Comparison

X Widget vs Nine Ideas

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

X Widget

Personalize your iOS 14 home screen with custom widgets. Choose from various sizes and styles, and tailor fonts, text, and background colors to match your aesthetic.

Highlights
  • Customizable widgets
  • Photo widgets
  • Slideshow widgets
  • Text widgets
  • Date and time widgets
  • Font and color customization
Features
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X Widget X Widget lets you create custom and personalized widgets for your iOS 14 home screen. X Widget app features a variety of small, medium, and large widgets for functions like Photo, Photo Slideshow, Custom Text, Date, Time. Each one can be customized to your liking through choices of font, text color, and background color. -- Set up a Widget 1. Open the X Widget App. 2. Choose whether you want to make a Small Widget, Medium Widget, or Large Widget. 3. Select the widget style of your choice. 4. Design the widget. 5. Add widget to your home screen. -- Add Widget to Your Home Screen Once you’ve designed the iOS 14 home screen widget in the X Widget app, you can head back to your home screen, long-press to enter jiggle mode, then tap the “+” icon in the upper-left corner. Look for X Widget in the list of apps, then choose the size of the widget you created. -- On your iOS 14 home screen, you can use as many widgets from X Widget as you’d like. Once you add the X Widget size to your home screen, long-press, choose “Edit Widget” and choose the “Widget” option to pick from the multiple designs you created in the X Widget app.

About

Nine Ideas

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Train your creativity in small, daily steps. Choose a topic – and write down nine ideas. Challenging, but doable. A daily routine that gets easier over time – and builds real creative strength. Whether it’s for journaling, brainstorming, or daily inspiration – Nine Ideas gets your thoughts moving. You’ll explore new angles, train your idea flow, and strengthen your creative mindset. No pressure. It’s not about being perfect. It’s about thinking differently, experimenting, and showing up every day. ————————— How it works: → Pick a topic – or get one at random → Write nine ideas, thoughts or questions → Train your thinking in a clear, simple format → Revisit topics, save favorites, explore new angles ————————— Why nine ideas? Because nine is just outside your comfort zone. Enough to stretch your mind – but still doable. That’s what makes it work. ————————— In a world of AI and automation, your ability to think creatively matters more than ever. Your questions, your ideas, your way of thinking – they make the difference. Nine Ideas helps you create a habit of thinking clearly, creatively, and consistently. Offline. Without pressure. One small step at a time. ————————— Who is it for? → You want to think more clearly, work more creatively, or reflect regularly? → You’re looking for daily prompts to spark new ideas in your work, studies, or personal life? → You use journaling, develop personal projects, or create content? → You’re navigating change and want to build a habit of creative reflection? → Do you prefer structured thinking, think in connections, and want to strengthen your creativity – in your own way? Nine Ideas helps you stay consistent – with structure, inspiration, and a format that activates your mind. ————————— What you’ll gain: → More mental clarity and focus → New ideas and creative breakthroughs → Confidence in your own process → A simple habit to strengthen your creativity → A space to think – your way And if you don’t reach nine? That’s okay. Some days you’ll have nine. Some days, just a few. What matters is: you showed up. ————————— Your ideas stay on your device. No account, no cloud, no tracking. Just you and your mind. ————————— Start your daily challenge today. Creativity isn’t a talent. It’s a habit.

Screenshots

X Widget4 screens
Nine Ideas4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Nine Ideas at Free against X Widget's $0.99. Nine Ideas also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 6 weeks). X Widget's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.0) and ratings volume (4 vs 1). On ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Nine Ideas is free to download; X Widget costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

X Widget holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

X Widget ships an update every 6 weeks, Nine Ideas fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
X Widget versus Nine Ideas: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterX WidgetNine Ideas
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (4 ratings) — better4.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB35 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer雪 赵Marina Bohlem

In-app purchases

None

X Widget

No in-app purchases

None

Nine Ideas

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is X Widget free?
X Widget costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Nine Ideas free?
Nine Ideas is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, X Widget or Nine Ideas?
X Widget is rated higher. X Widget averages 5.0 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Nine Ideas averages 4.0 from 1 ratings.
Do X Widget or Nine Ideas have ads?
Neither X Widget nor Nine Ideas shows ads.
Which is updated more often, X Widget or Nine Ideas?
X Widget ships an update every 6 weeks, and Nine Ideas fortnightly. Most recently, X Widget was updated on October 9, 2026 and Nine Ideas on October 24, 2026.

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