Comparison

Widgets Master vs John Widget

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

Head to head
About

Widgets Master

Customize your iPhone's home screen with a variety of pre-designed widgets or create your own unique styles. Personalize fonts, colors, and backgrounds for a fresh look.

Highlights
  • Pre-made widget designs
  • Edit widget font
  • Edit widget color
  • Edit widget background
  • Create custom widgets
Features
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Widgets Master lets you add modern & stylish widgets directly onto your home screen. You can choose our pre-made widget designs or also can create your awesome edits. FEATURES - Premade widgets - Edit widget font, color, background, etc. An amazing home screen experience is waiting for you.

About

John Widget

Features
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John Widget can help you personalize your phone screen. It supports many ways of widget customization, such as gradient background, photo background with flexible adjustment, many choice of fonts, many widget styles. It also use Health Kit to display your walk steps.

Screenshots

Widgets Master4 screens
John Widget4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Widgets Master at none against John Widget's 1. Widgets Master also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 9 days) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. John Widget sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Widgets Master asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Widgets Master ships an update every 4 days, John Widget every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Widgets Master versus John Widget: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWidgets MasterJohn Widget
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.1 (7 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews45.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings7 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 9 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS14.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB164 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAkbari BhaveshbhaiQian Kun zhu

In-app purchases

None

Widgets Master

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

John Widget

One-time1
  • Pro Edition$0.99

Questions

Is Widgets Master free?
Widgets Master is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is John Widget free?
John Widget is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Widgets Master or John Widget have ads?
Neither Widgets Master nor John Widget shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Widgets Master or John Widget?
Widgets Master ships an update every 4 days, and John Widget every 9 days. Most recently, Widgets Master was updated on October 12, 2026 and John Widget on October 4, 2026.

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