Comparison

Lock + Home Widgets widgetopia vs DAYOL

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 phone's home and lock screens with a vast library of customizable widgets. Design your own from scratch or remix existing ones with powerful tools. Access a wide range of widgets including clocks, weather, calendars, photos, and fitness trackers.

Highlights
  • Extensive widget library with daily additions
  • Powerful design tools for custom widgets
  • Home and Lock Screen widget support
  • Integration with Apple Health data
  • Customizable themes and icon packs
  • Import and share widget designs
Features
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From the team behind WatchMaker, the world’s largest watch face community, widgetopia gives you everything you need to make your Home Screen and Lock Screen feel like your own. 100,000+ WIDGETS Explore a huge library of widgets created by our community, with new designs added every day. Find clocks, weather, calendars, photos, fitness, quotes, anime, aesthetic designs and much more. MAKE IT YOURS Found something you like? Remix it. Or start from scratch and design your own with powerful tools for layers, fonts, colours, gradients, charts, formulas and live data. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets • Weather — current, hourly and daily • Calendars and agendas • Photos and animated GIFs • Steps, Activity rings and heart rate with Apple Health • Battery, time, date and analog or digital clocks • Countdowns, moon phases, progress bars and charts • 70+ widget themes • Transparent widgets • 5,000+ icons and complete icon packs • Wallpapers for Home Screen and Lock Screen • Custom JSON endpoints and JavaScript expressions • Import and share widgets • Made for iPhone Duo: open it flat for a wider layout with a side rail FREE TO USE widgetopia is free to use, including the full design tools. Some widgets are marked PLUS. You can unlock them individually by watching a short video, or unlock everything with widgetopia+ and remove ads. widgetopia+ • Weekly: $3.99 USD • Yearly: $19.99 USD Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours before the current period ends. You can manage or cancel your subscription in your Apple ID settings. Prices may vary by country and are charged in your local currency. Requires iOS 18 or later. Privacy Policy: https://widgetopia.io/privacy Terms of Use: https://widgetopia.io/terms OPTIONAL PERMISSIONS widgetopia only asks for access when a widget needs it: • Location — weather for where you are • Calendar — show your events on widgets • Apple Health — steps, Activity rings and heart rate on widgets you choose • Photos — save wallpapers to your library • Notifications — new widgets and tips

About

DAYOL

Create and personalize your digital diary with a wide range of customization options. Add your own touch with custom papers, drawings, text, photos, and stickers. Plan your days, track routines, and keep your memories organized.

Highlights
  • Customizable journal papers
  • Drawing, text, photo, and sticker decoration
  • Over 2000 stickers
  • Monthly, weekly, and daily planner templates
  • Routine tracker
  • iCloud synchronization
  • PDF export
Features
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Plans, memories, and your very own diary — with Dayol. You want to capture your days, but calendar apps feel cold and notes apps feel empty. DAYOL lets you record your day in your own way, with the cute little Dayol by your side. Plan with the calendar, journal your feelings, and build habits with the tracker. 3 million downloads · Featured as App Store App of the Day! ◆ Core Features ◆ # Build Your Own Diary From the cover to the contents, design your diary exactly the way you want it. # Calendar at a Glance See this month's schedule and today's notes on a single calendar screen. # 10 Page Templates Monthly, weekly, daily, notes, tracker, and more — mix and match freely. # Decorate Freely Photos, handwriting, text, stickers, and layers. Pro-level decorating tools, made simple. # Dayol & Friends Stickers Around 2,500 adorable stickers, all free to use. # 4 Widget Types Monthly, weekly, page preview, and checklist widgets — right on your home screen. # Sync Across Devices Pick up where you left off on iPhone and iPad with iCloud. # PDF Export & Backup Save a year of diaries as a PDF, or back everything up as a zip file. # Start Right Away — No sign-up needed to create your first diary. # Stays on Your Device — Your diary is never uploaded to any server. Start your very own diary with Dayol today. Contact: dayolstudio@gmail.com

Screenshots

Lock + Home Widgets widgetopia4 screens
DAYOL4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Lock + Home Widgets widgetopia at none against DAYOL's shown. Lock + Home Widgets widgetopia also leads on ratings volume (8.7K vs 416). DAYOL's advantage is review sentiment (70% vs 61%) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price, rating, update cadence 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 DAYOL sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 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 DAYOL. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Lock + Home Widgets widgetopia has 8.7K ratings behind it against 416, 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 70% of DAYOL's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Lock + Home Widgets widgetopia versus DAYOL: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLock + Home Widgets widgetopiaDAYOL
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (8.7K ratings) — better4.4 (416 ratings)
Positive reviews61.0% of reviews69.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings8.7K — better416
Update frequencyFortnightlyFortnightly
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size34 MB226 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWatch Faces & WidgetsSEUNGAH JO

Customer experience

Lock + Home Widgets widgetopia

All ratings8,672 ratings
Positive87.3%
Neutral4.8%
Negative7.9%
Written reviews513 reviews
Positive61.0%
Neutral9.0%
Negative30.0%

DAYOL

All ratings415 ratings
Positive84.8%
Neutral6.0%
Negative9.2%
Written reviews419 reviews
Positive69.7%
Neutral11.7%
Negative18.6%

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

DAYOL

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Lock + Home Widgets widgetopia

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

DAYOL

Subscriptions2
  • DAYOL VIP Membership (1Month)$1.991 Month
  • DAYOL VIP Membership (1year)$7.991 Year
One-time8
  • Acorn 100$0.49
  • Acorn 200+20$0.99
  • Acorn 300+40$1.99
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  • Acorn 400+80$3.99
  • Clear 6-Ring Covers$4.99
  • Dayol VIP$4.99
  • Acorn 800+200$5.99
  • DAYOL VIP for lifetime$10.99

Questions

Is Lock + Home Widgets widgetopia free?
Lock + Home Widgets widgetopia is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is DAYOL free?
DAYOL is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Lock + Home Widgets widgetopia or DAYOL?
Lock + Home Widgets widgetopia is rated higher. Lock + Home Widgets widgetopia averages 4.5 out of 5 from 8.7K ratings, while DAYOL averages 4.4 from 416 ratings.
Do Lock + Home Widgets widgetopia or DAYOL have ads?
DAYOL shows ads; Lock + Home Widgets widgetopia does not.
Which is updated more often, Lock + Home Widgets widgetopia or DAYOL?
Lock + Home Widgets widgetopia ships an update fortnightly, and DAYOL fortnightly. Most recently, Lock + Home Widgets widgetopia was updated on November 10, 2026 and DAYOL on November 7, 2026.

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