Widgit vs Pastille
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Widgit
Design interactive and dynamic app launcher widgets for your iOS Home Screen. Customize with various colors and elements, or choose from pre-made templates. Launch apps directly from your widgets with a single tap.
- Launch iOS apps from widgets
- Customizable templates
- Combine up to four elements
- Optimized colors and gradients
- Randomize widget looks
- Health app integration
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Create interactive and dynamic app launcher widgets with just two taps or customize your own! With countless combinations of colors and elements, designed specifically for iOS, Widgit fits perfectly onto any Home Screen. ▢ LAUNCH iOS APPS Tap on elements on your widgets to launch its respective iOS Apps. For example, tapping on the Weather element will launch the iOS Weather app—this feature is only supported on devices with iOS 17 or above installed. ▢ CUSTOMIZABLE TEMPLATES Get started with widget templates that match your style and interests. ▢ COMBINE UP TO FOUR ELEMENTS Create countless combinations with clearly defined layouts. ▢ OPTIMIZED COLORS Colors on this app are curated to appeal to a variety of styles and are optimized for maximum readability on your widgets. ▢ EVER-CHANGING LOOKS Randomize Colors, Gradients, and Emojis to automatically give your widgets new looks throughout the day with a single tap. ▢ DESIGNED FOR iOS Familiar aesthetics that instantly fits your iOS Home Screen. ▢ GLOW IN THE DARK CLOCK The clock glows in the dark to signify nighttime. Health App Integration: Widgit optionally displays its users’ Activity data with its users’ permissions. Privacy Policy: www.widgit.app/privacy Terms and Conditions: www.widgit.app/terms
Pastille
Create custom lock screens with your favorite app icons and contacts. This app offers automatic setup for popular apps and a clean interface for personalization.
- Add favorite app icons
- Add favorite contacts
- App search with millions of entries
- Automatic icon and title setup
- Pre-configured app links
- Customize lock screen widgets
- Light and Dark themes
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Pastille lets you add your favorite app icons, contacts, and shortcuts on the lock screen of your device on iOS 16+. Features: - Add your favorite apps - App your closest contacts - Powerful app search option with millions of entries - Automatic title and icon setup - Automatic app link creation for the most popular apps with more than 500 pre-configured links - Customize your lock screen with your favorite app widgets - Clean and friendly UI - Light and Dark themes Soon: - Add your favorite contacts - Add useful shortcuts - Access a list of exclusive backgrounds made for iOS 16+
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Pastille at 100% against Widgit's 47%. Pastille also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.5). Widgit's advantage is ratings volume (146 vs 2) and iOS requirement (14.0 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Pastille holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Widgit has 146 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 47% of Widgit's written reviews are positive against 100% of Pastille's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Widgit | Pastille |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (146 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 46.9% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 146 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 119 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Voravit Vorapanyasakul | Ali KARAGOZ |
Customer experience
Widgit
Pastille
In-app purchases
Widgit
No in-app purchases
Pastille
No in-app purchases







