WidgetLink vs App Launcher for LockScreen
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.
App Launcher for LockScreen
Launch your favorite applications quickly and easily from your lock screen. This utility allows you to set up custom shortcuts for faster access to your most-used apps. All features are available for free.
- Launch apps from lock screen
- Custom app shortcuts
- Faster application access
- Free to use
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App Launcher from LockScreen lets you create new way to open your apps. You can also use as a launcher by specifying the app destination. All features are available for free Keep in touch with us via email support@tnvapps.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: App Launcher for LockScreen at 4.6 against WidgetLink's 3.6. App Launcher for LockScreen also leads on update cadence (every 8 days vs every 22 months). WidgetLink's advantage is review sentiment (53% vs 43%). On price, ratings volume, ads 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
App Launcher for LockScreen holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 18 and 34 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 53% of WidgetLink's written reviews are positive against 43% of App Launcher for LockScreen'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, App Launcher for LockScreen every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | WidgetLink | App Launcher for LockScreen |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.6 (18 ratings) | 4.6 (34 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 52.9% of reviews — better | 42.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 18 | 34 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 22 months | Every 8 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Vatthikorn Apiratitham | Tien Nguyen |
Customer experience
WidgetLink
App Launcher for LockScreen
In-app purchases
WidgetLink
No in-app purchases
App Launcher for LockScreen
No in-app purchases
Questions
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