Comparison

Icon, Widgets & Themes vs Lock Screen Widgets 16

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

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About

Icon, Widgets & Themes

Personalize your phone's home screen with a vast collection of custom icons, wallpapers, and widgets. Transform your device's aesthetic with pre-designed themes or create your own unique look.

Highlights
  • Custom app icons
  • Hand-made icons
  • Wallpapers
  • Widgets
  • Pre-designed themes
  • Multiple icon styles
Features
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Tired of the usual style? Make your phone unique with our brand-new themes! Every theme contains a set of hand-made icons, wallpapers, and widgets to make your phone gorgeous! For too long, have been stuck with stock icons and could not personalize your home screen. That’s no longer! With Icon Changer, you now have the ability to customize your app icons in 100’s of different colors, themes, styles and create the perfect home screen aesthetic you’ve always dreamed of. Inside Icon Changer you can get access to all your favourite app icons. The Shortcuts app you will not need to download. All you will need to do is download our app to start making your iPhone look like our App Store screenshots & much more! Themes Included - iOS 14 Themes - Aesthetic Theme - Thanksgiving Theme - Neon Themes - Christmas Themes - Diwali Themes 500# Icons - Instagram Icon - Facebook Icon - Safari Icon - Google Icon - Twitter Icon - YouTube Icon - Snapchat Icon - Pinterest Icon - WhatsApp icon - LinkedIn Icon - Notes Icon - TikTok Icon - Reddit Icon - Zoom Icon - Amazon Icon - Walmart Icon - Quora Icon - Camera Icon - FaceTime Icon - Health Icon - BBC News Icon - Messenger Icon - Netflix Icon - Skype Icon - WeChat Icon - Weather Icon - Calculator Icon And many More….! If you want to change your app icons to make it more cuter or more stylish, then come and try Icon Changer! Have fun creating! To access to premium icons, wallpapers and theme it requires subscriptions Icon Changer Pro Subscription Info: - Monthly Subscription - $5.99 - Yearly Subscription - $19.99 Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase Subscriptions are automatically renewed unless automatic renewal is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, user can cancel in account settings Privacy Policy: https://rightbrainllc.wordpress.com/privacy-policy/ Terms of use: https://rightbrainllc.wordpress.com/terms-of-use/

About

Lock Screen Widgets 16

Personalize your phone's lock and home screens with a variety of customizable widgets. Choose from dynamic icons, quick launchers, calendars, clocks, and more. Easily create unique designs with an intuitive editor and access over 200 lock screen widgets and wallpapers.

Highlights
  • Customizable widgets
  • Dynamic icons
  • Quick launcher
  • Countdown timers
  • Battery widgets
  • Calendar widgets
  • HD lock screen wallpapers
Features
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Fancy new lock screen widgets? Tired of a normal widget that has limited customization? A fantastic lock screen and home screen widgets app including dynamic icons, quick launcher, countdown, battery, healthy, etc. is definitely what you want! You can create your own fancy widgets with the easy-to-use widget editor. Makes your phone screen adorable! It offers various styles for you to choose from. All widgets you need are here : - Add all size widgets - Various widget styles - Multiple fonts and colors What makes Lock Screen Widget stand out: Various Aesthetic Widget Lock Screen Widget support all kinds of Widget. You can enjoy 200+ lock screen widgets & wallpapers after updating. Add a calendar, battery, and even a to-do list to your lock screen to let it become personalized. All sizes are supported: Circular, Rectangular, Inline Various types are available: dynamic icons, quick launcher, countdown, battery, healthy, etc. Custom by yourself Constantly update Home Screen Widgets With massive well-designed widgets, you can quickly make the widgets you need. The calendar widget helps you check the date quickly on the home screen. In the Countdown widget, you can add deadlines which enables you to check the left time for important days anytime and anywhere. The clock widget gives you a chance to add multiple fancy clock styles to your screen HD Lock Screen Wallpapers - All wallpapers are high-quality - Perfectly fit the Depth Effect - Gorgeous wallpapers with various styles Easy Set Up steps With Lock Screen Widget, There are ONLY TWO STEPS that take less than 30 seconds to set a widget: Long press anywhere on the home screen. Click " + " in the upper left corner. Search "Lock Screen Widget" Select a size. Touch and hold to enter edit mode. Click "Edit Widget".Choose the widget you want to add to the home screen After the setup, all the widgets are free to use! Custom Widget The Lock Screen Widget is highly Customizable. It allows you to customize the widget color, widget font, widget border, etc. Also, you can use your own preference on time & date formats. With Lock Screen Widget, there are no limits to customizing your Lock Screen & Home Screen If you have any questions, please contact us: widget.ios@guloolootech.com Terms of use: http://guloolootech.com/terms-of-use.html Privacy Policy: http://guloolootech.com/privacy-policy.html

