Custom Widget Creator vs Only Widgets
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Custom Widget Creator
Design personalized widgets for your device's home screen. Add elements like the time, date, custom text, images, and RSS feeds. Choose from a library of pre-built widgets or customize every aspect of your own.
- Create custom widgets
- Add time and date
- Include RSS feeds
- Use custom text and images
- Customize fonts and colors
- Add battery indicator
- Pre-built widget collection
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It lets you create custom widgets by adding time, date, RSS feeds, custom text, custom images and more. They can be customised as you like! The app also includes a free prebuilt widgets collection which you can add to your widgets library. You can customise: - Date; - Time; - Background Color; - Background Image; - Font size, many font families and colors; - Border; - Battery indicator, position, orientation and color; - Custom text; - RSS feed.
Only Widgets
Customize your device's home screen with a variety of functional widgets. Display time, weather, photos, sticky notes, health data, and more. Personalize your layout with different sizes and styles for a unique look.
- Customizable time and calendar widgets
- Photo slideshow and display widgets
- Sticky note and anniversary trackers
- Health data integration for steps and mileage
- Weather and oil price forecasts
- Shortcut access to contacts and payments
- Transparent widget options
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Only Widgets is a multi-functional widget with simple style and strong practicability, with built-in selected component libraries. feature of product: · Time component: simple time (small) x3, monthly calendar (small, large) x1, time progress x3 (small, medium, large), analog clock x17 · Movement components: movement steps (small) x3, target steps and mileage can be set · Sticky note component: sticky note (small, large x2), customizable style and content · Photo component: photo (small, medium, large), can customize photos; slide show (small, medium, large), can choose album or multiple photos to automatically switch to display photo content · Anniversary component: Countdown single (small), 3 anniversaries (small, medium), 6 anniversaries (medium, large), you can set an anniversary event, and the component display style will change with the event Mixed component: mixed component (small) x5, mixed component (large), mixed display time, date, weather, exercise steps, power and other information, target exercise can set the number of steps, mileage · Weather component: weather forecast (small, medium), city can be set · Oil price component: today's oil price (small, medium, large), displays today's gasoline price information, and provinces can be set · Constellation components: Constellation today's fortune (small, medium, large), constellation speed dating (small), constellation can be set Shortcut component: payment shortcut entry (medium); contact component (medium, large), which can quickly dial or send text messages · Transparent Components: Hide content where it takes up space on the desktop Mixed panel: small size x5, medium size x3, large size x1, mixed display of various information, such as time, weather, anniversaries, exercise steps, shortcuts, photos, etc. · Standby mode widgets previewing * Instructions on the permissions used by the application Photo Usage Permissions: Replacing the Contents of Photo Components Location service permission: used for weather forecast, local oil price, etc. that require location service positioning Health data access rights: Some of our widgets need to access some health data, such as the number of exercise steps, basic activity energy, exercise energy consumption, floors climbed, exercise mileage and other health data, which are used to display information in the widget Download it quickly and have a try, there is always a component that you may use * About automatic subscription The subscription fee will be charged to your iTunes account when you confirm the purchase, and the subscription will automatically renew unless the current subscriber cancels the renewal at least 24 hours in advance. Your account will be charged the renewal fee according to your plan within 24 hours before the end of the current subscription period. You can manage or turn off auto-renewal at any time by going to your Apple ID Account Settings after purchase. Privacy Policy: https://note.youdao.com/s/ObRqU7gN Terms of Service: http://note.youdao.com/s/RzEbe4PG
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Only Widgets at 5.0 against Custom Widget Creator's 3.0. Custom Widget Creator's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ads (none vs shown). On price, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Only Widgets sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Custom Widget Creator asks for nothing beyond the download.
Only Widgets holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 3 respectively.
Custom Widget Creator ships an update monthly, Only Widgets every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Custom Widget Creator | Only Widgets |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 25.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 3 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 153 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | GENOVA Softworks | 晓乾 郑 |
Customer experience
Custom Widget Creator
Only Widgets
In-app purchases
Custom Widget Creator
No in-app purchases
Only Widgets
- 1个月会员$1.991 Month
- 1年会员7 Days trial$3.991 Year
- 高级版本$4.99
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