Comparison

Space Widget vs Chronoset

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

Head to head
About

Space Widget

Discover stunning daily images of space, from nebulae to eclipses, with detailed explanations from astronomers. Customize your Home Screen and Lock Screen with widgets, and explore a vast archive of past images.

Highlights
  • Daily space photographs
  • Astronomer explanations
  • 30+ years of image archive
  • Customizable Home Screen widgets
  • Lock Screen widgets
  • Offline image display
Features
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Space Widget brings the universe to your Home Screen. Every day there's a new picture of space, a nebula, a galaxy, a comet or an eclipse, with its story told by a professional astronomer. THE DAILY PICTURE • A new space photograph every day, on your Home Screen and in the app. • Every picture comes with an explanation written by a professional astronomer, and credits the people who made it. • Swipe up to travel back in time through more than 30 years of pictures, all the way to 1995. • Pinch or double-tap to zoom into every detail, and share any picture. • Pull down for new pictures. MADE FOR EVERY SCREEN • Widgets in every size, including extra large on iPad. • On iPad in landscape and on iPhone Duo, the picture and its story sit side by side. • The widget looks right on tinted Home Screens and keeps showing the last picture when you're offline. WIDGET STUDIO Today's picture on your Home Screen is free. Widget Studio adds more: • Put the title or the date on your widget. • Add Lock Screen widgets. • Pin any day you like, or let the widget pick a random picture from the archive. If you bought Space Widget before, Widget Studio is included. • Widget Studio is an auto-renewing subscription, yearly or monthly. The yearly plan starts with a one-week free trial for new subscribers. • Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm the purchase, or when the free trial ends. • Your subscription renews automatically unless you turn it off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Renewal is charged within the 24 hours before the period ends. • Manage or cancel it any time in your Apple Account settings. Any unused part of a free trial ends when you subscribe. Pictures and explanations come from Astronomy Picture of the Day. Space Widget is an independent app and isn't affiliated with NASA. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.taphive.com/spacewidget/privacy.html

About

Chronoset

Features
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An album-based diary for organizing your photos and adding mood notes; it can also be used to add narration to knowledge-base screenshots and record your whimsical ideas.

Screenshots

Space Widget4 screens
Chronoset4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Chronoset at none against Space Widget's 2. Chronoset also leads on iOS requirement (17 vs 27.0). Space Widget's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). On price, ads and device support 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. Space Widget sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Chronoset asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Space Widget ships an update weekly, Chronoset every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on November 7, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Space Widget versus Chronoset: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpace WidgetChronoset
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.5 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS27.017 — better
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTaphive GmbH维华 肖

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Space Widget

Subscriptions2
  • Widget Studio Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Widget Studio Yearly7 Days trial$9.991 Year
None

Chronoset

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Space Widget free?
Space Widget is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Chronoset free?
Chronoset is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Space Widget or Chronoset have ads?
Neither Space Widget nor Chronoset shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Space Widget or Chronoset?
Space Widget ships an update weekly, and Chronoset every 3 weeks. Most recently, Space Widget was updated on November 7, 2026 and Chronoset on November 7, 2026.

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