It's a widget vs Top Four
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.
Top Four
Personalize your phone's lock screen with customizable widgets. Add text, emojis, or symbols that can launch actions like calling contacts or controlling smart home devices. You can set up to four widgets for quick access to your favorite functions.
- Customizable text widgets
- Emoji and symbol integration
- Launch actions on tap
- Control HomeKit devices
- Open apps and contacts
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Top Four is an app to customize your lock screen widgets to be more personal to you. Choose text, emojis or symbols to add under the time. Tapping these widgets can also run an action like calling someone, toggling a HomeKit device or opening instagram (many more coming soon). You get 4 widgets to add to your lock screen (your top four). - Use text with custom fonts - Use emojis - Use one of the many symbols Have any questions or issues? email me@shabz.co
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Top Four at 4.7 against It's a widget's 1.0. Top Four also leads on ratings volume (35 vs 1) and update cadence (every 4 days vs weekly). It's a widget's advantage is iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.0). On price, review sentiment, 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. It's a widget sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Top Four sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Top Four holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Top Four has 35 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 50% and 50% positive.
It's a widget ships an update weekly, Top Four every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on September 10, 2026 and August 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | It's a widget | Top Four |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 4.7 (35 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 35 — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 47 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SuperSynthesis Co.,Ltd. | ShabzCo, LLC |
Customer experience
It's a widget
Top Four
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
Top Four
- Top Four Pro$1.99
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