MagicWidgets vs Calendar for Lockscreen
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MagicWidgets
Personalize your device's lock and home screens with custom widgets. Add photos, text, clocks, calendars, and countdowns for important events. Choose from various styles and fonts to make your screen unique and functional.
- Lock screen widgets for iOS 16
- Home screen customization
- Photo and text widgets
- Clock and calendar styles
- Countdown timers for events
- Customizable fonts and colors
- Image upload from local album
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MagicWidgets supports lock screen widget for iOS 16. With MagicWidgets, you can add all kinds of cute and funny pictures, texts and other features to your lock screen to make your lock screen more lively and functional! MagicWidgets is an app that allows you to customize your iOS14 home screen. The app offers dozens of clock and calendar styles. You can upload images from the local album as well. Add MagicWidgets to your home screen in a few simple steps to make your home screen beautiful and fun! MagicWidgets allows you to add the countdown widget for reminders and time management. Countdowns can be accurate to seconds. You can customize countdown widgets for important upcoming events such as holidays, birthdays, anniversaries, parties, Thanksgivings, Christmas, Halloween, Valentine’s Day, exams, goals, etc. MagicWidgets offers various styles for you to choose from. You can follow your preferences: - Add large/medium/small widgets - Choose from various clock and calendar styles - Show/hide elements on custom widgets - Choose from multiple fonts and colors - Upload images from local album as widget background - Countdown widget: look forward to every important moment! Download MagicWidgets now and start your DIY journey for your home screen! MagicWidgets Membership: - Subscribed users have unlimited access to all features and widget styles. - Subscriptions are charged on a weekly/monthly/yearly basis depending on the plan - Payment will be charged to your 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 - The account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off in your Apple ID account settings anytime after purchase. If you have any suggestions or comments, please feel free to contact us at magicwidgetsfeedback@yandex.com. Thank you for your support for MagicWidgets! Privacy Policy: https://sites.google.com/view/magicwidgets-privacy-notice/ User Agreement: https://sites.google.com/view/magicwidgets-useragreement/
Calendar for Lockscreen
Enhance your iPhone's lock screen with customizable calendar widgets and countdown timers. Choose from multiple styles, fonts, and track unlimited events. Premium features include iCloud sync and additional fonts.
- 6 widget styles
- Unlimited custom events
- 50+ font options
- Quick select holidays
- iCloud sync (premium)
- Dark mode support
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Calendar for Lockscreen - Lock Screen & Home Screen Widgets Transform your Lock Screen and Home Screen with beautiful calendar widgets and countdown timers. Calendar for Lockscreen brings powerful customization to your iPhone with 6 Lock Screen widget styles, 4 full color Home Screen styles, 50+ fonts, and unlimited custom events. POWERFUL LOCK SCREEN STYLES Choose from 6 beautifully designed widget styles, each available in small and large sizes: • Simple Date - Clean, minimalist date display • Date & Time - See the date and time at a glance • Calendar - A mini monthly calendar right on your lock screen • Countdown - Track days until your important events • Progress - Visualize how far along you are to your event • Week Strip - See your entire week at a glance NEW: HOME SCREEN WIDGETS (PREMIUM) Add up to four Home Screen widgets in Small, Medium, or Large, each one laid out for the size you choose: • Countdown - The days remaining until your chosen event • Progress - A ring that fills up as the event approaches • Month - This month at a glance, with your events marked • Up Next - A running list of the events coming up Dress them up with six color themes: Midnight, Ocean, Sunset, Forest, Orchid, and Snow. EDIT WIDGETS WITHOUT OPENING THE APP Touch and hold any Home Screen widget, tap Edit Widget, and change its event, style, or theme right there. Requires iOS 17 or later. UNLIMITED CUSTOM EVENTS Create as many countdown events as you want! Perfect for tracking: • Birthdays and anniversaries • Vacations and trips • Holidays and celebrations • Weddings and special occasions • Project deadlines • Any date that matters to you Each event includes a live preview so you can see exactly how it will look. NEW: IMPORT FROM YOUR CALENDAR (PREMIUM) Already have it in Calendar? Import it in a couple of taps. Calendar for Lockscreen shows your upcoming events, suggests a fitting icon for each one, and turns the ones you pick into countdowns. It only ever reads your calendar, and never changes it. QUICK SELECT HOLIDAYS Get started instantly with 11 pre-configured holidays: • Christmas • Hanukkah • New Year • Easter • Mother's Day • Father's Day • Diwali • Halloween • Thanksgiving • Valentine's Day • Independence Day PERSONALIZE WITH 50+ FONTS Make your widgets truly yours with our extensive font library: • System fonts (San Francisco, SF Rounded, New York, SF Mono) • Sans Serif (Arial, Avenir, Futura, Helvetica, and more) • Serif (Baskerville, Georgia, Palatino, Times New Roman, and more) • Display (American Typewriter, Chalkboard, Copperplate, and more) • Monospace (Courier, Menlo) • Premium custom fonts (Roboto, Pacifico, Lobster, and more) Set different fonts for your title and subtitle to create the perfect look. ICLOUD SYNC (PREMIUM) Your events sync across all your devices. Create an event on your iPhone and see it on your iPad. A sync status screen shows what is stored in iCloud and when your device last synced. DESIGNED FOR YOU • Separate Lockscreen and Homescreen tabs • Widget gallery to preview all styles before choosing • Live previews at every widget size • Full dark mode support • 12-hour or 24-hour time format option FREE FEATURES • 3 Lock Screen widget styles: Simple Date, Date & Time, and Countdown • Unlimited custom events • 40+ iOS system fonts • Dark mode support PREMIUM FEATURES Upgrade to unlock: • All 6 Lock Screen widget styles • 6 configurable Lock Screen widget slots • 4 Home Screen widgets with 4 styles, 6 themes, and 3 sizes • Import events from your calendar • iCloud sync across all your devices • 9 exclusive premium fonts • No ads • Support independent development Download Calendar for Lockscreen today and make your Lock Screen and Home Screen work for you!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: MagicWidgets at 4.7 against Calendar for Lockscreen's 2.0. MagicWidgets also leads on review sentiment (35% vs 0%) and ads (none vs shown). Calendar for Lockscreen's advantage is monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs subscription). On price 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
Both are free to download. MagicWidgets sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days and Calendar for Lockscreen sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
MagicWidgets holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MagicWidgets has 7.3K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 35% of MagicWidgets's written reviews are positive against 0% of Calendar for Lockscreen's.
MagicWidgets ships an update fortnightly, Calendar for Lockscreen every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MagicWidgets | Calendar for Lockscreen |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (7.3K ratings) — better | 2.0 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 35.3% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 7.3K — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Subscription | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 265 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | DXPLORER TECHNOLOGY LIMITED | Justin Heintz |
Customer experience
MagicWidgets
Calendar for Lockscreen
Bugs and requests
MagicWidgets
Reported bugs
3 issues- Widgets not saving properly
- App crashes on certain devices
- Compatibility issues with older OS versions
Requested features
4 requests- More free widget options
- Ability to import custom images
- Improved widget customization
- Reduced ads or ad-free version
Calendar for Lockscreen
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
MagicWidgets
- MagicWidgets Promotion7 Days trial$3.997 Days
- MagicWidgets Premium3 Days trial$4.997 Days
- MagicWidgets Premium$4.997 Days
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- MagicWidgets Premium3 Days trial$19.991 Month
- MagicWidgets Premium$49.993 Months
- MagicWidgets Premium3 Days trial$59.991 Year
- MagicWidgets Premium$59.991 Year
Calendar for Lockscreen
- Calendar Lockscreen Premium$0.99
- Tip$0.99
- Tip$1.99
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- Tip$2.99
- Tip$3.99
Questions
Is MagicWidgets free?
Is Calendar for Lockscreen free?
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