Widget Lab vs Ducky Notes
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Widget Lab
Personalize your home screen with a variety of useful widgets. Track system info, enjoy daily poems, set countdowns for important dates, and make waiting times more enjoyable. More widgets are continuously being added.
- Personalize home screen
- System Info Widget
- Daily Poems Widget
- Count Down Widget
- Slack Off Widget
- Customizable widgets
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Widget Lab is an application collecting various of widgets together. Widget Lab not only allows you to personalize and design your own HOME screen based on your preferences easily, but also provides you different kinds of useful widgets to help you gather and collect information from several different fields. System Info Widget: To check your phone's status including RAM, battery, system version etc. in Home. Daily Poems Widget: To feel the beauty of literature across 5000 years. Count Down Widget: Remember every important date. Slack Off Widget: Let Waiting Time to Get Off be Happier. More widgets are under development and will be updated in the near future. [Description of Widget Lab App membership service 1. Membership includes several subscription types Subscription period: 1 month, 3 months, 12 months 2. The first subscription will be paid directly through iTunes account; the account will be charged within 24 hours before the expiration date, and the subscription period will be automatically postponed after the successful deduction. 3. You can choose whether to renew the subscription or not, if you want to cancel, please cancel in the AppleID settings 24 hours before the subscription expires. 4.Widget Lab App Membership Agreement Widget Lab App Member Service Agreement: https://post.jellow.club/小组件盒子会员付费协议/ 5.Widgetbox App Software User Agreement and Privacy Policy Widgetbox Software License and Service Agreement: https://post.jellow.club/xzh-agreement/ Widgetbox Privacy Agreement: https://post.jellow.club/xzh-privacy/
Ducky Notes
This app offers a cute, themed journal for recording daily thoughts, moods, and growth. It provides a cozy atmosphere for writing, collaging with free materials, and tracking your progress with a monthly calendar view.
- Themed journaling with a cute character
- Mood and growth tracking
- Collage and journaling with free materials
- Monthly calendar view for progress
- Easy to use, three-step journal creation
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【App introduction】 Ducky Notes is a "Ducky"-themed healing-style & girlish journal diary book.Here,you can write diaries with Ducky.A lot of materials at Ducky's material store are free! Every day in the future, Ducky will accompany you to self-discipline clock, record mood and growth , complain troubles … 【App Features】 1.Ducky Notes software is a healing and cute software. A super cute and lovely "Ducky" accompanies you to write journal. You can freely collage and record in a cozy atmosphere. 2.Easy to operate, complete a journal in three steps. 3.A full range of materials and styles. Original and innovative journal stickers, backgrounds and brushes are constantly updated. 4.Original journal monthly calendar function. The monthly calendar view is clear and crisp, so you can view each day's diary accurately without missing any day. 【App Use】 1.In the home page, click "+" to start writing journal. 2.When you finish the journal, you can enter the journal title and introduction and save it in the journal books you created. 3.In the left display bar of the home page, you can check the monthly journal clocking status in the calendar view. 【Developers' Wish】 Hi,I am your new neighbor.After two months of development, I am finally born. Just came out, Ducky is happy but nervous, happy for I finally came here to meet you and nervous for I am too young and I have a lot of shortcomings. There is a lot of room for me to improve, I will work hard to optimize and constantly update to provide you with a smoother experience, more beautiful materials and more surprising features ~ Your favorite is our motivation, even if bald! Any questions or suggestions are welcomed to comment ~ Auto-renewal membership instructions Subscription method: Membership benefits support monthly, quarterly and yearly subscriptions. Payment: After confirming the purchase and payment, the benefits will be credited to the AppStore account and will be issued through Your AppStore account will automatically renew. Renewal: Apple AppStore account will be debited within 24 hours before expiration, and the subscription period will be extended by one subscription period after the deduction is successful. Cancel renewal: If necessary To cancel the renewal, please manually turn off the automatic renewal function in the AppStore/ApplelD settings management 24 hours before the current subscription period expires. Restore purchases: If you need to restore auto-renewable products, please use the restore purchase function in the app settings. User Agreement: http://www.kumai.tech/privacy/aya_user_agreement_en.html Privacy Policy: http://www.kumai.tech/privacy/aya_privacy_en.html Member Service Agreement:http://www.kumai.tech/privacy/aya_service_en.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Ducky Notes at 95% against Widget Lab's 31%. Ducky Notes also leads on rating (4.8 vs 3.9) and ads (none vs shown). Widget Lab's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months). On price, ratings volume, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Widget Lab sells 12 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Ducky Notes sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $1.49 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Ducky Notes holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 400 and 649 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 31% of Widget Lab's written reviews are positive against 95% of Ducky Notes's.
Widget Lab ships an update fortnightly, Ducky Notes every 2 months. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | Widget Lab | Ducky Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (400 ratings) | 4.8 (649 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 31.4% of reviews | 94.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 400 | 649 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 285 MB | 112 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ningbo If Technology Co.,Ltd | HONGKONG COOLMIND LIMITED |
Customer experience
Widget Lab
Ducky Notes
User reviews
Widget Lab
From 400 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🌟 Cute and creative widgets
- 💖 Customizable lock screen options
- 🎵 Music sharing and playback features
Room to improve
- 🐛 Bugs and glitches with widgets
- 💰 Many features require paid subscription
- 🌐 Language and localization issues
- 🔍 Difficulty connecting to music services
Ducky Notes
From 649 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Cute and motivating design
- 🎨 Customizable templates and stickers
- 🔒 Private journal option
- 💡 Helpful for journaling and note-taking
- 🙌 Free to use with minimal ads
Room to improve
- 💰 Some features locked behind paywall
- 🐛 Occasional app crashes or bugs
- ⏱️ Long download times for some users
Bugs and requests
Widget Lab
Reported bugs
3 issues- Widgets not displaying properly
- App crashes or fails to open
- Music playback issues and sync problems
Requested features
3 requests- Add more music service options (e.g. YouTube Music)
- Improve widget reliability and functionality
- Provide better language support and localization
Ducky Notes
Reported bugs
2 issues- Saving issues causing data loss
- Incompatibility with older devices
Requested features
3 requests- Add cloud sync/backup option
- Improve template and sticker selection
- Implement password protection for private journal
In-app purchases
Widget Lab
- Monthly$2.991 Month
- Weekly$4.997 Days
- Weekly3 Days trial$4.997 Days
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- Quarterly$7.993 Months
- Annual$19.991 Year
- StandbyFree
- 时钟小组件$0.99
- Retro widget$0.99
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- Life Widget$4.99
- musicwidget$4.99
- Charge animation$4.99
- Lifetime$15.99
Ducky Notes
- Material membership$1.491 Month
- SVIP$1.991 Month
- Cloud Saving2 variants$1.991 Year
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- Material membership$2.993 Months
- SVIP$3.493 Months
- Material membership$9.991 Year
- SVIP$10.991 Year
- SVIP3 Days trial$10.991 Year
- Peach Smoothie$0.99
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