Comparison

Transparent Widget Maker, TW vs GoWidget| Photo Widgets &Theme

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

Head to head
About

Transparent Widget Maker, TW

Easily customize your iPhone home screen with transparent widgets. Select widget size, add your desired image, and tap to make areas transparent. Save the image to your photo library to use with other widget apps.

Highlights
  • Customizable transparent widgets
  • Easy-to-use interface
  • Supports dark mode
  • Works on many devices
  • Save images to photo library
Features
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Customize your iPhone screen with Transparent widgets! ◆ The app is super easy to use! ◆ ① Select each size widget. ② Add the same image with your homescreen. ③ Tap the area where you want to make your home screen transparent and the image will be saved into your photo library(camera roll). ④ Go to the another app like 'WidgetPhoto', and set the image you've got as a widget image. That's all! ◆ Sticking points ◆ 1. Supported Dark mode. 2. Supported Many devices ◆ Future plans ◆ We will add as many features as possible. Thank you for your warm support message for the review!

About

GoWidget| Photo Widgets &Theme

Enhance your iPhone or iPad Home Screen with aesthetic themes and customizable widgets. Personalize your device with clocks, calendars, photos, and more, adjusting fonts and colors to match your style. New content is added weekly.

Highlights
  • Aesthetic themes
  • Customizable widgets
  • Clock widget
  • Calendar widget
  • Photo widget
  • Weekly content updates
Features
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Add some aesthetic to your iPhone Home Screen! GoWidget is more than just a simple widget app, it let you design your iPhone/iPad Home Screen to your heart’s content. Use our Aesthetic Themes and Colorful Widgets, including Clock, Calendar, Battery, Date, Quote,Photo, Usage Monitor and Countdown Widget, to make a nice-looking and stylish iPhone/iPad screen. As the widgets are customizable, you can change fonts, theme colors, and even the background color to fine-tune them in line with your preference. Themes, icons and widgets updated weekly. If don’t have the themes, icons and widgets you’d like, just shoot us a message with your requests. Newly added themes including: Christmas themed wallpaper & widget Christmas countdown Birthday countdown Countdown 2021 and more… Subscription options - GO Widget offers unlimited usage and unlocks all features for $19.99/year and $5.99/month. - Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at the 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 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 content. - No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during active subscription period. * This price is for United States customers. Pricing may differ depending on your country and actual charges may be converted to your local currency of residence. The prices are equal to “Apple’s App Store Matrix” which determines the equivalent subscription price in USD. Term of Use: https://widgettheme.github.io/PrivacyFiles/Terms.html Privacy Policy https://widgettheme.github.io/PrivacyFiles/PrivacyPolicy.html

Screenshots

Transparent Widget Maker, TW3 screens
GoWidget| Photo Widgets &Theme4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: GoWidget| Photo Widgets &Theme at 4.4 against Transparent Widget Maker, TW's 2.9. GoWidget| Photo Widgets &Theme also leads on review sentiment (38% vs 0%) and ratings volume (171 vs 12). Transparent Widget Maker, TW's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and ads (none vs shown). On price, 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. GoWidget| Photo Widgets &Theme sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Transparent Widget Maker, TW asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

GoWidget| Photo Widgets &Theme holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 2.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: GoWidget| Photo Widgets &Theme has 171 ratings behind it against 12, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Transparent Widget Maker, TW's written reviews are positive against 38% of GoWidget| Photo Widgets &Theme's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Transparent Widget Maker, TW ships an update daily, GoWidget| Photo Widgets &Theme every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Transparent Widget Maker, TW versus GoWidget| Photo Widgets &Theme: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTransparent Widget Maker, TWGoWidget| Photo Widgets &Theme
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.9 (12 ratings)4.4 (171 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews38.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings12171 — better
Update frequencyDaily — betterEvery 4 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS14.014.0
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB50 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLisfee, Inc.Nexa Digital Limited

Customer experience

Transparent Widget Maker, TW

All ratings12 ratings
Positive41.7%
Neutral8.3%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

GoWidget| Photo Widgets &Theme

All ratings171 ratings
Positive83.6%
Neutral3.5%
Negative12.9%
Written reviews21 reviews
Positive38.1%
Neutral4.8%
Negative57.1%

In-app purchases

None

Transparent Widget Maker, TW

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

GoWidget| Photo Widgets &Theme

Subscriptions4
  • Monthly Subscription$5.991 Month
  • Yearly Subscription$19.991 Year
  • Yearly Subscription Free Trial3 Days trial$19.991 Year
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  • Go Widget Yearly Promotion1 Year trial$19.991 Year

Questions

Is Transparent Widget Maker, TW free?
Transparent Widget Maker, TW is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is GoWidget| Photo Widgets &Theme free?
GoWidget| Photo Widgets &Theme is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Transparent Widget Maker, TW or GoWidget| Photo Widgets &Theme?
GoWidget| Photo Widgets &Theme is rated higher. Transparent Widget Maker, TW averages 2.9 out of 5 from 12 ratings, while GoWidget| Photo Widgets &Theme averages 4.4 from 171 ratings.
Do Transparent Widget Maker, TW or GoWidget| Photo Widgets &Theme have ads?
GoWidget| Photo Widgets &Theme shows ads; Transparent Widget Maker, TW does not.
Which is updated more often, Transparent Widget Maker, TW or GoWidget| Photo Widgets &Theme?
Transparent Widget Maker, TW ships an update daily, and GoWidget| Photo Widgets &Theme every 4 weeks. Most recently, Transparent Widget Maker, TW was updated on October 24, 2026 and GoWidget| Photo Widgets &Theme on October 27, 2026.

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