Comparison

Widget Notes Home Lock Screen vs Lock launcher

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 launcher

Personalize your iOS lock screen with custom widgets to launch your favorite apps and perform quick actions. Add frequently used applications, payment codes, and more for instant access. Create a unique and luxurious look for your device.

Highlights
  • Launch apps from lock screen
  • Personalized lock screen widgets
  • Quick payment access
  • Widget group management
  • iCloud data backup
  • Massive app search
  • Customizable icons
Features
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Put your favorite apps and actions within easy reach from your Lock Screen. On iOS 16 or later, launch any app with a single tap and create a personalized Lock Screen with stylish widgets. You can also build medium and large Home Screen widgets with layouts including 3 × 3, 4 × 4, 5 × 5, 1 × 4, 2 × 4, and more. FEATURES QUICK APP LAUNCHING Open apps such as TikTok, YouTube, Google, Telegram, and Facebook with one tap. PAYMENT TOOLS Quickly open payment codes, scanners, and other payment actions. WIDGET GROUPS AND iCloud BACKUP Organize Lock Screen widgets into groups and switch between them with one tap. Back up group data to iCloud so it remains available when you move to a new phone. LARGE APP LIBRARY Search a broad catalog of apps and filter results by country. CUSTOM ICONS Automatically enhance icons with one tap, or choose an image from your photo library and crop it. ADVANCED ACTIONS • Run Shortcuts • Open websites and web apps • Use custom URL schemes Make your Lock Screen work your way and discover more creative ways to launch what you use most. Enjoying the app? Leave us a rating. More features are in development.

Screenshots

Widget Notes Home Lock Screen4 screens
Lock launcher4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Widget Notes Home Lock Screen at none against Lock launcher's 1. Widget Notes Home Lock Screen also leads on ratings volume (116 vs 7). Lock launcher's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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 launcher sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Widget Notes Home Lock Screen asks for nothing beyond the download.

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 launcher. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Widget Notes Home Lock Screen has 116 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 71% of Widget Notes Home Lock Screen's written reviews are positive against 75% of Lock launcher's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Widget Notes Home Lock Screen ships an update every 2 months, Lock launcher every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Widget Notes Home Lock Screen versus Lock launcher: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWidget Notes Home Lock ScreenLock launcher
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (116 ratings)4.7 (7 ratings) — better
Positive reviews71.4% of reviews75.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings116 — better7
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB20 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFugaPiyo Inc.ErxiangHeyi Information

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 launcher

All ratings6 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral16.7%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

In-app purchases

None

Widget Notes Home Lock Screen

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Lock launcher

One-time1
  • LifeTime$1.99

Questions

Is Widget Notes Home Lock Screen free?
Widget Notes Home Lock Screen is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Lock launcher free?
Lock launcher is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Widget Notes Home Lock Screen or Lock launcher?
Lock launcher is rated higher. Widget Notes Home Lock Screen averages 4.7 out of 5 from 116 ratings, while Lock launcher averages 4.7 from 7 ratings.
Do Widget Notes Home Lock Screen or Lock launcher have ads?
Both Widget Notes Home Lock Screen and Lock launcher show ads.
Which is updated more often, Widget Notes Home Lock Screen or Lock launcher?
Widget Notes Home Lock Screen ships an update every 2 months, and Lock launcher every 3 weeks. Most recently, Widget Notes Home Lock Screen was updated on October 29, 2026 and Lock launcher on October 30, 2026.

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