Comparison

Live Widgets vs Only Widgets

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

Head to head
About

Live Widgets

Personalize your home screen with custom widgets. Add photos to clock and calendar widgets, and create date counters. Includes premium tools that launch when a widget is tapped.

Highlights
  • Photo widgets
  • Clock widgets
  • Calendar widgets
  • Custom date counters
  • Premium launchable tools
Features
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Live Widgets is advanced toolbox app to customize your Home Screen, like never before. No you can add favorite photos to clock and calendar widgets. Enable cool custom date counters. The app itself also includes a premium tools: these tools can launch based on the active widget tapped. Please send feedback on what you would love to see on your widget, we will do it for you. Widgets work on all iOS/iPadOS devices with the only requirement being that it is running iOS 14

About

Only Widgets

Customize your device's home screen with a variety of functional widgets. Display time, weather, photos, sticky notes, health data, and more. Personalize your layout with different sizes and styles for a unique look.

Highlights
  • Customizable time and calendar widgets
  • Photo slideshow and display widgets
  • Sticky note and anniversary trackers
  • Health data integration for steps and mileage
  • Weather and oil price forecasts
  • Shortcut access to contacts and payments
  • Transparent widget options
Features
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Only Widgets is a multi-functional widget with simple style and strong practicability, with built-in selected component libraries. feature of product: · Time component: simple time (small) x3, monthly calendar (small, large) x1, time progress x3 (small, medium, large), analog clock x17 · Movement components: movement steps (small) x3, target steps and mileage can be set · Sticky note component: sticky note (small, large x2), customizable style and content · Photo component: photo (small, medium, large), can customize photos; slide show (small, medium, large), can choose album or multiple photos to automatically switch to display photo content · Anniversary component: Countdown single (small), 3 anniversaries (small, medium), 6 anniversaries (medium, large), you can set an anniversary event, and the component display style will change with the event Mixed component: mixed component (small) x5, mixed component (large), mixed display time, date, weather, exercise steps, power and other information, target exercise can set the number of steps, mileage · Weather component: weather forecast (small, medium), city can be set · Oil price component: today's oil price (small, medium, large), displays today's gasoline price information, and provinces can be set · Constellation components: Constellation today's fortune (small, medium, large), constellation speed dating (small), constellation can be set Shortcut component: payment shortcut entry (medium); contact component (medium, large), which can quickly dial or send text messages · Transparent Components: Hide content where it takes up space on the desktop Mixed panel: small size x5, medium size x3, large size x1, mixed display of various information, such as time, weather, anniversaries, exercise steps, shortcuts, photos, etc. · Standby mode widgets previewing * Instructions on the permissions used by the application Photo Usage Permissions: Replacing the Contents of Photo Components Location service permission: used for weather forecast, local oil price, etc. that require location service positioning Health data access rights: Some of our widgets need to access some health data, such as the number of exercise steps, basic activity energy, exercise energy consumption, floors climbed, exercise mileage and other health data, which are used to display information in the widget Download it quickly and have a try, there is always a component that you may use * About automatic subscription The subscription fee will be charged to your iTunes account when you confirm the purchase, and the subscription will automatically renew unless the current subscriber cancels the renewal at least 24 hours in advance. Your account will be charged the renewal fee according to your plan within 24 hours before the end of the current subscription period. You can manage or turn off auto-renewal at any time by going to your Apple ID Account Settings after purchase. Privacy Policy: https://note.youdao.com/s/ObRqU7gN Terms of Service: http://note.youdao.com/s/RzEbe4PG

Screenshots

Live Widgets4 screens
Only Widgets4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Only Widgets at 5.0 against Live Widgets's 2.0. Live Widgets's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months). On price and ads 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. Only Widgets sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Live Widgets asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Only Widgets holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Live Widgets has 25 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Live Widgets ships an update weekly, Only Widgets every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Live Widgets versus Only Widgets: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLive WidgetsOnly Widgets
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.0 (25 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings25 — better3
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS14.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size47 MB153 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerbyss mobile晓乾 郑

Customer experience

Live Widgets

All ratings25 ratings
Positive24.0%
Neutral4.0%
Negative72.0%
Written reviews15 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral6.7%
Negative60.0%

Only Widgets

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Live Widgets

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Only Widgets

Subscriptions2
  • 1个月会员$1.991 Month
  • 1年会员7 Days trial$3.991 Year
One-time1
  • 高级版本$4.99

Questions

Is Live Widgets free?
Live Widgets is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Only Widgets free?
Only Widgets is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Live Widgets or Only Widgets?
Only Widgets is rated higher. Live Widgets averages 2.0 out of 5 from 25 ratings, while Only Widgets averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Live Widgets or Only Widgets have ads?
Both Live Widgets and Only Widgets show ads.
Which is updated more often, Live Widgets or Only Widgets?
Live Widgets ships an update weekly, and Only Widgets every 2 months. Most recently, Live Widgets was updated on September 25, 2026 and Only Widgets on September 22, 2026.

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