Comparison

Widgtor vs Calendar for Lockscreen

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

Head to head
About

Widgtor

This app offers extensive customization for widgets, allowing users to control style, transparency, colors, and add text, pictures, or icons. It also features a community-driven widget store for sharing and downloading creations.

Highlights
  • Customizable widget styles
  • Add text, pictures, and icons
  • Adjust transparency and colors
  • Community widget store
  • Upload and download custom widgets
  • iCloud synchronization
Features
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The most powerful widget customization tool. -Exquisite style control: · Support rectangle, text, picture, SF Symbol icon · Support adjustment of transparency, shadow, rounded corners, border, rotation, color, etc. · Support the adjustment of text font, font size, stroke, alignment, spacing, color, etc. · Support for adding pictures · Support adding SF Symbol · Easy-to-use editing interface, smart adsorption editing, quick copy sorting layer -Exquisite and powerful Widget Store: · You can upload self-made components and share them with the community, or download components shared by others, so that creativity is no longer alone Also supports iCloud synchronization

About

Calendar for Lockscreen

Enhance your iPhone's lock screen with customizable calendar widgets and countdown timers. Choose from multiple styles, fonts, and track unlimited events. Premium features include iCloud sync and additional fonts.

Highlights
  • 6 widget styles
  • Unlimited custom events
  • 50+ font options
  • Quick select holidays
  • iCloud sync (premium)
  • Dark mode support
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Calendar for Lockscreen - Lock Screen & Home Screen Widgets Transform your Lock Screen and Home Screen with beautiful calendar widgets and countdown timers. Calendar for Lockscreen brings powerful customization to your iPhone with 6 Lock Screen widget styles, 4 full color Home Screen styles, 50+ fonts, and unlimited custom events. POWERFUL LOCK SCREEN STYLES Choose from 6 beautifully designed widget styles, each available in small and large sizes: • Simple Date - Clean, minimalist date display • Date & Time - See the date and time at a glance • Calendar - A mini monthly calendar right on your lock screen • Countdown - Track days until your important events • Progress - Visualize how far along you are to your event • Week Strip - See your entire week at a glance NEW: HOME SCREEN WIDGETS (PREMIUM) Add up to four Home Screen widgets in Small, Medium, or Large, each one laid out for the size you choose: • Countdown - The days remaining until your chosen event • Progress - A ring that fills up as the event approaches • Month - This month at a glance, with your events marked • Up Next - A running list of the events coming up Dress them up with six color themes: Midnight, Ocean, Sunset, Forest, Orchid, and Snow. EDIT WIDGETS WITHOUT OPENING THE APP Touch and hold any Home Screen widget, tap Edit Widget, and change its event, style, or theme right there. Requires iOS 17 or later. UNLIMITED CUSTOM EVENTS Create as many countdown events as you want! Perfect for tracking: • Birthdays and anniversaries • Vacations and trips • Holidays and celebrations • Weddings and special occasions • Project deadlines • Any date that matters to you Each event includes a live preview so you can see exactly how it will look. NEW: IMPORT FROM YOUR CALENDAR (PREMIUM) Already have it in Calendar? Import it in a couple of taps. Calendar for Lockscreen shows your upcoming events, suggests a fitting icon for each one, and turns the ones you pick into countdowns. It only ever reads your calendar, and never changes it. QUICK SELECT HOLIDAYS Get started instantly with 11 pre-configured holidays: • Christmas • Hanukkah • New Year • Easter • Mother's Day • Father's Day • Diwali • Halloween • Thanksgiving • Valentine's Day • Independence Day PERSONALIZE WITH 50+ FONTS Make your widgets truly yours with our extensive font library: • System fonts (San Francisco, SF Rounded, New York, SF Mono) • Sans Serif (Arial, Avenir, Futura, Helvetica, and more) • Serif (Baskerville, Georgia, Palatino, Times New Roman, and more) • Display (American Typewriter, Chalkboard, Copperplate, and more) • Monospace (Courier, Menlo) • Premium custom fonts (Roboto, Pacifico, Lobster, and more) Set different fonts for your title and subtitle to create the perfect look. ICLOUD SYNC (PREMIUM) Your events sync across all your devices. Create an event on your iPhone and see it on your iPad. A sync status screen shows what is stored in iCloud and when your device last synced. DESIGNED FOR YOU • Separate Lockscreen and Homescreen tabs • Widget gallery to preview all styles before choosing • Live previews at every widget size • Full dark mode support • 12-hour or 24-hour time format option FREE FEATURES • 3 Lock Screen widget styles: Simple Date, Date & Time, and Countdown • Unlimited custom events • 40+ iOS system fonts • Dark mode support PREMIUM FEATURES Upgrade to unlock: • All 6 Lock Screen widget styles • 6 configurable Lock Screen widget slots • 4 Home Screen widgets with 4 styles, 6 themes, and 3 sizes • Import events from your calendar • iCloud sync across all your devices • 9 exclusive premium fonts • No ads • Support independent development Download Calendar for Lockscreen today and make your Lock Screen and Home Screen work for you!

Screenshots

Widgtor4 screens
Calendar for Lockscreen4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Widgtor at 3.0 against Calendar for Lockscreen's 2.0. Widgtor also leads on review sentiment (33% vs 0%) and update cadence (daily vs every 4 months). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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. Widgtor sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Calendar for Lockscreen sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Widgtor holds the better App Store score, 3.0 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of Widgtor's written reviews are positive against 0% of Calendar for Lockscreen's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Widgtor ships an update daily, Calendar for Lockscreen every 4 months. Both last shipped on October 1, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Widgtor versus Calendar for Lockscreen: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWidgtorCalendar for Lockscreen
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (2 ratings) — better2.0 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings23 — better
Update frequencyDaily — betterEvery 4 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS14.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB14 MB
Age rating4+17+
Developer骑滔 杨Justin Heintz

Customer experience

Widgtor

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral33.3%
Negative33.3%

Calendar for Lockscreen

All ratings3 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Widgtor

Subscriptions2
  • Month Subscription$0.991 Month
  • Year Subscription$6.991 Year
One-time1
  • Permanent Purchase$9.99
5 purchases

Calendar for Lockscreen

One-time5
  • Calendar Lockscreen Premium$0.99
  • Tip$0.99
  • Tip$1.99
Show 2 more
  • Tip$2.99
  • Tip$3.99

Questions

Is Widgtor free?
Widgtor is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Calendar for Lockscreen free?
Calendar for Lockscreen is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Widgtor or Calendar for Lockscreen?
Widgtor is rated higher. Widgtor averages 3.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Calendar for Lockscreen averages 2.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Widgtor or Calendar for Lockscreen have ads?
Both Widgtor and Calendar for Lockscreen show ads.
Which is updated more often, Widgtor or Calendar for Lockscreen?
Widgtor ships an update daily, and Calendar for Lockscreen every 4 months. Most recently, Widgtor was updated on October 1, 2026 and Calendar for Lockscreen on October 1, 2026.

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