Comparison

Widget Manager 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

Widget Manager

Design custom widgets for your mobile device's home screen. Personalize themes, photos, and dates to create a unique look for your phone.

Highlights
  • Custom widget design
  • Home screen themes
  • Photo widgets
  • Date widgets
  • Mobile device personalization
Features
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Widget Manager is a powerful widget management tool. You can use this App to design your favorite widgets on your mobile phone and other devices.

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

Widget Manager4 screens
Lock Screen Widgets App4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Lock Screen Widgets App at 4.4 against Widget Manager's 3.0. Lock Screen Widgets App also leads on ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (1.1K vs 2). Widget Manager's advantage is monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs subscription) and update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Widget Manager sells 1 one-off in-app purchase 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

Lock Screen Widgets App holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Lock Screen Widgets App has 1.1K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Widget Manager ships an update weekly, Lock Screen Widgets App every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on June 4, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Widget Manager versus Lock Screen Widgets App: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWidget ManagerLock Screen Widgets App
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (2 ratings)4.4 (1.1K ratings) — better
Positive reviews—28.6% of reviews
Number of ratings21.1K — better
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS14.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB302 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperFortuneCan Technology Co., Ltd.Yahor Kamisaruk

Customer experience

Widget Manager

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Lock Screen Widgets App

All ratings1,050 ratings
Positive84.2%
Neutral3.7%
Negative12.1%
Written reviews21 reviews
Positive28.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative71.4%

Bugs and requests

Widget Manager

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

1 purchases

Widget Manager

One-time1
  • 高级VIP服务$0.99
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 Widget Manager free?
Widget Manager 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, Widget Manager or Lock Screen Widgets App?
Lock Screen Widgets App is rated higher. Widget Manager averages 3.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Lock Screen Widgets App averages 4.4 from 1.1K ratings.
Do Widget Manager or Lock Screen Widgets App have ads?
Widget Manager shows ads; Lock Screen Widgets App does not.
Which is updated more often, Widget Manager or Lock Screen Widgets App?
Widget Manager ships an update weekly, and Lock Screen Widgets App every 3 weeks. Most recently, Widget Manager was updated on June 4, 2026 and Lock Screen Widgets App on September 25, 2026.

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