Comparison

Photo Widget Editor 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

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

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

Photo Widget Editor4 screens
Lock Screen Widgets App4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Photo Widget Editor at 100% against Lock Screen Widgets App's 29%. Photo Widget Editor also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.4) and update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). Lock Screen Widgets App's advantage is ratings volume (1.1K vs 6). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 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

Photo Widget Editor holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Lock Screen Widgets App has 1.1K 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 29% of Lock Screen Widgets App's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Photo Widget Editor ships an update weekly, Lock Screen Widgets App every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on August 20, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Photo Widget Editor versus Lock Screen Widgets App: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPhoto Widget EditorLock Screen Widgets App
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (6 ratings) — better4.4 (1.1K ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better28.6% of reviews
Number of ratings61.1K — better
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS14.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size53 MB302 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSon PhiYahor Kamisaruk

Customer experience

Photo Widget Editor

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

Lock Screen Widgets App

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

Bugs and requests

Photo Widget Editor

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

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

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

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 Photo Widget Editor free?
Photo Widget Editor 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, Photo Widget Editor or Lock Screen Widgets App?
Photo Widget Editor is rated higher. Photo Widget Editor averages 5.0 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while Lock Screen Widgets App averages 4.4 from 1.1K ratings.
Do Photo Widget Editor or Lock Screen Widgets App have ads?
Neither Photo Widget Editor nor Lock Screen Widgets App shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Photo Widget Editor or Lock Screen Widgets App?
Photo Widget Editor ships an update weekly, and Lock Screen Widgets App every 3 weeks. Most recently, Photo Widget Editor was updated on August 20, 2026 and Lock Screen Widgets App on September 30, 2026.

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