Comparison

AI Widgets vs StandBy

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

Head to head
About

AI Widgets

Generate AI art and chat directly on your home screen with customizable widgets. The free version offers daily art generations and unlimited chat, while premium unlocks more features and removes ads.

Highlights
  • AI art generation
  • AI chat generation
  • Home screen widgets
  • Customizable prompts
  • Daily widget refresh (premium)
  • Unlimited generations (premium)
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AI Widgets allows you to have AI art and AI chat generated on your Home Screen as widgets. When you place your widgets, you can type whatever you want the widget to generate and the AI will create that art or chat for the widget. With the free version of AI Widgets, you get unlimited AI chat and five AI art generations per day. AI Widgets is the first app of it's kind to bring AI capability to widgets. Integrate amazing Artificial Intelligence into your home screen, and do it with convenience and style! AI Widgets Premium gives you unlimited widget generations and removes all ads. Also with AI Widgets Premium, you're able to select 'daily refresh' on your widgets, which automatically generates new AI art or chat with the chosen prompt each day. To create widgets: 1. Long press on empty space on your home screen so all of your apps jiggle 2. Tap the plus in the top left of your screen 3. Search for AI Widgets, then select it 4. Select a widget to place on your home screen 5. Long press the widget, then select 'Edit Widget' 6. Type what you want the AI to generate in the 'generation prompt' text box 7. Select 'confirm generation' to generate the AI art in the widget (it may take a few seconds to generate) 8. Every time you change the text while 'confirm generation' is enabled, you will use 1 generation AI Widgets Premium has a one week free trial, and then is $2.99 monthly auto-renewing Terms of Use:  https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy:  https://aiwidgets.weebly.com

About

StandBy

Transform your iPhone into a smart bedside display while charging. View widgets like clocks, calendars, and photos in landscape mode. Customize themes for a personalized experience.

Highlights
  • Smart landscape display mode
  • Bedside clock functionality
  • Digital photo frame
  • Customizable widgets (clock, calendar, photo)
  • Themed interfaces
  • Pro features with subscription
Features
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The Standby app allows you to have a smart landscape display mode for iPhone while it’s charging. It allows you to turn your iPhone into a bedside clock, a digital photo frame, a display for viewing widgets. You can add different clock and analogue widgets, calendar widgets, photo widgets and more. “And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by Him.” - Colossians 3:17 Subscription: - You can subscribe to unlimited access for pro features including all access to widgets, all custom themes, new updates and much more. - Standby+ offers unlimited usage and unlocks all features for $19.99USD* every 6 months. - Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at the 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 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 content. - No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during the active subscription period. *This price is for United States customers. Pricing may differ depending on your country and actual charges may be converted to your local currency of residence. The prices are equal to “Apple’s App Store Matrix” which determines the equivalent subscription price in USD. Press- info.standbyapp@gmail.com For more info: info.standbyapp@gmail.com Links to our Terms and Privacy Policy can be found below: Terms: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Jq78Iow5g8ryW3AZBR8pxeU6Z1n2NTTFT8xP2MGxso0/edit?usp=sharing Privacy Policy: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1YCodB8HjHChsQtxqZJzAy657IXO8J4AX0V0APVRf6nw/edit?usp=sharing Support: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1tXq1mTcWa0NTIm7k5tHszB7Fy226cNYMuFZkE9w0OwE/edit?usp=sharing Note: All content, resources and designs contained in the Standby application are the sole property of Twinstar Creatives and are protected under copyright and intellectual property laws. Any unauthorized use or breach of our copyright may result in legal consequences.

Screenshots

AI Widgets4 screens
StandBy4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: AI Widgets at 5.0 against StandBy's 3.3. StandBy's advantage is ratings volume (44 vs 3). On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. AI Widgets sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days and StandBy sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per 6 months. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

AI Widgets holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: StandBy has 44 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

AI Widgets ships an update every 11 days, StandBy every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
AI Widgets versus StandBy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAI WidgetsStandBy
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better3.3 (44 ratings)
Positive reviews—60.0% of reviews
Number of ratings344 — better
Update frequencyEvery 11 daysEvery 8 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFreemium
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS1717.0
Further details — not scored
Size42 MB58 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAdam ZabloudilTwinstar Creatives

Customer experience

AI Widgets

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

StandBy

All ratings44 ratings
Positive56.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative43.2%
Written reviews35 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative40.0%

Bugs and requests

AI Widgets

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

StandBy

Reported bugs

6 issues
  • Clock not accurate
  • Standby widgets not working (weather, date)
  • Weather widget does not recognize location
  • Weather widget fails to update in standby/homescreen
  • App doesn't request location permissions for weather
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  • Buttons turn green without confirmation after granting permissions

Requested features

4 requests
  • Fix standby widgets (weather, date)
  • Improve weather widget location recognition
  • Make app functional without immediate payment
  • Add more diverse widget designs

In-app purchases

3 purchases

AI Widgets

Subscriptions3
  • Premium7 Days trial$0.997 Days
  • Premium7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Premium7 Days trial$14.991 Year
2 purchases

StandBy

Subscriptions1
  • StandBy+$19.996 Months
One-time1
  • StandBy+$9.99

Questions

Is AI Widgets free?
AI Widgets is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is StandBy free?
StandBy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, AI Widgets or StandBy?
AI Widgets is rated higher. AI Widgets averages 5.0 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while StandBy averages 3.3 from 44 ratings.
Do AI Widgets or StandBy have ads?
Neither AI Widgets nor StandBy shows ads.
Which is updated more often, AI Widgets or StandBy?
AI Widgets ships an update every 11 days, and StandBy every 8 days. Most recently, AI Widgets was updated on October 10, 2026 and StandBy on October 14, 2026.

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