WidgetLink vs Desktop mini @ your Homescreen
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.
Desktop mini @ your Homescreen
Enhance your mobile device's productivity with desktop-like shortcuts and features. Create shortcuts for files, folders, and web links, and easily paste images, text, and URLs directly from a home screen widget. Enjoy a streamlined workflow with copy-paste functionality and customizable options.
- File and folder shortcuts
- Webpage and system URL links
- Image, text, and link pasting
- Clipboard copying
- Desktop item management
- Customizable background colors
- Dark mode
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Desktop mini enables you to save time and work more productively by adding familiar desktop features with a home screen widget. – File and folder shortcuts – Links to webpages and system URLs – Pasting of images, text, and links right from your widget – Copying of pasted files to your clipboard with a single tap – Move desktop items and edit shortcut names – Custom background colors and a beautiful dark mode Test the app for three days completely for free. After this period you can decide if you want to unlock the full version with a one-time purchase. ––– Important compatibility information: This app works with iOS 26, iOS 18 and iOS 17. The compatibility with future versions can‘t be guaranteed due to possible native changes in the iOS file system and the iOS internal URL handling. The landscape shots that are used as example images are provided by the artists Fabian Wiktor (https://www.pexels.com/de-de/@fabianwiktor) and Pok Rie (https://www.pexels.com/de-de/@pok-rie-33563).
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Desktop mini @ your Homescreen at 100% against WidgetLink's 53%. Desktop mini @ your Homescreen also leads on rating (4.8 vs 3.6) and update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 22 months). WidgetLink's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price, ratings volume, 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. Desktop mini @ your Homescreen sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. WidgetLink asks for nothing beyond the download.
Desktop mini @ your Homescreen holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 18 and 21 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 53% of WidgetLink's written reviews are positive against 100% of Desktop mini @ your Homescreen's.
WidgetLink ships an update every 22 months, Desktop mini @ your Homescreen every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 10, 2026 and August 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | WidgetLink | Desktop mini @ your Homescreen |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.6 (18 ratings) | 4.8 (21 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 52.9% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 18 | 21 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 22 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| 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 | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Vatthikorn Apiratitham | Marian Koenig |
Customer experience
WidgetLink
Desktop mini @ your Homescreen
In-app purchases
WidgetLink
No in-app purchases
Desktop mini @ your Homescreen
- Desktop mini +$0.99
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