Widget Maker vs Widgets SD
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Widget Maker
Design and customize your own widgets for your device's home screen. Personalize them with your favorite pictures as backgrounds and add custom text to make them uniquely yours.
- Create custom widgets
- Use favorite pictures for background
- Place widgets on home screen
- Add custom text
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Widget Maker lets you create beautiful, personalized widgets for your Home Screen. ● Photo Widgets Turn your favorite photos into widgets. Choose from Small, Medium, and Large sizes to fit your Home Screen perfectly. Set auto-refresh to rotate photos at your preferred interval. ● Calendar Widget View the current month at a glance. In Medium size, the calendar and your photo are displayed side by side. ● Fully Customizable - Date & time overlays: month, day, weekday, and more - 20+ fonts including serif, rounded, and handwritten styles - 16 color options for text - Text shadow with customizable color - Adjustable text size and alignment - Custom text input ● Easy to Use 1. Add your photos 2. Customize text, font, color, and layout 3. Place the widget on your Home Screen Make your Home Screen truly yours.
Widgets SD
Enhance your home screen with customizable widgets for photos, calendars, and health tracking. Display your favorite memories, upcoming events, and daily step counts with seamless integration.
- Step Count widget with Apple Health integration
- Photo and Slideshow widgets
- Countdown widget
- Calendar widget
- Memo widget
- Customizable font and background images
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Widgets SD - Photo & Calendar create the widgets quickly. The step count widget that works with Apple Health app. Features: * Step Count • Apple Health integration * Photo widget * Slideshow widget * Countdown widget * Calendar widget * Memo widget * Customize font setting * Realtime preview * Can choose background image from my album
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Widget Maker at none against Widgets SD's 3. Widget Maker also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 months). Widgets SD's advantage is review sentiment (53% vs 43%). On price, rating, ratings volume 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 SD sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Widget Maker asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.3 for Widget Maker against 4.4 for Widgets SD. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 167 and 464 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 43% of Widget Maker's written reviews are positive against 53% of Widgets SD's.
Widget Maker ships an update every 4 days, Widgets SD every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Widget Maker | Widgets SD |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (167 ratings) | 4.4 (464 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 43.3% of reviews | 52.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 167 | 464 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 21 MB | 29 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Akeome Studio | Daisuke Suzuki |
Customer experience
Widget Maker
Widgets SD
Bugs and requests
Widget Maker
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Widgets SD
Reported bugs
4 issues- Widgets disappearing after update
- Memo content not saving properly
- Slideshow feature not working
- Widgets not aligning properly with wallpaper
Requested features
4 requests- Option to remove 'Widgets SD' label
- More digital clock widget designs
- Ability to sync across devices
- Customizable widget guide lines
In-app purchases
Widget Maker
No in-app purchases
Widgets SD
- Premium Monthly Plan$2.991 Month
- Premium Yearly Plan$19.991 Year
- Pro version$24.99
Questions
Is Widget Maker free?
Is Widgets SD free?
Which has better reviews, Widget Maker or Widgets SD?
Do Widget Maker or Widgets SD have ads?
Which is updated more often, Widget Maker or Widgets SD?
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