Comparison

GoWidget| Photo Widgets &Theme vs WidgetsLab

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

WidgetsLab

Personalize your phone's home and lock screens with over 100 customizable widgets. Create unique looks with DIY tools, custom fonts, and icon packs. Enhance your messages with a special keyboard for expressive communication.

Highlights
  • 100+ customizable widgets
  • DIY widget design tools
  • Customizable icon packs
  • Personalized English character keyboard
  • Hundreds of mobile phone themes
  • Transparent widget support
Features
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Lets you personalize your home screen and lock screen like never before! General desktop widgets, free combination of 100+ widgets, supported: photos, to-do list, countdown day, minimalist clock, virtual clock, dial, calendar, quotations, small goals, today's step counting, all satisfy you demand. Making widgets has never been easier and more enjoyable. With Widgetslab, you can choose from a large number of widgets prepared by professional designers and place them on your home screen in just a few seconds. By the way, you can also DIY your own widgets with tons of tools, such as changing frame colors, fonts, widget styles, and more. Widgetslab is a great keyboard that helps you turn the thoughts you want to share with people into beautiful messages. Choose any font from tons of designs and spice up conversations with your stunning text. If you don't want to limit your self-expression to 300+ fonts, you can try the magic of our keyboard. Draw every character in your handwriting to create fully custom designs and add a personal touch to each message! The old way of changing icons by downloading icon pictures and using the Sharecuts app to change them one by one is a waste of time and anachronistic. With Widgetslab widgets, it takes less than 30 seconds to change the default icon in just two steps: 1. Choose your favorite icon from a large number of icon packs; 2. Click the "Install" button to allow the installation. After installation, all icons are on your home screen. 【special function】 1. Fully transparent widgets, support glass mimicry, blank space design, ins style, etc., and design themes more freely. 2. Hundreds of mobile phone themes, giving you a different mobile desktop experience 3. Personalized English character keyboard, enrich your social network pages Contact us:anyfont@anyfont.com Privacy Policy: https://docs.qq.com/doc/DSUtDdGJxTWRGbk5L Terms Of Servicel: https://docs.qq.com/doc/DSU5WQWFBT2JpYWtH

Screenshots

GoWidget| Photo Widgets &Theme4 screens
WidgetsLab4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: WidgetsLab at 5.0 against GoWidget| Photo Widgets &Theme's 4.4. WidgetsLab also leads on monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs subscription) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 4 weeks). GoWidget| Photo Widgets &Theme's advantage is ratings volume (171 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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 WidgetsLab 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

WidgetsLab holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: GoWidget| Photo Widgets &Theme has 171 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

GoWidget| Photo Widgets &Theme ships an update every 4 weeks, WidgetsLab every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
GoWidget| Photo Widgets &Theme versus WidgetsLab: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGoWidget| Photo Widgets &ThemeWidgetsLab
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (171 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews38.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings171 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS14.014.0
Further details — not scored
Size50 MB295 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNexa Digital LimitedShenzhen Yipin Information Technology Co., Ltd.

Customer experience

GoWidget| Photo Widgets &Theme

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

WidgetsLab

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

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

WidgetsLab

Subscriptions3
  • Monthly membership$3.991 Month
  • Quarterly membership$3.993 Months
  • Annual Membership$14.991 Year

Questions

Is GoWidget| Photo Widgets &Theme free?
GoWidget| Photo Widgets &Theme is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is WidgetsLab free?
WidgetsLab is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, GoWidget| Photo Widgets &Theme or WidgetsLab?
WidgetsLab is rated higher. GoWidget| Photo Widgets &Theme averages 4.4 out of 5 from 171 ratings, while WidgetsLab averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do GoWidget| Photo Widgets &Theme or WidgetsLab have ads?
Both GoWidget| Photo Widgets &Theme and WidgetsLab show ads.
Which is updated more often, GoWidget| Photo Widgets &Theme or WidgetsLab?
GoWidget| Photo Widgets &Theme ships an update every 4 weeks, and WidgetsLab every 2 weeks. Most recently, GoWidget| Photo Widgets &Theme was updated on October 15, 2026 and WidgetsLab on September 19, 2026.

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