Comparison

Top Widgets vs iTheme

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

Head to head
About

Top Widgets

Personalize your device's home screen with a variety of customizable widgets. Choose from clocks, photos, countdowns, and more, with options to freely match styles and adjust backgrounds and fonts for a unique look.

Highlights
  • Customizable desktop widgets
  • Variety of widget types (clocks, photos, countdowns)
  • Freely match combination styles
  • Customizable backgrounds and fonts
  • One-click widget addition
  • HealthKit integration for step count and distance
Features
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Fully adapt to iOS14, carefully design a variety of desktop widgets, including clocks, photos, countdowns, anniversaries, progress percentages and other components, a variety of combination styles can be matched freely, simple and stylish. It supports custom component backgrounds, fonts, etc. You can use it to easily create individual components to make your desktop unique. * Rich widgets can be added freely * A variety of design styles make the desktop pleasing to the eye * One-click to add widgets and run quickly VIP subscription instructions: 1. Subscription cycle: Weekly (continuous weekly products) Monthly fee (continuous monthly product) Annual fee (continuous package annual product) 2. Subscription price: -1. RMB 9 per week -2. RMB 28 per month -3. RMB 128 per year 3. 24 hours before the expiration of the VIP privilege, the iTunes account will be automatically deducted and the renewal fee will be determined. 4. Cancel the automatic renewal: If you need to cancel the automatic renewal, please manually turn off the automatic renewal function in the iTunes/Apple ID setting management 24 hours before the expiration. If the subscription is not closed at least 24 hours before expiration, the subscription will be automatically renewed. 5. If a free trial period is provided, any unused part will be confiscated when the user purchases a subscription to the publication (if applicable) 6. Privacy Policy: https://appzsk.com/privacycn.html 7. Terms of Use: https://appzsk.com/servicecn.html Precautions -Top Widgets has been connected to HealthKit, used to obtain step count and running distance data for display.

About

iTheme

Create custom desktop widgets for your device, including reminders, albums, clocks, and system information. Personalize your home screen with a rich variety of wallpapers and transparent widget options.

Highlights
  • Transparent desktop widgets
  • To-do reminders
  • Desktop album display
  • Customizable desktop clock
  • Oversized icon support
  • Anniversary reminders
  • System information display
  • Rich wallpaper variety
Features
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**super full desktop widget ** # supports transparent widgets to display your desktop perfectly To do reminder, desktop album, desktop clock, oversized icon, anniversary reminder, system information, etc **Wallpapers** The variety is rich and carefully selected **subscription description** Cycle: one year Payment: user's payment is credited to iTunes account Cancel subscription: to cancel, please manually turn off automatic subscription in Apple ID settings management 24 days before the expiration of the current subscription Renewal: the Apple iTunes account will be deducted within 24 hours before its expiration. After the deduction is successful, the subscription cycle will be extended for one cycle Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy agreement: http://dfmeo1ea27fxv.cloudfront.net/iThemePrivacyAgreement.pdf

Screenshots

Top Widgets4 screens
iTheme3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: iTheme at 80% against Top Widgets's 0%. iTheme also leads on rating (4.6 vs 1.4). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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. Top Widgets sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.49 per 7 days and iTheme sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

iTheme holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 1.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 25 and 21 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Top Widgets's written reviews are positive against 80% of iTheme's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Top Widgets ships an update every 3 weeks, iTheme fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and September 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Top Widgets versus iTheme: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTop WidgetsiTheme
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.4 (25 ratings)4.6 (21 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews80.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings25 — better21
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS14.114.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size107 MB140 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer美村 詹建平 查

Customer experience

Top Widgets

All ratings25 ratings
Positive8.0%
Neutral4.0%
Negative88.0%
Written reviews21 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral4.8%
Negative95.2%

iTheme

All ratings21 ratings
Positive90.5%
Neutral4.8%
Negative4.8%
Written reviews15 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral6.7%
Negative13.3%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Top Widgets

Subscriptions3
  • Weekly membership3 Days trial$1.497 Days
  • Monthly membership3 Days trial$4.491 Month
  • Annual membership3 Days trial$14.991 Year
5 purchases

iTheme

Subscriptions4
  • One week Professional Edition3 Days trial$6.997 Days
  • Three month membership$18.993 Months
  • One month Professional Edition3 Days trial$24.491 Month
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  • One year membership3 Days trial$37.991 Year
One-time1
  • Open Pro senior member$12.99

Questions

Is Top Widgets free?
Top Widgets is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is iTheme free?
iTheme is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Top Widgets or iTheme?
iTheme is rated higher. Top Widgets averages 1.4 out of 5 from 25 ratings, while iTheme averages 4.6 from 21 ratings.
Do Top Widgets or iTheme have ads?
Both Top Widgets and iTheme show ads.
Which is updated more often, Top Widgets or iTheme?
Top Widgets ships an update every 3 weeks, and iTheme fortnightly. Most recently, Top Widgets was updated on September 27, 2026 and iTheme on September 11, 2026.

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