Comparison

Widget Notes Home Lock Screen vs Lock Screen Widgets 16

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

Head to head
About

Widget Notes Home Lock Screen

Create and customize widgets for your home screen to display notes and photos. Personalize backgrounds, fonts, and set reminders with repeated notifications. Enjoy unlimited widgets and dark mode support.

Highlights
  • Unlimited home screen widgets
  • Photo and background color options
  • Customizable fonts
  • Notes sharing and sorting
  • Repeated notification reminders
  • Dark mode support
Features
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It's a notes & photos app compatible with iOS14 home screen widgets. All features are completely free to use. - Unlimited widgets on the home screen (all sizes supported) - Background settings: photo / background color (gradation) - Font settings: color / size / weight / position - Share / copy / sort notes - Reminders (with repeated notifications) - Dark mode - Free & no additional charge URL scheme: widgetnotes://

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

Widget Notes Home Lock Screen4 screens
Lock Screen Widgets 164 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Widget Notes Home Lock Screen at none against Lock Screen Widgets 16's 3. Widget Notes Home Lock Screen also leads on review sentiment (71% vs 50%) and rating (4.7 vs 4.5). Lock Screen Widgets 16's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 months). On price, ratings volume 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. Lock Screen Widgets 16 sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. Widget Notes Home Lock Screen asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Widget Notes Home Lock Screen holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 113 and 38 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 71% of Widget Notes Home Lock Screen's written reviews are positive against 50% of Lock Screen Widgets 16's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Widget Notes Home Lock Screen ships an update every 2 months, Lock Screen Widgets 16 every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Widget Notes Home Lock Screen versus Lock Screen Widgets 16: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWidget Notes Home Lock ScreenLock Screen Widgets 16
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (113 ratings) — better4.5 (38 ratings)
Positive reviews71.4% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings113 — better38
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS26.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB165 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFugaPiyo Inc.Gulooloo Tech

Customer experience

Widget Notes Home Lock Screen

All ratings113 ratings
Positive93.8%
Neutral2.7%
Negative3.5%
Written reviews28 reviews
Positive71.4%
Neutral10.7%
Negative17.9%

Lock Screen Widgets 16

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

In-app purchases

None

Widget Notes Home Lock Screen

No in-app purchases

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 Widget Notes Home Lock Screen free?
Widget Notes Home Lock Screen is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Lock Screen Widgets 16 free?
Lock Screen Widgets 16 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Widget Notes Home Lock Screen or Lock Screen Widgets 16?
Widget Notes Home Lock Screen is rated higher. Widget Notes Home Lock Screen averages 4.7 out of 5 from 113 ratings, while Lock Screen Widgets 16 averages 4.5 from 38 ratings.
Do Widget Notes Home Lock Screen or Lock Screen Widgets 16 have ads?
Widget Notes Home Lock Screen shows ads; Lock Screen Widgets 16 does not.
Which is updated more often, Widget Notes Home Lock Screen or Lock Screen Widgets 16?
Widget Notes Home Lock Screen ships an update every 2 months, and Lock Screen Widgets 16 every 4 days. Most recently, Widget Notes Home Lock Screen was updated on September 27, 2026 and Lock Screen Widgets 16 on September 18, 2026.

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