Comparison

Color Widgets vs Custom Widget Maker for iPhone

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

Custom Widget Maker for iPhone

Easily create personalized widgets for your iPhone's Home Screen. Customize fonts, colors, and backgrounds to make your device unique. Express yourself and enjoy a brighter, more personal phone experience.

Highlights
  • Create custom widgets
  • Modify fonts
  • Change colors
  • Set background pictures
  • Easy Home Screen setup
  • Personalize phone appearance
Read full description

Make your own widgets in a fun and easy way. Personalize your phone and make it look different. Be happy. Be bright. Be you! Widget Maker allows you to set up your own widget and run it on the Home Screen in seconds. Customize each widget. You can freely create widgets in which you can modify fonts, colors, and background pictures. I love hearing your ideas and feedback. Feel free to contact me at mail@aplekhanov.com in case you have any problems or suggestions. The app depends on ratings and reviews to succeed. Your feedback will help others find great creative experiences – and will help me build this app better. I would really appreciate that. More widgets will be added in the future for free. Download and create your own widgets now!

Screenshots

Color Widgets4 screens
Custom Widget Maker for iPhone4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Custom Widget Maker for iPhone at none against Color Widgets's shown. Custom Widget Maker for iPhone also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.6). Color Widgets's advantage is ratings volume (524K vs 8) and chart position (#97 vs unranked). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 Custom Widget Maker for iPhone sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Custom Widget Maker for iPhone holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Color Widgets has 524K ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Color Widgets ships an update monthly, Custom Widget Maker for iPhone every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and August 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Color Widgets versus Custom Widget Maker for iPhone: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterColor WidgetsCustom Widget Maker for iPhone
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (524K ratings)4.8 (8 ratings) — better
Positive reviews63.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings524K — better8
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#97 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.014.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size152 MB3 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperDigital Charms, Inc.Alexey Plekhanov

Customer experience

Color Widgets

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

Custom Widget Maker for iPhone

All ratings8 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Custom Widget Maker for iPhone

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
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
1 purchases

Custom Widget Maker for iPhone

One-time1
  • Widget Maker Pro Customizer 14$0.99

Questions

Is Color Widgets free?
Color Widgets is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Custom Widget Maker for iPhone free?
Custom Widget Maker for iPhone is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Color Widgets or Custom Widget Maker for iPhone?
Custom Widget Maker for iPhone is rated higher. Color Widgets averages 4.6 out of 5 from 524K ratings, while Custom Widget Maker for iPhone averages 4.8 from 8 ratings.
Do Color Widgets or Custom Widget Maker for iPhone have ads?
Color Widgets shows ads; Custom Widget Maker for iPhone does not.
Which is updated more often, Color Widgets or Custom Widget Maker for iPhone?
Color Widgets ships an update monthly, and Custom Widget Maker for iPhone every 3 weeks. Most recently, Color Widgets was updated on September 26, 2026 and Custom Widget Maker for iPhone on August 27, 2026.

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