Comparison

Color Widgets vs Magic Theme

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

Magic Theme

Personalize your phone's look with custom themes, icons, widgets, and wallpapers. Easily create a unique Home and Lock Screen experience with a vast collection of aesthetic options.

Highlights
  • Home Screen customization
  • Theme customizer
  • Widget collection
  • Aesthetic icons
  • Wallpaper collection
Features
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Customize your Home Screen and Lock Screen with easy setup! Tired of the usual style? Our applications are the solution, easily customize your home screen. Aesthetic icons, widgets, wallpapers and custom themes! Huge collection of Themes, Icons, Widgets and Wallpaper. Choose your favorite inspiration and personalize your device! Come on! Main Features: - Customize your Home Screen, discover more inspiration - Theme Customizer, design your personality themes - Huge widget collection, design your personality widgets - Aesthetic icons, replace your default app icons - Fantastic wallpapers, create a amazing look for your phone Oh, what are you waiting for? Come on to create a magnificent look for your Home Screen and Lock Screen! Automatic subscription service description - Payment will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase. - Subscriptions automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off 24-hours before the end of the current period. Accounts will be charged for renewal within 24 hours of the end of the current period, and a renewal fee will be provided. - The unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that products. User Policy: https://themesapppro.blogspot.com/2022/09/userpolicy.html Privacy Policy: https://themesapppro.blogspot.com/2022/09/blog-post.html

Screenshots

Color Widgets4 screens
Magic Theme4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Magic Theme at none against Color Widgets's shown. Magic Theme also leads on review sentiment (87% vs 64%). Color Widgets's advantage is ratings volume (524K vs 1.2K) and chart position (#97 vs unranked). On price, rating, update cadence 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 Magic Theme sells 4 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

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Color Widgets against 4.6 for Magic Theme. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Color Widgets has 524K ratings behind it against 1.2K, 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 87% of Magic Theme's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Color Widgets ships an update monthly, Magic Theme every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Color Widgets versus Magic Theme: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterColor WidgetsMagic Theme
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (524K ratings)4.6 (1.2K ratings)
Positive reviews63.5% of reviews87.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings524K — better1.2K
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 iOS15.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size152 MB77 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperDigital Charms, Inc.BC LTD

Customer experience

Color Widgets

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

Magic Theme

All ratings1,221 ratings
Positive89.1%
Neutral4.7%
Negative6.2%
Written reviews54 reviews
Positive87.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative13.0%

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

Magic Theme

From 1.2K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Customizable home screen
  • 💖 Cute and creative themes
  • 🎨 Wide variety of designs
  • 🔥 Helpful app
  • ✨ Awesome app

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Subscription issues
  • 💰 Paid features
  • 🚫 Doesn't work on iPhone 14 Pro Max

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

Magic Theme

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Subscription charges after cancellation
  • Blank app duplicates after deletion

Requested features

2 requests
  • Unsubscribe option
  • More free themes

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
4 purchases

Magic Theme

Subscriptions4
  • Theme features for one week3 Days trial$4.997 Days
  • Theme features for one month$9.991 Month
  • Theme features for one year3 Days trial$19.991 Year
Show 1 more
  • Theme Pro feature for 1 year$19.991 Year

Questions

Is Color Widgets free?
Color Widgets is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Magic Theme free?
Magic Theme is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Color Widgets or Magic Theme?
Color Widgets and Magic Theme are both rated 4.6 out of 5 on the App Store, from 524K and 1.2K ratings respectively.
Do Color Widgets or Magic Theme have ads?
Color Widgets shows ads; Magic Theme does not.
Which is updated more often, Color Widgets or Magic Theme?
Color Widgets ships an update monthly, and Magic Theme every 3 weeks. Most recently, Color Widgets was updated on September 24, 2026 and Magic Theme on September 16, 2026.

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