Comparison

Photo Widget vs Widgets 27

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

Head to head
About

Photo Widget

Personalize your iOS home screen with custom photo widgets. Choose from multiple sizes and select up to 50 photos to display. Control the duration of each photo slide for a dynamic display.

Highlights
  • Customizable photo widgets
  • Multiple widget sizes
  • Add up to 50 photos per widget
  • Adjust photo slide duration
  • Multiple widgets on home screen
Features
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Photo Widget lets you decorate the home screen of your iOS devices with your photos. Add multiple widgets of different shapes using the app. Personalize your home screen like never before! KEY FEATURES: - Select up to 50 photos for a widget. - 3 different size widgets: Small, Medium, Large. - Select the duration of each photo slide from the app. - Set custom duration for each photo slide. - Add multiple widgets on your home screen. PRIVACY POLICY: Read our privacy policy here: https://sites.google.com/view/privacy-policy-photo-widget TERMS OF USE: Learn more about our terms and conditions here: https://sites.google.com/view/terms-of-use-photo-widget CONNECT WITH US: Have a question or feedback? Reach out to us at https://www.facebook.com/freeappsinc

About

Widgets 27

Transform your lock screen into a dynamic hub with custom widgets. Add app shortcuts, contacts, photos, and health tracking directly to your lock screen. Personalize your device with a built-in wallpaper editor and a vast collection of exclusive wallpapers.

Highlights
  • App Shortcuts Widget
  • Contacts Widget
  • Photo Widget
  • Health Widget
  • Wallpaper Editor
  • Exclusive Wallpaper Collection
Features
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Turn your lock screen into a powerhouse media station with Widgets 27! Keep your most-used apps close by with the App Shortcuts Widget. Create a custom contact list on your lock screen with the Contacts Widget. Personalize your lock screen with images from your library via the Photo Widget. Keep track of your daily physical activities and sports achievements with the Health Widget. Create unique lock screen wallpapers using a handy, user-friendly Wallpaper Editor. Download tons of exclusive lock screen wallpapers from a vast Wallpaper Collection. Widgets 27 allows you to personalize your lock screen as easy as one-two-three. Give it a try - customize your lock screen as much as you like! PLEASE NOTE: Widgets 27 requires access to the Health app (HealthKit) to read and track your steps and exercise data and show them as widgets on your Lock Screen. Privacy Policy: https://sites.google.com/view/scelcunovairina/Privacy-Policy Terms of Use: https://sites.google.com/view/scelcunovairina/terms

Screenshots

Photo Widget4 screens
Widgets 274 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Photo Widget at none against Widgets 27's 2. Photo Widget also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 months) and device support (3 vs 1). Widgets 27's advantage is ratings volume (1.3K vs 57). On price, rating, review sentiment 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. Widgets 27 sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Photo Widget asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Photo Widget against 4.6 for Widgets 27. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Widgets 27 has 1.3K ratings behind it against 57, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 43% of Photo Widget's written reviews are positive against 41% of Widgets 27's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Photo Widget ships an update every 4 days, Widgets 27 every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Photo Widget versus Widgets 27: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPhoto WidgetWidgets 27
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (57 ratings)4.6 (1.3K ratings) — better
Positive reviews42.9% of reviews — better40.6% of reviews
Number of ratings571.3K — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS14.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB59 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFind My Device LLCIrina Scelcunova

Customer experience

Photo Widget

All ratings57 ratings
Positive86.0%
Neutral10.5%
Negative3.5%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive42.9%
Neutral42.9%
Negative14.3%

Widgets 27

All ratings1,274 ratings
Positive89.2%
Neutral5.2%
Negative5.6%
Written reviews32 reviews
Positive40.6%
Neutral12.5%
Negative46.9%

Bugs and requests

Photo Widget

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Widgets 27

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App crashes
  • Incompatible with newer iOS versions
  • Calendar widget keeps disappearing

Requested features

2 requests
  • Allow adding widgets
  • Ability to type own quote

In-app purchases

None

Photo Widget

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Widgets 27

Subscriptions2
  • Vip for week3 Days trial$2.997 Days
  • Vip for one year$19.991 Year

Questions

Is Photo Widget free?
Photo Widget is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Widgets 27 free?
Widgets 27 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Photo Widget or Widgets 27?
Widgets 27 is rated higher. Photo Widget averages 4.6 out of 5 from 57 ratings, while Widgets 27 averages 4.6 from 1.3K ratings.
Do Photo Widget or Widgets 27 have ads?
Neither Photo Widget nor Widgets 27 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Photo Widget or Widgets 27?
Photo Widget ships an update every 4 days, and Widgets 27 every 2 months. Most recently, Photo Widget was updated on October 24, 2026 and Widgets 27 on October 24, 2026.

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