Comparison

Home Widget for HomeKit · HW vs Launchify Custom LockScreen AI

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

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About

Home Widget for HomeKit · HW

Enhance your smart home experience with customizable widgets for your Home Screen, Lock Screen, and Apple Watch. Quickly control accessories, scenes, sensors, and cameras, or launch shortcuts directly from your device. Personalize your dashboard with various design options for a seamless smart home control panel.

Highlights
  • Customizable Home Screen widgets
  • Lock Screen actions
  • Apple Watch complications
  • Camera mosaic view
  • Interactive light and thermostat controls
  • Sensor readings display
  • iCloud panel syncing
Features
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Control your HomeKit home faster with fully customizable widgets for your Home Screen, Lock Screen and Apple Watch. Home Widget brings accessories, scenes, groups, sensors, cameras and shortcuts together in panels built around your routines. LAUNCH HOMEKIT ACTIONS FROM YOUR LOCK SCREEN Open a compatible gate or garage when you arrive, turn on an accessory or run your Welcome Home scene with one tap on your configured widget. BUILD YOUR OWN HOME SCREEN CONTROL PANEL Create a panel, add accessories, scenes, sensors and shortcuts, then place the widget: your dashboard is ready in minutes. Turn a room's lights on or off together, run a shortcut or control several HomeKit homes. OPEN A CAMERA WITH ONE TAP See who is at the front door, check the driveway or look in on your pets. A Home Screen or Lock Screen widget opens the selected HomeKit camera or video doorbell in Home Widget. Audio options depend on your camera. OPEN YOUR CAMERA MOSAIC WITH ONE TAP Check several cameras on one screen instead of opening them individually. Launch the mosaic from your Home Screen, Lock Screen or Control Center, and choose which cameras to include. ADJUST LIGHT BRIGHTNESS AND COLOR Dim the living room for a movie or change the color of a lamp. Use interactive Home Screen controls or open the light control from a Lock Screen widget. Control one light or the lights in a room. SET BLINDS AND SHADES TO THE POSITION YOU WANT Let in the morning light or lower your blinds partway for privacy. Open the position control from your Home Screen or Lock Screen instead of settling for fully open or closed. ADJUST YOUR HOMEKIT THERMOSTAT Change the target temperature or a supported heating/cooling mode. Use interactive Home Screen controls or open the thermostat control from your Lock Screen. SEE THE READINGS THAT MATTER TO YOU Visual buttons help you tell which accessories are on or off. Display individual sensor values: temperature, humidity, CO₂, air quality and accessory batteries. Add counters for open doors, unsecured locks or unreachable accessories to spot what needs attention. KEEP YOUR HOME ON YOUR WRIST Use Apple Watch complications and Smart Stack widgets to reach your panels, cameras, lights and scenes. Keep your controls and readings on your wrist when your iPhone is out of reach. CUSTOMIZE EVERY DETAIL Choose icons, names, colors, backgrounds, transparency and blur. Use different panel sizes to build compact controls or a full smart home dashboard that feels truly yours. YOUR PANELS ACROSS YOUR DEVICES Sync your panels with iCloud. Add widgets to a stack or Today View on compatible devices to keep your home within reach. Home Widget goes beyond basic on/off widgets with adjustable controls, camera access and personal dashboards. A tap runs an action or opens its control, then you choose the setting. Security actions may require authentication or confirmation. Widget states update within system refresh limits. Works with accessories already configured in Apple's Home app. Some features require Home Widget Premium, available as a one-time purchase or a monthly or yearly subscription. Questions or ideas? Write to us at contact@vision-apps.com The Vision-Apps team HomeKit is a trademark of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries and regions. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://vision-apps.com/website/en/privacy/

About

Launchify Custom LockScreen AI

Instantly launch any app directly from your Lock Screen with customizable widgets. This app also features an AI art generator to create unique wallpapers and designs, offering extensive personalization for your device.

Highlights
  • Instant app launching from Lock Screen
  • Customizable Lock Screen widgets
  • AI-generated art for wallpapers
  • Support for favorite apps
  • Dynamic Island and Live Activities support
  • Personalized Lock Screen designs
Features
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Launchify is the ultimate app launcher that lets you instantly open any app straight from your Lock Screen. With the power of the new Lock Screen introduced in iOS 16, Launchify allows you to completely customize your Lock Screen Widgets and take full advantage of the endless possibilities! Now, with our new AI-generated art feature, you can also generate unique and personalized images by simply providing a prompt. Whether you want to create a custom wallpaper or just explore the creative possibilities of AI, Launchify has got you covered. Key Features: * Blazing fast App Launcher * Supports all favorite apps * Beautiful Lock Screen Widgets * Endless Customization * Use Symbols, Icons & your own Images * Create truly unique Lock Screen Designs * Generate personalized AI-generated art * Supports the latest version of iOS 16 * Dynamic Island support * Live Activities support * Depth, Duals, Dynamic Island Wallpapers for FREE If you have any feedback or get stuck, just contact us at support@fromstreets.com If you like the app, please consider leaving a positive rating and a review, which helps support the development. Information about the auto-renewable nature of the Premium Subscription * Subscription term is 1 month or 1 year. The subscription is renewed every month or year. * Payments will be collected from your iTunes account after you confirm your purchase. * Automatic renewals will be renewed unless canceled 24 hours before the subscription expires. * You can cancel your subscription at this address: http://support.apple.com/HT202039 * Terms of use: https://fromstreets.com/terms-conditions-launchify/

