Next Widget vs Lock Screen Widgets App
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Next Widget
Create and customize your own widgets for your home screen. Choose from hundreds of pre-built designs or design your own with various art, backgrounds, and colors. New widgets are added weekly.
- Create custom widgets
- Customize prebuilt widgets
- Weekly widget updates
- 500+ prebuilt widget options
- Widget library
- Analog and digital clocks
- Daily quotes and love counters
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◆ Make your own widgets, just the way you like.◆ You can find your favorite Widgets and Customize their art, background image, background color, etc or Create your widget with a wide range of options in Next Widget. also, you can have your own widget library and add them to your home screen. *****We add new widgets every week***** ◆ Main features: * Theme and widget packs (Weekly update) * Chose between 500+ prebuilt widgets (Weekly update) * Customize prebuilt widgets * Create your own widget ◆ Widget types: * Analog clock (60+ Styles) * Digital Clock (12 Styles) * Daily Quotes * Love day counter * Calendar * Countdown * Photo * Notes ◆ Upcoming widgets: * Weather * Social * Music * Sport * Tools ◆ Steps: 1- Choose your widget art between 500+ fantastic widgets 2- Customize your widget background color,image,text,etc. 3- Add your widget to your home screen ----------------------------- ►Notes: 〉Next Widget includes an optional premium subscription. This is offered on a monthly or annual basis. If you choose to purchase a subscription your payment will be charged to your iTunes account. Subscriptions will automatically renew unless canceled within 24-hours before the end of the current period. You can turn off auto-renewal at any time by going to your Account Settings on the App Store after purchase. 〉Subscription with a free trial period will automatically renew to a paid subscription. You can cancel your subscription in the iTunes settings at least 24- hours before the end of the free trial period. Subscription payments will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of your purchase and upon commencement of each renewal term. 〉Please note: any unused portion of a free trial period (if offered) will be forfeited when you purchase a premium subscription during the free trial period. 〉Please note: If have any problem with your widgets display after updates, please re-save them. 〉Please note: Please Report to us all translation or functionality problems through the Instagram support page. (link is inside the app) 〉You can cancel a free trial or subscription anytime by canceling your subscription through your iTunes account settings. This must be done 24 hours before the end of a free trial or subscription period to avoid being charged. The cancellation will take effect the day after the last day of the current subscription period, and you will be downgraded to the free service.
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.
- Customizable widgets
- Date and time display
- Calendar integration
- Battery percentage
- Colorful backgrounds
- Easy to use
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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
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Next Widget at 89% against Lock Screen Widgets App's 29%. Next Widget also leads on monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs subscription) and rating (4.7 vs 4.4). Lock Screen Widgets App's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (1.1K vs 68). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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. Next Widget sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 3 months 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.
Next Widget holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Lock Screen Widgets App has 1.1K ratings behind it against 68, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 89% of Next Widget's written reviews are positive against 29% of Lock Screen Widgets App's.
Next Widget ships an update every 8 days, Lock Screen Widgets App every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Next Widget | Lock Screen Widgets App |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (68 ratings) — better | 4.4 (1.1K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 88.5% of reviews — better | 28.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 68 | 1.1K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 8 days — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Subscription |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.1 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 87 MB | 302 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mehdi Khajeh Pour | Yahor Kamisaruk |
Customer experience
Next Widget
Lock Screen Widgets App
User reviews
Next Widget
From 68 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- ✨ Easy to use
- 🎨 Great customization options
- 🌟 Beautifully designed widgets
- 💯 Highly recommended app
- 📱 Perfect for personalizing iPhone
Room to improve
- 💸 Many premium features
- ⚠️ Ads in free version
- 📉 Limited free options
- 😥 Next wallpaper not working
- 🐛 Buggy scrolling behavior
Lock Screen Widgets App
From 1.1K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- ❤️ Beautiful
- 💕 Nice
Room to improve
- 🤑 Paid features
- 🕰️ Not customizable enough
- 🐌 Slow performance
Bugs and requests
Next Widget
Reported bugs
4 issues- Next wallpaper shows 'image not found'
- App crashes when scrolling
- Free trial charged immediately
- Time widget not keeping proper time (resolved)
Requested features
4 requests- More free options
- Fix scrolling bug
- More widget variety
- Improve free trial transparency
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
Next Widget
- Three months3 Days trial$4.993 Months
- One month$4.991 Month
- Six months$7.996 Months
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- One year promotion$7.991 Year
- One year$19.991 Year
Lock Screen Widgets App
- 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
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