Comparison

Widget+ Custom HomeScreen vs Widgets for Dynamic Island

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

Head to head
About

Widget+ Custom HomeScreen

Personalize your iPhone's home screen with custom widgets, icons, and wallpapers. Choose from a variety of styles or design your own with adjustable fonts, colors, and backgrounds. Transform your device with unique themes and useful clock or photo widgets.

Highlights
  • Customizable widgets with various styles
  • Personalize fonts, text color, and backgrounds
  • Themed packs with wallpapers and icons
  • Clock and date widgets in multiple sizes
  • Photo and motivation widgets
  • Easy step-by-step customization guide
Features
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Tired of traditional screen layout? Widget+ makes it easy to create your own home screen! Customize your home screen with widgets, icons and wallpapers! Just follow the instructions step-by-step, say goodbye to boring screen! *COLORFUL WIDGETS* Widget+ offers you tons of styles, landscape, universe, cartoon, neon,… If you want to design yourself, you can change font, text color or background picture. *THEMES & ICONS* Every theme contains wallpapers, widgets and icons, different theme styles such as Forest, Neon, Black, etc. Choose the one you like, they’re easy to apply with the help of our guide. *TIME & DATE* Choose a beautiful clock or date, get clear information than before, every calendar widget has 3 sizes for you to choose, some of them display the better yet. *PHOTO & MOTIVATION* If you like sharing photo or powerful quotes, come to add photo or motivation widgets. Decorate your home screen with your family, friends and pets photo, or just something beautiful. Attention: - Our app is available on iOS 14 and later. - The icon skin do not change the actual app icons, these icons are just a custom shortcut using Shortcuts App.

About

Widgets for Dynamic Island

Create custom Live Activities for your lock screen and Dynamic Island. Display glanceable information with customizable styles and themes, including health data, device status, and weather. Some features require a Pro subscription.

Highlights
  • Custom Live Activity creation
  • Lock screen and Dynamic Island display
  • Customizable styles and themes
  • HealthKit integration for health data
  • Picture in Picture support
  • Variety of module options (Health, Device, Weather)
Features
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ActivityBuilder is the perfect app to create your own custom Live Activities that can be displayed on your lock screen and Dynamic Island. Live Activities are perfect glanceable widgets to view information quickly. These widgets are also customizable, you can change the style and theme of them. ActivityBuilder takes full advantage of the latest iOS features and tech to provide you with unique features on your lock screen and Dynamic Island Choose from a variety of different modules such as Health, Device, Weather and more to customize and start a Live Activity which is displayed on the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island. You can also view some activities in Picture in Picture! There are plenty of options to choose from and we are adding more regularly. Download ActivityBuilder now to try out the awesome new experience to customize your device. ActivityBuilder uses HealthKit and integrates with the Apple Health app to display your health data such as steps, active energy, exercise minutes, and more. Some features may require ActivityBuilder Pro. Pricing (USD): - Monthly: $1.49 per month - Yearly: $11.99 per year - Lifetime: $29.99 one time Contact: https://innovativedigitaltechnologies.software/ActivityBuilder Privacy Policy: https://innovativedigitaltechnologies.software/ActivityBuilder/privacypolicy Terms & Conditions: https://innovativedigitaltechnologies.software/ActivityBuilder/terms Dynamic Island is a trademark of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries and regions.

Screenshots

Widget+ Custom HomeScreen4 screens
Widgets for Dynamic Island4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Widgets for Dynamic Island at 54% against Widget+ Custom HomeScreen's 18%. Widgets for Dynamic Island also leads on rating (4.4 vs 4.0). Widget+ Custom HomeScreen's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (weekly vs every 4 weeks). 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. Widget+ Custom HomeScreen sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days and Widgets for Dynamic Island sells 7 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

