Comparison

Transparent Widget vs wg

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

Head to head
About

Transparent Widget

Create custom widgets with clear backgrounds for your home screen. Easily add and position widgets, choosing from various styles and customizing names. Personalize your device's look with a unique and clean aesthetic.

Highlights
  • Transparent widget backgrounds
  • Customizable widget names and styles
  • Easy widget positioning
  • Screenshot upload for background setup
  • Multiple widget styles
Features
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Give your Home Screen a cleaner new look with a redesigned experience and transparent widgets. Choose Liquid Glass for the direct system glass effect, Transparent for a fully clear background, or Background Match to blend naturally with your wallpaper. Browse widgets with previews and configure every size in just a few simple steps. Liquid Glass requires iOS 26. Transparent Widget offers auto-renewable subscriptions. - Available plans, durations, and localized prices are shown on the purchase screen. Prices may vary by country or region. - Payment will be charged to your Apple Account when you confirm the purchase. - The subscription renews automatically unless you turn off auto-renew at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. - Your Apple Account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours before the end of the current period. - You can manage or cancel subscriptions in your App Store account settings after purchase. - Any unused portion of a free trial, if offered, will be forfeited when you purchase a subscription. Privacy Policy: https://docs.onenice.tech/#/TransparentWidget/privacy Terms of Service: https://docs.onenice.tech/#/TransparentWidget/terms Contact us: hi@onenice.tech

About

wg

Create a seamless look by making widgets appear transparent on your wallpaper. Display time, date, calendar, and notes with your chosen background image. Easily change wallpapers and access a user manual for guidance.

Highlights
  • Transparent widget effect
  • Use custom wallpaper as widget background
  • Display time, date, calendar, and notes
  • Easy wallpaper change shortcuts
  • In-app user manual
Read full description

Transparent widget on wallpaper. Use your favorite image as the wallpaper and place the widget on it. The wallpaper and the widget will have the same pattern, so the widget will look as if it is transparent. You can place the time, date, calendar, and notes on the widget. 1) By using the shortcuts provided, you can easily change the wallpaper. 2) The user manual has been enhanced. After launching the app, tap the "?" mark at the top of the screen. 3) On the iPad, widgets can only be displayed as images. There is no function to integrate it with the wallpaper.

Screenshots

Transparent Widget4 screens
wg4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Transparent Widget at 3.7 against wg's 3.0. Transparent Widget also leads on ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (51 vs 2). wg's advantage is monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs subscription) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, review sentiment, update cadence 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. Transparent Widget sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and wg sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Transparent Widget holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Transparent Widget has 51 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 46% of Transparent Widget's written reviews are positive against 50% of wg's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Transparent Widget versus wg: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTransparent Widgetwg
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (51 ratings) — better3.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews45.6% of reviews50.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings51 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.014.5 — better
Further details — not scored
Size65 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChengdu Reinvent Technology Co., Ltd.Hisanori Yamashita

Customer experience

Transparent Widget

All ratings51 ratings
Positive70.6%
Neutral2.0%
Negative27.5%
Written reviews180 reviews
Positive45.6%
Neutral9.4%
Negative45.0%

wg

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Bugs and requests

Transparent Widget

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Widgets not displaying properly
  • Blank widgets with black/white borders
  • Clock widget not working
  • Inability to delete widgets
  • App not showing up in widget selection

Requested features

5 requests
  • More widget options
  • Ability to change font style
  • Support for iPad
  • Customizable widget colors
  • 12-hour time format option

wg

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Transparent Widget

Subscriptions3
  • Pro (Monthly)$0.991 Month
  • Pro (Quarterly)$1.993 Months
  • Pro (Yearly)$5.991 Year
One-time1
  • Pro (Lifetime)$14.99
1 purchases

wg

One-time1
  • Remove Ads.(~iOS15)$5.99

Questions

Is Transparent Widget free?
Transparent Widget is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is wg free?
wg is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Transparent Widget or wg?
Transparent Widget is rated higher. Transparent Widget averages 3.7 out of 5 from 51 ratings, while wg averages 3.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Transparent Widget or wg have ads?
wg shows ads; Transparent Widget does not.
Which is updated more often, Transparent Widget or wg?
Transparent Widget ships an update every 2 months, and wg every 2 months. Most recently, Transparent Widget was updated on November 3, 2026 and wg on November 3, 2026.

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