iTheme vs GoWidget| Photo Widgets &Theme
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
iTheme
Create custom desktop widgets for your device, including reminders, albums, clocks, and system information. Personalize your home screen with a rich variety of wallpapers and transparent widget options.
- Transparent desktop widgets
- To-do reminders
- Desktop album display
- Customizable desktop clock
- Oversized icon support
- Anniversary reminders
- System information display
- Rich wallpaper variety
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**super full desktop widget ** # supports transparent widgets to display your desktop perfectly To do reminder, desktop album, desktop clock, oversized icon, anniversary reminder, system information, etc **Wallpapers** The variety is rich and carefully selected **subscription description** Cycle: one year Payment: user's payment is credited to iTunes account Cancel subscription: to cancel, please manually turn off automatic subscription in Apple ID settings management 24 days before the expiration of the current subscription Renewal: the Apple iTunes account will be deducted within 24 hours before its expiration. After the deduction is successful, the subscription cycle will be extended for one cycle Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy agreement: http://dfmeo1ea27fxv.cloudfront.net/iThemePrivacyAgreement.pdf
GoWidget| Photo Widgets &Theme
Enhance your iPhone or iPad Home Screen with aesthetic themes and customizable widgets. Personalize your device with clocks, calendars, photos, and more, adjusting fonts and colors to match your style. New content is added weekly.
- Aesthetic themes
- Customizable widgets
- Clock widget
- Calendar widget
- Photo widget
- Weekly content updates
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Add some aesthetic to your iPhone Home Screen! GoWidget is more than just a simple widget app, it let you design your iPhone/iPad Home Screen to your heart’s content. Use our Aesthetic Themes and Colorful Widgets, including Clock, Calendar, Battery, Date, Quote,Photo, Usage Monitor and Countdown Widget, to make a nice-looking and stylish iPhone/iPad screen. As the widgets are customizable, you can change fonts, theme colors, and even the background color to fine-tune them in line with your preference. Themes, icons and widgets updated weekly. If don’t have the themes, icons and widgets you’d like, just shoot us a message with your requests. Newly added themes including: Christmas themed wallpaper & widget Christmas countdown Birthday countdown Countdown 2021 and more… Subscription options - GO Widget offers unlimited usage and unlocks all features for $19.99/year and $5.99/month. - Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at the confirmation of purchase. - Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. - Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of renewal. - Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user’s Account Settings after purchase. - Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that content. - No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during active subscription period. * This price is for United States customers. Pricing may differ depending on your country and actual charges may be converted to your local currency of residence. The prices are equal to “Apple’s App Store Matrix” which determines the equivalent subscription price in USD. Term of Use: https://widgettheme.github.io/PrivacyFiles/Terms.html Privacy Policy https://widgettheme.github.io/PrivacyFiles/PrivacyPolicy.html
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Verdict
iTheme and GoWidget| Photo Widgets &Theme both sit at 4.6 stars, but that hides the real split: 80% of iTheme's written reviews are positive against 38% of GoWidget| Photo Widgets &Theme's. iTheme also leads on monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs subscription). GoWidget| Photo Widgets &Theme's advantage is ratings volume (171 vs 21). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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. iTheme sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per 7 days and GoWidget| Photo Widgets &Theme sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
iTheme holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: GoWidget| Photo Widgets &Theme has 171 ratings behind it against 21, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 80% of iTheme's written reviews are positive against 38% of GoWidget| Photo Widgets &Theme's.
iTheme ships an update fortnightly, GoWidget| Photo Widgets &Theme every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | iTheme | GoWidget| Photo Widgets &Theme |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (21 ratings) — better | 4.4 (171 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 80.0% of reviews — better | 38.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 21 | 171 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 4 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Subscription |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 140 MB | 50 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 建平 查 | Nexa Digital Limited |
Customer experience
iTheme
GoWidget| Photo Widgets &Theme
In-app purchases
iTheme
- One week Professional Edition3 Days trial$6.997 Days
- Three month membership$18.993 Months
- One month Professional Edition3 Days trial$24.491 Month
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- One year membership3 Days trial$37.991 Year
- Open Pro senior member$12.99
GoWidget| Photo Widgets &Theme
- Monthly Subscription$5.991 Month
- Yearly Subscription$19.991 Year
- Yearly Subscription Free Trial3 Days trial$19.991 Year
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- Go Widget Yearly Promotion1 Year trial$19.991 Year
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