Comparison

GoWidget| Photo Widgets &Theme vs StandBy

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

StandBy

Transform your iPhone into a smart bedside display while charging. View widgets like clocks, calendars, and photos in landscape mode. Customize themes for a personalized experience.

Highlights
  • Smart landscape display mode
  • Bedside clock functionality
  • Digital photo frame
  • Customizable widgets (clock, calendar, photo)
  • Themed interfaces
  • Pro features with subscription
Features
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The Standby app allows you to have a smart landscape display mode for iPhone while it’s charging. It allows you to turn your iPhone into a bedside clock, a digital photo frame, a display for viewing widgets. You can add different clock and analogue widgets, calendar widgets, photo widgets and more. “And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by Him.” - Colossians 3:17 Subscription: - You can subscribe to unlimited access for pro features including all access to widgets, all custom themes, new updates and much more. - Standby+ offers unlimited usage and unlocks all features for $19.99USD* every 6 months. - 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 the 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. Press- info.standbyapp@gmail.com For more info: info.standbyapp@gmail.com Links to our Terms and Privacy Policy can be found below: Terms: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Jq78Iow5g8ryW3AZBR8pxeU6Z1n2NTTFT8xP2MGxso0/edit?usp=sharing Privacy Policy: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1YCodB8HjHChsQtxqZJzAy657IXO8J4AX0V0APVRf6nw/edit?usp=sharing Support: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1tXq1mTcWa0NTIm7k5tHszB7Fy226cNYMuFZkE9w0OwE/edit?usp=sharing Note: All content, resources and designs contained in the Standby application are the sole property of Twinstar Creatives and are protected under copyright and intellectual property laws. Any unauthorized use or breach of our copyright may result in legal consequences.

Screenshots

GoWidget| Photo Widgets &Theme4 screens
StandBy4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: GoWidget| Photo Widgets &Theme at 4.4 against StandBy's 3.3. GoWidget| Photo Widgets &Theme also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and ratings volume (171 vs 44). StandBy's advantage is monetization model (freemium vs subscription) and ads (none vs shown). On price 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 StandBy sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per 6 months. 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 3.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 171 and 44 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 38% of GoWidget| Photo Widgets &Theme's written reviews are positive against 60% of StandBy's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

GoWidget| Photo Widgets &Theme ships an update every 4 weeks, StandBy every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
GoWidget| Photo Widgets &Theme versus StandBy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGoWidget| Photo Widgets &ThemeStandBy
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (171 ratings) — better3.3 (44 ratings)
Positive reviews38.1% of reviews60.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings171 — better44
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeksEvery 8 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionFreemium — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS14.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size50 MB58 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNexa Digital LimitedTwinstar Creatives

Customer experience

GoWidget| Photo Widgets &Theme

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

StandBy

All ratings44 ratings
Positive56.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative43.2%
Written reviews35 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative40.0%

Bugs and requests

GoWidget| Photo Widgets &Theme

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

StandBy

Reported bugs

6 issues
  • Clock not accurate
  • Standby widgets not working (weather, date)
  • Weather widget does not recognize location
  • Weather widget fails to update in standby/homescreen
  • App doesn't request location permissions for weather
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  • Buttons turn green without confirmation after granting permissions

Requested features

4 requests
  • Fix standby widgets (weather, date)
  • Improve weather widget location recognition
  • Make app functional without immediate payment
  • Add more diverse widget designs

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
2 purchases

StandBy

Subscriptions1
  • StandBy+$19.996 Months
One-time1
  • StandBy+$9.99

Questions

Is GoWidget| Photo Widgets &Theme free?
GoWidget| Photo Widgets &Theme is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is StandBy free?
StandBy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, GoWidget| Photo Widgets &Theme or StandBy?
GoWidget| Photo Widgets &Theme is rated higher. GoWidget| Photo Widgets &Theme averages 4.4 out of 5 from 171 ratings, while StandBy averages 3.3 from 44 ratings.
Do GoWidget| Photo Widgets &Theme or StandBy have ads?
GoWidget| Photo Widgets &Theme shows ads; StandBy does not.
Which is updated more often, GoWidget| Photo Widgets &Theme or StandBy?
GoWidget| Photo Widgets &Theme ships an update every 4 weeks, and StandBy every 8 days. Most recently, GoWidget| Photo Widgets &Theme was updated on October 23, 2026 and StandBy on October 24, 2026.

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