Comparison

Widget Custom HomeScreen vs Color widgets

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

Color widgets

Easily record, remind, and celebrate life's special moments with custom countdowns and widgets. Never miss an anniversary, birthday, or important event again.

Highlights
  • Anniversary management
  • Countdown function
  • Customizable widgets
  • Push notification reminders
  • One-click sharing
Features
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Color widgets - Every Important Moment in Life is Worth Remembering In the busy and ordinary daily life, there are always some special days that shine with extraordinary light - whether it's the birthdays of relatives and friends, love anniversaries, or the countdown to important personal moments, each anniversary is an irreplaceable memory point in life. For this reason, we have carefully created the "Color widgets" app, which aims to help you record, remind, and celebrate every important moment in your life, so that love and warmth can always accompany you. Introduction to core functions: Anniversary Management: Easily add various commemorative days, whether it's love anniversaries or family birthdays, with just one click recording, never missing. Countdown function: Set an exclusive countdown for each anniversary, whether it's a long-awaited trip or an intense exam preparation. As time passes, the sense of anticipation increases day by day. Exquisite widget decoration: Provides multiple exquisite widgets that are compatible with different mobile desktop styles. The widgets support custom display content, such as remaining days, photos, etc., making your phone screen a window to showcase love and anticipation. As the anniversary approaches, we provide warm reminders through push notifications to ensure that you never miss any opportunity to express your love or celebrate. One click sharing function, transmit this joy to family and friends through social media or private messages, and witness beautiful moments together. Every day is worth commemorating, and every emotion can receive the gentlest treatment. Download 'Color widgets' and let's cherish and celebrate every 365 days in our lives together, so that love and memories never fade. This subscription will automatically renew through your iTunes account, and the renewal fee will be deducted from your plan within 24 hours before the end of the current subscription period. You can manage or cancel auto-renewal in your account settings. Auto-renewal must be canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current subscription period. If your trial has not ended, the remaining days will automatically expire when you start your subscription. To open a subscription, you need to agree to the following terms: Terms of Service: https://shunweninc.github.io/posts/wenxichao/fuwu Privacy Policy:https://shunweninc.github.io/posts/wenxichao/privacy

Screenshots

Widget Custom HomeScreen4 screens
Color widgets4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Color widgets at 71% against Widget Custom HomeScreen's 26%. Color widgets also leads on monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs subscription) and rating (4.5 vs 4.1). Widget Custom HomeScreen's advantage is ratings volume (2.8K vs 148) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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 Color widgets sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Color widgets holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Widget Custom HomeScreen has 2.8K ratings behind it against 148, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 26% of Widget Custom HomeScreen's written reviews are positive against 71% of Color widgets's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly monthly. Both last shipped on October 1, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Widget Custom HomeScreen versus Color widgets: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWidget Custom HomeScreenColor widgets
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (2.8K ratings)4.5 (148 ratings) — better
Positive reviews26.3% of reviews71.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2.8K — better148
Update frequencyMonthlyMonthly
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS14.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size214 MB61 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGREEN DYGITAL CONSULTING LLP熹超 温

Customer experience

Widget Custom HomeScreen

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

Color widgets

All ratings148 ratings
Positive85.1%
Neutral6.1%
Negative8.8%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive71.4%
Neutral14.3%
Negative14.3%

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

Color widgets

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

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
3 purchases

Color widgets

Subscriptions3
  • Plus Version3 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • Quarterly Plus3 Days trial$2.993 Months
  • Six Months Plus3 Days trial$4.996 Months

Questions

Is Widget Custom HomeScreen free?
Widget Custom HomeScreen is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Color widgets free?
Color widgets is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Widget Custom HomeScreen or Color widgets?
Color widgets is rated higher. Widget Custom HomeScreen averages 4.1 out of 5 from 2.8K ratings, while Color widgets averages 4.5 from 148 ratings.
Do Widget Custom HomeScreen or Color widgets have ads?
Both Widget Custom HomeScreen and Color widgets show ads.
Which is updated more often, Widget Custom HomeScreen or Color widgets?
Widget Custom HomeScreen ships an update monthly, and Color widgets monthly. Most recently, Widget Custom HomeScreen was updated on October 1, 2026 and Color widgets on October 1, 2026.

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