Comparison

Widget Maker vs VFX Tracking Screen

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

Head to head
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

VFX Tracking Screen

Features
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Transform your iPhone or iPad into a professional-grade tracking target. Designed specifically for VFX artists, cinematographers, and film production crews, VFX Tracking Screen provides the ultimate on-set solution for motion tracking and matchmoving. Stop wasting time with physical tape or paper markers that can peel or lose accuracy. Our app offers clean, high-contrast, and customizable digital markers that are always perfectly aligned. FREE FEATURES: Chroma Backgrounds: Toggle instantly between industry-standard Chroma Green, Chroma Blue, and 18% Neutral Gray to match your lighting conditions. Classic Tracking Markers: Crosshair and circle markers with adjustable size and automatic contrast color. Hide Menu: Clean full-screen output with no system UI. Hold the background for 3 seconds to bring the menu back. VFX TRACKING SCREEN PRO (one-time purchase): 9 Pro Tracking Markers: Triangles, checkers, triforce, crosshair rings and more — designed for reliable tracking. Grid Layout: Fill the screen with a marker grid and set the exact number of columns and rows. Exact Background Color: Color picker and HEX input to match your set precisely. Photos & Videos: Use images or looping videos from Photos or Files as the background — Fit, Fill or Stretch, with sound on or off, and swipe through a playlist. Touch Lock: Blocks all touches, sets maximum brightness and keeps the screen on during critical takes. Bought the app before it became free? Pro is already yours — it unlocks automatically, or tap Restore Purchases. HOW TO USE: Select your background and marker type from the menu. Tap HIDE MENU (or LOCK SCREEN with Pro) for a clean full-screen target. Place your device in the scene for the camera to capture the tracking data. Hold the background for 3 seconds to return to the menu. SUPPORT: Designed for all modern iPhone and iPad models. No data collection: the app operates entirely offline for maximum security and privacy on set.

Screenshots

Widget Maker3 screens
VFX Tracking Screen4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Widget Maker at Free against VFX Tracking Screen's $1.99. Widget Maker also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 7 months). VFX Tracking Screen's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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

Widget Maker is free to download; VFX Tracking Screen costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Widget Maker ships an update every 4 days, VFX Tracking Screen every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Widget Maker versus VFX Tracking Screen: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWidget MakerVFX Tracking Screen
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating4.3 (167 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews43.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings167 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 7 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.016.2 — better
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB1 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperAkeome StudioBoris Ostaev

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

VFX Tracking Screen

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Widget Maker

No in-app purchases

None

VFX Tracking Screen

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Widget Maker free?
Widget Maker is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is VFX Tracking Screen free?
VFX Tracking Screen costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Widget Maker or VFX Tracking Screen have ads?
Widget Maker shows ads; VFX Tracking Screen does not.
Which is updated more often, Widget Maker or VFX Tracking Screen?
Widget Maker ships an update every 4 days, and VFX Tracking Screen every 7 months. Most recently, Widget Maker was updated on October 20, 2026 and VFX Tracking Screen on October 17, 2026.

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