Comparison

Widgets SD vs Lock Screen Widgets App

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

Head to head
About

Widgets SD

Enhance your home screen with customizable widgets for photos, calendars, and health tracking. Display your favorite memories, upcoming events, and daily step counts with seamless integration.

Highlights
  • Step Count widget with Apple Health integration
  • Photo and Slideshow widgets
  • Countdown widget
  • Calendar widget
  • Memo widget
  • Customizable font and background images
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Widgets SD - Photo & Calendar create the widgets quickly. The step count widget that works with Apple Health app. Features: * Step Count • Apple Health integration * Photo widget * Slideshow widget * Countdown widget * Calendar widget * Memo widget * Customize font setting * Realtime preview * Can choose background image from my album

About

Lock Screen Widgets App

Personalize your iPhone's home screen with vibrant, informative widgets. Easily add customizable date, time, calendar, and battery percentage displays with colorful backgrounds. Transform your device into a visually appealing and functional dashboard.

Highlights
  • Customizable widgets
  • Date and time display
  • Calendar integration
  • Battery percentage
  • Colorful backgrounds
  • Easy to use
Features
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Widget Themes helps you set up color widgets with just a few clicks! It’s really easy to use and change widgets. Your home screen will be amazing and informative like never before! Add any date, time, calendar and battery percentage widgets with colorful and well-designed backgrounds.
 The app contains the following subscription options: - 1 year membership costs from $29.99.
 - 1 week membership costs from $7.99 after 3 days free trial.
 - The price is for US customers. Pricing in other countries may vary and actual charges may be converted to your local currency depending on the country of residence. - Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. - Subscription automatically renews 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. - Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user’s Account Settings after purchase. - Any unused portion of the free trial will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription. Privacy Policy: https://pastimeapps.com/privacy
 Terms of Use: https://pastimeapps.com/terms

Screenshots

Widgets SD4 screens
Lock Screen Widgets App4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Widgets SD at free with in-app purchases against Lock Screen Widgets App's subscription. Widgets SD also leads on review sentiment (53% vs 29%). Lock Screen Widgets App's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, rating, ratings volume and in-app purchases 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. Widgets SD sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Lock Screen Widgets App sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for Widgets SD against 4.4 for Lock Screen Widgets App. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 464 and 1.1K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 53% of Widgets SD's written reviews are positive against 29% of Lock Screen Widgets App's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Widgets SD ships an update every 2 months, Lock Screen Widgets App every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Widgets SD versus Lock Screen Widgets App: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWidgets SDLock Screen Widgets App
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (464 ratings)4.4 (1.1K ratings)
Positive reviews52.5% of reviews — better28.6% of reviews
Number of ratings4641.1K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.015.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size29 MB302 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDaisuke SuzukiYahor Kamisaruk

Customer experience

Widgets SD

All ratings464 ratings
Positive83.6%
Neutral4.7%
Negative11.6%
Written reviews80 reviews
Positive52.5%
Neutral11.3%
Negative36.3%

Lock Screen Widgets App

All ratings1,050 ratings
Positive84.2%
Neutral3.7%
Negative12.1%
Written reviews21 reviews
Positive28.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative71.4%

User reviews

Widgets SD

From 464 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 💡 Customizable widgets
  • 🚀 Simple and efficient
  • ✨ Stylish and visually appealing

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Widgets not working after OS update
  • 🔧 Difficult to configure initially
  • 💰 Too many paid features
  • 📢 Intrusive ads

Lock Screen Widgets App

From 1.1K App Store ratings

What we love

  • ❤️ Beautiful
  • 💕 Nice

Room to improve

  • 🤑 Paid features
  • 🕰️ Not customizable enough
  • 🐌 Slow performance

Bugs and requests

Widgets SD

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Widgets disappearing after update
  • Memo content not saving properly
  • Slideshow feature not working
  • Widgets not aligning properly with wallpaper

Requested features

4 requests
  • Option to remove 'Widgets SD' label
  • More digital clock widget designs
  • Ability to sync across devices
  • Customizable widget guide lines

Lock Screen Widgets App

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Time widget stuck on old time
  • Crashes and freezes

Requested features

2 requests
  • Allow changing font and colors
  • Add 12-hour time format

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Widgets SD

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly Plan$2.991 Month
  • Premium Yearly Plan$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Pro version$24.99
4 purchases

Lock Screen Widgets App

Subscriptions4
  • Widget Gallery - Premium$4.997 Days
  • Premium Color Widgets3 Days trial$7.997 Days
  • Widget Themes - Premium 2$7.997 Days
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  • Widget Themes - Premium$29.991 Year

Questions

Is Widgets SD free?
Widgets SD is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Lock Screen Widgets App free?
Lock Screen Widgets App is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Widgets SD or Lock Screen Widgets App?
Widgets SD and Lock Screen Widgets App are both rated 4.4 out of 5 on the App Store, from 464 and 1.1K ratings respectively.
Do Widgets SD or Lock Screen Widgets App have ads?
Widgets SD shows ads; Lock Screen Widgets App does not.
Which is updated more often, Widgets SD or Lock Screen Widgets App?
Widgets SD ships an update every 2 months, and Lock Screen Widgets App every 3 weeks. Most recently, Widgets SD was updated on September 23, 2026 and Lock Screen Widgets App on September 15, 2026.

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