Create Widgets for Home Screen vs Photo Widget
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Create Widgets for Home Screen
Customize your device's home screen with interactive widgets. Choose from a variety of free and premium designs, or create your own unique widgets to express your style. Easily add and manage widgets directly from your home screen.
- Interactive home screen widgets
- Free and premium widget designs
- Widget creation toolset
- Add and manage widgets easily
- Favorite widget selection
- Customizable clock, photo, and date widgets
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Gain access to fully interactive widgets that you can add to your device's screen! There are many designs to choose from, and a set of features to help you create your own widgets. Express yourself! Privacy Policy: https://digitalby-legal-static.digitalby.workers.dev/privacy Terms of Service: https://digitalby-legal-static.digitalby.workers.dev/terms
Photo Widget
Quickly call your favorite contacts directly from your home screen with custom photos. Personalize your phone's display with functional widgets for one-tap calling.
- Speed dial favorite contacts
- Customize home screen
- One-click calling
- Add custom photos
- Easy setup and use
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Caller Widget is the perfect app for speed-dialing your favorites directly from your home screen! All you need is to choose your favorite contacts, assign a picture from your gallery, and find the best place on your home screen for beautiful and functional widgets. Then, call your favorite people in one click. Caller Widget is such an easy and perfect app to personalize your home phone. Here are the main features: - SPEED DIAL your favorite contacts - CUSTOMIZE your home screen - EASILY set it up and use Enjoy!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Photo Widget at none against Create Widgets for Home Screen's 10. Photo Widget also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs monthly) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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
Both are free to download. Create Widgets for Home Screen sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Photo Widget asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for Create Widgets for Home Screen against 4.4 for Photo Widget. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 145 and 421 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 71% of Create Widgets for Home Screen's written reviews are positive against 78% of Photo Widget's.
Create Widgets for Home Screen ships an update monthly, Photo Widget fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Create Widgets for Home Screen | Photo Widget |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (145 ratings) — better | 4.4 (421 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 71.4% of reviews | 78.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 145 | 421 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 225 MB | 204 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Yury Vashchylau | 25 Degrees Apps LLC |
Customer experience
Create Widgets for Home Screen
Photo Widget
Bugs and requests
Create Widgets for Home Screen
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Photo Widget
Reported bugs
3 issues- Widgets not appearing on home screen after setup
- App crashing or freezing when accessing certain sections
- Repeated prompts to rate the app
Requested features
3 requests- Add mini-games or activities to earn rewards
- Improve widget downloading and placement functionality
- Provide more color and theme options
In-app purchases
Create Widgets for Home Screen
- Premium Widgets3 Days trial$2.997 Days
- Widgets for Home Screen Unlock$2.997 Days
- Premium Widgets — Monthly3 Days trial$3.991 Month
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- Premium Widgets — Monthly$3.991 Month
- Premium Widgets — Monthly$4.991 Month
- Premium Widgets — Monthly$8.991 Month
- Premium Widgets — Annual3 Days trial$24.991 Year
- Premium Widgets — Annual3 Days trial$32.991 Year
- LIFETIME PREMIUM ACCESS$4.99
- LIFETIME PREMIUM ACCESS$19.99
Photo Widget
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Create Widgets for Home Screen free?
Is Photo Widget free?
Which has better reviews, Create Widgets for Home Screen or Photo Widget?
Do Create Widgets for Home Screen or Photo Widget have ads?
Which is updated more often, Create Widgets for Home Screen or Photo Widget?
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