PicPlayPost vs Widget Cast
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PicPlayPost
Create stunning HD videos with this comprehensive editor. Add music, AI effects, and create collages or slideshows. Perfect for sharing engaging content.
- HD video editing
- AI effects
- Photo and video collages
- Slideshow creation
- Music and voice-over addition
- Watermarking
- Automated video creation
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PicPlayPost is the only HD video editor app you need to create content that will make people stop scrolling. Add music, trim videos, add AI effects, create live wallpapers and more! Perfect for slideshows, photo and video collages. Professional video editor without any unnecessary, confusing features: - Full editing capabilities - AutoReFrame - Crossover collages - Automatic audio ducking - Merge/stitch and create up to to 30 minute videos - Trim, speed up, slow down, edits videos - Add multiple songs - Add voice-overs - HD: Create videos and share in 1080p and 4K videos - AI Automated video - Watermark: Add text or image logo as watermark Photo & video collage you can make in seconds, share how-to’s, show side by side comparisons, travel photography and videos, and more. Perfect for fitness and travel bloggers! - Up to 12 frame photo and video collages - Import gifs from Giphy - Add multiple background soundtracks Create slideshows with music using photos, videos, gifs, collages, and animated stickers! - Create and edit up to to 30 minute slideshows, with up to 365 pics, videos, live photos and gifs - 23 new effects to apply to your videos - Stitch multiple collages together and create multi-collage slide shows with specially designed transitions - Add multiple background soundtracks - Add animated text: multiple text boxes you can customize with color, font, animation. You can also pin text to a moving object and change the perspective. - Supports multiple ratios - Select from a full range of transitions - Effortlessly add video or picture collages to slideshow - Stickers from Giphy - Add multiple GIF stickers. You can pin stickers to a moving object. - Automated slide shows: If you don’t have time to create a video and picture slideshow, let us do it for you. You select the content, we will create videos for you. - Watermark: Add text or image logo as watermark Get pro and subscribe for unlimited video editor app access to create slideshow with multi-collage transitions - Stitch multiple collages together and create multi-collage slideshow with specially designed transitions - Subscriptions are billed monthly at the rate selected depending on the subscription plan. Alternatively a one time payment option is also available (this is not a subscription). - Subscription auto-renew at the cost of the selected plan, unless cancelled 24-hours in advance prior to the end of the current period. The subscription fee is charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase. You may manage your subscription and turn off auto-renewal by going to your Account Setting after purchase. Per Apple policy, no cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during active subscription period. Once purchased, refunds will not be provided for any unused portion of the term. - Terms of use - https://www.mixcord.co/terms-of-use-agreement.html - Privacy policy - https://www.mixcord.co/privacy-policy.html - PicPlayPost also offers an Everything Pack which is paid for by a one-time upfront payment with unlimited access to all features forever. Have any comments? Want to request a feature? Please Email Team@mixcord.co
Widget Cast
Animate your home screen with live video widgets. Apply retro effects like CRT and pixelation to your clips. Organize videos into playlists and display them on your iPhone and Apple Watch.
- Live video home screen widgets
- Retro video effects (CRT, Night Vision, etc.)
- Customizable playlists
- Apple Watch widget support
- Multiple widget sizes
- Looping and shuffling options
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Turn your videos into living home screen widgets with cool retro effects. Real live video! Widget Cast captures, filters, and casts short clips onto your iPhone and Apple Watch - so the moments you care about are right there on your device. -- EFFECTS -- • CRT • Night vision • Pixellate • Colour tint • Thermal camera + many more! -- WIDGETS -- • Home screen widgets in multiple sizes • Pick your favourites to show where you like -- PLAYLISTS -- • Collect your favourite videos into playlists and play them back in the widget • Control how often they loop, shuffle and transition effects -- WATCH -- • Watch on your watch too! -- PRO -- • One simple unlock for all extra features, no subscriptions -- PRIVACY -- • Everything stays on your phone or watch
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: PicPlayPost at 68% against Widget Cast's 33%. PicPlayPost also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.3) and ratings volume (99K vs 6). 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
Both are free to download. PicPlayPost sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month and Widget Cast sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
PicPlayPost holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PicPlayPost has 99K ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 68% of PicPlayPost's written reviews are positive against 33% of Widget Cast's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PicPlayPost | Widget Cast |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (99K ratings) — better | 4.3 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 68.3% of reviews — better | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 99K — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | #164 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 180 MB | 23 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mixcord Inc. | Dark Pie Ltd |
Customer experience
PicPlayPost
Widget Cast
Bugs and requests
PicPlayPost
Reported bugs
3 issues- Unable to save progress on projects
- Video quality issues after exporting
- Difficulty finding and deleting used photos
Requested features
5 requests- More transition effects
- Ability to reorder photos/videos in slideshow
- Option to remove watermark without subscription
- Ability to import music from external sources
- Longer video duration in free version
Widget Cast
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
PicPlayPost
- Video Editor for Pros14 Days trial$6.991 Month
- SlideShow Movie Maker for Pros$47.991 Year
- Custom Frame Pack 1$1.99
- Custom Frame Pack 2$1.99
- Custom Frame Pack 3$1.99
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- Custom Frame Pack 4$1.99
- Edit Watermark$4.99
- Custom Frames$4.99
- Everything Pack$24.99
- Slide Show Maker Pro$99.99
Widget Cast
- Widget Cast Pro!$1.99
- Widget Cast Pro!$2.99
- Widget Cast Pro!$3.99
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