Widget Maker vs Podex
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.
Podex
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Podex is a local-first podcast player built around transcripts. Paste a podcast RSS feed, choose an episode, and Podex turns audio into readable text on your device. Instead of only listening from start to finish, you can scan the transcript, search for specific words or topics, jump to key moments, and save short highlights. Podex is designed for people who use podcasts to learn, research, or follow conversations more deeply. It helps you turn long audio episodes into something easier to review, quote, and remember. Features • Add podcasts from RSS feeds • Generate transcripts on device • Read transcripts while listening • Search within episodes • Save useful highlights • Jump between audio and transcript • Keep your podcast workflow local-first Podex does not require an account. Transcription runs on your device when supported, and your listening workflow stays simple: add a feed, open an episode, read, search, and highlight. Whether you listen to interviews, tech podcasts, educational shows, or long-form discussions, Podex helps you get more value from every episode.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Podex at none against Widget Maker's shown. Widget Maker's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 3 weeks) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, in-app purchases and device support 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Widget Maker ships an update every 4 days, Podex every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on September 29, 2026.
| Parameter | Widget Maker | Podex |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (167 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 43.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 167 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 21 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Akeome Studio | Taisei Mima |
In-app purchases
Widget Maker
No in-app purchases
Podex
No in-app purchases
Questions
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Do Widget Maker or Podex have ads?
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