Lock + Home Widgets widgetopia vs Notesferatu
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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
Notesferatu
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Notesferatu – Your Gothic Journal & Notebook Welcome to the Grand Library! Step into the mysterious world of Notesferatu, a beautifully gothic notebook where your thoughts, dreams, stories, poems, song lyrics, and memories are preserved within the ancient catacombs of a haunted library. Whether inspiration strikes in the middle of the night or you simply want a stylish place to organize your ideas, Notesferatu offers an immersive writing experience unlike any other. Features --------- 1. Rich Text Editor - Bring your writing to life with bold, italics, underlining, highlighting, multiple font styles, web links, and more. 2. Immersive Reading Mode - Enjoy your notes in a distraction-free reading experience with adjustable font sizes and customizable reading fonts for maximum comfort. 3. The Grand Library - Browse your collection inside Notesferatu's atmospheric Grand Library, complete with custom categories such as Dreams, Stories, Poems, Song Lyrics, Thoughts, General, and more. 4. Photos for Your Memories - Attach photos from your camera or photo library directly to your notes. Tap any image to view it in full-screen. 5. Export to PDF - Turn your writings into beautifully formatted PDF documents that are easy to save, print, or share. 6. Built-in Writing Templates - Quickly begin writing with templates for Dreams, Diaries, Poems, Stories, Song Lyrics and Thoughts 7. Pin Your Favorite Tomes - Keep your most important notes at the top of your library for quick access. 8. Private & Secure - Protect sensitive notes using Face ID or your device passcode, keeping your personal writings safe. 9. Personalized Writing - Choose from multiple writing fonts and adjust font sizes to create the perfect writing experience. 10. Writing Statistics - View useful information including word counts, creation dates, and last updated dates for every note. 11. Undo & Redo - Write with confidence knowing you can quickly undo or redo your recent edits. 12. Designed for Inspiration - With its playful gothic atmosphere, haunted library aesthetic, and elegant interface, Notesferatu makes everyday note-taking feel like writing inside an enchanted storybook. Whether you're capturing a fleeting dream, writing your next novel, recording poetry, collecting ideas, or preserving life's precious memories, Notesferatu provides a beautiful home for every page. The Grand Library is always open. Your next chapter awaits...
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Verdict
Lock + Home Widgets widgetopia and Notesferatu are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Lock + Home Widgets widgetopia sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Notesferatu sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | Lock + Home Widgets widgetopia | Notesferatu |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (8.7K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 61.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 8.7K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 17.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 34 MB | 343 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Watch Faces & Widgets | Christopher Torio |
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
Notesferatu
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Lock + Home Widgets widgetopia
- widgetopia+3 Days trial$1.991 Month
- widgetopia+ (Weekly)3 Days trial$3.997 Days
- widgetopia VIP$19.991 Year
- Lifetime Premium$5.99
Notesferatu
- Notesferatu Guides Pack$1.99
- Notesferatu Premium$3.99
Questions
Is Lock + Home Widgets widgetopia free?
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