Comparison

Lock Screen Widgets App vs Widget Box

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

Widget Box

Create and customize your own widgets for your home screen. Share your designs with friends and download widgets created by others to personalize your device.

Highlights
  • DIY custom widgets
  • Personalize home screen
  • Customize background photo/color
  • Add time, date, calendar functions
  • Share DIY widgets
  • Download shared widgets
Features
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Widget Box lets you DIY widgets and personalize your home screen, and you can share your own widgets or download widgets shared by others. With Widget Box, you can DIY your own widgets, including: - Customize the widget’s background photo or color. - Add time、date、calendar (.etc) functions in widget. - Share your DIY widgets to your friends. - Download any widgets from your friends. GET it right now, and just enjoy it. Terms of Use: https://widget-share.oss-cn-hongkong.aliyuncs.com/privacy.txt

Screenshots

Lock Screen Widgets App4 screens
Widget Box4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Lock Screen Widgets App at 4.4 against Widget Box's 2.0. Lock Screen Widgets App also leads on ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (1.1K vs 1). Widget Box's advantage is monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs subscription) and update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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 Widget Box sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Lock Screen Widgets App holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Lock Screen Widgets App has 1.1K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Lock Screen Widgets App ships an update every 3 weeks, Widget Box weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Lock Screen Widgets App versus Widget Box: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLock Screen Widgets AppWidget Box
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (1.1K ratings) — better2.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews28.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.1K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.614.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size302 MB19 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperYahor KamisarukFortuneCan Technology Co., Ltd.

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%

Widget Box

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

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

Widget Box

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

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
1 purchases

Widget Box

Subscriptions1
  • Widget Box VIP$1.991 Month

Questions

Is Lock Screen Widgets App free?
Lock Screen Widgets App is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Widget Box free?
Widget Box is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Lock Screen Widgets App or Widget Box?
Lock Screen Widgets App is rated higher. Lock Screen Widgets App averages 4.4 out of 5 from 1.1K ratings, while Widget Box averages 2.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Lock Screen Widgets App or Widget Box have ads?
Widget Box shows ads; Lock Screen Widgets App does not.
Which is updated more often, Lock Screen Widgets App or Widget Box?
Lock Screen Widgets App ships an update every 3 weeks, and Widget Box weekly. Most recently, Lock Screen Widgets App was updated on October 12, 2026 and Widget Box on October 6, 2026.

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