Comparison

WidgetDaily vs Smart Widget

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

Head to head
About

WidgetDaily

Personalize your iPhone and iPad with hundreds of pre-designed widgets or create your own unique themes. Easily customize colors, sizes, and backgrounds to match your style. Add your creations to your home screen in seconds.

Highlights
  • Hundreds of widget designs and themes
  • Create custom widget designs
  • Customize background colors and size
  • Add photos to widgets
  • Easy to download and use
  • Continuous updates and improvements
Features
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Turn your iPhone and iPad into a useful, personal dashboard with WidgetDaily. Pick a template, customize colors, fonts, and backgrounds, then see what matters right on your Home Screen or Lock Screen. Everything you need at a glance: • Customizable widget templates and clocks using your favorite colors and photos. • Current weather plus daily and hourly forecasts. • Steps and activity from Apple Health, with your permission. • Locally calculated prayer times, Hijri date, daily adhkar, tasbih, and Islamic occasions. • Automatic location or city selection for prayer times, with local prayer notifications. • Daily habits, streak tracking, and water logging. • Personal countdowns with Live Activities and Dynamic Island. • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets, plus Control Center controls on iOS 18. • Easy template sharing with QR codes. Make it yours Choose a background, color, font, and size. Add a photo from your library, save your design, and place it on your screen in the size that works best for you. Built with privacy in mind No account is required. Core data stays stored locally on your device, and location, health, and notification permissions are requested only when you use related features. Requires iOS 17 or later. Control Center controls require iOS 18 or later. Some features may require WidgetDaily Pro; in-app purchase options are available. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://widgetdaily.com/en/privacy/

About

Smart Widget

Personalize your device's standby, lock, and home screens with custom widgets, icon packs, wallpapers, clocks, and weather. Design unique themes or choose from hundreds of pre-made options for a truly one-of-a-kind look.

Highlights
  • Standby Mode Widgets
  • Custom Icon Packs
  • Personalized Wallpapers
  • Clock and Weather Widgets
  • Theme Designer
  • Hundreds of Themes
Features
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NightStand: StandBy Widget 17 allows you to set a personalized Widgets for Standby Mode. Your home screen will become a one-of-a-kind widget and theme include your own icon packs, wallpaper, clocks and weather. This exclusive feature is available on IOS 17 and later. This app is perfect for customizing and styling your screen. Super easy to setup It works for all devices and all you need is to update your iPhone to IOS 17+. Design your personal theme We offer you hundreds of themes which include an icon, background wallpaper, clocks,... You can choose one and directly apply your favorite into home screen design. But if you want to try some fun experience by releasing your creativity, please select and adjust the widget, theme and icon base on your own taste. Please note that the icon pack does not change your actual app icons. These are for a custom shortcut using the Shortcut App. Disclaimer We are not affiliated with the mentioned companies in any way. We only developed and tested our app with these devices. - iPhone is trademark of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries. Premium Subscription Subscription starts from USD 3.99. - a 1-week subscription - a 1-year subscription with 3 days free trial - a 1-lifetime package • Check in app for exact pricing in your region • Payment will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase and will automatically renew (at the duration/price selected) unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. • Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal. • Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable. • You can manage your subscription and/or turn off auto-renewal by going to your iTunes Account Settings, but refunds will not be given for any unused portion of the term. Terms of Service: https://www.maplelabs.co/policies/#terms Privacy: https://www.maplelabs.co/policies/#terms If you have any feedback, do not hesitate to contact us at support@maplelabs.co

Screenshots

WidgetDaily4 screens
Smart Widget4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: WidgetDaily at every 2 days against Smart Widget's every 10 days. WidgetDaily also leads on rating (4.6 vs 4.3) and review sentiment (80% vs 67%). Smart Widget's advantage is ratings volume (882 vs 11) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. WidgetDaily sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Smart Widget sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

WidgetDaily holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Smart Widget has 882 ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 80% of WidgetDaily's written reviews are positive against 67% of Smart Widget's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

WidgetDaily ships an update every 2 days, Smart Widget every 10 days. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
WidgetDaily versus Smart Widget: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWidgetDailySmart Widget
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (11 ratings) — better4.3 (882 ratings)
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews — better66.6% of reviews
Number of ratings11882 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 10 days
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size29 MB180 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYahya AlzahraniMaple Labs Co., Ltd

Customer experience

WidgetDaily

All ratings10 ratings
Positive90.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative10.0%
Written reviews15 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral13.3%
Negative6.7%

Smart Widget

All ratings881 ratings
Positive81.0%
Neutral7.2%
Negative11.8%
Written reviews317 reviews
Positive66.6%
Neutral10.1%
Negative23.3%

Bugs and requests

WidgetDaily

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Smart Widget

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Widgets not working as expected
  • Downloading issues
  • Compatibility problems on certain devices

Requested features

4 requests
  • More free theme options
  • Improved stability and reliability
  • Better explanations and tutorials
  • Ability to fully customize without paying

In-app purchases

1 purchases

WidgetDaily

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$0.99
7 purchases

Smart Widget

Subscriptions5
  • Premium$2.997 Days
  • Premium$4.997 Days
  • Premium$6.991 Month
Show 2 more
  • Premium$12.991 Year
  • Premium2 variants$19.991 Year
One-time2
  • Premium$19.99
  • Lifetime Premium$29.99

Questions

Is WidgetDaily free?
WidgetDaily is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Smart Widget free?
Smart Widget is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, WidgetDaily or Smart Widget?
WidgetDaily is rated higher. WidgetDaily averages 4.6 out of 5 from 11 ratings, while Smart Widget averages 4.3 from 882 ratings.
Do WidgetDaily or Smart Widget have ads?
Both WidgetDaily and Smart Widget show ads.
Which is updated more often, WidgetDaily or Smart Widget?
WidgetDaily ships an update every 2 days, and Smart Widget every 10 days. Most recently, WidgetDaily was updated on November 3, 2026 and Smart Widget on November 3, 2026.

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