Comparison

WidgetPack vs Vinyl Widget

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

Head to head
About

WidgetPack

Personalize your phone's Home screen with stylish, ready-made widgets. Choose from various designs and sizes, including time and date displays. Integrate with the Health app for at-a-glance information.

Highlights
  • Ready-made widget designs
  • Three widget sizes (Small, Medium, Large)
  • Easy setup
  • Time and date widgets
  • Health app integration
Read full description

Bring your Home screen to the next level! WidgetPack lets you add stylish widgets directly onto your Home Screen! Choose from many ready-made widget designs. FEATURES: CHOOSE FROM READY-MADE DESIGNS Just pick one of the ready-made options THREE WIDGET SIZES Choose from three Widget sizes: Small - Medium - Large EASY SETUP Choose your favorite widget and set it up in a second TIME AND DATE Arrange the time and date in one handy widget and put it on any Home Screen page Tired of the usual style? Make your phone unique with our brand-new widgets! Download the WidgetPack app and personalize your Home screen like never before! This app integrates with the Health app, so you can get timely Health information on your Home screen at a glance. All personal data is protected in accordance with the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy: https://z-software.org/products/widgets/terms-of-use https://z-software.org/products/widgets/privacy-policy

About

Vinyl Widget

This app transforms your music listening experience with a visually appealing vinyl record player interface. Enjoy your music collection directly from your home screen or in a full-screen mode. Customize your playback with shuffle and loop options.

Highlights
  • Home screen music widget
  • Full-screen vinyl playback
  • Selectable vinyl sizes
  • Add songs to favorites
  • Shuffle and loop functions
  • No complicated accounts
Features
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Vinyl widget is a beautiful music player built with design guidelines in mind. There are no complicated user accounts or settings to configure, so you can start listening to your music on home screen right away. Vinyl Widget Pick your favorite vinyl size to play music record collection on your home screen. Play trending albums, most collected songs from Apple music, then open vinyl widget on your home screen, the vinyl will start playing songs immediately. Full Screen Vinyl App If you want to play a whole screen vinyl on your phone, all you have to do is opening this app after playing music. A fantastic whole screen vinyl will play your collection. You can also add songs to favorite, use shuffle or loop functions within the app. Premium Play unlimited songs in the widget. Free version will have limited number of songs. Paid subscription is required to play unlimited songs on home screen widget. Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at the confirmation of purchase. Accounts will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period at the rate of the selected subscriptions above. Subscriptions can be changed 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 term will be forfeited once purchased. Privacy Policy: https://www.kyotocoltd.com/vinyl_privacy.html Terms of Service: https://www.kyotocoltd.com/vinyl_terms.html If you have any questions or feedback, please get in touch via the app. Vinyl Widget was created by an incredibly team of one and I’d love to hear your thoughts.

Screenshots

WidgetPack4 screens
Vinyl Widget3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Vinyl Widget at 4.7 against WidgetPack's 3.7. Vinyl Widget also leads on ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (2.4K vs 6). WidgetPack's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 3 months) and review sentiment (75% vs 48%). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model and device support 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. WidgetPack sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days and Vinyl Widget sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Vinyl Widget holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Vinyl Widget has 2.4K ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 75% of WidgetPack's written reviews are positive against 48% of Vinyl Widget's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

WidgetPack ships an update every 2 weeks, Vinyl Widget every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
WidgetPack versus Vinyl Widget: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWidgetPackVinyl Widget
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (6 ratings)4.7 (2.4K ratings) — better
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews — better48.5% of reviews
Number of ratings62.4K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 3 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size151 MB35 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperExponential Consulting IncKYOTO K.K.

Customer experience

WidgetPack

All ratings6 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

Vinyl Widget

All ratings2,412 ratings
Positive93.3%
Neutral3.0%
Negative3.7%
Written reviews132 reviews
Positive48.5%
Neutral17.4%
Negative34.1%

Bugs and requests

WidgetPack

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Vinyl Widget

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Widget not showing up in list for some users
  • App causing issues with music playback on some devices
  • Paid upgrade not working as expected for some users

Requested features

4 requests
  • Allow customization of widget background and colors
  • Improve automatic song/album cover updates
  • Expand free song limit or make it reset daily
  • Add support for more music streaming services

In-app purchases

2 purchases

WidgetPack

Subscriptions2
  • WidgetPack Full Access Weekly3 Days trial$4.997 Days
  • WidgetPack Full Access Annual$19.991 Year
3 purchases

Vinyl Widget

Subscriptions2
  • Vinyl Widget Weekly$0.997 Days
  • Vinyl Widget Yearly$4.991 Year
One-time1
  • Premium Vinyl Widget Lifetime$2.99

Questions

Is WidgetPack free?
WidgetPack is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Vinyl Widget free?
Vinyl Widget is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, WidgetPack or Vinyl Widget?
Vinyl Widget is rated higher. WidgetPack averages 3.7 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while Vinyl Widget averages 4.7 from 2.4K ratings.
Do WidgetPack or Vinyl Widget have ads?
WidgetPack shows ads; Vinyl Widget does not.
Which is updated more often, WidgetPack or Vinyl Widget?
WidgetPack ships an update every 2 weeks, and Vinyl Widget every 3 months. Most recently, WidgetPack was updated on October 6, 2026 and Vinyl Widget on October 30, 2026.

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