Top Four vs Widgets 27
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Top Four
Personalize your phone's lock screen with customizable widgets. Add text, emojis, or symbols that can launch actions like calling contacts or controlling smart home devices. You can set up to four widgets for quick access to your favorite functions.
- Customizable text widgets
- Emoji and symbol integration
- Launch actions on tap
- Control HomeKit devices
- Open apps and contacts
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Top Four is an app to customize your lock screen widgets to be more personal to you. Choose text, emojis or symbols to add under the time. Tapping these widgets can also run an action like calling someone, toggling a HomeKit device or opening instagram (many more coming soon). You get 4 widgets to add to your lock screen (your top four). - Use text with custom fonts - Use emojis - Use one of the many symbols Have any questions or issues? email me@shabz.co
Widgets 27
Transform your lock screen into a dynamic hub with custom widgets. Add app shortcuts, contacts, photos, and health tracking directly to your lock screen. Personalize your device with a built-in wallpaper editor and a vast collection of exclusive wallpapers.
- App Shortcuts Widget
- Contacts Widget
- Photo Widget
- Health Widget
- Wallpaper Editor
- Exclusive Wallpaper Collection
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Turn your lock screen into a powerhouse media station with Widgets 27! Keep your most-used apps close by with the App Shortcuts Widget. Create a custom contact list on your lock screen with the Contacts Widget. Personalize your lock screen with images from your library via the Photo Widget. Keep track of your daily physical activities and sports achievements with the Health Widget. Create unique lock screen wallpapers using a handy, user-friendly Wallpaper Editor. Download tons of exclusive lock screen wallpapers from a vast Wallpaper Collection. Widgets 27 allows you to personalize your lock screen as easy as one-two-three. Give it a try - customize your lock screen as much as you like! PLEASE NOTE: Widgets 27 requires access to the Health app (HealthKit) to read and track your steps and exercise data and show them as widgets on your Lock Screen. Privacy Policy: https://sites.google.com/view/scelcunovairina/Privacy-Policy Terms of Use: https://sites.google.com/view/scelcunovairina/terms
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Top Four at every 4 days against Widgets 27's every 2 months. Top Four also leads on review sentiment (50% vs 41%). Widgets 27's advantage is ratings volume (1.3K vs 35). 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. Top Four sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Widgets 27 sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Top Four against 4.6 for Widgets 27. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Widgets 27 has 1.3K ratings behind it against 35, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 50% of Top Four's written reviews are positive against 41% of Widgets 27's.
Top Four ships an update every 4 days, Widgets 27 every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Top Four | Widgets 27 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (35 ratings) — better | 4.6 (1.3K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better | 40.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 35 | 1.3K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 59 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ShabzCo, LLC | Irina Scelcunova |
Customer experience
Top Four
Widgets 27
Bugs and requests
Top Four
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Widgets 27
Reported bugs
3 issues- App crashes
- Incompatible with newer iOS versions
- Calendar widget keeps disappearing
Requested features
2 requests- Allow adding widgets
- Ability to type own quote
In-app purchases
Top Four
- Top Four Pro$1.99
Widgets 27
- Vip for week3 Days trial$2.997 Days
- Vip for one year$19.991 Year
Questions
Is Top Four free?
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