Comparison

App Icon Maker & Custom Theme vs Live Widgets for iPad

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

Head to head
About

App Icon Maker & Custom Theme

Create personalized app icons to customize your device's home screen. Access a vast library of fonts, stickers, stock images, filters, and borders to design unique icons. Remove ads and unlock all features with a PRO subscription.

Highlights
  • Custom app icon design
  • Extensive font library
  • Vast sticker collection
  • Royalty-free stock images
  • Image filters and borders
  • Full cut-out tool
Features
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Design custom app icons for your home screen. With App Icon Maker & Designer it's easy to customize your home screen and make your iPhone as unique as you. Unlock everything and remove the ads with an App Icon Maker PRO subscription: - 7-Day Free Trial - No ads - 367 Unique Fonts - 4530 Stickers - 1.8 Million Royalty Free Stock Images & Backgrounds - 78 Filters - 304 Borders - Full Cut-Out Tool Icon Maker Pro Annual - $17.99 usd/year, billed annually (that's only $1.49/month) Icon Maker Pro Monthly - $2.99 usd/month, billed monthly - 7-day free trial - 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 a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable Terms of use: https://www.pizap.com/privacypolicy#terms Privacy Policy: https://www.pizap.com/privacypolicy

About

Live Widgets for iPad

Enhance your iPad and iPhone home screens with a vast collection of customizable widgets. Choose from pre-built themes or use the intuitive builder to design your own unique look with custom colors, fonts, backgrounds, and data displays. Optionally integrate with Apple Health to show activity data.

Highlights
  • Premium home screen widgets
  • Clock, calendar, and weather data
  • Pre-built themes
  • Fully customizable widgets
  • Widget builder for custom designs
  • Optional Apple Health integration
Features
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Personalize your iPad & iPhone home screens with premium widgets! We’re providing you with a huge library of attractive widgets with clocks, calendars and weather data. Pre-built themes offer various different combinations of colors, fonts, backgrounds, and more. Each widget is fully customizable, allowing you to create the perfect custom look! Widgets in our app are not only customizable in order to create any look required. What sets our app apart from the rest, is widget builder with which you can build your own widget looks choosing: - tint colors, - fonts, - background, - artwork, - data shown. Widget builder is truly standing out from the competition in terms of simplicity and convenience. Our app optionally integrates with Apple Health. This data is used to display your step and activity if you select one of those widget types.

Screenshots

App Icon Maker & Custom Theme4 screens
Live Widgets for iPad4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: App Icon Maker & Custom Theme at 4.3 against Live Widgets for iPad's 2.3. App Icon Maker & Custom Theme also leads on review sentiment (70% vs 33%) and ratings volume (755 vs 6). Live Widgets for iPad's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and ads (none vs shown). On price 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. App Icon Maker & Custom Theme sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Live Widgets for iPad asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

App Icon Maker & Custom Theme holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: App Icon Maker & Custom Theme has 755 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 70% of App Icon Maker & Custom Theme's written reviews are positive against 33% of Live Widgets for iPad's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

App Icon Maker & Custom Theme ships an update monthly, Live Widgets for iPad every 11 days. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
App Icon Maker & Custom Theme versus Live Widgets for iPad: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterApp Icon Maker & Custom ThemeLive Widgets for iPad
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (755 ratings) — better2.3 (6 ratings)
Positive reviews69.7% of reviews — better33.3% of reviews
Number of ratings755 — better6
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 11 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size218 MB208 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDigital Palette LLCbyss mobile

Customer experience

App Icon Maker & Custom Theme

All ratings756 ratings
Positive82.1%
Neutral7.4%
Negative10.4%
Written reviews122 reviews
Positive69.7%
Neutral9.0%
Negative21.3%

Live Widgets for iPad

All ratings6 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%

Bugs and requests

App Icon Maker & Custom Theme

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • App freezes when trying to apply custom icons
  • Some icons not displaying properly

Requested features

3 requests
  • More free icon packs
  • Ability to apply custom icons directly
  • Improved stability and performance

Live Widgets for iPad

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

4 purchases

App Icon Maker & Custom Theme

Subscriptions4
  • App Icon Maker PRO Monthly7 Days trial$5.991 Month
  • AI Pro Monthly7 Days trial$11.991 Month
  • App Icon Maker PRO Annual7 Days trial$35.991 Year
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  • AI Pro Annual7 Days trial$89.991 Year
None

Live Widgets for iPad

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is App Icon Maker & Custom Theme free?
App Icon Maker & Custom Theme is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Live Widgets for iPad free?
Live Widgets for iPad is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, App Icon Maker & Custom Theme or Live Widgets for iPad?
App Icon Maker & Custom Theme is rated higher. App Icon Maker & Custom Theme averages 4.3 out of 5 from 755 ratings, while Live Widgets for iPad averages 2.3 from 6 ratings.
Do App Icon Maker & Custom Theme or Live Widgets for iPad have ads?
App Icon Maker & Custom Theme shows ads; Live Widgets for iPad does not.
Which is updated more often, App Icon Maker & Custom Theme or Live Widgets for iPad?
App Icon Maker & Custom Theme ships an update monthly, and Live Widgets for iPad every 11 days. Most recently, App Icon Maker & Custom Theme was updated on November 3, 2026 and Live Widgets for iPad on November 3, 2026.

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