Icon SD for custom home screen vs xWidgets
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Icon SD for custom home screen
Easily design custom icons for your device's home screen. Personalize with template colors, numerous symbols, and your own photos as backgrounds. Adjust foreground and background colors, and add icon borders for a unique look.
- Create custom icons
- Use own photos for background
- Template colors
- Many symbols available
- Choose foreground color
- Choose background color
- Icon border customization
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Create icons for Shortcuts app. Features: template colors. many symbols use my photo to background. choose foreground color. choose background color. icon border.
xWidgets
Personalize your iOS home screen with customizable widgets. Display time, date, images, and text with a transparent background for a clean, elegant look. Create a unique interface tailored to your style.
- Customizable widgets
- Transparent background option
- Display time and date
- Add images and text
- Home screen personalization
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xWidgets – a sleek and practical iOS app. With our collection of widgets, you can effortlessly display time, date, images, and text on your home screen, all with the option of a transparent background. Customize your interface to create a unique and understated look. Download "Transparent Widgets" now and add a touch of elegance to your iOS device. Privacy Policy: https://aback-lunch-6d5.notion.site/Privacy-Policy-940235ee443546d5bb359687abdd68ba Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: xWidgets at 100% against Icon SD for custom home screen's 46%. xWidgets also leads on ads (none vs shown). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Icon SD for custom home screen sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and xWidgets sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | Icon SD for custom home screen | xWidgets |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (81 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 46.4% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 81 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | — |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Daisuke Suzuki | 万庄 黄 |
Customer experience
Icon SD for custom home screen
xWidgets
Bugs and requests
Icon SD for custom home screen
Reported bugs
10 issues- Background images not loading
- Cannot save images
- App stops working
- Widgets bugged
- Icons misaligned after iOS update
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- App crashes after update
- Transparent icons not working
- Text color not reflecting
- Cannot open apps after changing icons
- Notification badges not visible
Requested features
10 requests- Support for iOS 26
- Support for large icons (iOS 18)
- Add reset function
- More icon variations
- Add more symbols
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- Support for iPad Pro
- Add 'News' icon
- Add game icons
- Add icons for common apps (LINE, Twitter, TikTok, etc.)
- Improve icon alignment
xWidgets
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Icon SD for custom home screen
- Pro version.$6.99
xWidgets
- Pro Monthly$0.991 Month
- Pro Yearly$1.991 Year
Questions
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