Comparison

Icon Skins & Frames vs Lock Screen Widgets Live

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

Head to head
About

Icon Skins & Frames

Personalize your device with unique app icon shapes and stunning wallpapers. Add customizable widgets to your lock screen for weather, contacts, and more. Get weekly updates with high-quality, original backgrounds optimized for your iPhone.

Highlights
  • Custom app icon shapes
  • Unique wallpapers
  • Lock screen widgets
  • Weekly free updates
  • Optimized for iPhone retina displays
  • Apple Health integration
Features
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NEW: Now you can give your app icons a makeover with unique shapes and stunning wallpapers. Unleash your creativity and personalize your device like never before! Add Lock Screen Widget to your wallpaper. In iOS16,You can now add customize widgets to you Lock Screen. Icon Skins provides a vast collection of lock screen widgets: weather, lock launcher, contact launcher, quotes, health, countdown and more. High quality, original and unique backgrounds optimized for iPhone. You get top quality, free, seasonal and thematic wallpapers for your device every week! Download it once and get a new, stylish themes and backgrounds for your iPhone / iPod with weekly free updates through the lifetime. We've been on App Store since 2010. Why “Icon Skins" is must-have app? 1. We focused on quality, not in quantity. 2. This is not 10000, 20000, or 70000+ background app where you need hours to find something really good and useful! 3. All backgrounds are designed for iPhone & iPod, which best fits to your app icons and you can clearly read all app labels! 4. Backgrounds are optimized for retina resolutions! 5. All backgrounds are unique and original! 6. Updates with BUNCH of new backgrounds are available on weekly basis. We know that there are many wallpaper and home screen background applications on the App Store, but here are some reviews, please check it out: “WOW I love this! These backgrounds are so much more useful than the other ones where you get 1000s of worthless ones. Thank you!” “Cool app I love this app! It's the only backgrounds I use!” “Awesome I love this app I have others like it but this ones better by far!!!!!!!! :) :) :)” Notes: Icon Skins & Frames optionally integrates with Apple Health. This data is used to display your step and activity if you select one of those widget types. Permission for Icon Skins & Frames to access this data is controlled through the Apple Health app. Download “Icon Skins” to personalize your iPhone with various backgrounds! The app offers up to 5000 different Icon skins. Popular skins are free, some skins are locked and are available through in-app purchase. You can get Pro features with auto-renewing subscription and if you want to continue getting premium features, your subscription should be continued. - Auto-renewable 3-month Pro features subscription costs $4.99 after 3-day free trial. Prices are in U.S. dollars, may vary in countries other than the U.S. and are subject to change with notice. Payment will be charged to your iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Your subscription automatically renews unless auto-renewal is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current subscription. Your account will be charged for a renewed subscription within 24 hours prior to the end of current subscription. You can manage your subscription and switch off the auto-renewal by accessing your account settings after purchase. You cannot cancel the current subscription during the active subscription period. Any unused part or time-span of a free trial period will be forfeited, as soon as you purchase a subscription. PRO features can be purchased through one time in-app purchase or through auto-renewable monthly subscription. After trial period, the paid subscription starts, which renews automatically unless cancelled 24 hours before the end of current period. Privacy Policy: http://lemondo.com/privacy Terms of use: https://lmddata.blob.core.windows.net/lmdmore/IconSkinsMore/termsOfUse.html

About

Lock Screen Widgets Live

Enhance your lock screen with customizable widgets. Track steps with a pedometer, view your calendar at a glance, and launch your favorite apps directly from your lock screen. Personalize your device for quick access to essential information and tools.

