Comparison

Art Widget+ vs Lock Screen Widgets App

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

Head to head
About

Art Widget+

Personalize your iOS home screen with custom widgets. Choose from a vast library of beautifully designed templates to create a unique look for your phone or iPad.

Highlights
  • Personalized home screen widgets
  • Massive template library
  • One-click widget addition
  • Supports iOS 14+
  • Compatible with phones and iPads
Features
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Art Widget is a widget app designed specifically for iOS14, which allows you to add personalized widgets directly to your home screen to create your own unique home screen. -Massive templates: countless beautifully designed small component templates to choose from -Easy to operate, quickly run the program, add personalized widgets with one click -All mobile phones and ipad devices running iOS 14 are supported

About

Lock Screen Widgets App

Personalize your iPhone's home screen with vibrant, informative widgets. Easily add customizable date, time, calendar, and battery percentage displays with colorful backgrounds. Transform your device into a visually appealing and functional dashboard.

Highlights
  • Customizable widgets
  • Date and time display
  • Calendar integration
  • Battery percentage
  • Colorful backgrounds
  • Easy to use
Features
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Widget Themes helps you set up color widgets with just a few clicks! It’s really easy to use and change widgets. Your home screen will be amazing and informative like never before! Add any date, time, calendar and battery percentage widgets with colorful and well-designed backgrounds.
 The app contains the following subscription options: - 1 year membership costs from $29.99.
 - 1 week membership costs from $7.99 after 3 days free trial.
 - The price is for US customers. Pricing in other countries may vary and actual charges may be converted to your local currency depending on the country of residence. - Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. - Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. - Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal. - Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user’s Account Settings after purchase. - Any unused portion of the free trial will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription. Privacy Policy: https://pastimeapps.com/privacy
 Terms of Use: https://pastimeapps.com/terms

Screenshots

Art Widget+3 screens
Lock Screen Widgets App4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Art Widget+ at free with in-app purchases against Lock Screen Widgets App's subscription. Art Widget+ also leads on review sentiment (38% vs 29%) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.6). Lock Screen Widgets App's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (1.1K vs 142). On price, rating, update cadence and in-app purchases 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

Both are free to download. Art Widget+ sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Lock Screen Widgets App sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Art Widget+ against 4.4 for Lock Screen Widgets App. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Lock Screen Widgets App has 1.1K ratings behind it against 142, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 38% of Art Widget+'s written reviews are positive against 29% of Lock Screen Widgets App's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Art Widget+ ships an update every 2 weeks, Lock Screen Widgets App every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on August 23, 2026 and September 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Art Widget+ versus Lock Screen Widgets App: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterArt Widget+Lock Screen Widgets App
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (142 ratings) — better4.4 (1.1K ratings)
Positive reviews37.5% of reviews — better28.6% of reviews
Number of ratings1421.1K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size104 MB302 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer文飞 黎Yahor Kamisaruk

Customer experience

Art Widget+

All ratings142 ratings
Positive86.6%
Neutral4.9%
Negative8.5%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive37.5%
Neutral25.0%
Negative37.5%

Lock Screen Widgets App

All ratings1,050 ratings
Positive84.2%
Neutral3.7%
Negative12.1%
Written reviews21 reviews
Positive28.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative71.4%

Bugs and requests

Art Widget+

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Lock Screen Widgets App

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Time widget stuck on old time
  • Crashes and freezes

Requested features

2 requests
  • Allow changing font and colors
  • Add 12-hour time format

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Art Widget+

One-time1
  • 高级会员$0.99
4 purchases

Lock Screen Widgets App

Subscriptions4
  • Widget Gallery - Premium$4.997 Days
  • Premium Color Widgets3 Days trial$7.997 Days
  • Widget Themes - Premium 2$7.997 Days
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  • Widget Themes - Premium$29.991 Year

Questions

Is Art Widget+ free?
Art Widget+ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Lock Screen Widgets App free?
Lock Screen Widgets App is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Art Widget+ or Lock Screen Widgets App?
Art Widget+ is rated higher. Art Widget+ averages 4.5 out of 5 from 142 ratings, while Lock Screen Widgets App averages 4.4 from 1.1K ratings.
Do Art Widget+ or Lock Screen Widgets App have ads?
Art Widget+ shows ads; Lock Screen Widgets App does not.
Which is updated more often, Art Widget+ or Lock Screen Widgets App?
Art Widget+ ships an update every 2 weeks, and Lock Screen Widgets App every 3 weeks. Most recently, Art Widget+ was updated on August 23, 2026 and Lock Screen Widgets App on September 15, 2026.

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