Comparison

GoWidget| Photo Widgets &Theme vs Widget spacer

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

Head to head
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

About

Widget spacer

Customize your iOS 16 Lock Screen by adding transparent widgets to reposition existing elements. Choose from two sizes and an inline option for date style, or add a custom message above the clock.

Highlights
  • Transparent widget spacers
  • Customizable widget placement
  • Two widget sizes
  • Inline date style option
  • Custom message above clock
Features
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Use these new widget spacers to move your new iOS 16 Lock Screen widgets to where you want them to be. Two sizes are available for better customisation, as well as an inline option to shorten the date style. You can also set a custom message in the settings app to show above the clock. Nice.

Screenshots

GoWidget| Photo Widgets &Theme4 screens
Widget spacer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Widget spacer at none against GoWidget| Photo Widgets &Theme's 4. Widget spacer also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (daily vs every 4 weeks). GoWidget| Photo Widgets &Theme's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.0). On price, rating and ratings volume 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. GoWidget| Photo Widgets &Theme sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Widget spacer asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for GoWidget| Photo Widgets &Theme against 4.4 for Widget spacer. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 171 and 92 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 38% of GoWidget| Photo Widgets &Theme's written reviews are positive against 65% of Widget spacer's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

GoWidget| Photo Widgets &Theme ships an update every 4 weeks, Widget spacer daily. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
GoWidget| Photo Widgets &Theme versus Widget spacer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGoWidget| Photo Widgets &ThemeWidget spacer
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (171 ratings)4.4 (92 ratings) — better
Positive reviews38.1% of reviews64.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings171 — better92
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeksDaily — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationSubscriptionFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS14.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size50 MB0 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNexa Digital LimitedRichard Shilton

Customer experience

GoWidget| Photo Widgets &Theme

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

Widget spacer

All ratings92 ratings
Positive85.9%
Neutral4.3%
Negative9.8%
Written reviews17 reviews
Positive64.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative35.3%

In-app purchases

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
None

Widget spacer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is GoWidget| Photo Widgets &Theme free?
GoWidget| Photo Widgets &Theme is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Widget spacer free?
Widget spacer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, GoWidget| Photo Widgets &Theme or Widget spacer?
Widget spacer is rated higher. GoWidget| Photo Widgets &Theme averages 4.4 out of 5 from 171 ratings, while Widget spacer averages 4.4 from 92 ratings.
Do GoWidget| Photo Widgets &Theme or Widget spacer have ads?
GoWidget| Photo Widgets &Theme shows ads; Widget spacer does not.
Which is updated more often, GoWidget| Photo Widgets &Theme or Widget spacer?
GoWidget| Photo Widgets &Theme ships an update every 4 weeks, and Widget spacer daily. Most recently, GoWidget| Photo Widgets &Theme was updated on October 23, 2026 and Widget spacer on October 24, 2026.

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