Comparison

Color Widgets vs Live Widgets

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

Head to head
About

Color Widgets

Personalize your device's home and lock screens with custom widgets, icon packs, themes, and wallpapers. Choose from thousands of pre-designed options or create your own unique look.

Highlights
  • Unlimited widget customization
  • Thousands of predesigned widgets
  • Custom icon packs
  • 14,000+ themes and wallpapers
  • Daily new themes
  • Photo widgets
  • Health data integration
Features
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Color Widgets makes it simple to add aesthetic and handy widgets to your Home Screen and Lock Screen. Browse thousands of predesigned widgets or, better yet, design your own with the easy-to-use widget customizer. Color Widgets doesn't just stop at widgets... you can also discover endless icon packs, themes, and wallpapers to perfectly match your aesthetic and interests. From customizing your widgets to changing your app icons and wallpaper, Color Widgets is THE destination to transform your device. UNLIMITED WIDGETS Customize each widget with no limits by adding photos, selecting styles, editing fonts, crafting a unique color scheme, and so much more. Here’s a glimpse at some of our most-used widgets: ● Photo Widget ● Time, Date & Battery Widgets ● Countdown Widget ● Weather Widgets ● Apple Music & Spotify Widget ● Calendar Widgets ● Custom Text/Quote Widget ● Activity Tracking & Pedometer Widgets ● Solar & Moon Phase Widgets …and dozens more! 15,000+ THEMES & WALLPAPERS Immerse yourself in the #1 largest collection of phone themes, with thousands of user-crafted designs that blend widgets, icon packs, and wallpapers into stunning aesthetics. Set entire themes in just a few clicks to fully transform your Lock & Home Screen. Plus, with new themes published daily by users and artists around the globe, the possibilities for customization are endless! AESTHETIC ICON PACKS Customize your app icons in seconds with Color Widgets’ custom icon packs. Replace your default app icons with custom-themed icon packs in thousands of designs. Apply a custom icon pack in just a few clicks with Color Widgets’ quick setup, or save the icons to your camera roll and set them in Shortcuts. FREE Enjoy Color Widgets for free, with an optional upgrade to supercharge your experience. If you decide to go Pro, enjoy a free 3-day trial and then it renews at USD$2.50/month billed yearly. PRIVACY-FIRST We believe that customizing your device shouldn’t come at the expense of your privacy, which is why we collect and store as little personal information as possible. Read more on how we protect your data in our privacy policy & terms of service: https://colorwidgets.app/privacy. MORE Color Widgets works on all iPhones, iPads, and Macs running iOS 14 or later and macOS 11 or later. If you choose to use the health widgets, Color Widgets integrates with the iOS Health app to collect and display health data – such as daily step count or activity progress – seamlessly from your iPhone or Apple Watch.

About

Live Widgets

Personalize your home screen with custom widgets. Add photos to clock and calendar widgets, and create date counters. Includes premium tools that launch when a widget is tapped.

Highlights
  • Photo widgets
  • Clock widgets
  • Calendar widgets
  • Custom date counters
  • Premium launchable tools
Features
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Live Widgets is advanced toolbox app to customize your Home Screen, like never before. No you can add favorite photos to clock and calendar widgets. Enable cool custom date counters. The app itself also includes a premium tools: these tools can launch based on the active widget tapped. Please send feedback on what you would love to see on your widget, we will do it for you. Widgets work on all iOS/iPadOS devices with the only requirement being that it is running iOS 14

Screenshots

Color Widgets4 screens
Live Widgets4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Color Widgets at 4.6 against Live Widgets's 2.0. Color Widgets also leads on review sentiment (64% vs 33%) and ratings volume (524K vs 25). Live Widgets's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and update cadence (weekly vs monthly). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Color Widgets sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Live Widgets asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Color Widgets holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Color Widgets has 524K ratings behind it against 25, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 64% of Color Widgets's written reviews are positive against 33% of Live Widgets's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Color Widgets ships an update monthly, Live Widgets weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Color Widgets versus Live Widgets: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterColor WidgetsLive Widgets
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (524K ratings) — better2.0 (25 ratings)
Positive reviews63.8% of reviews — better33.3% of reviews
Number of ratings524K — better25
Update frequencyMonthlyWeekly — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
Best chart rank#131 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size152 MB47 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperDigital Charms, Inc.byss mobile

Customer experience

Color Widgets

All ratings523,844 ratings
Positive90.0%
Neutral4.8%
Negative5.2%
Written reviews5,211 reviews
Positive63.8%
Neutral14.2%
Negative21.9%

Live Widgets

All ratings25 ratings
Positive24.0%
Neutral4.0%
Negative72.0%
Written reviews15 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral6.7%
Negative60.0%

Bugs and requests

Color Widgets

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Widgets displaying incorrect time and battery
  • Widgets causing performance issues and freezes
  • Inconsistent behavior when adding/removing widgets

Requested features

5 requests
  • More free icon and widget options
  • Ability to edit font colors and positions
  • Option to create custom widgets
  • Improved calendar and weather widget support
  • Easier way to manage and switch between widgets

Live Widgets

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Color Widgets

Subscriptions9
  • Color Widgets Pro$4.991 Month
  • Color Widgets Pro3 Days trial$6.991 Month
  • Color Widgets Pro$6.991 Month
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  • Color Widgets Pro$21.991 Year
  • Color Widgets Pro$24.991 Year
  • Color Widgets Pro3 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • Color Widgets Pro$29.991 Year
  • Color Widgets Pro$34.991 Year
  • Color Widgets Pro3 Days trial$34.991 Year
One-time1
  • Color Widgets Pro$49.99
None

Live Widgets

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Color Widgets free?
Color Widgets is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Live Widgets free?
Live Widgets is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Color Widgets or Live Widgets?
Color Widgets is rated higher. Color Widgets averages 4.6 out of 5 from 524K ratings, while Live Widgets averages 2.0 from 25 ratings.
Do Color Widgets or Live Widgets have ads?
Both Color Widgets and Live Widgets show ads.
Which is updated more often, Color Widgets or Live Widgets?
Color Widgets ships an update monthly, and Live Widgets weekly. Most recently, Color Widgets was updated on October 17, 2026 and Live Widgets on October 8, 2026.

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