Comparison

Lock Screen Widgets App vs LockInNote

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

LockInNote

Quickly jot down notes directly on your home screen or lock screen widgets. Customize the appearance of your notes with various font and design options. Sync across devices using iCloud and link to other apps with URL schemes.

Highlights
  • Widget note-taking
  • Customizable font and design
  • iCloud sync
  • URL scheme actions
  • Share sheets
  • Multi-platform support
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Memo note app specialized for widgets. When you want to take a memo, you can write it out right away on the widgets, and you can easily check the memo on the widgets anytime! The design of the memo note on the widgets can be flexibly customized, so it can be used for various purposes. - Tap the widget to immediately edit the memo note. - Font "size", "design", "color", and "weight" can be adjusted. - You can also select the alignment of multiple lines, the display pattern when no text is entered, and more. - Sync notes between devices by iCloud - You can set any "URL scheme action" to link with other apps.(iOS, iPadOS, macOS) - Share sheets allow you to easily share text to other applications.(iOS, iPadOS) Multi platform support iPhone: Home screen, Lock screen, StandBy(iOS 17) iPad: Home screen, Lock screen(iPadOS 17) Mac: Notification center, Desktop(macOS 14) Apple Watch: Complication, Smart Stack(watchOS 10)

Screenshots

Lock Screen Widgets App4 screens
LockInNote4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: LockInNote at 5.0 against Lock Screen Widgets App's 4.4. LockInNote also leads on monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs subscription) and device support (4 vs 2). Lock Screen Widgets App's advantage is ratings volume (1.1K vs 3) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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 LockInNote sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

LockInNote holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Lock Screen Widgets App has 1.1K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Lock Screen Widgets App ships an update every 3 weeks, LockInNote every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and September 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Lock Screen Widgets App versus LockInNote: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLock Screen Widgets AppLockInNote
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (1.1K ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews28.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.1K — better3
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS15.6 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size302 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYahor KamisarukRyo Yamashita

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%

LockInNote

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

LockInNote

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

LockInNote

One-time1
  • AD Free (iOS, macOS)$0.99

Questions

Is Lock Screen Widgets App free?
Lock Screen Widgets App is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is LockInNote free?
LockInNote is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Lock Screen Widgets App or LockInNote?
LockInNote is rated higher. Lock Screen Widgets App averages 4.4 out of 5 from 1.1K ratings, while LockInNote averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Lock Screen Widgets App or LockInNote have ads?
Neither Lock Screen Widgets App nor LockInNote shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Lock Screen Widgets App or LockInNote?
Lock Screen Widgets App ships an update every 3 weeks, and LockInNote every 2 months. Most recently, Lock Screen Widgets App was updated on October 12, 2026 and LockInNote on September 15, 2026.

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