Comparison

Transparent Widget vs Pomelo Widgets

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

Pomelo Widgets

Features
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Put your widget together the way you want it. Drag text, photos, the clock and the weather around a canvas that is the exact size of the widget that lands on your Home Screen. Design it, don't just pick. Start from a template or an empty canvas, then make it yours — drag anything anywhere, group things into rows and columns, and reorder the layers until it looks right. You are always looking at the real thing at its real size. What you can put on it: • Text — your font, size, weight, colour and alignment • Photos — crop them, round the corners, or add a set that shuffles through the day • Clock — the time, ticking, in your own type • Date — in the format you like • Weather — seven faces, °C or °F, your location or any place you search for • Calendar — the month at a glance • Backgrounds — a colour, a gradient, or a photo • Reminders — pick a list and mark your reminders complete Every size Small, medium, large and extra large. Free to start Adding widgets from the templates is free, and so is keeping your edits on your first one. Room for 3, 10 or unlimited widgets is a one-time purchase, never a subscription, and the widgets you have already saved stay yours. No ads. No account to create.

Screenshots

Transparent Widget4 screens
Pomelo Widgets3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Pomelo Widgets at every 4 days against Transparent Widget's every 2 months. Transparent Widget's advantage is iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Transparent Widget sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Pomelo Widgets sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Transparent Widget ships an update every 2 months, Pomelo Widgets every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Transparent Widget versus Pomelo Widgets: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTransparent WidgetPomelo Widgets
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (51 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews45.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings51 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscription—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS16.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size65 MB26 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChengdu Reinvent Technology Co., Ltd.Gustavo Amaro dos Reis

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

Pomelo Widgets

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
3 purchases

Pomelo Widgets

One-time3
  • 3 Custom Widgets$2.99
  • 10 Custom Widgets$5.99
  • Unlimited Custom Widgets$9.99

Questions

Is Transparent Widget free?
Transparent Widget is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pomelo Widgets free?
Pomelo Widgets is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Transparent Widget or Pomelo Widgets have ads?
Neither Transparent Widget nor Pomelo Widgets shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Transparent Widget or Pomelo Widgets?
Transparent Widget ships an update every 2 months, and Pomelo Widgets every 4 days. Most recently, Transparent Widget was updated on October 7, 2026 and Pomelo Widgets on October 3, 2026.

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