Comparison

Widget Custom HomeScreen vs Themes

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

Head to head
About

Widget Custom HomeScreen

Personalize your iPhone or iPad with custom themes, icons, and widgets. Transform your home screen with aesthetic wallpapers and unique styles. Integrates with the Health app for fitness tracking widgets.

Highlights
  • Customizable widgets (small, medium, large)
  • Icon packs for custom shortcuts
  • Themed colors, fonts, and styles
  • 500+ 4K & HD Live wallpapers
  • Health app integration for fitness widgets
  • Step-by-step guides for setup
Features
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Make your iPhone or iPad look exactly the way you want it. Widget Custom HomeScreen is the all-in-one personalization app for iPhone and iPad — with 5,000+ icons, 500+ themes, animated widgets, full Lock Screen customization, and a library of 500+ 4K live wallpapers. Whether your style is minimal and clean, bold and colorful, or aesthetic and moody, you'll find a theme that feels like you. - WHAT'S INSIDE Widgets • Animated & static widgets — small, medium, and large • Lock Screen widgets (iOS 16 and above) • Health widgets — step count, move ring, exercise & stand from Apple Health Icons & Themes • 5,000+ custom icons, applied through the native iOS Shortcuts app • 500+ complete themes — each includes matching icons, wallpapers & widgets • Icon styles that complement iOS 26's Default, Dark, Tinted & Clear modes Wallpapers • 500+ 4K & HD live wallpapers • Aesthetic collections updated regularly - HOW IT WORKS Browse themes, tap one you love, and follow the simple step-by-step setup guide. Your Home Screen and Lock Screen transform in minutes. Icons work through iOS Shortcuts — no jailbreak or third-party tools required. - HEALTH & FITNESS WIDGETS Connect Widget Custom HomeScreen to Apple Health to show your daily step count, move ring, exercise minutes, and stand progress directly on your Home Screen or Lock Screen. Compatible with all iPhones and iPads running iOS 14 or later. SUBSCRIPTION OPTIONS • Monthly: $9.99/month — includes a 3-day free trial • Yearly: $29.99/year Payment is charged to your Apple ID at purchase confirmation and renews automatically. Cancel anytime in iOS Settings at least 24 hours before the next renewal date. Any unused portion of a free trial is forfeited when upgrading to a paid plan. Privacy Policy: https://widgetsapp.net/privacy-policy.html Terms of Use: https://widgetsapp.net/terms-of-use.html EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Have a feature request or need help? We'd love to hear from you: https://support.widgetsapp.net/support/tickets/new

About

Themes

Personalize your mobile device with custom app icons, aesthetic themes, and widgets. Easily change your Home Screen's look and feel with a variety of options and new content added daily. Create your unique style with icon packs and matching wallpapers.

Highlights
  • Custom app icons
  • Aesthetic themes
  • Home Screen widgets
  • Lock Screen widgets
  • Icon packs
  • Custom wallpapers
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• Upgrade your Home Screen – set custom app icons, themes and widgets! • Aesthetic themes to impress your friends • 100+ apps supported • Lock Screen widgets customizer • Set app icons in one tap • Variety of cool widgets and wallpapers • Create your own style with icon packs • Wallpapers that fit themes style Themely is the only way to totally customize Home screen look and feel. Set custom app icons, widgets and wallpapers. We add new content every day – stay tuned! Need more icons and themes? Or want us to create some special app icon for you? Ping us on support@themely.cc Terms of Use: https://themely.cc/terms Privacy Policy: https://themely.cc/privacy

Screenshots

Widget Custom HomeScreen4 screens
Themes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Themes at free with in-app purchases against Widget Custom HomeScreen's subscription. Themes also leads on rating (4.5 vs 4.1) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs monthly). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume 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. Widget Custom HomeScreen sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days and Themes sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Themes holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2.8K and 2.1K respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 26% of Widget Custom HomeScreen's written reviews are positive against 19% of Themes's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Widget Custom HomeScreen ships an update monthly, Themes every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Widget Custom HomeScreen versus Themes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWidget Custom HomeScreenThemes
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (2.8K ratings)4.5 (2.1K ratings) — better
Positive reviews26.3% of reviews — better18.8% of reviews
Number of ratings2.8K — better2.1K
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS14.014.0
Further details — not scored
Size214 MB143 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGREEN DYGITAL CONSULTING LLP42Taps

Customer experience

Widget Custom HomeScreen

All ratings2,758 ratings
Positive76.3%
Neutral6.1%
Negative17.6%
Written reviews167 reviews
Positive26.3%
Neutral12.0%
Negative61.7%

Themes

All ratings2,103 ratings
Positive86.2%
Neutral4.8%
Negative9.0%
Written reviews282 reviews
Positive18.8%
Neutral4.3%
Negative77.0%

User reviews

Widget Custom HomeScreen

From 2.8K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Easy to use
  • 💡 Customizable widgets
  • 👍 Aesthetic options

Room to improve

  • 💰 Paywall for most features
  • 🐛 Bugs and crashes
  • 🤔 Limited free options

Themes

From 2.1K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 User-friendly
  • 🚀 Quick installation
  • 💡 Customization options

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes
  • 🔒 Security concerns
  • 💰 Expensive subscription
  • 🔋 Drains battery

Bugs and requests

Widget Custom HomeScreen

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Widgets not saving properly
  • App icons not working as expected
  • Frequent crashes and freezes

Requested features

3 requests
  • More free widget options
  • Improved organization and search
  • Halloween and Christmas themed widgets

Themes

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Infinite loading issues
  • Duplicate app icons
  • Incompatibility with certain devices

Requested features

3 requests
  • More free themes and icons
  • Batch icon installation
  • Undo/revert functionality

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Widget Custom HomeScreen

Subscriptions3
  • Widget CustomHomeScreen:weekly3 Days trial$4.997 Days
  • Widget Custom HomeScreen: PRO3 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Widget$29.991 Year
One-time3
  • Buy any one theme or icon pack$4.99
  • Limited Time Special Offer$9.99
  • Widget App Lifetime Offer$19.99
10 purchases

Themes

Subscriptions6
  • Monthly Membership$3.991 Month
  • Full Access Membership$4.997 Days
  • Full Access Membership3 Days trial$7.997 Days
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  • Yearly Membership$14.991 Year
  • Yearly Membership3 Days trial$24.991 Year
  • Yearly Access$29.991 Year
One-time4
  • Unlock Widget/Icon Pack$1.99
  • Full Lifetime Access$9.99
  • Fancy Widgets Themes & Icon$11.99
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  • Full Access$19.99

Questions

Is Widget Custom HomeScreen free?
Widget Custom HomeScreen is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Themes free?
Themes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Widget Custom HomeScreen or Themes?
Themes is rated higher. Widget Custom HomeScreen averages 4.1 out of 5 from 2.8K ratings, while Themes averages 4.5 from 2.1K ratings.
Do Widget Custom HomeScreen or Themes have ads?
Both Widget Custom HomeScreen and Themes show ads.
Which is updated more often, Widget Custom HomeScreen or Themes?
Widget Custom HomeScreen ships an update monthly, and Themes every 2 weeks. Most recently, Widget Custom HomeScreen was updated on September 23, 2026 and Themes on September 21, 2026.

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