wg vs Widgets Factory
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
wg
Create a seamless look by making widgets appear transparent on your wallpaper. Display time, date, calendar, and notes with your chosen background image. Easily change wallpapers and access a user manual for guidance.
- Transparent widget effect
- Use custom wallpaper as widget background
- Display time, date, calendar, and notes
- Easy wallpaper change shortcuts
- In-app user manual
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Transparent widget on wallpaper. Use your favorite image as the wallpaper and place the widget on it. The wallpaper and the widget will have the same pattern, so the widget will look as if it is transparent. You can place the time, date, calendar, and notes on the widget. 1) By using the shortcuts provided, you can easily change the wallpaper. 2) The user manual has been enhanced. After launching the app, tap the "?" mark at the top of the screen. 3) On the iPad, widgets can only be displayed as images. There is no function to integrate it with the wallpaper.
Widgets Factory
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This is a minimal, dedicated, pre-styled, and pre-formatted widgets application. It supports both light and dark modes automatically as well as the smaller and larger sizing customizations. The first feature implemented is a small and simplistic Maps widget which is auto updated based on your present location. The second feature is a classic and vintage medium sized Clock widget with 12 or 24 hour modes available. The third feature is a large size Weather widget that has a detailed and informative interface style which also matches the flat theme and layout of the other widgets.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Widgets Factory at none against wg's 1. Widgets Factory also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (daily vs every 2 months). wg's advantage is iOS requirement (14.5 vs 27.0). On price and device support 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. wg sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Widgets Factory asks for nothing beyond the download.
wg ships an update every 2 months, Widgets Factory daily. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | wg | Widgets Factory |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Daily — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 14.5 — better | 27.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hisanori Yamashita | Jonathan Chiappetta |
In-app purchases
wg
- Remove Ads.(~iOS15)$5.99
Widgets Factory
No in-app purchases
