Comparison

iTheme vs GoWidget| Photo Widgets &Theme

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Transparent desktop widgets
  • To-do reminders
  • Desktop album display
  • Customizable desktop clock
  • Oversized icon support
  • Anniversary reminders
  • System information display
  • Rich wallpaper variety
Features
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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

About

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.

Highlights
  • Aesthetic themes
  • Customizable widgets
  • Clock widget
  • Calendar widget
  • Photo widget
  • Weekly content updates
Features
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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

Screenshots

iTheme3 screens
GoWidget| Photo Widgets &Theme4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
iTheme versus GoWidget| Photo Widgets &Theme: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriThemeGoWidget| Photo Widgets &Theme
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (21 ratings) — better4.4 (171 ratings)
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews — better38.1% of reviews
Number of ratings21171 — better
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 4 weeks
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.014.0
Further details — not scored
Size140 MB50 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer建平 查Nexa Digital Limited

Customer experience

iTheme

All ratings21 ratings
Positive90.5%
Neutral4.8%
Negative4.8%
Written reviews15 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral6.7%
Negative13.3%

GoWidget| Photo Widgets &Theme

All ratings171 ratings
Positive83.6%
Neutral3.5%
Negative12.9%
Written reviews21 reviews
Positive38.1%
Neutral4.8%
Negative57.1%

In-app purchases

5 purchases

iTheme

Subscriptions4
  • 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
One-time1
  • Open Pro senior member$12.99
4 purchases

GoWidget| Photo Widgets &Theme

Subscriptions4
  • 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

Questions

Is iTheme free?
iTheme is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is GoWidget| Photo Widgets &Theme free?
GoWidget| Photo Widgets &Theme is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, iTheme or GoWidget| Photo Widgets &Theme?
iTheme is rated higher. iTheme averages 4.6 out of 5 from 21 ratings, while GoWidget| Photo Widgets &Theme averages 4.4 from 171 ratings.
Do iTheme or GoWidget| Photo Widgets &Theme have ads?
Both iTheme and GoWidget| Photo Widgets &Theme show ads.
Which is updated more often, iTheme or GoWidget| Photo Widgets &Theme?
iTheme ships an update fortnightly, and GoWidget| Photo Widgets &Theme every 4 weeks. Most recently, iTheme was updated on September 30, 2026 and GoWidget| Photo Widgets &Theme on October 15, 2026.

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