Comparison

Ermine vs Widget Studio ‎

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

Head to head
About

Ermine

This app provides customizable calendar widgets for your device. View your schedule at a glance with options for color, photos, illustrations, and event countdowns. It integrates with your existing calendars and displays holidays.

Highlights
  • Customizable color calendar widgets
  • Photo background widgets for events
  • Illustrated monthly calendar views
  • Event countdown widgets
  • Holiday display and highlighting
  • Language customization
Features
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Ermine is a monthly calendar and calendar widget app that lets you quickly check your schedule. It offers a variety of highly customizable calendar widgets! ......................... ■ WIDGETS ・Color Widgets Monthly and weekly calendars with customizable background colors. ・Photo Widgets Display today’s events and a weekly calendar using your photo as the background. Highly customizable. ・Illustrated Calendar Widget A monthly calendar with a different illustration for each month. ・Countdown Widgets Quickly see how much time is left until your next event. [WIDGET FEATURES:] ・Displays events and holidays from your calendars. ・The calendar language can be set independently of your device language. ・Pro features offer additional customization options, including fonts, text sizes, and weekend colors. ......................... ■ PRIVACY This app accesses calendar data on your device to display and edit events. We don’t collect your calendar data or send it to external servers. No account or login is required.

About

Widget Studio ‎

Create personalized iPhone Home Screen widgets with custom elements, fonts, colors, and photos. Add clocks, calendars, weather forecasts, and countdowns to your device. Choose from templates or design your own unique widgets.

Highlights
  • Customizable widget elements
  • Font and color selection
  • Weather forecast display
  • Countdown timers
  • Analog/digital clocks
  • Calendar view
  • Photo customization and slideshows
  • Over 80 preset templates
Features
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Become a creative widget designer! Widget Studio is the perfect tool to personalize your iPhone Home Screen with a stylish theme. Here are some of the many, many things you can do with Widget Studio:
 • Elements – Mix and match different widget elements to create a unique widget that is truly your creation. • Font & Color – Find the right fonts and colors for each widget you create. You can even set the transparency of each element. • Weather – See your weather forecast and choose from a variety of formats. • Countdown – Count down to your birthday, Christmas, or anything you want, right from your iPhone Home Screen. You can even select which units you want to display. • Time – Add an analog or digital clock to your widget. • Date – Add today’s date to your widget in a variety of formats. • Calendar – Add a calendar to your widget to view the entire month. • Text – Write anything you want on your widget! Perfect for displaying your favorite quote against a stylish background photo. • Photos - Customize your background photo using your own custom photos. You can also choose from the many photos in the Widget Studio library. • Slideshow – Add multiple photos and the widget will cycle through them like a slideshow. • Presets – Need inspiration? Choose from over 80 templates to get started. Once you’ve created your widgets, go to your iOS Home Screen and long-hold on an empty part of your screen. Then tap the “+” icon that appears at the top of the screen. Next, find and tap “Widget Studio” in the list. From there you can select which size widget you want and drag your widget onto your Home Screen. To change the widget that is displayed, long-hold your widget and tap “Edit Widget.” Share your creation with #WidgetStudio and inspire other Widget Designers like you! - In addition to Widget Studio’s free features, we also offer Widget Studio Premium as a subscription. Widget Studio Premium subscribers will have access to Countdown widgets, Weather widgets, and Premium templates. Price may vary by location. Subscriptions will be charged to your credit card through your iTunes account. Your subscription will automatically renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage your subscription in Account Settings after purchase. Terms: https://www.sunflowr.com/terms-of-service/ Privacy Policy: https://www.sunflowr.com/privacy/

Screenshots

Ermine4 screens
Widget Studio ‎4 screens

Verdict

The call

Ermine and Widget Studio ‎ both sit at 4.6 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Widget Studio ‎'s written reviews are positive against 64% of Ermine's. Widget Studio ‎ also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). Ermine's advantage is update cadence (every 4 months vs every 10 months) and ratings volume (1.1K vs 147). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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. Ermine sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and Widget Studio ‎ sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 3 months. 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 Ermine against 4.6 for Widget Studio ‎. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ermine has 1.1K ratings behind it against 147, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 64% of Ermine's written reviews are positive against 100% of Widget Studio ‎'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ermine ships an update every 4 months, Widget Studio ‎ every 10 months. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Ermine versus Widget Studio ‎: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterErmineWidget Studio ‎
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (1.1K ratings)4.6 (147 ratings) — better
Positive reviews63.8% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.1K — better147
Update frequencyEvery 4 months — betterEvery 10 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size34 MB72 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFlask LLPSevenlogics, Inc.

Customer experience

Ermine

All ratings1,050 ratings
Positive90.4%
Neutral3.8%
Negative5.8%
Written reviews152 reviews
Positive63.8%
Neutral16.4%
Negative19.7%

Widget Studio ‎

All ratings147 ratings
Positive91.2%
Neutral2.0%
Negative6.8%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Ermine

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Widget not refreshing/updating correctly
  • Calendar events being deleted/reset
  • App becoming unresponsive after certain actions
  • Widget turning blank or broken after updates
  • Calendar displaying incorrect dates and days

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add event reminders/notifications
  • Allow more customization for widgets (e.g. background photos, event count)
  • Implement daily/weekly view options
  • Add ability to scroll through months in widget
  • Sync with Google Calendar

Widget Studio ‎

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Ermine

One-time4
  • Tip$1.99
  • Generous Tip$2.99
  • Pro$3.99
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  • Awesome Tip$9.99
2 purchases

Widget Studio ‎

Subscriptions2
  • Premium (Quarterly)$2.993 Months
  • Premium (Yearly)7 Days trial$9.991 Year

Questions

Is Ermine free?
Ermine is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Widget Studio ‎ free?
Widget Studio ‎ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Ermine or Widget Studio ‎?
Widget Studio ‎ is rated higher. Ermine averages 4.6 out of 5 from 1.1K ratings, while Widget Studio ‎ averages 4.6 from 147 ratings.
Do Ermine or Widget Studio ‎ have ads?
Neither Ermine nor Widget Studio ‎ shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Ermine or Widget Studio ‎?
Ermine ships an update every 4 months, and Widget Studio ‎ every 10 months. Most recently, Ermine was updated on October 27, 2026 and Widget Studio ‎ on October 24, 2026.

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