It's a widget vs LockSwitch
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
It's a widget
This app allows you to add a variety of customizable widgets to your device's home screen. Choose from clocks, calendars, to-do lists, weather, and more, with options for transparent backgrounds and custom color schemes.
- Clock widgets
- Date & Calendar widgets
- ToDo & Reminder widgets
- Weather widgets
- Customizable widget colors
- Transparent background options
- Frosted glass background effects
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"It's a widgets" is the most advanced widget app for your screen! ==Widget Type== • Clock • Date&Calendar • ToDo&Reminder • Weather • DeviceInfo • Custom More types and styles are continuing to be added...... ==Customization== Support the customization of widgets: You can change the color of each part of the widget, of course we also provide a recommended color scheme for you to switch quickly. ==Transparent Background== The background of each widget supports special transparency settings. (Including *Pure Transparent*, *White Frosted Glass*, *Black Frosted Glass*) Tip: If you need to open the perspective zoom, you can set the background to frosted glass type.
LockSwitch
Create custom widgets for your device's lock screen to automate tasks. Access a library of actions or build your own, and personalize with thousands of icons or photos. Widgets sync across devices via iCloud.
- Custom lock screen widgets for app automation
- Library of system and third-party app actions
- Create your own custom actions
- Personalize widgets with 3,500+ icons or photos
- iCloud sync across devices
- App themes and alternate icons
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LockSwitch is a must-have for anyone wanting more control over their lock screen. Easily make custom widgets that trigger actions on your device when you tap them. Access the library of widget actions for system and third-party apps, or you create your own. ——— Features ——— - Create custom lock screen widgets for app automation. - Access a wide array of actions for system and third-party apps, or create your own. - Personalize your widgets with over 3,500 icons to choose from or choose a custom photo. - Widgets automatically sync across all of your devices with iCloud. - App themes and alternate app icons. ——— Support ——— If you enjoy using the app, please leave an excellent review and consider purchasing LockSwitch Pro, which will support me (Matt) as I'm the only person building this app. Please contact me on the support screen via the app settings tab if you have any issues, feedback, or feature requests. ——— Subscriptions ——— If you purchase a LockSwitch Pro subscription, payment will be charged to your iTunes account. Your account will automatically be charged for renewal 24 hours before the end of the current subscription period unless you disable auto-renew. You can turn off auto-renewal at any time by going to your Account Settings on the App Store after purchase. Privacy Policy: https://mdssoftware.co/privacypolicy Terms of Use: https://mdssoftware.co/termsofuse
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: LockSwitch at 4.8 against It's a widget's 1.0. LockSwitch also leads on ratings volume (8 vs 1). It's a widget's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 12 months) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. It's a widget sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and LockSwitch sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
LockSwitch holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: LockSwitch has 8 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
It's a widget ships an update weekly, LockSwitch every 12 months. The most recent releases landed on September 10, 2026 and August 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | It's a widget | LockSwitch |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 4.8 (8 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 8 — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 12 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 47 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SuperSynthesis Co.,Ltd. | MasterMind Software LLC |
Customer experience
It's a widget
LockSwitch
In-app purchases
It's a widget
- Pro Version(Monthly)$1.991 Month
- Pro Version(Quarterly)$4.493 Months
- Pro Version(Yearly)14 Days trial$11.991 Year
LockSwitch
- LockSwitch Pro$2.991 Month
- LockSwitch Pro3 Days trial$9.991 Year
Questions
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