Widgets for Dynamic Island holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Widget+ Custom HomeScreen has 3.5K ratings behind it against 290, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 18% of Widget+ Custom HomeScreen's written reviews are positive against 54% of Widgets for Dynamic Island's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Widget+ Custom HomeScreen ships an update weekly, Widgets for Dynamic Island every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Widget+ Custom HomeScreen versus Widgets for Dynamic Island: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWidget+ Custom HomeScreenWidgets for Dynamic Island
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (3.5K ratings)4.4 (290 ratings) — better
Positive reviews18.4% of reviews53.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3.5K — better290
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 4 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS14.0 — better16.1
Further details — not scored
Size105 MB101 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGOLD FAITH LIMITEDINNOVATIVE DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED

Customer experience

Widget+ Custom HomeScreen

All ratings3,503 ratings
Positive74.5%
Neutral3.7%
Negative21.8%
Written reviews283 reviews
Positive18.4%
Neutral4.6%
Negative77.0%

Widgets for Dynamic Island

All ratings290 ratings
Positive82.8%
Neutral4.8%
Negative12.4%
Written reviews106 reviews
Positive53.8%
Neutral10.4%
Negative35.8%

User reviews

Widget+ Custom HomeScreen

From 3.5K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 No ads
  • 👍 Helpful guidance
  • 💡 Lots of good widgets
  • 👍 Easy to use

Room to improve

  • 💰 Requires subscription
  • 🐛 Customization issues
  • 🔒 Limited free features
  • 🐛 Bugs and glitches

Widgets for Dynamic Island

From 290 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Convenient live activities
  • 🚀 Responsive app
  • 💡 Customization features
  • 🔥 Dynamic island integration

Room to improve

  • 💰 Expensive subscription model
  • 🔒 Limited free features
  • 🐛 Bugs and crashes
  • 🤔 Confusing UI/UX

Bugs and requests

Widget+ Custom HomeScreen

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Unable to exit subscription screen
  • Widgets not working as expected
  • Inconsistent performance

Requested features

3 requests
  • More free widgets and themes
  • Ability to use own photos
  • Cheaper subscription options

Widgets for Dynamic Island

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Subscription issues after app updates
  • Weather widget not refreshing automatically
  • Inconsistent performance on older devices

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add more free widgets
  • Improve weather widget functionality
  • Allow customization of text/icons in dynamic island
  • Implement a trial period or one-time purchase option

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Widget+ Custom HomeScreen

Subscriptions5
  • Widget+ Weekly Subscription3 Days trial$4.997 Days
  • Weekly Premium3 Days trial$9.997 Days
  • Monthly Premium$9.991 Month
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  • Widget+ Monthly Vip3 Days trial$19.991 Month
  • Widget+ Yearly Vip3 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Widget+ VIP$9.99
7 purchases

Widgets for Dynamic Island

Subscriptions6
  • ActivityBuilder Pro Weekly$0.997 Days
  • ActivityBuilder Pro Weekly3 Days trial$3.997 Days
  • ActivityBuilder Pro Weekly$3.997 Days
Show 3 more
  • ActivityBuilder Pro Monthly2 variants$4.991 Month
  • ActivityBuilder Pro Yearly$24.991 Year
  • ActivityBuilder Pro Yearly$39.991 Year
One-time1
  • ActivityBuilder Pro - Lifetime$59.99

Questions

Is Widget+ Custom HomeScreen free?
Widget+ Custom HomeScreen is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Widgets for Dynamic Island free?
Widgets for Dynamic Island is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Widget+ Custom HomeScreen or Widgets for Dynamic Island?
Widgets for Dynamic Island is rated higher. Widget+ Custom HomeScreen averages 4.0 out of 5 from 3.5K ratings, while Widgets for Dynamic Island averages 4.4 from 290 ratings.
Do Widget+ Custom HomeScreen or Widgets for Dynamic Island have ads?
Widgets for Dynamic Island shows ads; Widget+ Custom HomeScreen does not.
Which is updated more often, Widget+ Custom HomeScreen or Widgets for Dynamic Island?
Widget+ Custom HomeScreen ships an update weekly, and Widgets for Dynamic Island every 4 weeks. Most recently, Widget+ Custom HomeScreen was updated on September 28, 2026 and Widgets for Dynamic Island on September 21, 2026.

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