Comparison

Custom Widgets by Clockology vs Image Playground

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

Head to head
About

Custom Widgets by Clockology

Design and share interactive, personalized watch faces for your Apple Watch. Utilize a powerful editor to create feature-rich faces with custom complications, or explore designs from a global community. Supports Always-On display and integrates with Apple Health.

Highlights
  • Create custom watch faces
  • Interactive complications
  • Always-On display support
  • Powerful design editor
  • Browse and import community designs
  • Share creations globally
  • Apple Health integration
Features
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Create beautiful, personalized widgets for your iPhone, CarPlay, and other Apple devices. Design interactive widgets that match your style and display the information that matters most to you. With a powerful visual editor, you can build feature-rich widgets using images, text, weather, health data, gradients, custom shapes, and more. Discover inspiration in the Ideas and Explore sections, where you can browse widgets created by the community and import them with a tap. Share your own creations with users around the world and explore an ever-growing collection of designs. Widgets+ subscribers unlock premium features including Weather and Image Strip layers, along with an exclusive collection of professionally designed widgets. Custom Widgets supports the following layer types: • Text: Add custom text using a wide variety of fonts, colors, gradients, and effects • Image: Add PNG or JPG images and preserve PNG transparency • Shape: Create shapes using gradients and visual effects to build unique designs • Weather: Display current conditions, forecasts, temperature, icons, and weather descriptions based on your location • Activity & Health: Uses Apple Health integration to display steps, activity goals, and workout information as rings, bars, or text • Date and Time: Display the current time, date, seconds, and more using a wide variety of fonts and effects • Device: Show battery level and other device-specific information • Icon: Add icons to enhance the visual appearance of your widgets • Image Strips: Use advanced images that change based on the date, time, or phase of the moon • Hands: Use vectors or custom images to add animated clock hands to your designs Notes: • Custom Widgets optionally integrates with Apple Health. Health data can be used to display workout metrics, activity information, and daily progress summaries. Permission to access this data is managed through the Apple Health app. • Custom Widgets includes an optional Widgets+ premium subscription available on a monthly or annual basis. If you choose to purchase a subscription, payment will be charged to your iTunes account. Subscriptions automatically renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current subscription period. Auto-renewal can be managed at any time through your App Store Account Settings. • Access to hosted weather data is available exclusively to Widgets+ premium subscribers. Privacy Policy & Terms: https://clockologyapp.com/privacy-policy-faces-embed/

About

Image Playground

This app uses machine learning to predict and apply filters to your images. Future updates will include style transfer and super-resolution features.

Highlights
  • Machine learning image analysis
  • Apply various filters
  • Predictive image content
  • Future style transfer
  • Future super-resolution
Features
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Image Playgroundでは、あなたの画像に対してさまざまな操作をしながら楽しむことができます。 機械学習の機能を活用して、画像に何が写っているのかを予測したり、画像に対してフィルターをかけることができます。 今後実装予定の機能 ・画風変換機能 ・超解像度化機能

Screenshots

Custom Widgets by Clockology4 screens
Image Playground3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Custom Widgets by Clockology at 46% against Image Playground's 0%. Custom Widgets by Clockology also leads on rating (4.6 vs 1.6) and ratings volume (2K vs 13). Image Playground's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Custom Widgets by Clockology sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.49 per month. Image Playground asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Custom Widgets by Clockology holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 1.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Custom Widgets by Clockology has 2K ratings behind it against 13, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 46% of Custom Widgets by Clockology's written reviews are positive against 0% of Image Playground's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Custom Widgets by Clockology ships an update monthly, Image Playground every 5 months. Both last shipped on October 30, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Custom Widgets by Clockology versus Image Playground: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCustom Widgets by ClockologyImage Playground
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (2K ratings) — better1.6 (13 ratings)
Positive reviews46.4% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings2K — better13
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 5 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — betteriPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS16.216.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size81 MB133 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperClockology, LLCYudai Yamane

Customer experience

Custom Widgets by Clockology

All ratings1,979 ratings
Positive91.4%
Neutral2.5%
Negative6.1%
Written reviews196 reviews
Positive46.4%
Neutral6.1%
Negative47.4%

Image Playground

All ratings13 ratings
Positive7.7%
Neutral15.4%
Negative76.9%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative90.0%

Bugs and requests

Custom Widgets by Clockology

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Watch faces not loading properly on Apple Watch
  • Complications not updating as expected
  • Crashes or freezes when attempting to sync watch faces
  • Inconsistent behavior when switching between watch faces

Requested features

5 requests
  • More customization options for watch faces
  • Ability to save and share custom watch face designs
  • Improved syncing and reliability between app and watch
  • Support for older Apple Watch models
  • Option for one-time purchase instead of subscription

Image Playground

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Custom Widgets by Clockology

Subscriptions2
  • Widgets+ Monthly7 Days trial$3.491 Month
  • Widgets+ Yearly$29.991 Year
None

Image Playground

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Custom Widgets by Clockology free?
Custom Widgets by Clockology is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Image Playground free?
Image Playground is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Custom Widgets by Clockology or Image Playground?
Custom Widgets by Clockology is rated higher. Custom Widgets by Clockology averages 4.6 out of 5 from 2K ratings, while Image Playground averages 1.6 from 13 ratings.
Do Custom Widgets by Clockology or Image Playground have ads?
Neither Custom Widgets by Clockology nor Image Playground shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Custom Widgets by Clockology or Image Playground?
Custom Widgets by Clockology ships an update monthly, and Image Playground every 5 months. Most recently, Custom Widgets by Clockology was updated on October 30, 2026 and Image Playground on October 30, 2026.

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