Comparison

Best Widgets vs Lock Screen 27

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

Head to head
About

Best Widgets

Personalize your iPhone's home screen with a vast collection of customizable widgets, charging animations, and custom keyboards. Express your unique style with adjustable fonts, colors, backgrounds, and more.

Highlights
  • Customizable widgets
  • Charging animations
  • Custom keyboards
  • Wide range of templates
  • Personalize fonts, colors, backgrounds
  • Multiple widget categories
Features
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Fancy widgets, charging animations and custom keyboards for your iPhone! Best Widgets app lets you customize your homescreen like never before. Express yourself with a wide range of templates personalized exclusively for your iOS device. We designed the app from the ground up with a wide collection of fully customizable widgets from multiple categories including date, weather, quotes, astronomy, calendar, reminders, fitness, photos and more. Personalize every aspect of your widget, charging animation and custom keyboard with our powerful tools. Each element such as the fonts, pictures, backgrounds, colors, etc. can be adjusted precisely to best fit your personality. Best Widgets app includes an optional premium subscription plan which is offered on a monthly basis with a 3 days free trial. Once you purchase a subscription plan, your payment will be charged at your iTunes account. Subscription automatically renews unless canceled within 24 hours before the end of the current period. Follow us on Facebook to get exclusive updates, promo codes and more: https://facebook.com/bestwidget Terms of Use: https://sites.google.com/view/best-widgets-terms/home Privacy Policy: https://sites.google.com/view/best-widgets-privacy/home

About

Lock Screen 27

Personalize your device's lock screen with custom text, emojis, app shortcuts, and contact links. Access your favorite websites and apps directly from your lock screen. Choose from a variety of icon packs and wallpapers to create a unique look.

Highlights
  • Custom text and emoji
  • Website and app shortcuts
  • Contact shortcuts
  • Icon packs
  • Wallpapers
Features
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Lock Screen 27 lets you personalize your lock screen like never before. There are no limits to customizing your Lock Screen! Here’s a glimpse: ● Custom Text & Emoji ● Website & app shortcuts ● Contacts ● Icons Pack ● Wallpapers Subscription: Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription with a free trial period will automatically renew to a paid subscription. 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 at the rate of the selected plan. Subscriptions and auto-renewal may be managed by going to Account Settings after purchase. You can cancel your subscription or free trial in the iTunes settings at least 24-hours before the end of the free trial period. The cancellation will take effect the day after the last day of the current subscription period and you will be downgraded to the free service. Subscription options: Week Price: $ 2.99 Annual: $19.99 Privacy Policy: https://appchi.org/privacy-policy Terms: https://appchi.org/terms-of-use Support : support@appchi.org

Screenshots

Best Widgets4 screens
Lock Screen 274 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Lock Screen 27 at 7.8K against Best Widgets's 31. Best Widgets's advantage is iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.0). 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. Best Widgets sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and Lock Screen 27 sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Best Widgets holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Lock Screen 27 has 7.8K ratings behind it against 31, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Best Widgets ships an update every 2 weeks, Lock Screen 27 fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Best Widgets versus Lock Screen 27: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBest WidgetsLock Screen 27
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (31 ratings) — better4.5 (7.8K ratings)
Positive reviews—71.0% of reviews
Number of ratings317.8K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterFortnightly
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS14.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size270 MB231 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWidgethub LimitedAppchi LLC

Customer experience

Best Widgets

All ratings31 ratings
Positive93.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative6.5%

Lock Screen 27

All ratings7,806 ratings
Positive87.7%
Neutral4.0%
Negative8.3%
Written reviews397 reviews
Positive71.0%
Neutral7.6%
Negative21.4%

Bugs and requests

Best Widgets

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Lock Screen 27

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Widgets not working
  • Shortcuts not functioning properly
  • Wallpaper selection issues
  • Blank icons
  • Transition issues when opening shortcuts

Requested features

5 requests
  • More aesthetic wallpapers
  • Shortcut widgets
  • Custom app icons for widgets
  • Larger text size
  • More than 2 apps per Lock Screen

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Best Widgets

Subscriptions3
  • Best Widgets Pro3 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • 9.99 USD Per Month$9.991 Month
  • 29.99 USD Per Year$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • 39.99 USD for Lifetime.$39.99
2 purchases

Lock Screen 27

Subscriptions2
  • Widget & Aesthetic Wallpapers7 Days trial$3.997 Days
  • One Year Access$29.991 Year

Questions

Is Best Widgets free?
Best Widgets is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Lock Screen 27 free?
Lock Screen 27 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Best Widgets or Lock Screen 27?
Best Widgets is rated higher. Best Widgets averages 4.7 out of 5 from 31 ratings, while Lock Screen 27 averages 4.5 from 7.8K ratings.
Do Best Widgets or Lock Screen 27 have ads?
Both Best Widgets and Lock Screen 27 show ads.
Which is updated more often, Best Widgets or Lock Screen 27?
Best Widgets ships an update every 2 weeks, and Lock Screen 27 fortnightly. Most recently, Best Widgets was updated on October 15, 2026 and Lock Screen 27 on October 28, 2026.

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