Comparison

Widget Maker vs -•- (Dash Dot Dash)

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head

Widget Maker

Make your own widget!

Free

🔧 Utilities

★ 4.3187 ratingsView app →

-•- (Dash Dot Dash)

Sticky Notes & Photo Widget

Free

🔧 Utilities

★ 4.1337 ratingsView app →

About

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.

Highlights

Create custom widgets
Use favorite pictures for background
Place widgets on home screen
Add custom text

Features

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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.

About

-•- (Dash Dot Dash)

Create custom widgets for your home screen featuring photos and text. Share these widgets with friends, allowing them to see your pictures and notes directly on their devices. Data is securely stored and shared via iCloud.

Highlights

Custom widget creation
Add photos and text
Share widgets with friends
iCloud data synchronization
Display current date
Ad-free experience with subscription

Features

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A very easy to use widget creator. Put a photo and your text (or current date) on a widget. Then put the widget on your home screen. Your friends can put widgets on their home screens and you can send pictures (e.g. selfies) to their screens. Widget examples: • Monthly calendar on your holiday photo. • Yellow sticky note with a shopping list. • A photo with your comment. • Put a photo on your friend's screen. The data is kept in your iCloud and is shared to your friend's iCloud, so we have no access to your pictures. This app contains optional auto-renewing subscriptions that are offered as in-app purchases. Subscriptions allow you to use the app without advertisements, and to use more features. Payment will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase and will automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period; your account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to your Account Settings after purchase. Privacy Policy: http://www.efrac.com/dashdotdashpriv.html Terms of Use: http://www.efrac.com/dashdotdashterms.html

Screenshots

Widget Maker3 screens

-•- (Dash Dot Dash)4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Widget Maker at none against -•- (Dash Dot Dash)'s 1. -•- (Dash Dot Dash)'s advantage is ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (65% vs 43%). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. -•- (Dash Dot Dash) sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per month. Widget Maker asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Widget Maker holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 187 and 337 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 43% of Widget Maker's written reviews are positive against 65% of -•- (Dash Dot Dash)'s, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Widget Maker ships an update every 4 days, -•- (Dash Dot Dash) weekly. Both last shipped on October 27, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level

Widget Maker versus -•- (Dash Dot Dash): the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	Widget Maker	-•- (Dash Dot Dash)
Price	Free	Free
Rating	4.3 (187 ratings) — better	4.1 (337 ratings)
Positive reviews	43.3% of reviews	65.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings	187	337 — better
Update frequency	Every 4 days — better	Weekly
Ads	Yes	No — better
In-app purchases	No — better	Yes
Monetization	Ad-supported — better	Freemium
Devices	iPhone, iPad	iPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS	17.0	17.0
Further details — not scored
Size	21 MB	1 MB
Age rating	4+	4+
Developer	Akeome Studio	EFRAC

Customer experience

Widget Maker

All ratings165 ratings

Positive81.2%

Neutral8.5%

Negative10.3%

Written reviews30 reviews

Positive43.3%

Neutral26.7%

Negative30.0%

-•- (Dash Dot Dash)

All ratings335 ratings

Positive77.6%

Neutral7.2%

Negative15.2%

Written reviews115 reviews

Positive65.2%

Neutral11.3%

Negative23.5%

User reviews

Widget Maker

From 187 App Store ratings

What we love

👍 Easy to create widgets
💖 Makes phone unique
✨ Exactly what I needed
💯 Recommend this app
🚀 Simple and fast

Room to improve

😠 Too many ads
⚠️ Widgets don't show up
❌ Japanese instructions
🤔 Confusing to use
🟨 Yellow picture covering

-•- (Dash Dot Dash)

From 337 App Store ratings

What we love

👍 Customizable widgets
🎨 Aesthetic appearance
💡 Allows multiple widgets
🤩 Great for organization

Room to improve

🔒 Limited free features
💰 Expensive subscription
🐛 Compatibility issues after OS updates
🤔 Confusing to use

Bugs and requests

Widget Maker

Reported bugs

9 issues

Widgets disappear after deleting photo
Widgets don't show up after update
Black borders around pictures
Widget picture is spread out
Cannot add new widgets

Show 4 more

Cannot see picture, yellow overlay
Some photos don't work
App teleports off when uploading
PNG files not displayed

Requested features

5 requests

More font options
English instructions
Ability to add multiple widgets
Fix PNG file support
More font options

-•- (Dash Dot Dash)

Reported bugs

3 issues

Widgets not showing up
Widgets resetting after device restart
Crashes and freezes

Requested features

4 requests

Add more widget types (clock, weather, reminders, etc.)
Allow more than 10 widgets in free version
Improve widget positioning and sizing controls
Add dark mode support

In-app purchases

None

Widget Maker

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

-•- (Dash Dot Dash)

Subscriptions1

Upgraded Version1 Month trial$4.991 Month

Questions

Is Widget Maker free?

Widget Maker is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Is -•- (Dash Dot Dash) free?

-•- (Dash Dot Dash) is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

Which has better reviews, Widget Maker or -•- (Dash Dot Dash)?

Widget Maker is rated higher. Widget Maker averages 4.3 out of 5 from 187 ratings, while -•- (Dash Dot Dash) averages 4.1 from 337 ratings.

Do Widget Maker or -•- (Dash Dot Dash) have ads?

Widget Maker shows ads; -•- (Dash Dot Dash) does not.

Which is updated more often, Widget Maker or -•- (Dash Dot Dash)?

Widget Maker ships an update every 4 days, and -•- (Dash Dot Dash) weekly. Most recently, Widget Maker was updated on October 27, 2026 and -•- (Dash Dot Dash) on October 27, 2026.