Screenshots

Icon, Widgets & Themes4 screens
Lock Screen Widgets 164 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Lock Screen Widgets 16 at free with in-app purchases against Icon, Widgets & Themes's subscription. Lock Screen Widgets 16 also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 4 days vs fortnightly). Icon, Widgets & Themes's advantage is ratings volume (12K vs 39) and review sentiment (61% vs 50%). On price, rating, in-app purchases 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. Icon, Widgets & Themes sells 22 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days and Lock Screen Widgets 16 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

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for Icon, Widgets & Themes against 4.5 for Lock Screen Widgets 16. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Icon, Widgets & Themes has 12K ratings behind it against 39, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 61% of Icon, Widgets & Themes's written reviews are positive against 50% of Lock Screen Widgets 16's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Icon, Widgets & Themes ships an update fortnightly, Lock Screen Widgets 16 every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Icon, Widgets & Themes versus Lock Screen Widgets 16: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIcon, Widgets & ThemesLock Screen Widgets 16
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (12K ratings)4.5 (39 ratings) — better
Positive reviews60.8% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings12K — better39
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 4 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size240 MB165 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPeter JonesGulooloo Tech

Customer experience

Icon, Widgets & Themes

All ratings11,655 ratings
Positive83.0%
Neutral6.5%
Negative10.6%
Written reviews1,445 reviews
Positive60.8%
Neutral7.3%
Negative32.0%

Lock Screen Widgets 16

All ratings38 ratings
Positive89.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative10.5%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Bugs and requests

Icon, Widgets & Themes

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Downloading issues
  • Crashes and freezes
  • Incompatibility with older devices

Requested features

3 requests
  • Free wallpapers and icons
  • More free customization options
  • Ability to create custom icons

Lock Screen Widgets 16

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

22 purchases

Icon, Widgets & Themes

Subscriptions22
  • Weekly Subscription3 Days trial$4.997 Days
  • Lite Weekly$4.997 Days
  • Lite Weekly Trial3 Days trial$4.997 Days
Show 19 more
  • Monthly Subscription3 Days trial$8.991 Month
  • Lite Weekly 93 Days trial$9.997 Days
  • Pro Weekly$9.997 Days
  • Lite Monthly3 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Pro Weekly Trial3 Days trial$9.997 Days
  • Pro Monthly3 Days trial$14.991 Month
  • Lite Monthly3 Days trial$14.991 Month
  • Pro Weekly 193 Days trial$19.997 Days
  • Yearly Normal3 Days trial$19.991 Year
  • Pro Monthly$19.991 Month
  • Pro Monthly Trial3 Days trial$19.991 Month
  • Yearly Subscription3 Days trial$24.991 Year
  • Premium Monthly3 Days trial$29.991 Month
  • Lite Yearly3 Days trial2 variants$49.991 Year
  • Pro Yearly3 Days trial$49.991 Year
  • Pro Yearly3 Days trial$99.991 Year
  • Lite Yearly$99.991 Year
  • Lite Yearly3 Days trial$99.991 Year
  • Pro Yearly3 Days trial$199.991 Year
3 purchases

Lock Screen Widgets 16

Subscriptions3
  • Widget Weekly Subscription$0.997 Days
  • Widget Quarterly VIP$6.993 Months
  • Widget Yearly Subscription$19.991 Year

Questions

Is Icon, Widgets & Themes free?
Icon, Widgets & Themes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Lock Screen Widgets 16 free?
Lock Screen Widgets 16 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Icon, Widgets & Themes or Lock Screen Widgets 16?
Lock Screen Widgets 16 is rated higher. Icon, Widgets & Themes averages 4.4 out of 5 from 12K ratings, while Lock Screen Widgets 16 averages 4.5 from 39 ratings.
Do Icon, Widgets & Themes or Lock Screen Widgets 16 have ads?
Icon, Widgets & Themes shows ads; Lock Screen Widgets 16 does not.
Which is updated more often, Icon, Widgets & Themes or Lock Screen Widgets 16?
Icon, Widgets & Themes ships an update fortnightly, and Lock Screen Widgets 16 every 4 days. Most recently, Icon, Widgets & Themes was updated on October 27, 2026 and Lock Screen Widgets 16 on October 23, 2026.

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