Comparison

Photo Widget Studio vs Mofu

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

Head to head
About

Photo Widget Studio

Personalize your device's home screen with custom photo widgets. Create full-format displays or collages with various layouts. Define unique tap actions for each widget, like opening contacts or sending direct messages.

Highlights
  • Home screen personalization
  • Custom photo widgets
  • Collage creation
  • Multiple layout options
  • Custom tap actions
  • Contact and message shortcuts
Features
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Personalize your home screen. Wide collection of tools to create and tune in photo widgets. Use a full format or create a lovely collage with many possible layouts. Each widget allows defining custom tap action like open the contact detail or direct Whatsapp message.

About

Mofu

This app uses a gentle approach to help you build focus habits. It features cute companions and a calming atmosphere to make study or work sessions more enjoyable and productive. Track your progress visually and customize your focus sessions to fit your needs.

Highlights
  • Cross-device focus timer (iPhone, iPad, Mac)
  • Widgets, Live Activities, and Dynamic Island integration
  • Visual progress tracking with growing 'pasture'
  • Companion pets to accompany focus sessions
  • Multiple focus modes (Normal, Strict, Whitelist, Flow)
  • Ambient sounds for a calming atmosphere
  • Detailed session history and statistics
Features
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Every focus session you finish becomes a little journey with your pet. Mofu brings a Pomodoro timer, cozy campsites, and keepsakes together to make it easier to begin studying, reading, or working. Available on iPhone and iPad. Choose a pet and a campsite, set your focus goal, and start. Your campsite shapes the scene for that session. When you finish, your companion returns with a discovery that makes your time feel worth remembering. With Mofu, you can: • Focus somewhere cozy. Travel through 10 themed campsites, each with its own scene and collection. • Collect memories from finished sessions. While your current collection still has souvenirs to find, each successful focus goal brings back one new souvenir, with a chance to discover a rare treasure. Revisit your finds and progress in the Journey Book. • Find a rhythm that fits. Use Normal Mode or choose Flow Mode when you want to focus without a fixed end time. Mofu Pro also unlocks Strict and Whitelist Modes to help reduce distractions. Add ambient sounds to set the mood. • See how your time adds up. Explore your focus rhythm in Statistics and Timeline; advanced insights and full history require Mofu Pro. Then visit your pets in Pasture. • Keep focus close. Widgets are available on iPhone and iPad. On iPhone, follow an active timer with Live Activities and Dynamic Island on supported models. • Make Mofu feel like yours. Follow your system appearance or choose Light or Dark Mode. Pick a campsite, settle in with your pet, and give your next few minutes to what matters. Mofu Pro Mofu Pro is an optional upgrade available through monthly or yearly auto-renewing subscriptions, or a one-time lifetime purchase. Your Pro access works on iPhone, iPad, and Mac with the same Apple Account. Pro features include: • Access to the full set of 10 campsites and their matching journey themes • Additional companion pets • Weekly and monthly focus review widgets • Premium ambient sounds • Advanced statistics • Full Timeline access • Custom focus tags • Strict Mode and Whitelist Mode • iCloud sync for focus history across iPhone, iPad, and Mac Subscription information: • Apple charges your Apple Account under the terms shown at purchase confirmation. If a free trial applies, that screen shows when billing begins. • Monthly and yearly subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the current period ends. • The actual price, subscription period, and renewal cost are shown in the app and on Apple's purchase confirmation screen. • You can manage or cancel a subscription in your Apple Account settings. The one-time lifetime purchase does not renew. Privacy Policy: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1T2Nl5WOAdsl7JW-0Opf9xk5877KEBFiylG_pY5qtHuI/edit?usp=sharing Terms of Use: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-C0SuhCIz3JrOPR71KiTo4HOlsmi2-lCJ5fGtCuFqEE/edit?usp=sharing Contact: lsysun1@gmail.com

Screenshots

Photo Widget Studio4 screens
Mofu4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Photo Widget Studio at 100% against Mofu's 80%. Mofu's advantage is rating (4.8 vs 4.5) and update cadence (every 11 days vs every 5 weeks). On price, ratings volume, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Photo Widget Studio sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Mofu sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Mofu holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 4 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of Photo Widget Studio's written reviews are positive against 80% of Mofu's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Photo Widget Studio ships an update every 5 weeks, Mofu every 11 days. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Photo Widget Studio versus Mofu: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPhoto Widget StudioMofu
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (2 ratings)4.8 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better80.0% of reviews
Number of ratings24 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 11 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS17.6 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB236 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLukas GergelSongyu Li

Customer experience

Photo Widget Studio

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Mofu

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Photo Widget Studio

One-time1
  • Photo Widget Studio Premium$3.99
3 purchases

Mofu

Subscriptions2
  • Tomo Pro Monthly3 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • Tomo Pro Yearly7 Days trial$5.991 Year
One-time1
  • Tomo Pro Lifetime$9.99

Questions

Is Photo Widget Studio free?
Photo Widget Studio is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Mofu free?
Mofu is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Photo Widget Studio or Mofu?
Mofu is rated higher. Photo Widget Studio averages 4.5 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Mofu averages 4.8 from 4 ratings.
Do Photo Widget Studio or Mofu have ads?
Neither Photo Widget Studio nor Mofu shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Photo Widget Studio or Mofu?
Photo Widget Studio ships an update every 5 weeks, and Mofu every 11 days. Most recently, Photo Widget Studio was updated on October 24, 2026 and Mofu on October 24, 2026.

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