LockLauncher Lockscreen Widget vs ShavKey
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
LockLauncher Lockscreen Widget
Design custom widgets for your lock screen to launch apps, open URLs, or perform actions with a single tap. Personalize your device's lock screen with icons, images, and custom links.
- Create custom lock screen widgets
- Launch apps directly from lock screen
- Open any URL with a tap
- Use app icons or custom images
- Add widgets to the lock screen
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LockLauncher is the best Lock Screen Widget Builder. Create your own Lock Screen widgets and actions using symbols, app icons, and custom images. Each widget can open any URL you want; there is a list in the app to select from and you can add your own if you wish. For example: - Select an app icon - Add the URL to open the app - Add the widget on the Lock Screen (tap on the widget to edit it) Pressing on the widget will now open the app directly from your Lock Screen!
ShavKey
This keyboard app provides quick access to all 48 Shavian characters without requiring shifts. It includes an always-on number row that can be configured for Base 12 input.
- All 48 Shavian characters accessible
- No shift key required
- Always-on number row
- Optional Base 12 number input
- Optimized for single-stroke input
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The Shavian Keyboard for iOS. It features all 48 characters without needing to shift, in keeping with the idea that each character can be written with one stroke, we don't think it should take more than one key press. There is also an always on number row along the top which can be set to use Base 12 if you are so inclined.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: ShavKey at Free against LockLauncher Lockscreen Widget's $0.99. ShavKey also leads on rating (4.6 vs 4.1) and review sentiment (100% vs 70%). LockLauncher Lockscreen Widget's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (31 vs 9). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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
ShavKey is free to download; LockLauncher Lockscreen Widget costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
ShavKey holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 31 and 9 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 70% of LockLauncher Lockscreen Widget's written reviews are positive against 100% of ShavKey's.
LockLauncher Lockscreen Widget ships an update weekly, ShavKey every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | LockLauncher Lockscreen Widget | ShavKey |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.1 (31 ratings) | 4.6 (9 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 69.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 31 — better | 9 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 187 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | INNOVATIVE DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED | Joshua Lancaster |
Customer experience
LockLauncher Lockscreen Widget
ShavKey
In-app purchases
LockLauncher Lockscreen Widget
No in-app purchases
ShavKey
No in-app purchases
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