Comparison

Lock + Home Widgets widgetopia vs Pixel Widget

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

Head to head
About

Lock + Home Widgets widgetopia

Personalize your home and lock screens with thousands of pre-made widgets or create your own unique designs. Customize with icons, wallpapers, and various data displays like weather, calendar, and health.

Highlights
  • Thousands of pre-built widgets
  • Powerful widget design tools
  • Customizable icons and wallpapers
  • Home and iOS 16 lock screen widgets
  • Weather, Calendar, and Health widgets
  • Animated GIFs and Charts
Features
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From the team behind WatchMaker, the largest watchface design community in the world - get ready to make your home screen unique with widgetopia! THOUSANDS OF WIDGETS There are 100,000+ pre-built widgets which you can use right away! CREATE YOUR OWN WIDGET With widgetopia, you can use our powerful design tools to make your own designs and display any data you need. - 100,000+ widgets, more each day! - 5,000+ icons to make your iPhone look neat and stylish! - 100+ wallpapers for your home / lock screen! - Home and iOS 16 lock screen widgets! - Install the whole icon pack at once! - Over 70 widget themes! - Full designer tools - Weather Widget (current, hourly, daily) - Calendar Widget - Health Widget - Photo Widget - Battery Widget - Reminders Widget - Time & date - Digital clock - Analog clock including seconds - 100,000 Watch Hands + Backgrounds - Steps - Charts - Countdowns - Javascript expressions - Moon phase - Activity rings - Progress bars - Import widgets - Themeable Widgets - Transparent Widgets - Custom JSON Endpoints - Animated GIFs - Much more coming soon! REMIX EXISTING WIDGETS You can remix any widget you like and customize to your heart's content! Requires iOS 14+ PRICING AND TERMS Free version allows use of all widgets excluding those with weather data, including full design tools. Upgrade to the VIP version to unlock all widgets, get regular content updates and remove ads! – 1 week subscription price starts at $3.99 USD/week – 12 months subscription price starts at $19.99 USD/year - 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 The prices above are in US dollars. Pricing in other countries may vary and actual charges may be converted to your local currency depending on the country. Privacy Policy: https://widgetopia.io/privacy/wm Terms of Use: https://widgetopia.io/terms/wm Requested access: Photos - use your own photos in your widget Notification - access to receive notifications about updates, new content, app news Calendar - display calendar data on widgets Bluetooth - display Bluetooth status on widgets Health - widgetopia optionally integrates with Apple Health. This data is used to display your step count and activity if you select one of those widget types. Permission for widgetopia to access this data is controlled through the Apple Health app.

About

Pixel Widget

Personalize your device's home screen with a variety of customizable options. Add unique pixel icons, wallpapers, and widgets to express your style. Launch your favorite apps directly from custom widgets.

Highlights
  • Customized pixel icons
  • Customized wallpapers
  • Customized photo & colored widgets
  • Customized application launcher
  • Transparent widgets
  • Unlockable pro features
Features
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# Pixel Widget Customize your home screen with lots of fun. # Features - Customized with pixel icons - Customized wallpapers - Customized photo & colored widget - Customized application launcher - Transparent widget # Pro Version Features - Unlock limitation with more than 5 cards - Unlimited wallpaper - Unlimited category - Unlock more features in future # Subscriptions Pro Version Subscriptions: - Pro Version - Monthly ( 1 month, $ 1.99, auto-Renewable subscription) - Pro Version - Annual ( 1 year, $ 14.99, auto-renewable subscription) Your payment will be charged to your iTunes Account once you confirm your purchase. Your iTunes account will be charged again when your subscription automatically renews at the end of your current subscription period unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours prior to end of the current period. You can manage or turn off auto-renew in your Apple ID Account Settings any time after purchase. Terms & Conditions: https://woo-interactive.com/privacy/pixelwidgetterms.html Privacy Policy: https://woo-interactive.com/privacy/pixelwidget.html # Lifetime Purchase Pro Version Lifetime: - Pro Version - Lifetime (lifetime, $ 29.99) Your payment will be charged to your iTunes Account once you confirm your purchase. Terms & Conditions: https://woo-interactive.com/privacy/pixelwidgetterms.html Privacy Policy: https://woo-interactive.com/privacy/pixelwidget.html # Feedback Any feedback and recommendation please kindly click Email icon in about page.

Screenshots

Lock + Home Widgets widgetopia4 screens
Pixel Widget4 screens

Verdict

The call

Lock + Home Widgets widgetopia and Pixel Widget both sit at 4.5 stars, but that hides the real split: 86% of Pixel Widget's written reviews are positive against 61% of Lock + Home Widgets widgetopia's. Pixel Widget also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). Lock + Home Widgets widgetopia's advantage is ratings volume (8.6K vs 7). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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. Lock + Home Widgets widgetopia sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Pixel Widget sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 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 Lock + Home Widgets widgetopia against 4.4 for Pixel Widget. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Lock + Home Widgets widgetopia has 8.6K ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 61% of Lock + Home Widgets widgetopia's written reviews are positive against 86% of Pixel Widget's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Lock + Home Widgets widgetopia ships an update every 2 months, Pixel Widget every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Lock + Home Widgets widgetopia versus Pixel Widget: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLock + Home Widgets widgetopiaPixel Widget
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (8.6K ratings) — better4.4 (7 ratings)
Positive reviews61.2% of reviews86.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings8.6K — better7
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.014.0
Further details — not scored
Size42 MB123 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWatch Faces & Widgets涛 吴

Customer experience

Lock + Home Widgets widgetopia

All ratings8,607 ratings
Positive87.3%
Neutral4.9%
Negative7.8%
Written reviews510 reviews
Positive61.2%
Neutral8.8%
Negative30.0%

Pixel Widget

All ratings7 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative14.3%
Written reviews22 reviews
Positive86.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative13.6%

Bugs and requests

Lock + Home Widgets widgetopia

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Widgets not refreshing properly
  • Time/weather/battery info not updating
  • Widgets appearing blurry on home screen
  • Crashes/freezes when using the app

Requested features

6 requests
  • More free widget options
  • Ability to remove Widgetopia branding
  • Better tutorial/guidance
  • Faster widget updates
  • More font/icon options
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  • Ability to launch apps from widgets

Pixel Widget

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Lock + Home Widgets widgetopia

Subscriptions3
  • widgetopia VIP3 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • widgetopia VIP (Weekly)3 Days trial$3.997 Days
  • widgetopia VIP$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Premium$5.99
3 purchases

Pixel Widget

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Version - Monthly$0.991 Month
  • Pro Version - Annual$4.491 Year
One-time1
  • Pro Version - Lifetime$8.99

Questions

Is Lock + Home Widgets widgetopia free?
Lock + Home Widgets widgetopia is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pixel Widget free?
Pixel Widget is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Lock + Home Widgets widgetopia or Pixel Widget?
Lock + Home Widgets widgetopia is rated higher. Lock + Home Widgets widgetopia averages 4.5 out of 5 from 8.6K ratings, while Pixel Widget averages 4.4 from 7 ratings.
Do Lock + Home Widgets widgetopia or Pixel Widget have ads?
Neither Lock + Home Widgets widgetopia nor Pixel Widget shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Lock + Home Widgets widgetopia or Pixel Widget?
Lock + Home Widgets widgetopia ships an update every 2 months, and Pixel Widget every 2 weeks. Most recently, Lock + Home Widgets widgetopia was updated on September 25, 2026 and Pixel Widget on September 20, 2026.

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