Custom App Icon Maker vs Widget+ Custom HomeScreen
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Custom App Icon Maker
Personalize your mobile device's home screen with custom app icons and widgets. Easily create unique designs from templates or from scratch using powerful editing tools. Apply your creations seamlessly to achieve a truly personalized look.
- Create custom app icons
- Design custom widgets
- Wide range of templates
- Powerful editing tools
- Layering and cropping
- Color adjustment
- Seamless iOS integration
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IconKit is the ultimate app for anyone who wants to personalize their home screen and make it truly unique. With IconKit, users can create custom app icons and widgets that perfectly match their style and preferences. Whether you want to add a touch of color, a favorite photo, or a fun design to your home screen, IconKit has you covered. Creating custom icons and widgets with IconKit is easy and intuitive. Users can choose from a wide range of pre-made templates and designs, or create their own from scratch using the app's powerful editing tools. With features like layering, cropping, and color adjustment, users have complete control over every aspect of their custom icons and widgets. Once users have created their custom icons and widgets, they can easily apply them to their home screen. IconKit integrates seamlessly with iOS, allowing users to replace the default icons and widgets for their favorite apps and features with their own custom designs. This means that users can completely personalize their home screen and create a look that is entirely their own. In addition to its powerful customization features, IconKit also offers a range of useful tools and resources to help users get the most out of their home screen. Overall, IconKit is the perfect app for anyone who wants to take their home screen to the next level. With its easy-to-use interface, powerful customization tools, and vibrant community, IconKit is the ultimate tool for creating a home screen that is truly personalized and unique. Subscriptions: If you purchase a subscription, your Apple account will be charged. Subscriptions auto-renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store settings. Privacy Policy: mastermindsoftware.co/privacypolicy Terms of Use: mastermindsoftware.co/termsofuse
Widget+ Custom HomeScreen
Personalize your iPhone's home screen with custom widgets, icons, and wallpapers. Choose from a variety of styles or design your own with adjustable fonts, colors, and backgrounds. Transform your device with unique themes and useful clock or photo widgets.
- Customizable widgets with various styles
- Personalize fonts, text color, and backgrounds
- Themed packs with wallpapers and icons
- Clock and date widgets in multiple sizes
- Photo and motivation widgets
- Easy step-by-step customization guide
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Tired of traditional screen layout? Widget+ makes it easy to create your own home screen! Customize your home screen with widgets, icons and wallpapers! Just follow the instructions step-by-step, say goodbye to boring screen! *COLORFUL WIDGETS* Widget+ offers you tons of styles, landscape, universe, cartoon, neon,… If you want to design yourself, you can change font, text color or background picture. *THEMES & ICONS* Every theme contains wallpapers, widgets and icons, different theme styles such as Forest, Neon, Black, etc. Choose the one you like, they’re easy to apply with the help of our guide. *TIME & DATE* Choose a beautiful clock or date, get clear information than before, every calendar widget has 3 sizes for you to choose, some of them display the better yet. *PHOTO & MOTIVATION* If you like sharing photo or powerful quotes, come to add photo or motivation widgets. Decorate your home screen with your family, friends and pets photo, or just something beautiful. Attention: - Our app is available on iOS 14 and later. - The icon skin do not change the actual app icons, these icons are just a custom shortcut using Shortcuts App.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Custom App Icon Maker at 50% against Widget+ Custom HomeScreen's 18%. Custom App Icon Maker also leads on rating (4.4 vs 4.0). Widget+ Custom HomeScreen's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 6 weeks) and ratings volume (3.5K vs 96). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Custom App Icon Maker sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per 7 days and Widget+ Custom HomeScreen sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Custom App Icon Maker holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Widget+ Custom HomeScreen has 3.5K ratings behind it against 96, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Custom App Icon Maker's written reviews are positive against 18% of Widget+ Custom HomeScreen's.
Custom App Icon Maker ships an update every 6 weeks, Widget+ Custom HomeScreen weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Custom App Icon Maker | Widget+ Custom HomeScreen |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (96 ratings) — better | 4.0 (3.5K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better | 18.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 96 | 3.5K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 30 MB | 105 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | MasterMind Software LLC | GOLD FAITH LIMITED |
Customer experience
Custom App Icon Maker
Widget+ Custom HomeScreen
Bugs and requests
Custom App Icon Maker
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Widget+ Custom HomeScreen
Reported bugs
3 issues- Unable to exit subscription screen
- Widgets not working as expected
- Inconsistent performance
Requested features
3 requests- More free widgets and themes
- Ability to use own photos
- Cheaper subscription options
In-app purchases
Custom App Icon Maker
- IconKit Pro$7.997 Days
- IconKit Pro$9.991 Month
- IconKit Pro$24.991 Year
- IconKit Pro$9.99
- IconKit Pro$14.99
- IconKit Pro$29.99
Widget+ Custom HomeScreen
- Widget+ Weekly Subscription3 Days trial$4.997 Days
- Weekly Premium3 Days trial$9.997 Days
- Monthly Premium$9.991 Month
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- Widget+ Monthly Vip3 Days trial$19.991 Month
- Widget+ Yearly Vip3 Days trial$29.991 Year
- Widget+ VIP$9.99
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