Comparison

GoWidget| Photo Widgets &Theme vs iWidget

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

iWidget

Enhance your iOS home and lock screens with customizable widgets and wallpapers. Add time, calendar, system info, and health data. Supports Standby mode and offers transparent widget backgrounds.

Highlights
  • Home screen widgets
  • Lock screen widgets
  • Transparent widget backgrounds
  • iOS 17 Standby mode support
  • Progressively updated wallpapers
  • Health & Fitness widgets
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iWidget is an iOS home screen beautification app, featuring the following enhancements: 1. Home Screen Widgets: Time Widget, Calendar Widget, Analog Clock, System Info, Health & Fitness 2. Lock Screen Widgets: Common System Info Widget 3. Transparent Widgets: Widget backgrounds are transparent, blending more naturally with the home screen wallpaper 4. Standby: Widgets now support Standby mode in iOS 17 5. Home Screen Wallpapers: A variety of beautiful wallpapers are being updated progressively Continual updates are being made to introduce more features and capabilities... Currently entirely free, you have the option to subscribe to the following Premium Plan to support us: 1. Monthly: $3.99/month. Auto-renews monthly. Cancel anytime. 2. Annual: $19.9/year. Auto-renews annually. Cancel anytime. 3. Lifetime: $29.9 One-time payment of Subscription Terms: 1. Payment: Fees are charged to your iTunes account upon purchase confirmation. 2. Auto-Renewal: The account will be auto-charged for renewal unless turned off 24 hours before the subscription ends. 3. Management: Manage or cancel your subscription in the phone's "Settings" under "iTunes & App Store." 4. Trial: Free trials auto-renew into the official member service. Cancel auto-renewal in "Account Settings." Upgrading during trial ends the trial immediately. Privacy Policy: https://conststudio.com/iwidget/iwidgt-privacy-en.html Terms of Use: https://conststudio.com/iwidget/iwidgt-service-en.html Contact us: letconststudio@gmail.com

Screenshots

GoWidget| Photo Widgets &Theme4 screens
iWidget4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: GoWidget| Photo Widgets &Theme at 4.4 against iWidget's 3.7. GoWidget| Photo Widgets &Theme also leads on ratings volume (171 vs 3) and device support (3 vs 1). iWidget's advantage is monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs subscription). 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

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 and iWidget sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

GoWidget| Photo Widgets &Theme holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: GoWidget| Photo Widgets &Theme has 171 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

GoWidget| Photo Widgets &Theme ships an update every 4 weeks, iWidget fortnightly. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
GoWidget| Photo Widgets &Theme versus iWidget: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGoWidget| Photo Widgets &ThemeiWidget
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (171 ratings) — better3.7 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews38.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings171 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS14.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size50 MB227 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNexa Digital Limited汉军 洪

Customer experience

GoWidget| Photo Widgets &Theme

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

iWidget

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

GoWidget| Photo Widgets &Theme

Reported bugs

1 issue
  • Se demora en descargar

Requested features

2 requests
  • Add Hello Kitty
  • Make content free

iWidget

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

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
3 purchases

iWidget

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly3 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Annual3 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$29.99

Questions

Is GoWidget| Photo Widgets &Theme free?
GoWidget| Photo Widgets &Theme is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is iWidget free?
iWidget is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, GoWidget| Photo Widgets &Theme or iWidget?
GoWidget| Photo Widgets &Theme is rated higher. GoWidget| Photo Widgets &Theme averages 4.4 out of 5 from 171 ratings, while iWidget averages 3.7 from 3 ratings.
Do GoWidget| Photo Widgets &Theme or iWidget have ads?
Both GoWidget| Photo Widgets &Theme and iWidget show ads.
Which is updated more often, GoWidget| Photo Widgets &Theme or iWidget?
GoWidget| Photo Widgets &Theme ships an update every 4 weeks, and iWidget fortnightly. Most recently, GoWidget| Photo Widgets &Theme was updated on November 3, 2026 and iWidget on November 3, 2026.

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