Comparison

Story Widget vs Lock Screen Widgets App

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

Head to head
About

Story Widget

Create highly customizable date widgets for your device. Adjust size, color, background images, and fonts to perfectly match your aesthetic. Offers free content with optional premium subscription plans.

Highlights
  • Customizable date widget size and color
  • Background image from photos or Unsplash
  • 30+ built-in fonts
  • Adjustable text color
  • Weekly and monthly premium subscriptions
Features
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Story Widget is a highly customizable date widget. It can be adjusted precisely to best fit your desired appearance. - Create custom date widget of nearly any size and color - Change background image using your Photos or Unsplash - Pick from 30+ built-in fonts - Change text color - More features to come... If you’re having fun playing around with widgets, you should definitely check out Story Widget Along with completely free content, the app has the following subscription options for premium content: - Weekly with a 3-day free trial period; - Monthly without trial period; Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase - Free trial subscription is automatically renewed unless cancelled 24 hours before the renewal - Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period
 - Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication - Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase - Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period Privacy Policy: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/JFFapps/StoryWidget/master/PrivacyPolicy Terms of Service: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/JFFapps/StoryWidget/master/TermOfUse

About

Lock Screen Widgets App

Personalize your iPhone's home screen with vibrant, informative widgets. Easily add customizable date, time, calendar, and battery percentage displays with colorful backgrounds. Transform your device into a visually appealing and functional dashboard.

Highlights
  • Customizable widgets
  • Date and time display
  • Calendar integration
  • Battery percentage
  • Colorful backgrounds
  • Easy to use
Features
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Widget Themes helps you set up color widgets with just a few clicks! It’s really easy to use and change widgets. Your home screen will be amazing and informative like never before! Add any date, time, calendar and battery percentage widgets with colorful and well-designed backgrounds.
 The app contains the following subscription options: - 1 year membership costs from $29.99.
 - 1 week membership costs from $7.99 after 3 days free trial.
 - The price is for US customers. Pricing in other countries may vary and actual charges may be converted to your local currency depending on the country of residence. - 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. - Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal. - Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user’s Account Settings after purchase. - Any unused portion of the free trial will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription. Privacy Policy: https://pastimeapps.com/privacy
 Terms of Use: https://pastimeapps.com/terms

Screenshots

Story Widget4 screens
Lock Screen Widgets App4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Story Widget at freemium against Lock Screen Widgets App's subscription. Story Widget also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.4) and update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). Lock Screen Widgets App's advantage is ratings volume (1K vs 6). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Story Widget sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days and Lock Screen Widgets App sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Story Widget holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Lock Screen Widgets App has 1K ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Story Widget ships an update weekly, Lock Screen Widgets App every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Story Widget versus Lock Screen Widgets App: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStory WidgetLock Screen Widgets App
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (6 ratings) — better4.4 (1K ratings)
Positive reviews—28.6% of reviews
Number of ratings61K — better
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS14.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size40 MB302 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKseniya AdamchykYahor Kamisaruk

Customer experience

Story Widget

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Lock Screen Widgets App

All ratings1,049 ratings
Positive84.2%
Neutral3.6%
Negative12.2%
Written reviews21 reviews
Positive28.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative71.4%

Bugs and requests

Story Widget

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Lock Screen Widgets App

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Time widget stuck on old time
  • Crashes and freezes

Requested features

2 requests
  • Allow changing font and colors
  • Add 12-hour time format

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Story Widget

Subscriptions2
  • Weekly premium3 Days trial$4.997 Days
  • Monthly premium$12.991 Month
4 purchases

Lock Screen Widgets App

Subscriptions4
  • Widget Gallery - Premium$4.997 Days
  • Premium Color Widgets3 Days trial$7.997 Days
  • Widget Themes - Premium 2$7.997 Days
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  • Widget Themes - Premium$29.991 Year

Questions

Is Story Widget free?
Story Widget is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Lock Screen Widgets App free?
Lock Screen Widgets App is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Story Widget or Lock Screen Widgets App?
Story Widget is rated higher. Story Widget averages 4.8 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while Lock Screen Widgets App averages 4.4 from 1K ratings.
Do Story Widget or Lock Screen Widgets App have ads?
Neither Story Widget nor Lock Screen Widgets App shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Story Widget or Lock Screen Widgets App?
Story Widget ships an update weekly, and Lock Screen Widgets App every 3 weeks. Most recently, Story Widget was updated on October 4, 2026 and Lock Screen Widgets App on October 17, 2026.

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