Comparison

X Widget vs AffirmLock

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

AffirmLock

This app transforms screen time into a self-love practice. It locks distracting apps on a schedule, requiring you to speak an affirmation aloud to unlock them, fostering mindfulness and personal growth.

Highlights
  • Lock apps on a custom schedule
  • AI-generated personalized affirmations
  • Create custom affirmations
  • Track streaks for consistency
  • Private data stored on device
Features
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AffirmLock What if every time you reached for your phone, you walked away feeling better about yourself? AffirmLock turns your screen time habits into a daily self-love practice. Choose the apps that pull you into mindless scrolling, set a schedule, and let AffirmLock do the rest. When it's time to lock, your apps stay locked — until you pause, breathe, and say your affirmation out loud. That's it. No guilt. No restriction. Just a moment to remind yourself who you're becoming. What makes AffirmLock different Whether you're manifesting abundance, building confidence, or just trying to be more intentional with your time — AffirmLock meets you where you are. Set your goals, your desires, and your vibe, and the app generates affirmations that actually speak to you. Or write your own. Every unlock is a rep. Every rep builds belief. Features • Lock any app on a custom schedule • AI-generated affirmations personalized to your goals • Create and save your own affirmations • Track your streaks and stay consistent • Your data stays on your device — always private This is for you if... You're done doom-scrolling your way through the day. You believe your mindset shapes your reality. You want a tool that holds you accountable and lifts you up. Your phone is in your hands all day. Make it work for you. Have any feedback or suggestions? Contact us at support@affirmlock.com, we'd love to hear from you. Terms of Use: https://www.affirmlock.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://www.affirmlock.com/privacy *Note: AffirmLock requires an active subscription; no features are available without one*

Screenshots

X Widget4 screens
AffirmLock4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: AffirmLock at Free against X Widget's $0.99. AffirmLock also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 6 weeks). X Widget's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ratings volume (4 vs 1). On rating, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

AffirmLock is free to download; X Widget costs $0.99 up front. AffirmLock sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. X Widget asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for X Widget against 5.0 for AffirmLock. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

X Widget ships an update every 6 weeks, AffirmLock fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
X Widget versus AffirmLock: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterX WidgetAffirmLock
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (4 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaid — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB46 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer雪 赵Edgardo Reyes

Customer experience

X Widget

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

AffirmLock

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

X Widget

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

AffirmLock

Subscriptions2
  • AffirmLock Premium Weekly$2.997 Days
  • AffirmLock Premium Annual7 Days trial$39.991 Year

Questions

Is X Widget free?
X Widget costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is AffirmLock free?
AffirmLock is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, X Widget or AffirmLock?
X Widget and AffirmLock are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 4 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do X Widget or AffirmLock have ads?
Neither X Widget nor AffirmLock shows ads.
Which is updated more often, X Widget or AffirmLock?
X Widget ships an update every 6 weeks, and AffirmLock fortnightly. Most recently, X Widget was updated on November 3, 2026 and AffirmLock on October 31, 2026.

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