Lock Screen Widget & Themes vs CatNote
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Lock Screen Widget & Themes
Personalize your iPhone's home screen with a variety of customizable widgets and colorful themes. Easily arrange clocks, calendars, weather, and more to access information quickly and make your device unique.
- Widget constructor
- Customizable themes
- Clock widgets
- Calendar widgets
- Weather widgets
- Activity widgets
- Health app integration
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Personalize your Home Screen quickly and easily with beautiful widgets and themes! Mix and match widget types to see the info you need at a glance, and dress them in colorful themes that make your iPhone truly yours. WIDGET CONSTRUCTOR Build your set in the real-time constructor: pick widgets, try on a theme, and apply the whole look in one tap. Here's a glimpse of our widgets: - Clock - Calendar - Activity & steps - Affirmations - Battery - Weather forecast - Quotes of the day - Reminders - Moon phases & lunar calendar - Fact of the day - Astrology 16 THEMES Neon, Marble, Retro, Sea, Coffee, Lavender, Sticky Notes and more. FREE TO TRY The app is free to download and use; premium widgets and themes unlock with a subscription. Subscription options: 7-day free trial, then 19.99 US$ yearly 3-day free trial, then 10.99 US$ monthly SECURE & PRIVATE Your presets stay on your device. Read our privacy policy and terms of use: https://hazard.studio/apps/widgets/privacy.html MORE Requires iOS 15 or later. Health widgets integrate with Apple Health to show your activity. Learn more about us: https://hazard.studio
CatNote
This app offers a unique journaling experience where you collect a new cat illustration each day. Record your daily moments and build a personalized calendar tapestry, enhanced by customizable home screen widgets.
- Daily cat collection
- Minimalist journaling
- Home screen widgets
- Customizable themes
- Original cat illustrations
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Weave Your Year into a Calendar of Cats In CatNote, meet a new cat every day. Capture your life, collect cats, and let soothing Home Screen widgets brighten each day. CatNote is a minimalist journal and widget app that blends a “365-day tapestry of time” with the delightful surprise of a cat blind box. Every day of the year brings a cat of your own. Jot down a feeling, an encounter, or an ordinary moment worth remembering, and watch your cat calendar slowly fill up. Key Features: - One Cat a Day: Record your year by collecting cats - Minimal Journal: Create, edit, and revisit daily entries with ease - Home Screen Widgets: Choose from cat and monthly calendar widgets in multiple sizes - Custom Colors: Pick a favorite theme color for both the app and widgets - Original Illustrations: A playful cast of cats for every day worth remembering May CatNote become a soft little corner in your pocket. Even if you write only one sentence today, you’ve already saved the day with care. Privacy Policy: https://limiere32-ops.github.io/-Catnote-privacy-policy-/privacy-policy.zh-CN.html Terms of Use: https://limiere32-ops.github.io/-Catnote-privacy-policy-/terms-of-service.zh-CN.html Feedback: wow.willlee@gmail.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: CatNote at 100% against Lock Screen Widget & Themes's 0%. CatNote also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.2). Lock Screen Widget & Themes's advantage is ratings volume (57 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.2). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Lock Screen Widget & Themes sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month and CatNote sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
CatNote holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Lock Screen Widget & Themes has 57 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Lock Screen Widget & Themes's written reviews are positive against 100% of CatNote's.
Lock Screen Widget & Themes ships an update every 3 weeks, CatNote every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Lock Screen Widget & Themes | CatNote |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (57 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 57 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 11 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 18.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 158 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Vitali Mikhailouski | 寒星 李 |
Customer experience
Lock Screen Widget & Themes
CatNote
In-app purchases
Lock Screen Widget & Themes
- Monthly unlimited access$5.991 Month
- Weekly unlimited access$7.997 Days
- Monthly with trial3 Days trial$10.991 Month
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- Yearly unlimited access7 Days trial$19.991 Year
- Lifetime unlimited access$15.99
- Lifetime unlimited access PRO$40.99
CatNote
- CatNote Unlock all permanently$4.99
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