MagicWidgets vs DIY Widgets
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/
DIY Widgets
Personalize your device's home screen with a wide array of stylish widgets, themes, and fonts. Create your own custom widgets or choose from a vast library of pre-designed options to make your phone unique.
- Customizable widgets
- Widget editor
- Themed keyboards
- Stylish fonts
- Charging animations
- Photo widgets
- Countdown widgets
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DIY Widgets allows you to freely add stylish widgets and customize the home screen! We got cool widgets, themes, keyboards, fonts and charging animations that are really beautiful! DIY Widgets makes adding aesthetic and handy widgets to your home screen easy. Choose from stunning predesigned widgets or, better yet, create your own with the easy-to-use widget editor. Browse dozens of widget types like photo, countdown, date and battery, weather, quotes, and many more. Information about the auto-renewal of subscription: - 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 period. - If you want to continue the service, your subscription should be continued. - 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– 1-year subscription with a 3-day trial version – US$ 29.99 - The account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. - There are 3 packages including: 1 week, 1 month and 1 year with the weekly package and year allowing a 3-day trial period. Once it expires, your subscription will automatically renew. The following subscription plans are available (price may vary depending on location): – 1-week subscription with a 3-day trial version – US$ 4.99 – 1-month subscription – US$ 9.99 – 1-year subscription with a 3-day trial version – US$ 29.99 - You can cancel your subscription via this URL: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202039 Terms of Use: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1p_BKxIiZDDxmgZTVKVmTdtaMetof5cjzFJ0L7xeLfiM/edit?usp=sharing Privacy Policy: https://mobile-smart-growth.web.app/ Privacy Policy: https://mobile-smart-growth.web.app/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: MagicWidgets at 35% against DIY Widgets's 8%. MagicWidgets also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.3) and ratings volume (7.4K vs 169). On price, update cadence, ads 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 DIY Widgets sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
MagicWidgets holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MagicWidgets has 7.4K ratings behind it against 169, 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 8% of DIY Widgets's.
MagicWidgets ships an update fortnightly, DIY Widgets every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | MagicWidgets | DIY Widgets |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (7.4K ratings) — better | 4.3 (169 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 35.3% of reviews — better | 8.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 7.4K — better | 169 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Subscription | Subscription |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 265 MB | 105 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | DXPLORER TECHNOLOGY LIMITED | Mobile Smart Growth |
Customer experience
MagicWidgets
DIY Widgets
User reviews
MagicWidgets
From 7.4K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🌴 Customizable home screen
- 🎨 Variety of widget designs
- 👍 Easy to use
Room to improve
- 🕰️ Slow loading times
- 💰 Paywall for many features
- 🔍 Confusing navigation
- 🔋 High battery consumption
- 📺 Excessive ads
DIY Widgets
From 169 App Store ratingsRoom to improve
- 😠 Excessive ads
- 💥 Frequent crashes
- 😩 Unintuitive interface
- 💸 Paid features required
- 🐌 Slow loading times
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
DIY Widgets
Reported bugs
5 issues- App crashes frequently
- Ads appear constantly
- Cannot add icon to home screen
- App is difficult to use
- App takes a long time to load
Requested features
3 requests- Add Russian language support
- Tutorial for adding icons to home screen
- Improve aesthetic appeal of themes
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
DIY Widgets
- Color Widgets VIP3 Days trial$4.997 Days
- Widgets Lock Screen Premium1 Month trial$9.991 Month
- Yearly Subscription for VIP3 Days trial$29.991 Year
Questions
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