Comparison

Lock Screen Widgets App vs Call Widget

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

Head to head
About

Lock Screen Widgets App

Personalize your iPhone's home screen with vibrant, informative widgets. Easily add customizable date, time, calendar, and battery percentage displays with colorful backgrounds. Transform your device into a visually appealing and functional dashboard.

Highlights
  • Customizable widgets
  • Date and time display
  • Calendar integration
  • Battery percentage
  • Colorful backgrounds
  • Easy to use
Features
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Widget Themes helps you set up color widgets with just a few clicks! It’s really easy to use and change widgets. Your home screen will be amazing and informative like never before! Add any date, time, calendar and battery percentage widgets with colorful and well-designed backgrounds.
 The app contains the following subscription options: - 1 year membership costs from $29.99.
 - 1 week membership costs from $7.99 after 3 days free trial.
 - The price is for US customers. Pricing in other countries may vary and actual charges may be converted to your local currency depending on the country of residence. - 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 the free trial will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription. Privacy Policy: https://pastimeapps.com/privacy
 Terms of Use: https://pastimeapps.com/terms

About

Call Widget

This app allows you to add favorite contacts as widgets to your iOS home screen for quick dialing. Personalize your phone with beautiful and useful widgets to call your most important contacts in just two clicks.

Highlights
  • Speed dial favorite contacts
  • Add contacts to home screen widgets
  • Customize home screen appearance
  • Assign photos to contacts
  • Two-click calling
Features
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Call Widget is the first iOS 14 widget for speed-dialing your favorites directly from your home screen! All you need is to choose your favorite contacts, assign a photo, and find the best place on your screen for beautiful and useful widgets. Call your favs in two clicks. Isn’t it awesome? Call Widget is also an easy way to personalize your phone and be the coolest kid on the block. Still in doubt? With Call Widget you can: - SPEED DIAL your favorite contacts - CUSTOMIZE your home screen - EASILY set it up and use Join in! Terms of Use: https://www.azurapps.com/terms-of-use Privacy Policy: https://www.azurapps.com/privacy-policy Note: For using the App, you need to be sure that your device has been updated to iOS 14.

Screenshots

Lock Screen Widgets App4 screens
Call Widget4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Call Widget at free with in-app purchases against Lock Screen Widgets App's subscription. Call Widget also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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 Screen Widgets App sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days and Call Widget sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. 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 — 4.4 for Lock Screen Widgets App against 4.3 for Call Widget. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1.1K and 693 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 29% of Lock Screen Widgets App's written reviews are positive against 27% of Call Widget's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Lock Screen Widgets App ships an update every 3 weeks, Call Widget weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 15, 2026 and September 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Lock Screen Widgets App versus Call Widget: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLock Screen Widgets AppCall Widget
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (1.1K ratings) — better4.3 (693 ratings)
Positive reviews28.6% of reviews — better27.3% of reviews
Number of ratings1.1K — better693
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.614.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size302 MB111 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYahor KamisarukAZUR APPS FZ-LLC

Customer experience

Lock Screen Widgets App

All ratings1,050 ratings
Positive84.2%
Neutral3.7%
Negative12.1%
Written reviews21 reviews
Positive28.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative71.4%

Call Widget

All ratings693 ratings
Positive80.1%
Neutral5.2%
Negative14.7%
Written reviews22 reviews
Positive27.3%
Neutral9.1%
Negative63.6%

User reviews

Lock Screen Widgets App

From 1.1K App Store ratings

What we love

  • ❤️ Beautiful
  • 💕 Nice

Room to improve

  • 🤑 Paid features
  • 🕰️ Not customizable enough
  • 🐌 Slow performance

Call Widget

From 693 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use interface
  • ✨ Nice looking widget design
  • 🎯 Convenient quick access to contacts
  • 📱 Better than native phone app for large fingers

Room to improve

  • 💰 Requires paid subscription/in-app purchases
  • 🚫 Not truly one-tap dialing as advertised
  • ❌ Misleading marketing and false advertising
  • 🐛 Widgets don't function properly
  • ⚠️ Hidden close button (X) in corner

Bugs and requests

Lock Screen Widgets App

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Time widget stuck on old time
  • Crashes and freezes

Requested features

2 requests
  • Allow changing font and colors
  • Add 12-hour time format

Call Widget

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Tapping contact widgets does nothing
  • Dialing functionality broken after adding contacts
  • Only first widget works, others are non-functional
  • App shows 'coming soon' after purchase
  • Close button invisible due to colorful corner design

Requested features

6 requests
  • Increase widget contact limit beyond 3-10 entries
  • Multiple widgets on home screen support
  • Full screen contact display option
  • FaceTime audio/video call widget support
  • Truly one-tap dialing without app opening
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  • Remove requirement to open app before calling

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Lock Screen Widgets App

Subscriptions4
  • Widget Gallery - Premium$4.997 Days
  • Premium Color Widgets3 Days trial$7.997 Days
  • Widget Themes - Premium 2$7.997 Days
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  • Widget Themes - Premium$29.991 Year
11 purchases

Call Widget

Subscriptions8
  • Call Widget Pro 1 Week$1.997 Days
  • Call Widget Pro 1 Week3 Days trial$1.997 Days
  • Call Widget Pro 1 Month3 Days trial$4.991 Month
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  • Call Widget Pro 1 Month$4.991 Month
  • Call Widget Pro 3 Months$9.993 Months
  • Call Widget Pro 3 Months3 Days trial$9.993 Months
  • Call Widget Pro Annual$19.991 Year
  • Call Widget Pro Annual$29.991 Year
One-time3
  • Clean Widget$1.99
  • In Love Pack$1.99
  • Call Widget Pro Lifetime$14.99

Questions

Is Lock Screen Widgets App free?
Lock Screen Widgets App is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Call Widget free?
Call Widget is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Lock Screen Widgets App or Call Widget?
Lock Screen Widgets App is rated higher. Lock Screen Widgets App averages 4.4 out of 5 from 1.1K ratings, while Call Widget averages 4.3 from 693 ratings.
Do Lock Screen Widgets App or Call Widget have ads?
Neither Lock Screen Widgets App nor Call Widget shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Lock Screen Widgets App or Call Widget?
Lock Screen Widgets App ships an update every 3 weeks, and Call Widget weekly. Most recently, Lock Screen Widgets App was updated on September 15, 2026 and Call Widget on September 5, 2026.

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