Comparison

Widget Studio ‎ vs Galeria | Custom Widgets

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

Head to head
About

Widget Studio ‎

Create personalized iPhone Home Screen widgets with custom elements, fonts, colors, and photos. Add clocks, calendars, weather forecasts, and countdowns to your device. Choose from templates or design your own unique widgets.

Highlights
  • Customizable widget elements
  • Font and color selection
  • Weather forecast display
  • Countdown timers
  • Analog/digital clocks
  • Calendar view
  • Photo customization and slideshows
  • Over 80 preset templates
Features
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Become a creative widget designer! Widget Studio is the perfect tool to personalize your iPhone Home Screen with a stylish theme. Here are some of the many, many things you can do with Widget Studio:
 • Elements – Mix and match different widget elements to create a unique widget that is truly your creation. • Font & Color – Find the right fonts and colors for each widget you create. You can even set the transparency of each element. • Weather – See your weather forecast and choose from a variety of formats. • Countdown – Count down to your birthday, Christmas, or anything you want, right from your iPhone Home Screen. You can even select which units you want to display. • Time – Add an analog or digital clock to your widget. • Date – Add today’s date to your widget in a variety of formats. • Calendar – Add a calendar to your widget to view the entire month. • Text – Write anything you want on your widget! Perfect for displaying your favorite quote against a stylish background photo. • Photos - Customize your background photo using your own custom photos. You can also choose from the many photos in the Widget Studio library. • Slideshow – Add multiple photos and the widget will cycle through them like a slideshow. • Presets – Need inspiration? Choose from over 80 templates to get started. Once you’ve created your widgets, go to your iOS Home Screen and long-hold on an empty part of your screen. Then tap the “+” icon that appears at the top of the screen. Next, find and tap “Widget Studio” in the list. From there you can select which size widget you want and drag your widget onto your Home Screen. To change the widget that is displayed, long-hold your widget and tap “Edit Widget.” Share your creation with #WidgetStudio and inspire other Widget Designers like you! - In addition to Widget Studio’s free features, we also offer Widget Studio Premium as a subscription. Widget Studio Premium subscribers will have access to Countdown widgets, Weather widgets, and Premium templates. Price may vary by location. Subscriptions will be charged to your credit card through your iTunes account. Your subscription will automatically renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage your subscription in Account Settings after purchase. Terms: https://www.sunflowr.com/terms-of-service/ Privacy Policy: https://www.sunflowr.com/privacy/

About

Galeria | Custom Widgets

Personalize your device's home screen with a wide array of customizable widgets. Choose from pre-designed options or create your own unique layouts with text, photos, and countdowns. Enjoy a constantly updated selection of beautiful backgrounds and themes.

Highlights
  • Customizable widgets
  • Photo widgets
  • Text widgets
  • Countdown widgets
  • Predesigned templates
  • Automatic photo updates
  • Widget editor
Features
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Widget Galeria: The simplest way to add beautiful and lovely widgets to your home screen. Pick from attractive predesigned widgets, or even better, use the simple widget editor to construct your own. Choose from a variety of widget types, including photo, text, and countdown widgets (more to come). Bored of not having beautiful pictures on your widgets? We got your back, use Widget Galeria and select from a huge collection of breathtaking photos taken by photographs (provided by Unsplash). It gets even better, the pictures can change automatically daily, hourly, or every 5 minutes based on a theme that you can choose. Widgets Create widgets! you may customize a widget's typeface, add images, change the colors, and so much more. There are always new widgets being added that you'd love. Customizing your Home Screen is endless with Widget Galeria. Get ideas from the variety of pre-designed widgets at Galeria. View templates under categories like 'Cool Backgrounds' and 'Mountains'; many more will be added in upcoming versions. All your personal data is protected by the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy: Privacy Policy: https://pixdeo.com/galeria-privacy/ Terms of Use: https://pixdeo.com/terms/

Screenshots

Widget Studio ‎4 screens
Galeria | Custom Widgets4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Widget Studio ‎ at 100% against Galeria | Custom Widgets's 67%. Widget Studio ‎ also leads on rating (4.6 vs 4.2) and ratings volume (147 vs 16). Galeria | Custom Widgets's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (14.5 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, ads 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. Widget Studio ‎ sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 3 months and Galeria | Custom Widgets sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Widget Studio ‎ holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Widget Studio ‎ has 147 ratings behind it against 16, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Widget Studio ‎'s written reviews are positive against 67% of Galeria | Custom Widgets's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Widget Studio ‎ ships an update every 10 months, Galeria | Custom Widgets every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Widget Studio ‎ versus Galeria | Custom Widgets: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWidget Studio ‎Galeria | Custom Widgets
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (147 ratings) — better4.2 (16 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better66.7% of reviews
Number of ratings147 — better16
Update frequencyEvery 10 monthsEvery 7 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.014.5 — better
Further details — not scored
Size72 MB29 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSevenlogics, Inc.Pixdeo, Ltd

Customer experience

Widget Studio ‎

All ratings147 ratings
Positive91.2%
Neutral2.0%
Negative6.8%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Galeria | Custom Widgets

All ratings16 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral18.8%
Negative6.3%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral33.3%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Widget Studio ‎

Subscriptions2
  • Premium (Quarterly)$2.993 Months
  • Premium (Yearly)7 Days trial$9.991 Year
2 purchases

Galeria | Custom Widgets

Subscriptions2
  • Galeria Pro$1.991 Month
  • Galeria Pro Yearly$9.991 Year

Questions

Is Widget Studio ‎ free?
Widget Studio ‎ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Galeria | Custom Widgets free?
Galeria | Custom Widgets is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Widget Studio ‎ or Galeria | Custom Widgets?
Widget Studio ‎ is rated higher. Widget Studio ‎ averages 4.6 out of 5 from 147 ratings, while Galeria | Custom Widgets averages 4.2 from 16 ratings.
Do Widget Studio ‎ or Galeria | Custom Widgets have ads?
Neither Widget Studio ‎ nor Galeria | Custom Widgets shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Widget Studio ‎ or Galeria | Custom Widgets?
Widget Studio ‎ ships an update every 10 months, and Galeria | Custom Widgets every 7 months. Most recently, Widget Studio ‎ was updated on October 10, 2026 and Galeria | Custom Widgets on October 2, 2026.

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