Comparison

Widget Plus vs Calendar Widget

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

Head to head
About

Widget Plus

This app allows you to create custom widgets for your iPhone home screen. Combine multiple features like stocks, news, notes, and weather into a single, personalized widget to save space and see more information at a glance.

Highlights
  • Customizable widget layouts and colors
  • Combine multiple features into one widget
  • Real-time stock tracking
  • News aggregation
  • Note-taking and to-do lists
  • Weather and clock integration
Features
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Widget Plus is an integrated app that allows you to customize layouts, colors and combine multiple features into one widget in iPhone home screen iOS 14. This app will give you more information at a glance, better organize your widgets and save more space on your home screen. By merging different features into an integrated widget, you can easily track real-time stocks, read the latest news, view your notes or other information right on your home screen. Widget Plus app brings it all together: - Quickly view multiple information in one single large widget on your iOS 14 homescreen - 3 different widgets size to choose. - Choose your favorite template style & color - Customize widget content with multiple features: Stocks, Notes and Weather, Clock, Calendar, News, Reminders (upcoming) - Personalize information in your widget that matter to you - Create informative beautiful homescreen on your iPhone iOs 14. Create your own widget with Widget Plus! Available features: ■ News: Keep up with the topic and trends you are interested in, whether that's Business, Politics, Science, Sports, Technology, Health or Entertainment, etc. ■ Stocks: Track real-time price quotes and charts for over 100,000 financial instruments, traded on over 70 global exchanges. We cover NYSE, NASAQ, AMEX, EURONEX, TSX, INDEXES, ETFs, MUTUAL FUNDS, FOREX and CRYPTO. ■ Notes: Take a note and make To-do list. Other features will be updated in the upcoming versions. Terms of Use: http://vulcanlabs.co/terms-of-use/ Privacy Policy: http://vulcanlabs.co/privacy-policy/ You are welcome to contact us at support@vulcanlabs.co

About

Calendar Widget

This app offers a free, user-friendly calendar experience with extensive customization options. It includes widgets for your home screen and allows for detailed event management, including recurring events and notifications. Enjoy a personalized schedule without any registration or syncing requirements.

Highlights
  • Home screen widgets
  • No registration required
  • Customizable event details
  • Recurring event support
  • Daily event notifications
  • Unlimited calendars
  • Dark mode
Features
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It's a simple and easy-to-use calendar app. Widgets are available. All features are completely free to use. Features: - No registration required, no sync with iPhone calendar - Calendar horizontal / vertical scroll - Select calendar start / end year - 24 hour notation - Select calendar start day - Any holiday selection - Getting holidays - Holiday, days off color - Rokuyo support - Event label color - Color selection for event label font only - Event label font size, thickness - Time display on event label - Event time interval selection - Select event length - Default all-day selection - Daily event notification - Daily event number badge display - Select update time for daily notifications - Unlimited number of calendars - Calendar color - Pin the calendar - Notification for each calendar, badge availability selection - Highlight the date of the day on the calendar - Button to return to this month - Any date selection - Tap a date to add an event on that day - Select multiple dates and add events at once - Background color for calendar dates - Batch addition of background color - Event title, memo, color - Event time, all day selection - Event start time / end time - Repeat event (weekly / monthly / yearly) - Automatic save of event addition history, bookmark save - Add an event with one tap from history and bookmarks - Event list display by date - Batch event deletion, color change, sharing, - Move and duplicate events between calendars - Home screen widget support (calendar selection, this month / next month / last month selectable) - Icon badge display (number of events on the day) - Dark mode - Free URL scheme: calendarwidget://

Screenshots

Widget Plus4 screens
Calendar Widget4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Calendar Widget at 58% against Widget Plus's 0%. Calendar Widget also leads on rating (4.5 vs 3.0) and ratings volume (236 vs 23). Widget Plus's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months). On price, in-app purchases and device support 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Calendar Widget holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Calendar Widget has 236 ratings behind it against 23, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Widget Plus's written reviews are positive against 58% of Calendar Widget's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Widget Plus ships an update weekly, Calendar Widget every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Widget Plus versus Calendar Widget: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWidget PlusCalendar Widget
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (23 ratings)4.5 (236 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews58.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings23236 — better
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS14.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size58 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSMART WIDGET LABS COMPANY LIMITEDFugaPiyo Inc.

Customer experience

Widget Plus

All ratings23 ratings
Positive47.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative52.2%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Calendar Widget

All ratings234 ratings
Positive87.6%
Neutral4.7%
Negative7.7%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive58.3%
Neutral25.0%
Negative16.7%

In-app purchases

None

Widget Plus

No in-app purchases

None

Calendar Widget

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Widget Plus free?
Widget Plus is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Calendar Widget free?
Calendar Widget is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Widget Plus or Calendar Widget?
Calendar Widget is rated higher. Widget Plus averages 3.0 out of 5 from 23 ratings, while Calendar Widget averages 4.5 from 236 ratings.
Do Widget Plus or Calendar Widget have ads?
Calendar Widget shows ads; Widget Plus does not.
Which is updated more often, Widget Plus or Calendar Widget?
Widget Plus ships an update weekly, and Calendar Widget every 2 months. Most recently, Widget Plus was updated on October 24, 2026 and Calendar Widget on October 27, 2026.

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