Comparison

Photo Widget Editor vs App Icon Maker & Custom Theme

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

Head to head
About

Photo Widget Editor

Personalize your iPhone home screen with custom widgets. Choose from various sizes and display your favorite photos, from family to pets. Compatible with iOS 14 and newer.

Highlights
  • Customizable widget sizes (small, medium, large)
  • Display favorite photos on home screen
  • Compatible with iOS 14+ Home Screen Widgets
  • Personalize iPhone home screens
  • Design Studio for styling
Features
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Design Awesome Widget For iPhone With Photo Widget Design DESIGN STUDIO: Photo Widget Design is perfect for customizing and styling your home screen. You can create widgets in small, medium, or large sizes. QUICK WIDGETS DESIGN: Decorate your iPhone home screen with quickest access to your favorite photos such as your family, friends, your favorite celebrities and idols, pets and so on WORKS ON ALL DEVICES Photo Widget Design are compatible with the new iOS 14 Home Screen Widgets. Useful and delightful, widgets can also help people personalize their iPhone Home screens in unique ways. Photo Widget Design offers the following subscriptions options: * 1 week: $1.99 (USD) * 1 month: $3.99 (USD) * 1 year: $34.99 (USD) These prices apply to United States residents. Prices may vary in other countries respecting your local currency exchange rate. Your subscription will be charged to your iTunes account. At the end of the term, unless auto-renewables subscriptions are disabled, your subscription will automatically renew in your iTunes account. You will be charged for the regular price of your subscription within 24 hours prior to the end of the current term. You can turn off automatic renewal in your iTunes account settings at any time, but you must do so at least 24 hours before the end of the current term. Refunds will not be provided for the unused portion of any term. Privacy policy: https://sites.google.com/view/pvs-widgetdesign Terms, and conditions: https://sites.google.com/view/pvs-termofuse

About

App Icon Maker & Custom Theme

Create personalized app icons to customize your device's home screen. Access a vast library of fonts, stickers, stock images, filters, and borders to design unique icons. Remove ads and unlock all features with a PRO subscription.

Highlights
  • Custom app icon design
  • Extensive font library
  • Vast sticker collection
  • Royalty-free stock images
  • Image filters and borders
  • Full cut-out tool
Features
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Design custom app icons for your home screen. With App Icon Maker & Designer it's easy to customize your home screen and make your iPhone as unique as you. Unlock everything and remove the ads with an App Icon Maker PRO subscription: - 7-Day Free Trial - No ads - 367 Unique Fonts - 4530 Stickers - 1.8 Million Royalty Free Stock Images & Backgrounds - 78 Filters - 304 Borders - Full Cut-Out Tool Icon Maker Pro Annual - $17.99 usd/year, billed annually (that's only $1.49/month) Icon Maker Pro Monthly - $2.99 usd/month, billed monthly - 7-day free trial - 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 a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable Terms of use: https://www.pizap.com/privacypolicy#terms Privacy Policy: https://www.pizap.com/privacypolicy

Screenshots

Photo Widget Editor4 screens
App Icon Maker & Custom Theme4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Photo Widget Editor at 5.0 against App Icon Maker & Custom Theme's 4.3. Photo Widget Editor also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (100% vs 70%). App Icon Maker & Custom Theme's advantage is monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs subscription) and ratings volume (755 vs 6). On price, in-app purchases 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. Photo Widget Editor sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days and App Icon Maker & Custom Theme sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Photo Widget Editor holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: App Icon Maker & Custom Theme has 755 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Photo Widget Editor's written reviews are positive against 70% of App Icon Maker & Custom Theme's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Photo Widget Editor ships an update weekly, App Icon Maker & Custom Theme monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Photo Widget Editor versus App Icon Maker & Custom Theme: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPhoto Widget EditorApp Icon Maker & Custom Theme
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (6 ratings) — better4.3 (755 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better69.7% of reviews
Number of ratings6755 — better
Update frequencyWeekly — betterMonthly
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS14.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size53 MB218 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSon PhiDigital Palette LLC

Customer experience

Photo Widget Editor

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

App Icon Maker & Custom Theme

All ratings756 ratings
Positive82.1%
Neutral7.4%
Negative10.4%
Written reviews122 reviews
Positive69.7%
Neutral9.0%
Negative21.3%

Bugs and requests

Photo Widget Editor

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

App Icon Maker & Custom Theme

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • App freezes when trying to apply custom icons
  • Some icons not displaying properly

Requested features

3 requests
  • More free icon packs
  • Ability to apply custom icons directly
  • Improved stability and performance

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Photo Widget Editor

Subscriptions3
  • All access a week$1.997 Days
  • All access a month$3.991 Month
  • All access a year$34.991 Year
4 purchases

App Icon Maker & Custom Theme

Subscriptions4
  • App Icon Maker PRO Monthly7 Days trial$5.991 Month
  • AI Pro Monthly7 Days trial$11.991 Month
  • App Icon Maker PRO Annual7 Days trial$35.991 Year
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  • AI Pro Annual7 Days trial$89.991 Year

Questions

Is Photo Widget Editor free?
Photo Widget Editor is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is App Icon Maker & Custom Theme free?
App Icon Maker & Custom Theme is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Photo Widget Editor or App Icon Maker & Custom Theme?
Photo Widget Editor is rated higher. Photo Widget Editor averages 5.0 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while App Icon Maker & Custom Theme averages 4.3 from 755 ratings.
Do Photo Widget Editor or App Icon Maker & Custom Theme have ads?
App Icon Maker & Custom Theme shows ads; Photo Widget Editor does not.
Which is updated more often, Photo Widget Editor or App Icon Maker & Custom Theme?
Photo Widget Editor ships an update weekly, and App Icon Maker & Custom Theme monthly. Most recently, Photo Widget Editor was updated on October 3, 2026 and App Icon Maker & Custom Theme on October 24, 2026.

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