Widget Notes Home Lock Screen vs Failnote
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Unlimited home screen widgets
- Photo and background color options
- Customizable fonts
- Notes sharing and sorting
- Repeated notification reminders
- Dark mode support
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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://
Failnote
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Failnote is an app for recording daily failures and turning them into learning opportunities. When you fail, take notes on the reasons and circumstances, and think about how to prevent it next time. You can categorize failures into 'High,' 'Medium,' or 'Low' importance to highlight key points. By using this app, you can grow steadily without repeating the same mistakes. With a simple and user-friendly design, you can easily record even minor failures. Track your growth and aim for a better future.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Widget Notes Home Lock Screen at none against Failnote's 2. Widget Notes Home Lock Screen also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 12 months). Failnote's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads 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
Both are free to download. Failnote sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Widget Notes Home Lock Screen asks for nothing beyond the download.
Widget Notes Home Lock Screen ships an update every 2 months, Failnote every 12 months. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Widget Notes Home Lock Screen | Failnote |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (113 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 71.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 113 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 12 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 29 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | FugaPiyo Inc. | kota tada |
In-app purchases
Widget Notes Home Lock Screen
No in-app purchases
Failnote
- Ad-free for 1 month7 Days trial$4.991 Month
- Ad-free for 1 year14 Days trial$49.991 Year
Questions
Is Widget Notes Home Lock Screen free?
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