Screenshots

Home Widget for HomeKit · HW4 screens
Launchify Custom LockScreen AI4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Home Widget for HomeKit · HW at 4.1 against Launchify Custom LockScreen AI's 3.5. Home Widget for HomeKit · HW also leads on review sentiment (74% vs 36%). Launchify Custom LockScreen AI's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 10 days). On price, ratings volume, 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. Home Widget for HomeKit · HW sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Launchify Custom LockScreen AI sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Home Widget for HomeKit · HW holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 158 and 173 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 74% of Home Widget for HomeKit · HW's written reviews are positive against 36% of Launchify Custom LockScreen AI's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Home Widget for HomeKit · HW ships an update every 10 days, Launchify Custom LockScreen AI every 2 days. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Home Widget for HomeKit · HW versus Launchify Custom LockScreen AI: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHome Widget for HomeKit · HWLaunchify Custom LockScreen AI
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (158 ratings) — better3.5 (173 ratings)
Positive reviews73.9% of reviews — better36.5% of reviews
Number of ratings158173 — better
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size146 MB22 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperClement MartyNiels van Straaten

Customer experience

Home Widget for HomeKit · HW

All ratings158 ratings
Positive74.1%
Neutral8.9%
Negative17.1%
Written reviews188 reviews
Positive73.9%
Neutral12.2%
Negative13.8%

Launchify Custom LockScreen AI

All ratings173 ratings
Positive60.1%
Neutral6.4%
Negative33.5%
Written reviews85 reviews
Positive36.5%
Neutral11.8%
Negative51.8%

User reviews

Home Widget for HomeKit · HW

From 158 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Great auxiliary options
  • 🚀 Insanely useful
  • 👍 Awesome
  • 👍 Beautiful widgets
  • 👍 Plenty of customization options

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Stopped working
  • 🐛 Doesn't update
  • 🐛 Doesn't refresh
  • 🐛 Freezing widgets
  • 🔋 Draining battery

Launchify Custom LockScreen AI

From 173 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 🚀 Convenient app launching
  • 💡 Useful iOS 16 integration
  • 🤩 Great app overall

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Bugs and glitches
  • 🔍 Limited app selection
  • 💰 Expensive subscription
  • 🔄 Disappearing widgets

Bugs and requests

Home Widget for HomeKit · HW

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Widgets don't save
  • Widgets don't update status
  • Incompatibility with iOS 16/17
  • Double downloads
  • Panels don't work

Requested features

7 requests
  • Ability to pinch to zoom on video
  • Control temperature on thermostats
  • Adjust brightness/color of lights
  • Custom sounds for actions
  • More widget size/layout options
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  • Live camera previews
  • Ability to control non-HomeKit devices

Launchify Custom LockScreen AI

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Dynamic Island not working
  • Widgets disappearing
  • Inconsistent app launching
  • Subscription issues

Requested features

4 requests
  • More app integration
  • Customization options
  • Improved stability
  • One-time purchase option

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Home Widget for HomeKit · HW

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly subscription7 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • Annual subscription14 Days trial$6.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime License$14.99
6 purchases

Launchify Custom LockScreen AI

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$0.991 Month
  • Yearly$7.991 Year
One-time4
  • 10 Credits$1.99
  • Lifetime Offer$3.99
  • 10 Credits$3.99
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  • Lifetime$16.99

Questions

Is Home Widget for HomeKit · HW free?
Home Widget for HomeKit · HW is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Launchify Custom LockScreen AI free?
Launchify Custom LockScreen AI is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Home Widget for HomeKit · HW or Launchify Custom LockScreen AI?
Home Widget for HomeKit · HW is rated higher. Home Widget for HomeKit · HW averages 4.1 out of 5 from 158 ratings, while Launchify Custom LockScreen AI averages 3.5 from 173 ratings.
Do Home Widget for HomeKit · HW or Launchify Custom LockScreen AI have ads?
Neither Home Widget for HomeKit · HW nor Launchify Custom LockScreen AI shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Home Widget for HomeKit · HW or Launchify Custom LockScreen AI?
Home Widget for HomeKit · HW ships an update every 10 days, and Launchify Custom LockScreen AI every 2 days. Most recently, Home Widget for HomeKit · HW was updated on November 3, 2026 and Launchify Custom LockScreen AI on November 3, 2026.

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