Widgit vs Lock Widget
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
Lock Widget
Create and display sticky notes directly on your iOS lock screen. Customize fonts and add reminders or badges to your notes for quick access. This app allows for easy note-taking without unlocking your device.
- Lock screen widget support
- Customizable fonts
- Note creation
- Reminder functionality
- Badge display
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iOS16 lock screen widget sticky note app. You can easily write notes on the lock screen. Please try it. - Supports all types of lock screen widgets - Rich font customization - Notes, reminders, badges... and so on...
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Widgit at none against Lock Widget's shown. Widgit also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 8 months) and ratings volume (146 vs 5). On price, rating, review sentiment 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Widgit against 4.4 for Lock Widget. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Widgit has 146 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 48% of Widgit's written reviews are positive against 50% of Lock Widget's.
Widgit ships an update monthly, Lock Widget every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Widgit | Lock Widget |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (146 ratings) — better | 4.4 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 48.4% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 146 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 8 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 119 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Voravit Vorapanyasakul | FugaPiyo Inc. |
Customer experience
Widgit
Lock Widget
In-app purchases
Widgit
No in-app purchases
Lock Widget
No in-app purchases
