Transparent Widget vs Ringception
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Transparent widget backgrounds
- Customizable widget names and styles
- Easy widget positioning
- Screenshot upload for background setup
- Multiple widget styles
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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
Ringception
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Ringception turns the time into something worth looking at: nested concentric rings, each one quietly filling as its unit of time passes. The seconds ring sweeps smoothly. The hours ring creeps through the day. Stop to look, and you see exactly where you are in the hour, the day, the week. On iPhone and iPad it is a full-screen clock — prop your device on a desk or nightstand and let the rings turn. Tap anywhere to switch themes. A COMPLETE CLOCK, FREE • Seconds, minutes, hours, and day-of-week rings • Six color themes, including a colorblind-safe palette • Digital readout in the center • Tap to cycle themes CLOCKWORK — TIME IS THE CURRENCY The longer Ringception runs, the more it reveals. Uptime earns Ticks; Ticks unlock new ring styles and hidden themes. Eight secret patterns wait for the attentive — be watching at the right moment and you'll find one. Everything in Clockwork is earned, never bought, and every unlock stays free forever. RINGCEPTION PRO — ONE PURCHASE, EVERY DEVICE A single one-time purchase unlocks Ringception Pro on iPhone, iPad, and the Mac app: every calendar ring (day-of-month, week, month, quarter, day-of-year), the timer ring (countdown, Pomodoro, stopwatch), event countdowns, custom per-ring colors, and profiles. On iPhone and iPad today, Pro brings the Pro-only themes to the tap cycle — the full Pro feature set arrives on iOS as the app grows, and your one purchase already covers it. No subscription. No ads. BUILT RIGHT • Private by design: no accounts, no analytics, no network access at all. • Light on your battery: near zero when idle. Glance at the rings. Know the time. Watch your year fill up.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is device support: Ringception at 3 against Transparent Widget's 1. On price, ads, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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
Both are free to download. Transparent Widget sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Ringception sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | Transparent Widget | Ringception |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (51 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 45.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 51 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Subscription | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 65 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Chengdu Reinvent Technology Co., Ltd. | 1337-software LLC |
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
Ringception
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Transparent Widget
- Pro (Monthly)$0.991 Month
- Pro (Quarterly)$1.993 Months
- Pro (Yearly)$5.991 Year
- Pro (Lifetime)$14.99
Ringception
- Ringception Pro$1.99
Questions
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