LockSwitch vs Empty Widget
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
LockSwitch
Create custom widgets for your device's lock screen to automate tasks. Access a library of actions or build your own, and personalize with thousands of icons or photos. Widgets sync across devices via iCloud.
- Custom lock screen widgets for app automation
- Library of system and third-party app actions
- Create your own custom actions
- Personalize widgets with 3,500+ icons or photos
- iCloud sync across devices
- App themes and alternate icons
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LockSwitch is a must-have for anyone wanting more control over their lock screen. Easily make custom widgets that trigger actions on your device when you tap them. Access the library of widget actions for system and third-party apps, or you create your own. ——— Features ——— - Create custom lock screen widgets for app automation. - Access a wide array of actions for system and third-party apps, or create your own. - Personalize your widgets with over 3,500 icons to choose from or choose a custom photo. - Widgets automatically sync across all of your devices with iCloud. - App themes and alternate app icons. ——— Support ——— If you enjoy using the app, please leave an excellent review and consider purchasing LockSwitch Pro, which will support me (Matt) as I'm the only person building this app. Please contact me on the support screen via the app settings tab if you have any issues, feedback, or feature requests. ——— Subscriptions ——— If you purchase a LockSwitch Pro subscription, payment will be charged to your iTunes account. Your account will automatically be charged for renewal 24 hours before the end of the current subscription period unless you disable auto-renew. You can turn off auto-renewal at any time by going to your Account Settings on the App Store after purchase. Privacy Policy: https://mdssoftware.co/privacypolicy Terms of Use: https://mdssoftware.co/termsofuse
Empty Widget
Personalize your home and lock screens with customizable widgets. Create invisible spacing, add transparent elements, or use text, emoji, and countdowns to express yourself. Supports multiple sizes and seamlessly blends with your wallpaper.
- Transparent and invisible widgets
- Custom colors and gradients
- Text, emoji, and symbol widgets
- Countdown and clock widgets
- Home and lock screen support
- Multiple widget sizes
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Blank Widget lets you customize your home screen and lock screen with invisible, transparent, and fully personalized widgets. Create clean spacing between your apps, add transparent widgets that blend seamlessly with your wallpaper, or express yourself with custom colors, gradients, text, emoji, symbols, and countdowns. • Transparent & invisible widgets • Custom colors and gradients • Text, emoji, and SF Symbol widgets • Countdown and clock widgets • Home screen & lock screen support • Multiple sizes: small, medium, and large Privacy Policy: https://www.koza.works/privacy-policy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: LockSwitch at 4.8 against Empty Widget's 4.2. Empty Widget's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 12 months). On price, ratings volume, 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. LockSwitch sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Empty Widget sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
LockSwitch holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 13 respectively.
LockSwitch ships an update every 12 months, Empty Widget every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | LockSwitch | Empty Widget |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (8 ratings) — better | 4.2 (13 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 66.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 8 | 13 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 12 months | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | MasterMind Software LLC | Dogancan Mavideniz |
Customer experience
LockSwitch
Empty Widget
In-app purchases
LockSwitch
- LockSwitch Pro$2.991 Month
- LockSwitch Pro3 Days trial$9.991 Year
Empty Widget
- Weekly Premium3 Days trial$4.997 Days
- Yearly Premium3 Days trial$29.991 Year
