Custom Widget Creator vs The Widget
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.
The Widget
Design unique home screen clock widgets with a playful and customizable interface. Inspired by music synthesizers, this app offers endless possibilities for personalization on iOS devices. More components are planned for future updates.
- Customizable clock widgets
- Multiple visual styles
- Synthesizer-inspired design
- Easy customization tools
- iOS home screen personalization
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The Widget: A Creative Widget Maker Unleash your creativity with The Widget, a playful and fully customizable clock widget designed exclusively for iOS! Inspired by the controls of music synthesizers, The Widget allows you to design unique home screen widgets with endless possibilities. Whether you want a classic or modern look, The Widget has you covered. With more components coming soon, you’ll always have new ways to personalize your experience. Features: • Multiple visual styles • Easy-to-use customization tools • Intuitive design inspired by synthesizer controls Start creating your own clock widgets today and make your home screen truly yours! Feel free to tweak it based on your preferences!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: The Widget at 100% against Custom Widget Creator's 25%. The Widget also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.0) and update cadence (daily vs monthly). Custom Widget Creator's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and ratings volume (3 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
The Widget holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 25% of Custom Widget Creator's written reviews are positive against 100% of The Widget's.
Custom Widget Creator ships an update monthly, The Widget daily. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Custom Widget Creator | The Widget |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 25.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | GENOVA Softworks | CHUN WEI FAN |
Customer experience
Custom Widget Creator
The Widget
In-app purchases
Custom Widget Creator
No in-app purchases
The Widget
No in-app purchases
