Widgets Maker vs Photo Widgets
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Widgets Maker
Create personalized widgets for your iOS home screen with custom styles, fonts, themes, and background images. Easily set up exclusive widgets in just three steps. Unlock unlimited access to all Pro functions with a subscription.
- Dozens of custom widget styles
- Create personalized widgets
- Modify fonts, theme colors, and backgrounds
- Simple and fast setup (3 steps)
- Unlimited access to Pro functions (subscription)
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Widgets Maker supports making personal custom widgets in iOS 14. You can add widgets directly to the home screen. ● Dozens of custom styles There are dozens of layout design styles to meet your needs for making widgets. ● Make your own widgets You can freely create widgets which you can modify fonts, theme colors, and background pictures. ● Simple and fast to set up It only takes three steps can quickly and simply set up your exclusive widget and run on the home screen(iOS 14+). We love hearing your ideas and feedback. Feel free to contact us at insteam123@outlook.com in case you have any problems or suggestions. Widgets Maker PRO Subscription - You can get unlimited access to all the Pro functions. - The renewal price for 1-Month membership is USD 1.99 . - Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. - Users can manage or unsubscribe in iTunes & App Store account management in the phone system settings. - Auto-renewal: Apple iTunes account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current subscription period. To cancel the renewal, please turn off auto-renew manually at least 24-hours before the end of the period.No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during the active subscription period. - Free trial: Free trial (if any) will automatically renew the version at $1.99 upon expiration. You can go to the Account Settings to cancel the renewal before the trial ends. The current free trial will be forfeited when you purchase a subscription to the premium version before the trial period ends.
Photo Widgets
Personalize your iPhone's home screen by displaying your favorite album photos in customizable widgets. Choose which images appear, control refresh intervals, and arrange layouts to perfectly match your style. Easily import and manage your pictures for a unique look.
- Customizable home screen widgets
- Display album photos
- Control photo refresh interval
- Import pictures from photo library
- No photo limit
- Supports all widget sizes
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Photo Widget is an easy-to-use home screen widget tool for iOS 14, you can custom widget with your album photo! No need to worry about the pictures you dislike or any private photos may see by others, you will decide which image will be displayed in the widget by changing the app setting. As you import the image you would like to display on the home screen as a widget, then you can easily decorate the home screen by using our app! You can also sort the layout of the home screen based on your personal preferences to make it looks perfect! Feel free to display any of your own photos on the home screen! it's time to personalize your iPhone! FEATURES - Support to add more than one photo at a time, no photo limit. - Supports all sizes of widgets. - Customize the time interval of picture refresh - Import your favorite pictures from photos - Change photos quickly - Click on the widget to view the picture - Quickly swipe to preview the added pictures - To provide you with easy to understand tutorials - More features continue to be updated... If you have any questions or suggestions, please feel free to contact us in the app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Photo Widgets at none against Widgets Maker's 7. Photo Widgets also leads on review sentiment (60% vs 28%). Widgets Maker's advantage is ratings volume (203 vs 20). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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. Widgets Maker sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $1.49 per month. Photo Widgets asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.3 for Widgets Maker against 4.2 for Photo Widgets. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Widgets Maker has 203 ratings behind it against 20, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 28% of Widgets Maker's written reviews are positive against 60% of Photo Widgets's.
Widgets Maker ships an update every 11 days, Photo Widgets weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Widgets Maker | Photo Widgets |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (203 ratings) — better | 4.2 (20 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 28.1% of reviews | 60.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 203 — better | 20 |
| Update frequency | Every 11 days | Weekly — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 80 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 开学 唐 | 闹 罗 |
Customer experience
Widgets Maker
Photo Widgets
Bugs and requests
Widgets Maker
Reported bugs
3 issues- Widget display issues
- Time and battery not updating correctly
- Crashes on certain actions
Requested features
3 requests- More free widgets
- Ability to create custom widgets
- Improved time and battery accuracy
Photo Widgets
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Widgets Maker
- One Month Widgets Maker PRO3 Days trial$1.491 Month
- Widget Style A Series$0.99
- Widget Style B Series$0.99
- Widget Style C Series$0.99
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- Widget Style D Series$0.99
- Widget Style F Series$0.99
- Widget Style E Series$0.99
Photo Widgets
No in-app purchases
Questions
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