs shown) and device support (4 vs 2). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Widgy Widgets sells 9 one-off in-app purchases and LockWidget sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Widgy Widgets against 4.5 for LockWidget. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 26K and 28K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 59% of Widgy Widgets's written reviews are positive against 56% of LockWidget's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Widgy Widgets ships an update every 2 weeks, LockWidget fortnightly. Both last shipped on November 10, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Widgy Widgets versus LockWidget: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWidgy WidgetsLockWidget
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (26K ratings) — better4.5 (28K ratings)
Positive reviews58.9% of reviews — better55.9% of reviews
Number of ratings26K28K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterSubscription
Best chart rank#41 — better#187
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size187 MB339 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWoodsignSoCloud Technology Co., Limited

Customer experience

Widgy Widgets

All ratings26,085 ratings
Positive91.6%
Neutral4.2%
Negative4.2%
Written reviews713 reviews
Positive58.9%
Neutral9.4%
Negative31.7%

LockWidget

All ratings27,572 ratings
Positive86.7%
Neutral4.8%
Negative8.5%
Written reviews673 reviews
Positive55.9%
Neutral11.9%
Negative32.2%

User reviews

Widgy Widgets

From 26K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Highly customizable widgets
  • 🚀 Extensive customization options
  • 💡 Ability to create custom widgets
  • 👍 Intuitive and user-friendly interface
  • 👍 Great community and developer support

Room to improve

  • 🔒 Paid upgrade required for more than one widget slot
  • 🐛 Widgets not updating in real-time
  • 🐛 Compatibility issues with newer iOS versions
  • 🐛 Widgets disappearing randomly
  • 🐛 Inaccurate weather and time information

LockWidget

From 28K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Lots of customization options
  • 👍 Cute and fun widgets
  • 🚀 Easy to use
  • 👍 Variety of wallpapers

Room to improve

  • 🔒 Most features locked behind paywall
  • 🐛 Widgets not working properly
  • 🐛 Inaccurate battery/weather widgets
  • 🐛 Confusing setup process

Bugs and requests

Widgy Widgets

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Widgets not loading or displaying correctly
  • Crashes and freezes when using the app
  • Compatibility issues with certain iPhone models
  • Transparent background feature not working as expected

Requested features

6 requests
  • Option to remove Widgy branding from widgets
  • More free widget slots
  • Real-time updates for widgets
  • Better search and filtering for widgets
  • Support for more third-party app integrations
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  • Ability to sync widgets across devices

LockWidget

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Widgets not appearing on lock screen
  • Freezing/crashing issues
  • Redirecting issues when trying to use widgets

Requested features

4 requests
  • More free widget options
  • Ability to customize widget placements
  • Improve widget stability and accuracy
  • Add more nature/minimalist wallpaper options

In-app purchases

9 purchases

Widgy Widgets

One-time9
  • Widgy Tip$0.99
  • XL Slots And iPad Transparency$0.99
  • Widgy Tip$1.99
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  • Widgy Tip$2.99
  • Widgy Tip$4.99
  • Small/Medium/Large Slots$7.99
  • Watchy Slots$7.99
  • Unlock Lock Screen Slots$7.99
  • Widgy Tip$9.99
4 purchases

LockWidget

Subscriptions3
  • Weekly Plan$1.997 Days
  • Monthly Plan$6.991 Month
  • Yearly Plan$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Plan$29.99

Questions

Is Widgy Widgets free?
Widgy Widgets is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is LockWidget free?
LockWidget is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Widgy Widgets or LockWidget?
Widgy Widgets is rated higher. Widgy Widgets averages 4.6 out of 5 from 26K ratings, while LockWidget averages 4.5 from 28K ratings.
Do Widgy Widgets or LockWidget have ads?
LockWidget shows ads; Widgy Widgets does not.
Which is updated more often, Widgy Widgets or LockWidget?
Widgy Widgets ships an update every 2 weeks, and LockWidget fortnightly. Most recently, Widgy Widgets was updated on November 10, 2026 and LockWidget on November 10, 2026.
Which is more popular, Widgy Widgets or LockWidget?
Widgy Widgets currently peaks at #41 in the App Store charts, and LockWidget at #187. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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