Comparison

AirWidgets vs Widgets 27

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

Head to head
About

AirWidgets

Create and customize visually appealing widgets for your device's home screen. Choose from a wide variety of templates and themes, or personalize every detail to match your aesthetic. Enhance your device's look with powerful, useful tools.

Highlights
  • Customizable widgets
  • Photo widgets
  • Calendar widgets
  • Weather widgets
  • Clock widgets
  • 200+ professional themes
  • Customizable fonts and colors
Features
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AirWidgets is the most friendly way to customize your Home Screen with your very own widgets. And not just any widgets, but powerful, useful tools you can count on. Oh, and ones you can truly and fully customize to any aesthetic you like. Add your photos to any widget you want. Apply any theme to any widget. Choose from the largest selection of themes, professionally designed just for you. We can’t wait to see what you do with AirWidgets! HOW DOES IT WORK? Start by creating your very own widget, choosing from feature-rich Templates covering Photos, Calendar, Custom Text, Weather, Clock, Battery, Music and Activity. Then, customize your new widget by applying any of the 200+ professionally designed themes spanning Colors, Seasonal, Locations, Nature, College, Animals, Art and Architecture. Or, tweak the aesthetic of your widget by hand, any way you like. You can do things like add your own photo as a background to any widget, dim your photo to make the text pop, pick from 30+ fonts, or add any color you like as a background, font color, accent color, or wallpaper color. Lastly add your new widget to your Home Screen, along with matching Wallpaper. With AirWidgets you can make your Home Screen look amazing and unique, with the most useful and powerful widgets. NOTES The Activity widget requires an Apple Watch, and integrates with Apple Health displaying your move, exercise, and stand progress. An AirWidgets Premium subscription removes ads and gives you access to all widgets and themes. Subscribing greatly helps us support you by continually adding improvements. We listen, so please send us your feedback! ABOUT OTREUS Being an indie developer is kind of like being in a band. Ok, maybe that's a stretch, but we do genuinely believe in something bigger and aim to have fun doing it. We’re a small passionate team that truly cares. Our mission is to help you get the most out of your devices.

About

Widgets 27

Transform your lock screen into a dynamic hub with custom widgets. Add app shortcuts, contacts, photos, and health tracking directly to your lock screen. Personalize your device with a built-in wallpaper editor and a vast collection of exclusive wallpapers.

Highlights
  • App Shortcuts Widget
  • Contacts Widget
  • Photo Widget
  • Health Widget
  • Wallpaper Editor
  • Exclusive Wallpaper Collection
Features
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Turn your lock screen into a powerhouse media station with Widgets 27! Keep your most-used apps close by with the App Shortcuts Widget. Create a custom contact list on your lock screen with the Contacts Widget. Personalize your lock screen with images from your library via the Photo Widget. Keep track of your daily physical activities and sports achievements with the Health Widget. Create unique lock screen wallpapers using a handy, user-friendly Wallpaper Editor. Download tons of exclusive lock screen wallpapers from a vast Wallpaper Collection. Widgets 27 allows you to personalize your lock screen as easy as one-two-three. Give it a try - customize your lock screen as much as you like! PLEASE NOTE: Widgets 27 requires access to the Health app (HealthKit) to read and track your steps and exercise data and show them as widgets on your Lock Screen. Privacy Policy: https://sites.google.com/view/scelcunovairina/Privacy-Policy Terms of Use: https://sites.google.com/view/scelcunovairina/terms

Screenshots

AirWidgets4 screens
Widgets 274 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: AirWidgets at 90% against Widgets 27's 41%. AirWidgets also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.0). Widgets 27's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (1.3K vs 21). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. AirWidgets sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Widgets 27 sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Widgets 27 holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Widgets 27 has 1.3K ratings behind it against 21, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 90% of AirWidgets's written reviews are positive against 41% of Widgets 27's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

AirWidgets ships an update every 3 weeks, Widgets 27 every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
AirWidgets versus Widgets 27: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAirWidgetsWidgets 27
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (21 ratings)4.6 (1.3K ratings) — better
Positive reviews90.0% of reviews — better40.6% of reviews
Number of ratings211.3K — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS14.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size141 MB59 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOtreus Inc.Irina Scelcunova

Customer experience

AirWidgets

All ratings21 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative14.3%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive90.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative10.0%

Widgets 27

All ratings1,274 ratings
Positive89.2%
Neutral5.2%
Negative5.6%
Written reviews32 reviews
Positive40.6%
Neutral12.5%
Negative46.9%

Bugs and requests

AirWidgets

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Widgets 27

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App crashes
  • Incompatible with newer iOS versions
  • Calendar widget keeps disappearing

Requested features

2 requests
  • Allow adding widgets
  • Ability to type own quote

In-app purchases

4 purchases

AirWidgets

Subscriptions4
  • AirWidgets Premium - Monthly1 Month trial$1.991 Month
  • AirWidgets Premium - Monthly3 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • AirWidgets Premium - Yearly$19.991 Year
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  • AirWidgets Premium - Yearly7 Days trial$19.991 Year
2 purchases

Widgets 27

Subscriptions2
  • Vip for week3 Days trial$2.997 Days
  • Vip for one year$19.991 Year

Questions

Is AirWidgets free?
AirWidgets is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Widgets 27 free?
Widgets 27 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, AirWidgets or Widgets 27?
Widgets 27 is rated higher. AirWidgets averages 4.4 out of 5 from 21 ratings, while Widgets 27 averages 4.6 from 1.3K ratings.
Do AirWidgets or Widgets 27 have ads?
AirWidgets shows ads; Widgets 27 does not.
Which is updated more often, AirWidgets or Widgets 27?
AirWidgets ships an update every 3 weeks, and Widgets 27 every 2 months. Most recently, AirWidgets was updated on October 24, 2026 and Widgets 27 on October 27, 2026.

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