Lively Widget vs WidgetPaper
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Lively Widget
Create animated and highly customizable widgets for your iPhone's home and lock screens. Display health data, photos, quotes, pixel art, and more with a wide range of design options and presets.
- Animated widget creation
- Health and activity data display
- Photo and quote widgets
- Pixel art creation
- GIF sticker integration
- StandBy mode compatibility
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Try out our latest Activity and Health widget with the following health features: 1. Energy Burned, Exercise Time, and Stand Hours. 2. Step Count and Walking Distance. 3. Heart Rate, Resting Heart Rate, Walking Heart Rate Average, and Heart Rate Variability. 4. Blood Oxygen and Respiratory Rate. 5. Environmental Sound Level and Headphone Audio Levels. 6. Double Support Time, Walking Asymmetry, Walking Speed, Walking Step Length, and Stair Speed. 7. Blood Pressure. 8. Blood Glucose. 9. All health data can be displayed in chart view and customized for a specific date range, such as 24 hours or 7 days. Animate your Widgets! Lively Widget allows you to create your own animated iOS widgets for your iPhone lock screen and home screen, enhancing your iPhone screen's overall aesthetics and liveliness. You can create nice-looking activity & health widgets, clock widgets, battery widgets, photo widgets, quote widgets, GIF sticker widgets, or even pixel art widgets! Most of our widgets are compatible with StandBy mode in the newly released iOS 17. Lively Widget enables you to upload images from your album, add text, apply borders, change background and adjust various aspects such as size, rotation, and position of your images. All widgets within Lively Widget are highly customizable and can be designed as frame-by-frame animated widgets. You can create activity widgets or health widgets to keep track of your daily fitness routine and body measurements, such as heart rate, step count, energy burned, blood pressure, and blood glucose level. Charts can be used in the widgets to show data of the last 7 days or last 24 hours. You can also create your own pixel art from scratch using an empty canvas, convert your photos into pixel art, or simply select a pixel art widget from our collection. Lively Widgets offers a wide collection of moving GIF stickers & widget presets for you to make custom lock screen widgets and home screen widgets, with cute & cool categories like emojis, animals, sports, self-care, pixel art, nature, love, quotes, etc. The presets collection will only grow bigger over time! Examples: You can select a bunch of photos of your loved ones and add them to a home screen photo widget to put a smile on you during the day. You can create your own motivational quote widgets on your home screen to inspire yourself and keep you going. You can add an animated emoji widget on your lock screen to give yourself a smile whenever you look at your iPhone. Lively Widget is available for free download. The trial version offers limited access to stickers and features. It provides a good opportunity to explore and familiarize yourself with the app. To unlock all features and animated widgets & stickers, you can subscribe to Lively Widget Pro on a monthly, yearly, or lifetime basis. Start personalizing your lock screen or home screen with animated widgets by getting it now! If you like Lively Widget, please rate us on the App Store! If you have any questions or suggestions, please contact us at hello@livelywidget.com. Term of Services & End User License Agreement (EULA): https://www.livelywidget.com/terms-of-use
WidgetPaper
Design custom transparent widgets for your iPhone home screen. Blend stunning visuals with quick access to your favorite apps and information, allowing for endless design possibilities and a personalized device aesthetic.
- Transparent widget design
- Customizable sizes, colors, and styles
- Live preview of widget creations
- One-tap access to apps
- Seamless wallpaper integration
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**WidgetPaper: Create Stunning Transparent Widgets for iOS 18! ** Elevate your iPhone experience with **WidgetPaper**, the ultimate app for crafting beautiful transparent widgets! With iOS 18's exciting new feature, you can now customize your home screen like never before. Make your device truly yours by blending stunning visuals with functionality! **Key Features:** **Transparent**: Let your wallpaper shine while adding functionality **Endless Design Options**: Choose from a variety of sizes, colors, and styles. Mix and match to create widgets that perfectly reflect your personality. **Live Preview**: See your creations in real time! Make adjustments on the fly and achieve the look you want before adding them to your home screen. **Quick Access**: Enjoy one-tap access to your favorite apps and information, all while maintaining a clean and stylish aesthetic. **Why Choose WidgetPaper?** With WidgetPaper, customization has never been easier or more fun! Transform your home screen into a personalized work of art that reflects your unique style. Whether you prefer minimalist designs or vibrant color combinations, WidgetPaper empowers you to express yourself effortlessly. **Download WidgetPaper Now!** Unleash your creativity and redefine your iPhone experience today. Create stunning transparent widgets that make your home screen a true reflection of you!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Lively Widget at 37 against WidgetPaper's 3. Lively Widget also leads on iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.0). On price, rating, 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
Both are free to download. Lively Widget sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and WidgetPaper sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.8 for Lively Widget against 3.7 for WidgetPaper. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Lively Widget has 37 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.
| Parameter | Lively Widget | WidgetPaper |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (37 ratings) — better | 3.7 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 78.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 37 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1.2 GB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Square Digital Limited | ShabzCo, LLC |
Customer experience
Lively Widget
WidgetPaper
In-app purchases
Lively Widget
- Monthly Subscription$1.991 Month
- Quarterly Subscription$4.993 Months
- Yearly Subscription$9.991 Year
WidgetPaper
- Unlock WidgetPaper$2.99









