Moon Shape Widget vs Simple Moon Widget
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Moon Shape Widget
Display the current moon phase directly on your device's wallpaper or lock screen. The widget dynamically updates to reflect the moon's changing shape as it progresses through its phases.
- Live moon phase widget
- Wallpaper integration
- Lock screen display
- Dynamic moon shape updates
- Easy widget placement
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After downloading the app, add widget on your wallpaper screen or lock screen. Then, you can have your moon on your screen. The shape of moon changes as the moon turns into a next phase.
Simple Moon Widget
This widget displays a photorealistic image of the moon, accurately reflecting its current phase. It also provides upcoming full and new moon dates, along with daily moonrise and moonset times for your location.
- Photorealistic moon image
- Current moon phase display
- Next full and new moon dates
- Daily moonrise and moonset times
- Location-based accuracy
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The app shows a real photo of the moon in its current phase as well as the dates of the next full and new moon and today's moonrise and moonset for your location. Add a small widget to your home screen with just the current moon, or add a medium widget that also shows the times and dates. Light and dark mode follow your phone's setting. No unnecessary features, just a simple app that works.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Simple Moon Widget at 4.7 against Moon Shape Widget's 3.7. Simple Moon Widget also leads on update cadence (every 10 days vs every 2 months) and review sentiment (100% vs 83%). Moon Shape Widget's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.6). On price, ratings volume, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Simple Moon Widget holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 7 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 83% of Moon Shape Widget's written reviews are positive against 100% of Simple Moon Widget's.
Moon Shape Widget ships an update every 2 months, Simple Moon Widget every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Moon Shape Widget | Simple Moon Widget |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (3 ratings) | 4.7 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 83.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 7 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | — | #186 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 54 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Grados(KR) | Michael Perrotta |
Customer experience
Moon Shape Widget
Simple Moon Widget
In-app purchases
Moon Shape Widget
No in-app purchases
Simple Moon Widget
No in-app purchases
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