Comparison

Lock + Home Widgets widgetopia vs Themes

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

Themes

Personalize your mobile device with custom app icons, aesthetic themes, and widgets. Easily change your Home Screen's look and feel with a variety of options and new content added daily. Create your unique style with icon packs and matching wallpapers.

Highlights
  • Custom app icons
  • Aesthetic themes
  • Home Screen widgets
  • Lock Screen widgets
  • Icon packs
  • Custom wallpapers
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• Upgrade your Home Screen – set custom app icons, themes and widgets! • Aesthetic themes to impress your friends • 100+ apps supported • Lock Screen widgets customizer • Set app icons in one tap • Variety of cool widgets and wallpapers • Create your own style with icon packs • Wallpapers that fit themes style Themely is the only way to totally customize Home screen look and feel. Set custom app icons, widgets and wallpapers. We add new content every day – stay tuned! Need more icons and themes? Or want us to create some special app icon for you? Ping us on support@themely.cc Terms of Use: https://themely.cc/terms Privacy Policy: https://themely.cc/privacy

Screenshots

Lock + Home Widgets widgetopia4 screens
Themes4 screens

Verdict

The call

Lock + Home Widgets widgetopia and Themes both sit at 4.5 stars, but that hides the real split: 61% of Lock + Home Widgets widgetopia's written reviews are positive against 19% of Themes's. Lock + Home Widgets widgetopia also leads on ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (8.6K vs 2.1K). Themes's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, rating, 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

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 Themes sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 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 4.5 for Themes. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8.6K and 2.1K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 61% of Lock + Home Widgets widgetopia's written reviews are positive against 19% of Themes's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Lock + Home Widgets widgetopia ships an update every 2 months, Themes every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Lock + Home Widgets widgetopia versus Themes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLock + Home Widgets widgetopiaThemes
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (8.6K ratings) — better4.5 (2.1K ratings)
Positive reviews61.2% of reviews — better18.8% of reviews
Number of ratings8.6K — better2.1K
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS14.014.0
Further details — not scored
Size42 MB143 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWatch Faces & Widgets42Taps

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%

Themes

All ratings2,103 ratings
Positive86.2%
Neutral4.8%
Negative9.0%
Written reviews282 reviews
Positive18.8%
Neutral4.3%
Negative77.0%

User reviews

Lock + Home Widgets widgetopia

From 8.6K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Customizable widgets
  • 🎨 Wide selection of widgets
  • 💡 Ability to create own widgets
  • 🎨 Lots of customization options
  • 👍 Easy to use

Room to improve

  • 💰 Subscription/premium content
  • 🐛 Widgets not updating correctly
  • 🐛 Inaccurate time/weather/battery info
  • 🐛 Blurry/distorted widgets on home screen
  • 🔍 Difficult to find/use certain features

Themes

From 2.1K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 User-friendly
  • 🚀 Quick installation
  • 💡 Customization options

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes
  • 🔒 Security concerns
  • 💰 Expensive subscription
  • 🔋 Drains battery

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

Themes

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Infinite loading issues
  • Duplicate app icons
  • Incompatibility with certain devices

Requested features

3 requests
  • More free themes and icons
  • Batch icon installation
  • Undo/revert functionality

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
10 purchases

Themes

Subscriptions6
  • Monthly Membership$3.991 Month
  • Full Access Membership$4.997 Days
  • Full Access Membership3 Days trial$7.997 Days
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  • Yearly Membership$14.991 Year
  • Yearly Membership3 Days trial$24.991 Year
  • Yearly Access$29.991 Year
One-time4
  • Unlock Widget/Icon Pack$1.99
  • Full Lifetime Access$9.99
  • Fancy Widgets Themes & Icon$11.99
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  • Full Access$19.99

Questions

Is Lock + Home Widgets widgetopia free?
Lock + Home Widgets widgetopia is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Themes free?
Themes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Lock + Home Widgets widgetopia or Themes?
Lock + Home Widgets widgetopia is rated higher. Lock + Home Widgets widgetopia averages 4.5 out of 5 from 8.6K ratings, while Themes averages 4.5 from 2.1K ratings.
Do Lock + Home Widgets widgetopia or Themes have ads?
Themes shows ads; Lock + Home Widgets widgetopia does not.
Which is updated more often, Lock + Home Widgets widgetopia or Themes?
Lock + Home Widgets widgetopia ships an update every 2 months, and Themes every 2 weeks. Most recently, Lock + Home Widgets widgetopia was updated on September 24, 2026 and Themes on September 21, 2026.

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