Comparison

Photo Widget Editor 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

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

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

Photo Widget Editor4 screens
Only Widgets4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Only Widgets at free with in-app purchases against Photo Widget Editor's subscription. Photo Widget Editor's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (weekly 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. Photo Widget Editor sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days and Only Widgets sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. 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 — 5.0 for Photo Widget Editor against 5.0 for Only Widgets. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 4 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Photo Widget Editor ships an update weekly, Only Widgets every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Photo Widget Editor versus Only Widgets: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPhoto Widget EditorOnly Widgets
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (6 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings6 — better4
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS14.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size53 MB153 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSon Phi晓乾 郑

Customer experience

Photo Widget Editor

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

Only Widgets

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

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
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 Photo Widget Editor free?
Photo Widget Editor is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Only Widgets free?
Only Widgets is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Photo Widget Editor or Only Widgets?
Photo Widget Editor and Only Widgets are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 6 and 4 ratings respectively.
Do Photo Widget Editor or Only Widgets have ads?
Only Widgets shows ads; Photo Widget Editor does not.
Which is updated more often, Photo Widget Editor or Only Widgets?
Photo Widget Editor ships an update weekly, and Only Widgets every 2 months. Most recently, Photo Widget Editor was updated on October 3, 2026 and Only Widgets on October 24, 2026.

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