Comparison

Lock Screen Widgets App vs Widget Lab

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 Lab

Personalize your home screen with a variety of useful widgets. Track system info, enjoy daily poems, set countdowns for important dates, and make waiting times more enjoyable. More widgets are continuously being added.

Highlights
  • Personalize home screen
  • System Info Widget
  • Daily Poems Widget
  • Count Down Widget
  • Slack Off Widget
  • Customizable widgets
Features
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Widget Lab is an application collecting various of widgets together. Widget Lab not only allows you to personalize and design your own HOME screen based on your preferences easily, but also provides you different kinds of useful widgets to help you gather and collect information from several different fields. System Info Widget: To check your phone's status including RAM, battery, system version etc. in Home. Daily Poems Widget: To feel the beauty of literature across 5000 years. Count Down Widget: Remember every important date. Slack Off Widget: Let Waiting Time to Get Off be Happier. More widgets are under development and will be updated in the near future. [Description of Widget Lab App membership service 1. Membership includes several subscription types Subscription period: 1 month, 3 months, 12 months 2. The first subscription will be paid directly through iTunes account; the account will be charged within 24 hours before the expiration date, and the subscription period will be automatically postponed after the successful deduction. 3. You can choose whether to renew the subscription or not, if you want to cancel, please cancel in the AppleID settings 24 hours before the subscription expires. 4.Widget Lab App Membership Agreement Widget Lab App Member Service Agreement: https://post.jellow.club/小组件盒子会员付费协议/ 5.Widgetbox App Software User Agreement and Privacy Policy Widgetbox Software License and Service Agreement: https://post.jellow.club/xzh-agreement/ Widgetbox Privacy Agreement: https://post.jellow.club/xzh-privacy/

Screenshots

Lock Screen Widgets App4 screens
Widget Lab4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Widget Lab at free with in-app purchases against Lock Screen Widgets App's subscription. Lock Screen Widgets App's advantage is rating (4.4 vs 3.9) and ads (none vs shown). On price, review sentiment, 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 and Widget Lab sells 12 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 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 3.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1.1K and 398 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 29% of Lock Screen Widgets App's written reviews are positive against 31% of Widget Lab's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Lock Screen Widgets App ships an update every 3 weeks, Widget Lab fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 15, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Lock Screen Widgets App versus Widget Lab: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLock Screen Widgets AppWidget Lab
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (1.1K ratings) — better3.9 (398 ratings)
Positive reviews28.6% of reviews31.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.1K — better398
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.614.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size302 MB285 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperYahor KamisarukNingbo If 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 Lab

All ratings398 ratings
Positive68.8%
Neutral6.3%
Negative24.9%
Written reviews236 reviews
Positive31.4%
Neutral12.7%
Negative55.9%

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

Widget Lab

From 398 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🌟 Cute and creative widgets
  • 💖 Customizable lock screen options
  • 🎵 Music sharing and playback features

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Bugs and glitches with widgets
  • 💰 Many features require paid subscription
  • 🌐 Language and localization issues
  • 🔍 Difficulty connecting to music services

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 Lab

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Widgets not displaying properly
  • App crashes or fails to open
  • Music playback issues and sync problems

Requested features

3 requests
  • Add more music service options (e.g. YouTube Music)
  • Improve widget reliability and functionality
  • Provide better language support and localization

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
12 purchases

Widget Lab

Subscriptions5
  • Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Weekly$4.997 Days
  • Weekly3 Days trial$4.997 Days
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  • Quarterly$7.993 Months
  • Annual$19.991 Year
One-time7
  • StandbyFree
  • 时钟小组件$0.99
  • Retro widget$0.99
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  • Life Widget$4.99
  • musicwidget$4.99
  • Charge animation$4.99
  • Lifetime$15.99

Questions

Is Lock Screen Widgets App free?
Lock Screen Widgets App is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Widget Lab free?
Widget Lab is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Lock Screen Widgets App or Widget Lab?
Lock Screen Widgets App is rated higher. Lock Screen Widgets App averages 4.4 out of 5 from 1.1K ratings, while Widget Lab averages 3.9 from 398 ratings.
Do Lock Screen Widgets App or Widget Lab have ads?
Widget Lab shows ads; Lock Screen Widgets App does not.
Which is updated more often, Lock Screen Widgets App or Widget Lab?
Lock Screen Widgets App ships an update every 3 weeks, and Widget Lab fortnightly. Most recently, Lock Screen Widgets App was updated on September 15, 2026 and Widget Lab on September 23, 2026.

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