Highlights
  • Pedometer with steps, objective, and distance
  • Mini calendar with today highlighted
  • Direct app launching from lock screen
  • Live Activity support for app dock
  • Customizable lock screen widgets
Features
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Keep favorite apps and everyday information within reach. Build a Lock Screen that works for you with app shortcuts, a calendar, a pedometer and an event countdown. App Launcher — your favorites together • Collect favorite apps and tap to open them. • Touch and hold icons to reorder them, or remove apps you no longer need. • Browse the catalog or search the App Store. Set up personal launchers with a named Apple Shortcut or a supported app URL. App Dock — up to 10 apps on your Lock Screen • Show app shortcuts as a Live Activity, with Dynamic Island access on supported iPhones. • Show or hide app names, choose grayscale icons and adjust padding. • Choose system, translucent or solid backgrounds and adjust background opacity. • Reorder or remove apps in either the Launcher or App Dock preview. Tap Update App Dock to apply changes to your running Dock. Lock Screen launcher widgets • Add circular or rectangular app shortcuts. • On iOS 17 or later, choose a default app from inside the app, or select a different app for each widget in the Lock Screen editor. • On iOS 16, use the existing individual app shortcut widgets. Calendar — today and the weeks around it • See today's weekday and date in a circular widget. • Choose 3 or 4 rows for the rectangular calendar. • Pick the row containing today to show more of the past or upcoming weeks. • Settings save automatically, with a preview as you make changes. Pedometer — follow your daily movement • Check steps, progress toward your goal and distance. • Set a daily step goal and choose kilometers or miles. • Refresh in the app and check the last update time. On iOS 17 or later, you can also tap the pedometer widget to refresh. Countdown — keep important dates in sight • Save an event name and date, then see the days remaining or elapsed in a widget. • Use it for anniversaries, trips or other dates you want to remember. Illustrated help, inside the app Find visual instructions for adding widgets and using each feature. Search the guides even offline. The app supports 12 languages. Good to know • Steps require Motion & Fitness permission. iOS controls when widgets refresh automatically. • App Store search does not identify installed apps. Launch support varies by app, and opening may pass through this app or Shortcuts. • A Dock session can stay active for up to 8 hours and remain on the Lock Screen for up to 4 more hours. It may end sooner. Optional renewal works while this app is open; start the Dock again if it ends.

Screenshots

Icon Skins & Frames4 screens
Lock Screen Widgets Live4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Lock Screen Widgets Live at 4.8 against Icon Skins & Frames's 4.2. Lock Screen Widgets Live also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 4 months). Icon Skins & Frames's advantage is ratings volume (1.7K vs 146). On price, review sentiment, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Icon Skins & Frames sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 3 months and Lock Screen Widgets Live sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Lock Screen Widgets Live holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Icon Skins & Frames has 1.7K ratings behind it against 146, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 81% of Icon Skins & Frames's written reviews are positive against 84% of Lock Screen Widgets Live's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Icon Skins & Frames ships an update every 4 months, Lock Screen Widgets Live every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Icon Skins & Frames versus Lock Screen Widgets Live: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIcon Skins & FramesLock Screen Widgets Live
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (1.7K ratings)4.8 (146 ratings) — better
Positive reviews80.5% of reviews84.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.7K — better146
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS16.0 — better16.1
Further details — not scored
Size194 MB84 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLemondo Apps LLcMonocraft

Customer experience

Icon Skins & Frames

All ratings1,658 ratings
Positive78.3%
Neutral4.8%
Negative16.9%
Written reviews2,184 reviews
Positive80.5%
Neutral6.9%
Negative12.5%

Lock Screen Widgets Live

All ratings146 ratings
Positive94.5%
Neutral0.7%
Negative4.8%
Written reviews32 reviews
Positive84.4%
Neutral3.1%
Negative12.5%

Bugs and requests

Icon Skins & Frames

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App fails to load or open
  • Incompatible with newer devices
  • Ads disrupt user experience

Requested features

3 requests
  • More free wallpaper options
  • Ability to use own photos
  • Better search and filtering

Lock Screen Widgets Live

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Icon Skins & Frames

Subscriptions1
  • Icon Skins PRO Subscription3 Days trial$4.993 Months
One-time1
  • Remove Ads$9.99
2 purchases

Lock Screen Widgets Live

Subscriptions1
  • Monthly7 Days trial$1.991 Month
One-time1
  • Lifetime Premium$9.99

Questions

Is Icon Skins & Frames free?
Icon Skins & Frames is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Lock Screen Widgets Live free?
Lock Screen Widgets Live is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Icon Skins & Frames or Lock Screen Widgets Live?
Lock Screen Widgets Live is rated higher. Icon Skins & Frames averages 4.2 out of 5 from 1.7K ratings, while Lock Screen Widgets Live averages 4.8 from 146 ratings.
Do Icon Skins & Frames or Lock Screen Widgets Live have ads?
Icon Skins & Frames shows ads; Lock Screen Widgets Live does not.
Which is updated more often, Icon Skins & Frames or Lock Screen Widgets Live?
Icon Skins & Frames ships an update every 4 months, and Lock Screen Widgets Live every 2 weeks. Most recently, Icon Skins & Frames was updated on September 22, 2026 and Lock Screen Widgets Live on September 19, 2026.

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