Comparison

Color Widgets vs Widget+ Custom HomeScreen

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

Widget+ Custom HomeScreen

Personalize your iPhone's home screen with custom widgets, icons, and wallpapers. Choose from a variety of styles or design your own with adjustable fonts, colors, and backgrounds. Transform your device with unique themes and useful clock or photo widgets.

Highlights
  • Customizable widgets with various styles
  • Personalize fonts, text color, and backgrounds
  • Themed packs with wallpapers and icons
  • Clock and date widgets in multiple sizes
  • Photo and motivation widgets
  • Easy step-by-step customization guide
Features
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Tired of traditional screen layout? Widget+ makes it easy to create your own home screen! Customize your home screen with widgets, icons and wallpapers! Just follow the instructions step-by-step, say goodbye to boring screen! *COLORFUL WIDGETS* Widget+ offers you tons of styles, landscape, universe, cartoon, neon,… If you want to design yourself, you can change font, text color or background picture. *THEMES & ICONS* Every theme contains wallpapers, widgets and icons, different theme styles such as Forest, Neon, Black, etc. Choose the one you like, they’re easy to apply with the help of our guide. *TIME & DATE* Choose a beautiful clock or date, get clear information than before, every calendar widget has 3 sizes for you to choose, some of them display the better yet. *PHOTO & MOTIVATION* If you like sharing photo or powerful quotes, come to add photo or motivation widgets. Decorate your home screen with your family, friends and pets photo, or just something beautiful. Attention: - Our app is available on iOS 14 and later. - The icon skin do not change the actual app icons, these icons are just a custom shortcut using Shortcuts App.

Screenshots

Color Widgets4 screens
Widget+ Custom HomeScreen4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Color Widgets at 64% against Widget+ Custom HomeScreen's 18%. Color Widgets also leads on rating (4.6 vs 4.0) and ratings volume (524K vs 3.5K). Widget+ Custom HomeScreen's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (weekly vs monthly). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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 and Widget+ Custom HomeScreen sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Color Widgets holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Color Widgets has 524K ratings behind it against 3.5K, 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 18% of Widget+ Custom HomeScreen's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Color Widgets ships an update monthly, Widget+ Custom HomeScreen weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Color Widgets versus Widget+ Custom HomeScreen: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterColor WidgetsWidget+ Custom HomeScreen
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (524K ratings) — better4.0 (3.5K ratings)
Positive reviews63.5% of reviews — better18.4% of reviews
Number of ratings524K — better3.5K
Update frequencyMonthlyWeekly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#100 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size152 MB105 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperDigital Charms, Inc.GOLD FAITH LIMITED

Customer experience

Color Widgets

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

Widget+ Custom HomeScreen

All ratings3,503 ratings
Positive74.5%
Neutral3.7%
Negative21.8%
Written reviews283 reviews
Positive18.4%
Neutral4.6%
Negative77.0%

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

Widget+ Custom HomeScreen

From 3.5K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 No ads
  • 👍 Helpful guidance
  • 💡 Lots of good widgets
  • 👍 Easy to use

Room to improve

  • 💰 Requires subscription
  • 🐛 Customization issues
  • 🔒 Limited free features
  • 🐛 Bugs and glitches

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

Widget+ Custom HomeScreen

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Unable to exit subscription screen
  • Widgets not working as expected
  • Inconsistent performance

Requested features

3 requests
  • More free widgets and themes
  • Ability to use own photos
  • Cheaper subscription options

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
6 purchases

Widget+ Custom HomeScreen

Subscriptions5
  • Widget+ Weekly Subscription3 Days trial$4.997 Days
  • Weekly Premium3 Days trial$9.997 Days
  • Monthly Premium$9.991 Month
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  • Widget+ Monthly Vip3 Days trial$19.991 Month
  • Widget+ Yearly Vip3 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Widget+ VIP$9.99

Questions

Is Color Widgets free?
Color Widgets is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Widget+ Custom HomeScreen free?
Widget+ Custom HomeScreen is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Color Widgets or Widget+ Custom HomeScreen?
Color Widgets is rated higher. Color Widgets averages 4.6 out of 5 from 524K ratings, while Widget+ Custom HomeScreen averages 4.0 from 3.5K ratings.
Do Color Widgets or Widget+ Custom HomeScreen have ads?
Color Widgets shows ads; Widget+ Custom HomeScreen does not.
Which is updated more often, Color Widgets or Widget+ Custom HomeScreen?
Color Widgets ships an update monthly, and Widget+ Custom HomeScreen weekly. Most recently, Color Widgets was updated on September 25, 2026 and Widget+ Custom HomeScreen on September 24, 2026.

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