EdgeGra vs Widgets for Dynamic Island
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
EdgeGra
Create stunning custom wallpapers with dynamic gradients and personalized borders. This app adapts to your device's notch or dock, allowing for unique backgrounds and image overlays with adjustable blur. Explore a variety of customization options for a truly personalized look.
- Create gradient border wallpapers
- Create gradient background wallpapers
- Add custom images with blur
- Support for notch, dock, and custom text
- Configure border thickness and blur
- Dashed border options
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EdgeGra is completely free and ad-free. There is a monthly Pro subscription that will give you access to store and manage presets and more upcoming features. EdgeGra allows you to create custom wallpapers with gradients, detects your device and preloads some settings that can be changed at any time. Dynamic island, big or small notch, none, it doesn't matter, EdgeGra has you covered With EdgeGra you can: * Create wallpapers with gradient borders * Create wallpapers with gradient background * Create wallpapers with your own image and set custom blur * Create wallpapers with notch, dock, widgets or custom text * You can configure thickness, blur and also set dashed borders Note: Some settings were tested on an iPhone 13 mini, so they will initially look strange on some devices, but they can be changed. Licensed Application End User License Agreement: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.termsfeed.com/live/f9042442-fbb8-4b21-931b-cc7ee8f40101
Widgets for Dynamic Island
Create custom Live Activities for your lock screen and Dynamic Island. Display glanceable information with customizable styles and themes, including health data, device status, and weather. Some features require a Pro subscription.
- Custom Live Activity creation
- Lock screen and Dynamic Island display
- Customizable styles and themes
- HealthKit integration for health data
- Picture in Picture support
- Variety of module options (Health, Device, Weather)
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ActivityBuilder is the perfect app to create your own custom Live Activities that can be displayed on your lock screen and Dynamic Island. Live Activities are perfect glanceable widgets to view information quickly. These widgets are also customizable, you can change the style and theme of them. ActivityBuilder takes full advantage of the latest iOS features and tech to provide you with unique features on your lock screen and Dynamic Island Choose from a variety of different modules such as Health, Device, Weather and more to customize and start a Live Activity which is displayed on the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island. You can also view some activities in Picture in Picture! There are plenty of options to choose from and we are adding more regularly. Download ActivityBuilder now to try out the awesome new experience to customize your device. ActivityBuilder uses HealthKit and integrates with the Apple Health app to display your health data such as steps, active energy, exercise minutes, and more. Some features may require ActivityBuilder Pro. Pricing (USD): - Monthly: $1.49 per month - Yearly: $11.99 per year - Lifetime: $29.99 one time Contact: https://innovativedigitaltechnologies.software/ActivityBuilder Privacy Policy: https://innovativedigitaltechnologies.software/ActivityBuilder/privacypolicy Terms & Conditions: https://innovativedigitaltechnologies.software/ActivityBuilder/terms Dynamic Island is a trademark of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries and regions.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: EdgeGra at none against Widgets for Dynamic Island's shown. EdgeGra also leads on review sentiment (78% vs 54%). Widgets for Dynamic Island's advantage is ratings volume (290 vs 65). On price, rating, update cadence 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. EdgeGra sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Widgets for Dynamic Island sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 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 — 4.5 for EdgeGra against 4.4 for Widgets for Dynamic Island. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 65 and 290 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 78% of EdgeGra's written reviews are positive against 54% of Widgets for Dynamic Island's.
EdgeGra ships an update every 6 weeks, Widgets for Dynamic Island every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 14, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | EdgeGra | Widgets for Dynamic Island |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (65 ratings) — better | 4.4 (290 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 77.8% of reviews — better | 53.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 65 | 290 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 4 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 101 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Angel Gutierrez | INNOVATIVE DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED |
Customer experience
EdgeGra
Widgets for Dynamic Island
Bugs and requests
EdgeGra
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Widgets for Dynamic Island
Reported bugs
3 issues- Subscription issues after app updates
- Weather widget not refreshing automatically
- Inconsistent performance on older devices
Requested features
4 requests- Add more free widgets
- Improve weather widget functionality
- Allow customization of text/icons in dynamic island
- Implement a trial period or one-time purchase option
In-app purchases
EdgeGra
- Edgy Pro$2.991 Month
- Love for coffee$0.99
- Love for donuts$1.99
- Love for pizza$3.99
Widgets for Dynamic Island
- ActivityBuilder Pro Weekly$0.997 Days
- ActivityBuilder Pro Weekly3 Days trial$3.997 Days
- ActivityBuilder Pro Weekly$3.997 Days
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- ActivityBuilder Pro Monthly2 variants$4.991 Month
- ActivityBuilder Pro Yearly$24.991 Year
- ActivityBuilder Pro Yearly$39.991 Year
- ActivityBuilder Pro - Lifetime$59.99
Questions
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