Comparison

Simple Widgets vs Widget US

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

Head to head
About

Simple Widgets

Personalize your home and lock screens with customizable widgets. Choose from various sizes and styles, including different backgrounds, font colors, and borders. Easily edit existing widgets to change their appearance.

Highlights
  • Customizable widget types
  • Small, Medium, Large, and Lock Screen widgets
  • Background and font color customization
  • Border customization
  • Edit existing widget appearance
Features
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Simple Widgets • Photo makes it super easy to customize your home and lock screen like never before. Customize every widget, and personalize your home and lock screen. Features: • Create different types of widgets. • Small, Medium, Large, and lock screen widgets, all customizable. • Customize the added widget with different backgrounds, font colors, borders, etc. • Edit the added widgets to a different appearance. ——— FEEDBACK ——— Have any suggestions? Feel free to contact us at joezhang176776005@gmail.com Term of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://zhangkaigogo.github.io/Widgets/

About

Widget US

Design and share custom widgets for your device. Choose from various presets like clocks, calendars, and to-do lists, then personalize them with your own style. You can even package widgets and wallpapers together to share with friends.

Highlights
  • Customizable widget creation
  • Package widgets with wallpapers
  • Variety of preset widget types
  • Share created packages with friends
  • Clock, To-Do, Calendar, and more widgets
Features
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Dive into the world of endless possibilities and craft your unique widgets. Whether it’s for sharing with friends or showcasing to the community, you can create anything that suits your style and needs. Experiment with a vast array of preset widgets, each ready to be decorated and customized with your personal touch. · Package: Widget and wallpaper can be set together. (Make a package and share it with your friends. You can only share the package you created.) · Widgets: Clock, To-Do, Habit Routine, Battery, Calendar, Contact, D-Day, Today, Text/Image for PhotoWidget -------- Do you have a cool idea for a new widget or an exciting feature? Let me know, and I'll bring it! Some features may not be updated in real-time. - Battery We are using the standard Apple Terms of Use (EULA) https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Simple Widgets4 screens
Widget US4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Simple Widgets at every 5 days against Widget US's every 3 weeks. On price, review sentiment, 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. Simple Widgets sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Widget US sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Simple Widgets ships an update every 5 days, Widget US every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Simple Widgets versus Widget US: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSimple WidgetsWidget US
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (19 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings19 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size66 MB78 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWuhan Linggu Dingdang Technology Co., LtdTeamHB

Customer experience

Simple Widgets

All ratings19 ratings
Positive84.2%
Neutral5.3%
Negative10.5%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Widget US

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Simple Widgets

Subscriptions2
  • Widget Premium (Monthly)$1.991 Month
  • Widget Premium (Annual)$19.991 Year
5 purchases

Widget US

Subscriptions3
  • 1 month$1.991 Month
  • 6 months$9.996 Months
  • 1 year$14.991 Year
One-time2
  • Buy a coffee for the developer$0.99
  • AD Free (Limited time)$9.99

Questions

Is Simple Widgets free?
Simple Widgets is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Widget US free?
Widget US is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Simple Widgets or Widget US have ads?
Both Simple Widgets and Widget US show ads.
Which is updated more often, Simple Widgets or Widget US?
Simple Widgets ships an update every 5 days, and Widget US every 3 weeks. Most recently, Simple Widgets was updated on October 7, 2026 and Widget US on October 13, 2026.

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