Comparison

Widget Notes Home Lock Screen vs Lock Screen Shuffle

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 Shuffle

Transform your iPhone into a dynamic art gallery with personalized wallpapers. Create cohesive photo collections that automatically change, or design inspirational quote wallpapers from a variety of categories. Make your lock screen uniquely yours.

Highlights
  • Custom photo wallpaper collections
  • Automatic wallpaper changing
  • Inspirational quote wallpapers
  • Multiple quote categories
  • Select up to 50 quotes
  • Template-based design
Features
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Lock Screen Shuffle is the best app to create beautiful changing wallpapers using your own photos! Turn your iPhone into a live art gallery with your precious memories! iOS 16 has a new Photo Shuffle feature that allows you change your wallpaper automatically, and our app allows you to create stunning wallpapers with your photos to create cohesive and beautiful wallpaper collections that change automatically and look like they are from the same photo collection. Just choose template, add your photos, and the app will generate gorgeous wallpapers for your iPhone that look like they are from an art gallery. Use the new iOS wallpaper photo shuffle feature to make them automatically change every day, or every time you open your phone! QUOTE WALLPAPERS Meaningful designs and messages, carefully selected, and arranged to create inspirational quote wallpapers! Multiple Categories with a wide selection of hand-picked quotes: +General Quotes +Inspirational Quotes +Motivational Quotes +Positive Thinking Quotes +Fitness Quotes +Affirmations Quotes +Business Quotes +Happiness Quotes +Self-Development Quotes Select up to 50 Quotes to add to your wallpaper designs! Oh and btw, the app is completely free with no ads. :) Make your Lock Screen truly yours. Download Lock Screen Shuffle now!

Screenshots

Widget Notes Home Lock Screen4 screens
Lock Screen Shuffle4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Lock Screen Shuffle at none against Widget Notes Home Lock Screen's shown. Lock Screen Shuffle also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 months) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Widget Notes Home Lock Screen's advantage is review sentiment (73% vs 56%). On price, rating, ratings volume 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Widget Notes Home Lock Screen against 4.7 for Lock Screen Shuffle. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 109 and 183 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 73% of Widget Notes Home Lock Screen's written reviews are positive against 56% of Lock Screen Shuffle's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Widget Notes Home Lock Screen ships an update every 2 months, Lock Screen Shuffle every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on September 4, 2026 and September 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Widget Notes Home Lock Screen versus Lock Screen Shuffle: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWidget Notes Home Lock ScreenLock Screen Shuffle
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (109 ratings)4.7 (183 ratings)
Positive reviews73.1% of reviews — better55.6% of reviews
Number of ratings109183 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS26.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB91 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFugaPiyo Inc.Livintis W.L.L.

Customer experience

Widget Notes Home Lock Screen

All ratings109 ratings
Positive94.5%
Neutral1.8%
Negative3.7%
Written reviews26 reviews
Positive73.1%
Neutral11.5%
Negative15.4%

Lock Screen Shuffle

All ratings183 ratings
Positive91.8%
Neutral3.3%
Negative4.9%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive55.6%
Neutral11.1%
Negative33.3%

In-app purchases

None

Widget Notes Home Lock Screen

No in-app purchases

None

Lock Screen Shuffle

No in-app purchases

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 Shuffle free?
Lock Screen Shuffle is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Widget Notes Home Lock Screen or Lock Screen Shuffle?
Widget Notes Home Lock Screen and Lock Screen Shuffle are both rated 4.7 out of 5 on the App Store, from 109 and 183 ratings respectively.
Do Widget Notes Home Lock Screen or Lock Screen Shuffle have ads?
Widget Notes Home Lock Screen shows ads; Lock Screen Shuffle does not.
Which is updated more often, Widget Notes Home Lock Screen or Lock Screen Shuffle?
Widget Notes Home Lock Screen ships an update every 2 months, and Lock Screen Shuffle every 4 days. Most recently, Widget Notes Home Lock Screen was updated on September 4, 2026 and Lock Screen Shuffle on September 13, 2026.

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