WidgetLink vs Code Widgets
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
WidgetLink
Create custom home screen widgets to launch any URL or app URL scheme with a single tap. Personalize the appearance of your links with various customization options. Open links directly in your preferred third-party browser.
- Add any URL to home screen widgets
- Launch app URL schemes
- Open links in third-party browsers
- Customize link display (colors, shapes, icons)
- Quickly access and launch links
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WidgetLink lets you add any URL to your home screen widgets to be able to quickly access and launch them. - Supports any URL including apps' URL schemes. This enables you to launch any app using widgets or perform any action with them. - Supports opening links in third-party browsers. - Customization for how your links are displayed including colors, shapes, link icons and more.
Code Widgets
Organize loyalty cards and barcodes on your home screen with customizable widgets. Scan cards to add codes automatically for instant access. Enjoy a visually enhanced experience with color options.
- Store loyalty cards and barcodes
- Customizable home screen widgets
- Instant barcode access
- Automatic code scanning
- Visual color customization
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This app lets you keep all of your loyalty cards and barcodes in one place! Lightweight but highly customizable widgets. Allows you to organize your home screen as you want. Keep barcodes on the home screen to instantly access when you need them. Features: - Keep all of your loyalty cards in your iPhone, - Change colors for the better visual experience, - Add beautiful widgets on your home screen, - Scan your card to add code automatically.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Code Widgets at 100% against WidgetLink's 53%. Code Widgets also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.6) and update cadence (weekly vs every 22 months). WidgetLink's advantage is ratings volume (18 vs 2). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Code Widgets holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: WidgetLink has 18 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 53% of WidgetLink's written reviews are positive against 100% of Code Widgets's.
WidgetLink ships an update every 22 months, Code Widgets weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | WidgetLink | Code Widgets |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.6 (18 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 52.9% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 18 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 22 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Vatthikorn Apiratitham | Marcin Slusarek |
Customer experience
WidgetLink
Code Widgets
In-app purchases
WidgetLink
No in-app purchases
Code Widgets
No in-app purchases
