WidgetLink vs Launcher
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.
Launcher
This utility app allows users to customize their lock and home screens with widgets that launch applications instantly. It supports a wide range of apps and offers extensive design possibilities with various visual elements. The app is free to use and designed for iOS devices.
- Instant app launching
- Lock screen customization
- Supports most applications
- Customizable widgets
- Includes symbols, emojis, and icons
- Web and shortcut support
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Launcher is a free application launcher. You can add anything to the lock screen and it starts instantly with a single tap. Lets you fully customize your lock screen widget, the possibilities are endless! Features: - Free forever - easy and fast - Supports most applications - Create unique lock screen designs - Provides symbols, emojis, icons, and custom images - Additional support for web, shortcuts and customization - Supports iOS 16 If you like the app, please consider leaving a positive review and review, it helps support the development. The application will continue to add content in the future, thank you for your use!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Launcher at 100% against WidgetLink's 53%. Launcher also leads on rating (4.4 vs 3.6) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 22 months). WidgetLink's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, ratings volume, in-app purchases and device support 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.
Launcher holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 18 and 16 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 53% of WidgetLink's written reviews are positive against 100% of Launcher's.
WidgetLink ships an update every 22 months, Launcher every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and September 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | WidgetLink | Launcher |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.6 (18 ratings) | 4.4 (16 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 52.9% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 18 — better | 16 |
| Update frequency | Every 22 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 21 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Vatthikorn Apiratitham | Dindot Network Technology (Huizhou) Co., Ltd. |
Customer experience
WidgetLink
Launcher
In-app purchases
WidgetLink
No in-app purchases
Launcher
No in-app purchases
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