Widget Box Interactive Widgets vs LockWidget
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Widget Box Interactive Widgets
This app offers interactive Halloween-themed widgets, icons, themes, wallpapers, and fonts to customize your device. It features a unique StandBy mode widget for iOS 17, playable games directly on your home screen, and a dynamic search widget.
- Interactive Halloween widgets
- iOS 17 StandBy Mode widget
- Home screen games (Tic Tac Toe, Memory)
- Customizable fonts
- HD wallpapers and themes
- Themed icons
- Dynamic search widget
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Widget Box proudly leads the way as the first app globally to introduce Interactive Widgets! And now in Halloween custom, blending seamlessly with the cutting-edge features of iOS 17! Dive into a world of enchantment with Widget Box, your ultimate destination for Halloween-themed interactive widgets, icons, themes, wallpapers, and fonts—each meticulously designed to elevate your device's aesthetic. Spooktacular StandBy Mode for iOS 17: Embrace the bewitching vibes with our StandBy widget, uniquely tailored for iOS 17. Experience the magic as your device transforms into a Halloween spectacle in standby mode. Interactive Halloween Games: Engage in the Halloween-themed Tic Tac Toe game, as well as the classic memory game, ensuring endless entertainment right from your home screen. Fonts for Phones: Customize your texts with groovy font art, adding a touch of spookiness to your messages. Halloween HD Wallpapers and Themes: Transform your home screen into a Halloween masterpiece with our extensive collection of HD wallpapers and themes, ensuring a hauntingly beautiful backdrop for your device. Icons Bursting with Personality: Organize your phone with themed icons that inject flair and festivity into your device's layout. Dynamic Search Widget: Simplify your searches with our free Search widget, enhanced with the power of Microsoft Bing for a seamless search experience. Access Premium Features: While Widget Box provides a free experience, uncover an array of premium features through subscription. Dive into the captivating world of Widget Box with options for monthly, annual, or lifetime subscriptions. Check out our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service: • Privacy Policy: https://fire-arc.com/widgetbox-policy • Terms of Service: https://fire-arc.com/widgetbox-terms • In-app purchase terms: https://fire-arc.com/widgetbox-IAP • Subscription terms: https://fire-arc.com/widgetbox-subscription Love using Widget Box? We'd be thrilled to hear your thoughts and feedback! Reach out to us at support@fire-arc.com. Thanks for being a part of our community!
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.
- 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
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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
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: Widget Box Interactive Widgets at free with in-app purchases against LockWidget's subscription. LockWidget's advantage is review sentiment (56% vs 40%) and chart position (#159 vs unranked). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Widget Box Interactive Widgets sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days and LockWidget sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Widget Box Interactive Widgets against 4.5 for LockWidget. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 46K and 28K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 40% of Widget Box Interactive Widgets's written reviews are positive against 56% of LockWidget's.
Widget Box Interactive Widgets ships an update weekly, LockWidget fortnightly. Both last shipped on September 30, 2026.
| Parameter | Widget Box Interactive Widgets | LockWidget |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (46K ratings) — better | 4.5 (28K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 39.5% of reviews | 55.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 46K — better | 28K |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Subscription |
| Best chart rank | — | #159 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 477 MB | 339 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | FireArc Technologies Ltd. | SoCloud Technology Co., Limited |
Customer experience
Widget Box Interactive Widgets
LockWidget
User reviews
Widget Box Interactive Widgets
From 46K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Great customization options
- 👍 Variety of widgets and themes
- 💡 Ability to create custom widgets
Room to improve
- 💰 Overly expensive subscription model
- 🔒 Lack of free features
- 🐛 Widgets not working as expected
- 🔋 Drains battery life
LockWidget
From 28K App Store ratingsWhat 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
Widget Box Interactive Widgets
Reported bugs
3 issues- Widgets disappearing or resetting
- Keyboard issues and incompatibility
- Charging widget not functioning properly
Requested features
3 requests- More free widget options
- Ability to use own photos/images
- Better widget stability and reliability
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
Widget Box Interactive Widgets
- Premium access3 Days trial$2.997 Days
- Premium access3 Days trial2 variants$4.997 Days
- Premium access7 Days trial$7.997 Days
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- Premium access3 Days trial$7.997 Days
- Premium access$9.991 Month
- Premium access3 Days trial$9.991 Month
- Premium Widgets, Themes & More3 Days trial$24.993 Months
- Premium access$9.99
- Premium access$19.99
- Premium access$39.99
LockWidget
- Weekly Plan$1.997 Days
- Weekly Christmas$4.997 Days
- Monthly Plan$6.991 Month
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- Yearly1 Year trial$14.991 Year
- Yearly Plan$19.991 Year
- Lifetime$12.99
- Lifetime Plan$29.99
Questions
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