Comparison

Color Widgets vs Next Widget

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

Next Widget

Create and customize your own widgets for your home screen. Choose from hundreds of pre-built designs or design your own with various art, backgrounds, and colors. New widgets are added weekly.

Highlights
  • Create custom widgets
  • Customize prebuilt widgets
  • Weekly widget updates
  • 500+ prebuilt widget options
  • Widget library
  • Analog and digital clocks
  • Daily quotes and love counters
Features
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◆ Make your own widgets, just the way you like.◆ You can find your favorite Widgets and Customize their art, background image, background color, etc or Create your widget with a wide range of options in Next Widget. also, you can have your own widget library and add them to your home screen. *****We add new widgets every week***** ◆ Main features: * Theme and widget packs (Weekly update) * Chose between 500+ prebuilt widgets (Weekly update) * Customize prebuilt widgets * Create your own widget ◆ Widget types: * Analog clock (60+ Styles) * Digital Clock (12 Styles) * Daily Quotes * Love day counter * Calendar * Countdown * Photo * Notes ◆ Upcoming widgets: * Weather * Social * Music * Sport * Tools ◆ Steps: 1- Choose your widget art between 500+ fantastic widgets 2- Customize your widget background color,image,text,etc. 3- Add your widget to your home screen ----------------------------- ►Notes: 〉Next Widget includes an optional premium subscription. This is offered on a monthly or annual basis. If you choose to purchase a subscription your payment will be charged to your iTunes account. Subscriptions will automatically renew unless canceled within 24-hours before the end of the current period. You can turn off auto-renewal at any time by going to your Account Settings on the App Store after purchase. 〉Subscription with a free trial period will automatically renew to a paid subscription. You can cancel your subscription in the iTunes settings at least 24- hours before the end of the free trial period. Subscription payments will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of your purchase and upon commencement of each renewal term. 〉Please note: any unused portion of a free trial period (if offered) will be forfeited when you purchase a premium subscription during the free trial period. 〉Please note: If have any problem with your widgets display after updates, please re-save them. 〉Please note: Please Report to us all translation or functionality problems through the Instagram support page. (link is inside the app) 〉You can cancel a free trial or subscription anytime by canceling your subscription through your iTunes account settings. This must be done 24 hours before the end of a free trial or subscription period to avoid being charged. The cancellation will take effect the day after the last day of the current subscription period, and you will be downgraded to the free service.

Screenshots

Color Widgets4 screens
Next Widget4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Color Widgets at 524K against Next Widget's 68. Color Widgets also leads on chart position (#93 vs unranked). Next Widget's advantage is review sentiment (89% vs 64%) and update cadence (every 8 days vs monthly). 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. Color Widgets sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Next Widget sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 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 Color Widgets against 4.7 for Next Widget. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Color Widgets has 524K ratings behind it against 68, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 64% of Color Widgets's written reviews are positive against 89% of Next Widget's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Color Widgets ships an update monthly, Next Widget every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Color Widgets versus Next Widget: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterColor WidgetsNext Widget
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (524K ratings)4.7 (68 ratings) — better
Positive reviews63.5% of reviews88.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings524K — better68
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 8 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#93 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.014.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size152 MB87 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperDigital Charms, Inc.Mehdi Khajeh Pour

Customer experience

Color Widgets

All ratings523,844 ratings
Positive90.0%
Neutral4.8%
Negative5.2%
Written reviews5,053 reviews
Positive63.5%
Neutral14.4%
Negative22.1%

Next Widget

All ratings68 ratings
Positive94.1%
Neutral2.9%
Negative2.9%
Written reviews61 reviews
Positive88.5%
Neutral3.3%
Negative8.2%

User reviews

Color Widgets

From 524K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Good customization options
  • 🎨 Aesthetic themes and widgets
  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 🎨 Variety of free options
  • 🎨 Ability to use own photos

Room to improve

  • 💰 Many pro features locked behind paywall
  • 🐛 Widgets not always working correctly
  • 🔋 Battery percentage inaccurate
  • 🤔 Complicated icon installation process
  • 🤔 Difficulty adding multiple widgets

Next Widget

From 68 App Store ratings

What we love

  • ✨ Easy to use
  • 🎨 Great customization options
  • 🌟 Beautifully designed widgets
  • 💯 Highly recommended app
  • 📱 Perfect for personalizing iPhone

Room to improve

  • 💸 Many premium features
  • ⚠️ Ads in free version
  • 📉 Limited free options
  • 😥 Next wallpaper not working
  • 🐛 Buggy scrolling behavior

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

Next Widget

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Next wallpaper shows 'image not found'
  • App crashes when scrolling
  • Free trial charged immediately
  • Time widget not keeping proper time (resolved)

Requested features

4 requests
  • More free options
  • Fix scrolling bug
  • More widget variety
  • Improve free trial transparency

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
Show 6 more
  • 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
5 purchases

Next Widget

Subscriptions5
  • Three months3 Days trial$4.993 Months
  • One month$4.991 Month
  • Six months$7.996 Months
Show 2 more
  • One year promotion$7.991 Year
  • One year$19.991 Year

Questions

Is Color Widgets free?
Color Widgets is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Next Widget free?
Next Widget is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Color Widgets or Next Widget?
Next Widget is rated higher. Color Widgets averages 4.6 out of 5 from 524K ratings, while Next Widget averages 4.7 from 68 ratings.
Do Color Widgets or Next Widget have ads?
Both Color Widgets and Next Widget show ads.
Which is updated more often, Color Widgets or Next Widget?
Color Widgets ships an update monthly, and Next Widget every 8 days. Most recently, Color Widgets was updated on September 25, 2026 and Next Widget on September 22, 2026.

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