Comparison

Home Screen Widgets Widgetizer 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

Home Screen Widgets Widgetizer

Personalize your phone's home screen with custom widgets. Choose from a vast gallery, edit fonts and colors, or create photo collages. Unlock full features with a subscription for unlimited customization.

Highlights
  • Custom widget gallery
  • Widget preview
  • Widget editor
  • Collage widgets
  • Photo widgets
  • 30+ widget categories
  • Daily widget updates
Features
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Make your Home Screen look fabulous using a Widgetizer! Discover a unique custom widgets gallery for every taste, color and mood, grouped in 30 different categories and more. Main Widgetizer App Features: ■ Custom Widgets Gallery – choose, edit and activate custom widgets you like from the biggest, colorful collection to add them to your Home Screen. ■ Widget Preview – see how the selected widget will look before activating and adding it to your Home Screen; ■ Widget Editor – edit custom widgets as you like. Customize Font, Color, Style, Display (Date, Time, Day, Battery). ■ Collage Widgets – create beautiful collage widgets from your Photos. Pick Color and Layout that suit your collage and widget size. Activate to add to your Home Screen; ■ Active Widgets – here are all your activated custom and collage widgets that you can add to your Home Screen; ■ Photo Widgets – make your own Photo and Photo Album widgets; Widgetizer App Also Includes Content: – 30 categories of custom widgets, such as: Animals, Landscapes, etc. – 3000+ custom widgets with daily updates; – 3 custom widgets in each category for free (90 custom widgets in each widget sizes for free in total); – No ads! How to add widgets to your Home Screen? 1. From the Home Screen, touch and hold a widget or an empty area until the apps jiggle. 2. Tap the “Add” button (+) in the upper-left corner. 3. Search for ”Widgetizer” or scroll down until you find the app. 4. Select a widget type, choose from three widget sizes, then tap ”Add Widget”. 5. Tap ”Done” and enjoy the widget! How to edit widgets? 1. Touch and hold a widget to open the quick actions menu. 2. Tap ”Edit Widget”. 3. Make your changes, then tap outside of the widget to exit. Unclear? Do not worry! You can find a more detailed guide with pictures inside the app by clicking on the (?) button. Note: Free version of the app is limited to: – 90 custom widgets in each widget sizes; – 1 active custom and collage widget in each widget sizes; – 3 collage widget layouts in each widget sizes. To use the app without limits, an auto-renewable subscription ”Widgetizer Pro” is available. Auto-renewable Subscription ”Widgetizer Pro” Includes: – Unlock all widgets; – Get daily new widgets; – Unlimited active widgets; – Unlock widget editor; – All collage widget layouts. Auto-renewable Subscription ”Widgetizer Pro” Info: By subscribing you get premium (full, unlimited) access to all the features and content offered by ”Widgetizer” app. The app contains the following auto-renewable subscription called ”Widgetizer Pro”: – Weekly (0,99 US$) with a 3-days for free period * Subscription price may vary depending on your location. * 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; * Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable. Privacy Policy: https://widgetizer-privacy.nethouse.ru Terms of Use: https://widgetizer-terms.nethouse.ru

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

Home Screen Widgets Widgetizer4 screens
GoWidget| Photo Widgets &Theme4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Home Screen Widgets Widgetizer at freemium against GoWidget| Photo Widgets &Theme's subscription. Home Screen Widgets Widgetizer also leads on review sentiment (75% vs 38%) and ads (none vs shown). GoWidget| Photo Widgets &Theme's advantage is update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (171 vs 53). On price, rating, in-app purchases 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. Home Screen Widgets Widgetizer sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.99 per 7 days and GoWidget| Photo Widgets &Theme sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Home Screen Widgets Widgetizer against 4.4 for GoWidget| Photo Widgets &Theme. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 53 and 171 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 75% of Home Screen Widgets Widgetizer's written reviews are positive against 38% of GoWidget| Photo Widgets &Theme's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Home Screen Widgets Widgetizer ships an update every 3 months, GoWidget| Photo Widgets &Theme every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Home Screen Widgets Widgetizer versus GoWidget| Photo Widgets &Theme: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHome Screen Widgets WidgetizerGoWidget| Photo Widgets &Theme
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (53 ratings) — better4.4 (171 ratings)
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews — better38.1% of reviews
Number of ratings53171 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 4 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS14.014.0
Further details — not scored
Size38 MB50 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperUladzislau YanushkaNexa Digital Limited

Customer experience

Home Screen Widgets Widgetizer

All ratings53 ratings
Positive84.9%
Neutral5.7%
Negative9.4%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

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

1 purchases

Home Screen Widgets Widgetizer

Subscriptions1
  • Widgetizer Pro3 Days trial$0.997 Days
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 Home Screen Widgets Widgetizer free?
Home Screen Widgets Widgetizer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is GoWidget| Photo Widgets &Theme free?
GoWidget| Photo Widgets &Theme is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Home Screen Widgets Widgetizer or GoWidget| Photo Widgets &Theme?
Home Screen Widgets Widgetizer is rated higher. Home Screen Widgets Widgetizer averages 4.5 out of 5 from 53 ratings, while GoWidget| Photo Widgets &Theme averages 4.4 from 171 ratings.
Do Home Screen Widgets Widgetizer or GoWidget| Photo Widgets &Theme have ads?
GoWidget| Photo Widgets &Theme shows ads; Home Screen Widgets Widgetizer does not.
Which is updated more often, Home Screen Widgets Widgetizer or GoWidget| Photo Widgets &Theme?
Home Screen Widgets Widgetizer ships an update every 3 months, and GoWidget| Photo Widgets &Theme every 4 weeks. Most recently, Home Screen Widgets Widgetizer was updated on October 24, 2026 and GoWidget| Photo Widgets &Theme on October 27, 2026.

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