Comparison

Top Widgets vs LockWidget

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

LockWidget

Personalize your device's lock screen with a wide variety of customizable widgets and HD wallpapers. Add dynamic elements like weather, photos, health trackers, and even interactive pixel pets. Create unique themes and launch apps directly from your lock screen.

Highlights
  • Customizable lock screen widgets
  • Weather and health tracking widgets
  • Interactive pixel pet widgets
  • Couple widgets for anniversaries
  • Live GIF widgets
  • App launcher widgets
  • HD lock screen wallpapers
Features
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Fancy new widgets on the Lock Screen? LockWidget provides a vast collection of lock screen widgets: weather, lock launcher, contact launcher, quotes, health, photos, clock, time, calendar, moon phase, countdown, year process and more. You can custom redirect URL, edit fonts, change theme styles and even background opacity to fine-tune them in line with your preference. # Pixel Pet Widgets: Get a pixel pet on your lock screen. You can feed & play with your pet. # Widgets for Friends: Set a widget on both of your and friend's on the lock screen. Confirm the days to go to the next anniversary, and count up the days you've been together. # All Widgets You Need Are Here: - Battery percentage on lock screen. - Couple Widget on lock screen. Send secret notes your partner's lock screen, share status, and say "I miss you" with each other. - Weather on lock screen. - Live Widgets: set GIFs with dynamic effect on lock screen. - Photos Widget on lock screen: including bit-icons, emoji icons, pixel art, emoticons, stylish symbols and more... - App Launcher: quick launch your favorite Games and Apps on lock screen without redirecting. - Quotes on lock screen: personalize your text on lock screen with tons of fancy fonts. - Countdown on lock screen: countdown Christmas, birthday and your customized big days. - Calendar on lock screen: Moon Phase and Lunar Calendar - To-do-list - Health widgets: Steps, Sleep and Kcal tracker on lock screen. - World clock on lock screen. # HD Lock Screen Wallpapers: - High-quality wallpapers for both iPhone and iPad devices - All wallpapers perfectly fit Depth Effect - Unique 4K wallpapers with multiple styles LockWidget also provide well-designed home screen widgets, themes, app icon changer and useful tools. Come and customize your own home screen and lock screen aesthetic with LockWidget Now! More surprises waiting for you to explore... Notes: LockWidget optionally integrates with Apple Health. This data is used to display your step and activity if you select one of those widget types. Permission for LockWidget to access this data is controlled through the Apple Health app. Payment will be charged to your iTunes Account after purchase. Subscription automatically renews 24 hours before the end of the subscription period. Subscription types and prices remain the same. If you do not want to automatically renew your subscription, be sure to cancel your subscription at least 24-hours before it expires. After purchase, you can manually turn off auto-renewal in iTunes/Apple ID Settings Manager. Term of use: https://d1swygfq48i87z.cloudfront.net/term.html Privacy Policy: https://d1swygfq48i87z.cloudfront.net/privacy-1.html

Screenshots

Top Widgets4 screens
LockWidget4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: LockWidget at 56% against Top Widgets's 0%. LockWidget also leads on rating (4.5 vs 1.4) and ratings volume (28K vs 25). Top Widgets's advantage is monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs subscription) and iOS requirement (14.1 vs 16.0). 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. Top Widgets sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.49 per 7 days and LockWidget sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

LockWidget holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 1.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: LockWidget has 28K ratings behind it against 25, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Top Widgets's written reviews are positive against 56% of LockWidget's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Top Widgets ships an update every 3 weeks, LockWidget fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Top Widgets versus LockWidget: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTop WidgetsLockWidget
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.4 (25 ratings)4.5 (28K ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews55.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2528K — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterSubscription
Best chart rank—#160 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS14.1 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size107 MB339 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer美村 詹SoCloud Technology Co., Limited

Customer experience

Top Widgets

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

LockWidget

All ratings27,572 ratings
Positive86.7%
Neutral4.8%
Negative8.5%
Written reviews662 reviews
Positive55.6%
Neutral12.1%
Negative32.3%

Bugs and requests

Top Widgets

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

LockWidget

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Widgets not appearing on lock screen
  • Freezing/crashing issues
  • Redirecting issues when trying to use widgets

Requested features

4 requests
  • More free widget options
  • Ability to customize widget placements
  • Improve widget stability and accuracy
  • Add more nature/minimalist wallpaper options

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
7 purchases

LockWidget

Subscriptions5
  • Weekly Plan$1.997 Days
  • Weekly Christmas$4.997 Days
  • Monthly Plan$6.991 Month
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  • Yearly1 Year trial$14.991 Year
  • Yearly Plan$19.991 Year
One-time2
  • Lifetime$12.99
  • Lifetime Plan$29.99

Questions

Is Top Widgets free?
Top Widgets is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is LockWidget free?
LockWidget is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Top Widgets or LockWidget?
LockWidget is rated higher. Top Widgets averages 1.4 out of 5 from 25 ratings, while LockWidget averages 4.5 from 28K ratings.
Do Top Widgets or LockWidget have ads?
Both Top Widgets and LockWidget show ads.
Which is updated more often, Top Widgets or LockWidget?
Top Widgets ships an update every 3 weeks, and LockWidget fortnightly. Most recently, Top Widgets was updated on September 27, 2026 and LockWidget on September 29, 2026.

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