Comparison

MD Widgets vs Widget spacer

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

Head to head
About

MD Widgets

Personalize your device's home screen with a wide array of customizable widgets. Create a unique and immersive experience that matches your wallpaper and style. Offers a dashboard for system info, weather, and calendar, with ongoing updates planned.

Highlights
  • Countdown Widget
  • Transparent Widget
  • Text Widget
  • Photo Widget
  • Date & Time Widget
  • Weather Widget
  • iBoard Dashboard
Features
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Create live wallpapers and custom widgets with MD Widgets! Design a unique home screen and lock screen experience that blends seamlessly with your wallpaper. **Key Features:** - Live Wallpaper - Control Widget - Transparent Widget - Text Widget - Photo Widget - Date & Time Widget - Countdown Widget - Weather Widget - Zen Widget - Greetings Widget - Music Widget - iBoard Widget: Your all-in-one dashboard for system info, weather, and calendar, keeping everything you need within reach And that's just the beginning! We're committed to bringing you even more features and improvements. Stay tuned for updates that will take your home screen to the next level. **Why Choose MD Widgets?** Your home screen is more than just a place for apps—it's a canvas for your creativity. With MD Widgets, you can create a home screen that truly reflects who you are. Make it yours, make it unique, make it amazing with MD Widgets. * Subscription payments will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of your purchase. * Subscriptions will automatically renew and payment will be charged to your iTunes account unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours prior to the end of the current. Privacy Policy: https://miidii.super.site/miidii-tech/privacy-policy Terms Of Use: https://miidii.super.site/miidii-tech/terms-of-use

About

Widget spacer

Customize your iOS 16 Lock Screen by adding transparent widgets to reposition existing elements. Choose from two sizes and an inline option for date style, or add a custom message above the clock.

Highlights
  • Transparent widget spacers
  • Customizable widget placement
  • Two widget sizes
  • Inline date style option
  • Custom message above clock
Features
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Use these new widget spacers to move your new iOS 16 Lock Screen widgets to where you want them to be. Two sizes are available for better customisation, as well as an inline option to shorten the date style. You can also set a custom message in the settings app to show above the clock. Nice.

Screenshots

MD Widgets4 screens
Widget spacer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Widget spacer at none against MD Widgets's 4. Widget spacer also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 11 days) and review sentiment (65% vs 53%). MD Widgets's advantage is ratings volume (6.4K vs 92) and chart position (#100 vs unranked). On price, rating, ads 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. MD Widgets sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Widget spacer asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for MD Widgets against 4.4 for Widget spacer. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MD Widgets has 6.4K ratings behind it against 92, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 53% of MD Widgets's written reviews are positive against 65% of Widget spacer's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MD Widgets ships an update every 11 days, Widget spacer daily. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
MD Widgets versus Widget spacer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMD WidgetsWidget spacer
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (6.4K ratings)4.4 (92 ratings) — better
Positive reviews53.0% of reviews64.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings6.4K — better92
Update frequencyEvery 11 daysDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationSubscriptionFree — better
Best chart rank#100 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size410 MB0 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMD StudioRichard Shilton

Customer experience

MD Widgets

All ratings6,356 ratings
Positive84.2%
Neutral4.1%
Negative11.8%
Written reviews1,250 reviews
Positive53.0%
Neutral11.9%
Negative35.1%

Widget spacer

All ratings92 ratings
Positive85.9%
Neutral4.3%
Negative9.8%
Written reviews17 reviews
Positive64.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative35.3%

Bugs and requests

MD Widgets

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Widgets not updating correctly
  • Transparent background issues after updates
  • Widgets disappearing after iOS updates
  • Compatibility issues with new iPhone models

Requested features

6 requests
  • More clock font options
  • iPad support
  • More widget designs and customization
  • Ability to change widget background per focus mode
  • Shortcuts integration to update backgrounds
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  • Option to open linked app directly from widget

Widget spacer

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

4 purchases

MD Widgets

Subscriptions2
  • MD Widgets Pro (1 MONTH)$1.991 Month
  • MD Widgets Pro (1 YEAR)7 Days trial$9.991 Year
One-time2
  • MD Widgets Pro$19.99
  • MD Widgets Pro$29.99
None

Widget spacer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MD Widgets free?
MD Widgets is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Widget spacer free?
Widget spacer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, MD Widgets or Widget spacer?
Widget spacer is rated higher. MD Widgets averages 4.4 out of 5 from 6.4K ratings, while Widget spacer averages 4.4 from 92 ratings.
Do MD Widgets or Widget spacer have ads?
Neither MD Widgets nor Widget spacer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MD Widgets or Widget spacer?
MD Widgets ships an update every 11 days, and Widget spacer daily. Most recently, MD Widgets was updated on October 20, 2026 and Widget spacer on October 14, 2026.

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