Comparison

PhoWi vs Mriffa

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head

PhoWi

Your personalized Photo Widget

Affirmations for every day.

Free

🌟 Lifestyle

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About

PhoWi

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PhoWi allows you to select specific photos or albums from your device to be used on its own photo widget to personalize your screen. It supports all 3 widget sizes and allows for different photos/albums on each widget. You can set how often the images are changed, beginning from every 5 minutes up to once per hour. How you personalize your home screen 1. Create an album in PhoWi 2. Add a widget to your screen 3. If you have more than one album: select what album each widget shows by configuring the widget

About

Mriffa

Features

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Mriffa is your peace of mind companion. More than 1000 affirmations from 14 categories. Repeat the affirmations several times a day to build a positive attitude. More than 80 design themes. Saving data to iCloud. Widget to access your favorite affirmations without launching the application.

Screenshots

PhoWi4 screens

Mriffa4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PhoWi at none against Mriffa's 1. PhoWi also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Mriffa sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. PhoWi asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PhoWi ships an update every 6 months, Mriffa every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on September 16, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level

PhoWi versus Mriffa: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	PhoWi	Mriffa
Price	Free	Free
Update frequency	Every 6 months	Every 5 months — better
Ads	No — better	Yes
In-app purchases	No — better	Yes
Devices	iPhone, iPad, iPod — better	iPhone, iPad
Requires iOS	14.0 — better	17.0
Further details — not scored
Size	3 MB	82 MB
Age rating	4+	4+
Developer	Daniel Fredrich	Sergei Volkov

In-app purchases

None

PhoWi

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Mriffa

One-time1

Pro version$3.99

Questions

Is PhoWi free?

PhoWi is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Is Mriffa free?

Mriffa is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

Do PhoWi or Mriffa have ads?

Mriffa shows ads; PhoWi does not.

Which is updated more often, PhoWi or Mriffa?

PhoWi ships an update every 6 months, and Mriffa every 5 months. Most recently, PhoWi was updated on September 16, 2026 and Mriffa on September 29, 2026.