Comparison

Widget Custom HomeScreen vs LockSwitch

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

LockSwitch

Create custom widgets for your device's lock screen to automate tasks. Access a library of actions or build your own, and personalize with thousands of icons or photos. Widgets sync across devices via iCloud.

Highlights
  • Custom lock screen widgets for app automation
  • Library of system and third-party app actions
  • Create your own custom actions
  • Personalize widgets with 3,500+ icons or photos
  • iCloud sync across devices
  • App themes and alternate icons
Features
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LockSwitch is a must-have for anyone wanting more control over their lock screen. Easily make custom widgets that trigger actions on your device when you tap them. Access the library of widget actions for system and third-party apps, or you create your own. ——— Features ——— - Create custom lock screen widgets for app automation. - Access a wide array of actions for system and third-party apps, or create your own. - Personalize your widgets with over 3,500 icons to choose from or choose a custom photo. - Widgets automatically sync across all of your devices with iCloud. - App themes and alternate app icons. ——— Support ——— If you enjoy using the app, please leave an excellent review and consider purchasing LockSwitch Pro, which will support me (Matt) as I'm the only person building this app. Please contact me on the support screen via the app settings tab if you have any issues, feedback, or feature requests. ——— Subscriptions ——— If you purchase a LockSwitch Pro subscription, payment will be charged to your iTunes account. Your account will automatically be charged for renewal 24 hours before the end of the current subscription period unless you disable auto-renew. You can turn off auto-renewal at any time by going to your Account Settings on the App Store after purchase. Privacy Policy: https://mdssoftware.co/privacypolicy Terms of Use: https://mdssoftware.co/termsofuse

Screenshots

Widget Custom HomeScreen4 screens
LockSwitch4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: LockSwitch at 4.8 against Widget Custom HomeScreen's 4.1. LockSwitch also leads on monetization model (freemium vs subscription) and ads (none vs shown). Widget Custom HomeScreen's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 12 months) and ratings volume (2.8K vs 8). On price 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 LockSwitch sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

LockSwitch holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Widget Custom HomeScreen has 2.8K ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Widget Custom HomeScreen ships an update monthly, LockSwitch every 12 months. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and August 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Widget Custom HomeScreen versus LockSwitch: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWidget Custom HomeScreenLockSwitch
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (2.8K ratings)4.8 (8 ratings) — better
Positive reviews26.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings2.8K — better8
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 12 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionFreemium — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS14.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size214 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGREEN DYGITAL CONSULTING LLPMasterMind Software LLC

Customer experience

Widget Custom HomeScreen

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

LockSwitch

All ratings8 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

LockSwitch

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
2 purchases

LockSwitch

Subscriptions2
  • LockSwitch Pro$2.991 Month
  • LockSwitch Pro3 Days trial$9.991 Year

Questions

Is Widget Custom HomeScreen free?
Widget Custom HomeScreen is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is LockSwitch free?
LockSwitch is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Widget Custom HomeScreen or LockSwitch?
LockSwitch is rated higher. Widget Custom HomeScreen averages 4.1 out of 5 from 2.8K ratings, while LockSwitch averages 4.8 from 8 ratings.
Do Widget Custom HomeScreen or LockSwitch have ads?
Widget Custom HomeScreen shows ads; LockSwitch does not.
Which is updated more often, Widget Custom HomeScreen or LockSwitch?
Widget Custom HomeScreen ships an update monthly, and LockSwitch every 12 months. Most recently, Widget Custom HomeScreen was updated on September 23, 2026 and LockSwitch on August 27, 2026.

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