WidgetLink vs Widget Construction Set
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.
Widget Construction Set
Create custom widgets for your device's Home Screen using web-hosted widget.json files. This app allows for extensive customization without needing separate applications for each widget.
- Create custom widgets
- Use web-hosted widget.json
- No additional apps needed
- Home Screen integration
- Extensive customization
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Widget Construction Set lets you add web-hosted widget.json files to your device's Home Screen. Using widget.json, you can create any widget you want, with no additional app. For more information, visit https://wd.gt
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Widget Construction Set at 4.3 against WidgetLink's 3.6. WidgetLink's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (18 vs 6). On price, review sentiment, ads 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. Widget Construction Set sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. WidgetLink asks for nothing beyond the download.
Widget Construction Set holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 18 and 6 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 53% of WidgetLink's written reviews are positive against 50% of Widget Construction Set's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
| Parameter | WidgetLink | Widget Construction Set |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.6 (18 ratings) | 4.3 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 52.9% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 18 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 22 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Vatthikorn Apiratitham | Bird Cartel LLC |
Customer experience
WidgetLink
Widget Construction Set
In-app purchases
WidgetLink
No in-app purchases
Widget Construction Set
- Widget Construction Set Pro$2.99
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