Pixel Pets vs GIF Widget for Lock Screen
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pixel Pets
Bring your phone to life with animated pixel pets that live on your Home Screen and Lock Screen. Interact with your digital companions by feeding them and watching them explore your device. Choose from a variety of adorable animals to be your new best friend.
- Animated pixel pets
- Home Screen customization
- Lock Screen customization
- Interactive pet care
- Dynamic Island integration
- Live Notifications display
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Pixel Pets is an incredible app for customizing your Home Screen and Lock Screen Ever wanted to have your own special pet that animates on you phone? Meet Pixel Pets! You’ll be able take care of your own animal pet by feeding and interacting with your new best friend. You can find your pet displayed on your Lock Screen, Dynamic Island and even Live Notifications. Some of our first Pixel Pets include: “Dog” = Spot is your loving companion! He loves adventuring through the wilderness and following you around the world. “Ox” = Cows are the most hardworking and gentle of all. She is a gentle, hardworking and helpful cow! “Duck” = Waddles is the cutest duck ever. She loves cuddling and following you around. Her soft feathers are super comfy, and she will always be there to comfort you! “Bear” = Polly is scary at first, but once you get to know her, you realize she is the grizzliest teddy bear!
GIF Widget for Lock Screen
Personalize your device's lock screen with animated GIF widgets and dynamic wallpapers. Enhance your display with live activities and transparent animations, creating a unique visual experience.
- Animated GIF widgets
- iOS 16 lock screen customization
- Dynamic Island integration
- Live activities
- Transparent animations
- Couple GIF widgets
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Use new iOS 16 wallpapers and features for Lockscreen to make top animated widgets. Customize your screen with moving transparent widgets and animation with Dynamic Island and live activities. Enjoy cute couple gif widgets and play couple animations. Hurry up your new gif friends awaits you! Thank you for reaching us at gifwidgetapp@gmail.com for your nice feedbacks.
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Verdict
Pixel Pets and GIF Widget for Lock Screen both sit at 4.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 73% of Pixel Pets's written reviews are positive against 25% of GIF Widget for Lock Screen's. Pixel Pets also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 weeks) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.0 for Pixel Pets against 4.1 for GIF Widget for Lock Screen. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 50 and 42 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 73% of Pixel Pets's written reviews are positive against 25% of GIF Widget for Lock Screen's.
Pixel Pets ships an update every 4 days, GIF Widget for Lock Screen every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pixel Pets | GIF Widget for Lock Screen |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (50 ratings) | 4.1 (42 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 72.7% of reviews — better | 25.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 50 — better | 42 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 301 MB | 41 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mobile Smart Growth | Eray Ulu |
Customer experience
Pixel Pets
GIF Widget for Lock Screen
In-app purchases
Pixel Pets
No in-app purchases
GIF Widget for Lock Screen
No in-app purchases
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