Comparison

Photo Widget vs Themes

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

Head to head
About

Photo Widget

Personalize your home screen with custom photo widgets. Create collages, display unlimited photos, and arrange them in various sizes. Enjoy a stylish and unique phone display with your favorite memories.

Highlights
  • Custom photo grid widgets
  • Unlimited photo additions per widget
  • Adjustable image transfer time
  • Three widget sizes (small, medium, large)
  • Photo collage creation
  • Favorite album management
Features
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If you like Photo Widget style, this app is the best choice for you. Make your home screen look stylish with amazing photos from your photo gallery. Create a unique design with the custom photo grid available in the widget. Random Play / Random Play You can play any album in a single mix or stream all the photos stored in the device. Standalone Photo widget You can put some widgets on the desktop. Each of them works independently. Photo Collage Widget: Choose your favorite images from your phone stitch them together into one photo and customize the image as a home screen widget Features main: - You can add unlimited photos you want for each Widget. - Set image transfer time in Widget. - Supports 3 sizes (small, medium and large) for you to easily arrange on your home screen. - Decorate your phone home screen with your favorite photos like precious memories of family and friends, love pictures, pets and so on. - Create and manage your favorite albums - New rich design feeling of the time panel. Information about the auto-renewal of subscription: - Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase - Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the period. - If you want to continue the service, your subscription should be continued. - Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase - Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period - The account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. - There is a weekly package that allows a 3-day trial. When it expires, your subscription will automatically renew. The following subscription plans are available (price may vary depending on location): – 1-week subscription with a 3-day trial version – US$4.99 - You can cancel your subscription via this URL: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202039 Terms of Use: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1p_BKxIiZDDxmgZTVKVmTdtaMetof5cjzFJ0L7xeLfiM/edit?usp=sharing Privacy Policy: https://mobile-smart-growth.web.app/

About

Themes

Personalize your device's home and lock screens with custom themes, widgets, and high-quality wallpapers. Design unique widgets with various styles, fonts, and colors to match your aesthetic. Enhance your lock screen with dynamic Depth Effect wallpapers.

Highlights
  • Download and apply custom themes
  • Arrange dynamic home screen widgets
  • Create personalized widgets
  • Add lock screen widgets
  • Choose from various clock and text styles
  • Apply Depth Effect lock screen wallpapers
  • Access high-quality 4K wallpapers
Features
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Themes: - Easily download the theme of your choice and start customizing! Add beautiful themes to your home screen in just a few easy steps, making your home screen both beautiful and fun! Customize the home screen: - You can arrange this dynamic set of widgets appear on your home screen according to the rules you define. Widgets: - Time, Clock, Countdown, Quotes, Mix - beautiful custom widgets, choose any widget and get the information you need directly from the home screen. Design your personality widgets, Depending on your preference, you can: - You can add your favorite widgets to the home screen design as needed. - Add large/medium/small widgets - Add lock screen widget - Choose from various clock、text、date and calendar styles - Choose from multiple fonts and colors - Change their size and layout arbitrarily Lock Screen Wallpapers : - Choose a Depth Effect wallpaper that suits your style and grace your Lock Screen with a cinematic, multi-layered effect. - High-quality wallpapers for both iPhone - Unique 4K wallpapers with multiple styles Come and customize your own home screen and lock screen aesthetic with ThemeKit Now! ThemeKit has the following subscriptions: Free for 3 days, then $5.99/ week, $24.99 / year. Auto-renewable subscription info: Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable. * Terms of Use: * Privacy Policy:

Screenshots

Photo Widget4 screens
Themes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Photo Widget at 75% against Themes's 0%. Photo Widget also leads on rating (4.5 vs 1.0) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 18 months). Themes's advantage is monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs subscription). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. Photo Widget sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per 7 days and Themes sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Photo Widget holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Photo Widget has 189 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of Photo Widget's written reviews are positive against 0% of Themes's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Photo Widget ships an update every 2 days, Themes every 18 months. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Photo Widget versus Themes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPhoto WidgetThemes
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (189 ratings) — better1.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings189 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 18 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS14.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size143 MB83 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperMobile Smart GrowthIntelliClean Technologies

Customer experience

Photo Widget

All ratings188 ratings
Positive87.2%
Neutral4.3%
Negative8.5%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

Themes

All ratings2 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Photo Widget

Subscriptions1
  • Photo Widget Premium3 Days trial$4.997 Days
3 purchases

Themes

Subscriptions3
  • Themes Weekly Premium3 Days trial2 variants$4.997 Days
  • Themes Yearly Premium$9.991 Year
  • Themes Yearly Premium$29.991 Year

Questions

Is Photo Widget free?
Photo Widget is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Themes free?
Themes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Photo Widget or Themes?
Photo Widget is rated higher. Photo Widget averages 4.5 out of 5 from 189 ratings, while Themes averages 1.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Photo Widget or Themes have ads?
Neither Photo Widget nor Themes shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Photo Widget or Themes?
Photo Widget ships an update every 2 days, and Themes every 18 months. Most recently, Photo Widget was updated on October 27, 2026 and Themes on October 10, 2026.

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