Comparison

DuoTheme vs Lock Screen Widgets 16

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

Head to head
About

DuoTheme

Personalize your iPhone's Home and Lock Screens with custom widgets, themes, and live wallpapers. Create unique looks with DIY options and interactive Control Center layouts. Make your device stand out in seconds.

Highlights
  • Ready-to-use widgets (calendar, battery, music)
  • iOS depth-effect and static wallpapers
  • Live wallpapers with DIY options
  • Customizable Control Center layouts
  • Unified themes with icons and widgets
  • Interactive App and Link Shortcuts
Features
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Make Your iPhone Unique in Seconds! Bring your Home Screen and Lock Screen to life with widgets, themes, Control Center layouts, wallpapers, and DIY creations. Personalize every corner of your iPhone with just a few taps. - Ready-to-use Widgets: Calendar, battery, music, photo, quotes, and dynamic widgets designed for flexible placement and quick setup. - Wallpapers: iOS 26 depth-effect wallpapers, high-quality static designs, and live wallpapers for a full-screen visual upgrade. - Control Center: Customize your Control Center with interactive layouts and stylish designs. Add App and Link Shortcuts powered by Shortcuts, tap buttons for quick actions, and enjoy layouts that combine efficiency with visual flair. - Themes: Whether you love liquid glass or fluffy styles, refresh your screen with a theme that fits your taste. Wallpapers, icons, and widgets come together seamlessly for a fully unified look. - DIY Live Wallpapers: Turn your ideas into live wallpapers using templates like vision board, polaroid, collage, or Y2K styles. Add your photos, stickers, and text to create a screen that’s uniquely yours. Privacy Policy & Terms of Service: https://doc.ThemeKit.live/Terms-of-Service.html https://doc.ThemeKit.live/Privacy-Policy.html

About

Lock Screen Widgets 16

Personalize your phone's lock and home screens with a variety of customizable widgets. Choose from dynamic icons, quick launchers, calendars, clocks, and more. Easily create unique designs with an intuitive editor and access over 200 lock screen widgets and wallpapers.

Highlights
  • Customizable widgets
  • Dynamic icons
  • Quick launcher
  • Countdown timers
  • Battery widgets
  • Calendar widgets
  • HD lock screen wallpapers
Features
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Fancy new lock screen widgets? Tired of a normal widget that has limited customization? A fantastic lock screen and home screen widgets app including dynamic icons, quick launcher, countdown, battery, healthy, etc. is definitely what you want! You can create your own fancy widgets with the easy-to-use widget editor. Makes your phone screen adorable! It offers various styles for you to choose from. All widgets you need are here : - Add all size widgets - Various widget styles - Multiple fonts and colors What makes Lock Screen Widget stand out: Various Aesthetic Widget Lock Screen Widget support all kinds of Widget. You can enjoy 200+ lock screen widgets & wallpapers after updating. Add a calendar, battery, and even a to-do list to your lock screen to let it become personalized. All sizes are supported: Circular, Rectangular, Inline Various types are available: dynamic icons, quick launcher, countdown, battery, healthy, etc. Custom by yourself Constantly update Home Screen Widgets With massive well-designed widgets, you can quickly make the widgets you need. The calendar widget helps you check the date quickly on the home screen. In the Countdown widget, you can add deadlines which enables you to check the left time for important days anytime and anywhere. The clock widget gives you a chance to add multiple fancy clock styles to your screen HD Lock Screen Wallpapers - All wallpapers are high-quality - Perfectly fit the Depth Effect - Gorgeous wallpapers with various styles Easy Set Up steps With Lock Screen Widget, There are ONLY TWO STEPS that take less than 30 seconds to set a widget: Long press anywhere on the home screen. Click " + " in the upper left corner. Search "Lock Screen Widget" Select a size. Touch and hold to enter edit mode. Click "Edit Widget".Choose the widget you want to add to the home screen After the setup, all the widgets are free to use! Custom Widget The Lock Screen Widget is highly Customizable. It allows you to customize the widget color, widget font, widget border, etc. Also, you can use your own preference on time & date formats. With Lock Screen Widget, there are no limits to customizing your Lock Screen & Home Screen If you have any questions, please contact us: widget.ios@guloolootech.com Terms of use: http://guloolootech.com/terms-of-use.html Privacy Policy: http://guloolootech.com/privacy-policy.html

Screenshots

DuoTheme4 screens
Lock Screen Widgets 164 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Lock Screen Widgets 16 at none against DuoTheme's shown. Lock Screen Widgets 16 also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs fortnightly). DuoTheme's advantage is review sentiment (65% vs 50%) and ratings volume (394 vs 39). On price, rating, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. DuoTheme sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per 7 days and Lock Screen Widgets 16 sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for DuoTheme against 4.5 for Lock Screen Widgets 16. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: DuoTheme has 394 ratings behind it against 39, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 65% of DuoTheme's written reviews are positive against 50% of Lock Screen Widgets 16's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DuoTheme ships an update fortnightly, Lock Screen Widgets 16 every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
DuoTheme versus Lock Screen Widgets 16: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDuoThemeLock Screen Widgets 16
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (394 ratings)4.5 (39 ratings) — better
Positive reviews64.9% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings394 — better39
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 4 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#80 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size345 MB165 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPIXELSPARK TECHNOLOGY LIMITEDGulooloo Tech

Customer experience

DuoTheme

All ratings394 ratings
Positive81.7%
Neutral6.1%
Negative12.2%
Written reviews57 reviews
Positive64.9%
Neutral8.8%
Negative26.3%

Lock Screen Widgets 16

All ratings38 ratings
Positive89.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative10.5%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

10 purchases

DuoTheme

Subscriptions7
  • premium_weekly$6.997 Days
  • premium_weekly_free_trial3 Days trial$9.997 Days
  • Premium Monthly$12.991 Month
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  • premium_monthly_free_trial3 Days trial$14.991 Month
  • Premium$29.991 Year
  • Unlimited Widgets$39.991 Year
  • Premium Yearly3 Days trial$39.991 Year
One-time3
  • pet_common_props$0.99
  • pet_advanced_props$1.99
  • Lifetime Premium$19.99
3 purchases

Lock Screen Widgets 16

Subscriptions3
  • Widget Weekly Subscription$0.997 Days
  • Widget Quarterly VIP$6.993 Months
  • Widget Yearly Subscription$19.991 Year

Questions

Is DuoTheme free?
DuoTheme is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Lock Screen Widgets 16 free?
Lock Screen Widgets 16 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, DuoTheme or Lock Screen Widgets 16?
Lock Screen Widgets 16 is rated higher. DuoTheme averages 4.4 out of 5 from 394 ratings, while Lock Screen Widgets 16 averages 4.5 from 39 ratings.
Do DuoTheme or Lock Screen Widgets 16 have ads?
DuoTheme shows ads; Lock Screen Widgets 16 does not.
Which is updated more often, DuoTheme or Lock Screen Widgets 16?
DuoTheme ships an update fortnightly, and Lock Screen Widgets 16 every 4 days. Most recently, DuoTheme was updated on November 7, 2026 and Lock Screen Widgets 16 on November 3, 2026.

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