WidgetLink vs QR
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.
QR
Display QR codes directly on your homescreen for quick access to URLs, text, and more. Share information instantly without needing to open an application. Supports display on Apple Watch for ultimate convenience.
- Homescreen QR code widget
- Display URLs and text
- No app opening required
- Apple Watch support
- Instant sharing
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QR-Widget is the simple way to place a QR code on your homescreen. No matter what you want to show - an internet URL, a text or similar. Place the widget on your homescreen and there is no need to open an app to share your QR code. And if you want it even more convenient: Use your Apple Watch to show the QR code!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: QR at 5.0 against WidgetLink's 3.6. QR also leads on update cadence (every 7 months vs every 22 months). WidgetLink's advantage is review sentiment (53% vs 33%) and ratings volume (18 vs 1). 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.
QR 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 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 53% of WidgetLink's written reviews are positive against 33% of QR's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
WidgetLink ships an update every 22 months, QR every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on September 10, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | WidgetLink | QR |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.6 (18 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 52.9% of reviews — better | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 18 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 22 months | Every 7 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Vatthikorn Apiratitham | Tim Wilbrink |
Customer experience
WidgetLink
QR
In-app purchases
WidgetLink
No in-app purchases
QR
No in-app purchases
