Comparison

WidgetLink vs WidgetWorker

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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.

About

WidgetWorker

Design and display unique, personalized widgets on your device. Customize elements like weather, photos, RSS feeds, and websites with a powerful editor. Sync configurations across all your Apple devices.

Highlights
  • Fully customizable widgets
  • Weather data integration
  • RSS feed widgets
  • Website display
  • Photo widgets
  • Drawing tools
  • Date and calendar widgets
  • Map integration
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Now available for iPhone, iPad and Mac! With WidgetWorker you get beautiful and unique widgets for your device that you can customize to your liking. Create your widget configurations inside the app and chose exactly the right configuration for your widgets. For each widget type you can create multiple configurations and swap them out inside the widget to show whatever you like, whenever you want. WidgetWorker is a Photoshop like editor for creating totally custom widgets directly on your device. You can add - Weather - Fully customize weather data for your personal needs. - RSS feeds - Create custom RSS feed widgets that keep you informed. - Websites - Place your favorite websites on right on your home screen. - Photos - Show off your favorite photos. - Drawings - Customize your home screen with your own drawings. - Dates and Calendars - Create great calendar widgets - Maps: Show any location on the globe or map - Colors, Gradients and Text to your widget and position and size them as you like. There are a bunch of fonts to choose from and a great color picker to find the exact color you like. When creating your widget configuration in the app you get a live preview of the widget in all the different sizes so making the configurations is easy and fast without the need to try out changes in the actual widget itself. Of course all your widget configurations are synced across your devices so you can access them wherever you like. The use of WidgetWorker is free of charge. Within the app, you can sign up for „WidgetWorker Pro“ subscription if you need to create more than 5 widget configurations or want to consume weather data. If you choose to subscribe, you will pay the price set for your country as shown inside the app, which is US$0.99 per month or US$9.99 per year, or the equivalent in your currency. When you purchase a subscription, your iTunes account is immediately charged for the first month at confirmation of purchase. Each subscription automatically renews for another month or year unless you choose to disable automatic renewal (via the Account Settings of your OS device or via the Manage Your Subscriptions button in the Settings menu of the app) at least 24 hours before the end of the current subscription period. The cost of a renewal by one month or year is the same as the cost of the original subscription. If automatic renewal happens, your iTunes account will be charged for the next subscription period up to 24 hours prior to the current subscription period. No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during the active subscription period. Any unused portion of the free trial period will be forfeited when purchasing the subscription. Privacy Policy: https://www.widgetworker.app/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula

Screenshots

WidgetLink4 screens
WidgetWorker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: WidgetLink at 3.6 against WidgetWorker's 2.0. WidgetLink also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ratings volume (18 vs 4). WidgetWorker's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 22 months) and device support (4 vs 2). On price, review sentiment, ads and iOS requirement 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. WidgetWorker sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. WidgetLink asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

WidgetLink holds the better App Store score, 3.6 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 18 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 53% of WidgetLink's written reviews are positive against 50% of WidgetWorker's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

WidgetLink ships an update every 22 months, WidgetWorker weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
WidgetLink versus WidgetWorker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWidgetLinkWidgetWorker
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.6 (18 ratings) — better2.0 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews52.9% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings18 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 22 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS15.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB5 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperVatthikorn ApiratithamBastian Kohlbauer

Customer experience

WidgetLink

All ratings17 ratings
Positive64.7%
Neutral5.9%
Negative29.4%
Written reviews17 reviews
Positive52.9%
Neutral5.9%
Negative41.2%

WidgetWorker

All ratings4 ratings
Positive25.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative75.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

None

WidgetLink

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

WidgetWorker

Subscriptions2
  • WidgetWorker Pro (Monthly)$0.991 Month
  • WidgetWorker Pro (Yearly)$9.991 Year

Questions

Is WidgetLink free?
WidgetLink is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is WidgetWorker free?
WidgetWorker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, WidgetLink or WidgetWorker?
WidgetLink is rated higher. WidgetLink averages 3.6 out of 5 from 18 ratings, while WidgetWorker averages 2.0 from 4 ratings.
Do WidgetLink or WidgetWorker have ads?
Neither WidgetLink nor WidgetWorker shows ads.
Which is updated more often, WidgetLink or WidgetWorker?
WidgetLink ships an update every 22 months, and WidgetWorker weekly. Most recently, WidgetLink was updated on September 29, 2026 and WidgetWorker on October 3, 2026.

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