Comparison

Lock Screen Widgets App vs Photo 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

Photo Widget

Quickly call your favorite contacts directly from your home screen with custom photos. Personalize your phone's display with functional widgets for one-tap calling.

Highlights
  • Speed dial favorite contacts
  • Customize home screen
  • One-click calling
  • Add custom photos
  • Easy setup and use
Features
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Caller Widget is the perfect app for speed-dialing your favorites directly from your home screen! All you need is to choose your favorite contacts, assign a picture from your gallery, and find the best place on your home screen for beautiful and functional widgets. Then, call your favorite people in one click. Caller Widget is such an easy and perfect app to personalize your home phone. Here are the main features: - SPEED DIAL your favorite contacts - CUSTOMIZE your home screen - EASILY set it up and use Enjoy!

Screenshots

Lock Screen Widgets App4 screens
Photo Widget4 screens

Verdict

The call

Lock Screen Widgets App and Photo Widget both sit at 4.4 stars, but that hides the real split: 78% of Photo Widget's written reviews are positive against 29% of Lock Screen Widgets App's. Photo Widget also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 4). Lock Screen Widgets App's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Photo Widget asks for nothing beyond the download.

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 4.4 for Photo Widget. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1.1K and 421 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 29% of Lock Screen Widgets App's written reviews are positive against 78% of Photo Widget's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Lock Screen Widgets App ships an update every 3 weeks, Photo Widget fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 15, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Lock Screen Widgets App versus Photo Widget: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLock Screen Widgets AppPhoto Widget
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (1.1K ratings) — better4.4 (421 ratings)
Positive reviews28.6% of reviews78.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.1K — better421
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationSubscriptionAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.614.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size302 MB204 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYahor Kamisaruk25 Degrees Apps 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%

Photo Widget

All ratings421 ratings
Positive82.7%
Neutral8.6%
Negative8.8%
Written reviews87 reviews
Positive78.2%
Neutral9.2%
Negative12.6%

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

Photo Widget

From 421 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Customizable widgets
  • 💡 Innovative design options
  • 🚀 Smooth performance
  • 🆓 Completely free app

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Compatibility issues with some devices
  • 🤔 Confusing widget setup process
  • 🕰️ Lack of 12-hour time format option

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

Photo Widget

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Widgets not appearing on home screen after setup
  • App crashing or freezing when accessing certain sections
  • Repeated prompts to rate the app

Requested features

3 requests
  • Add mini-games or activities to earn rewards
  • Improve widget downloading and placement functionality
  • Provide more color and theme options

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
None

Photo Widget

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Lock Screen Widgets App free?
Lock Screen Widgets App is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Photo Widget free?
Photo Widget is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Lock Screen Widgets App or Photo Widget?
Lock Screen Widgets App is rated higher. Lock Screen Widgets App averages 4.4 out of 5 from 1.1K ratings, while Photo Widget averages 4.4 from 421 ratings.
Do Lock Screen Widgets App or Photo Widget have ads?
Photo Widget shows ads; Lock Screen Widgets App does not.
Which is updated more often, Lock Screen Widgets App or Photo Widget?
Lock Screen Widgets App ships an update every 3 weeks, and Photo Widget fortnightly. Most recently, Lock Screen Widgets App was updated on September 15, 2026 and Photo Widget on September 20, 2026.

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