TransParent Compass vs PhotoWidget+
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TransParent Compass
This utility app offers a unique transparent compass view, allowing you to see your surroundings while using its features. It aims to integrate seamlessly into daily life, offering functionalities like temperature checking and lap timing.
- Transparent compass view
- See ground through the app
- Check temperature via cloud flow
- Measure friend's lap time
- Take photos with lap time overlay
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SukeSukeCompass is developed with the image of future apps. You will use it in horizontal state because it is a compass. The transparent view shows the ground. Is it no meaning? Take it easy! *** Concept *** iPhone apps are already a part of daily life. But they are not fully integrated into daily life yet. When you use the app, you change your brain state to "operating mode" completely. SukeSuke Series was created by the concept that it would link the app and life. SukeSuke(transparency) represents the concept. You can check the temperature with seeing the flow of the clouds. Or, you can measure your friend's lap time. It's nice to take photo of your friend with lap time. It's nice thing to take a photo of your friend with lap time. Enjoy the daily life-integrated app!
PhotoWidget+
Display your cherished photos directly on your home screen with customizable widgets. Choose from multiple display methods and import photos easily. Includes a photo viewer and camera functionality within the app.
- Add photos to widgets
- Three photo display methods
- Import photos into the app
- Photo viewer with GIF support
- In-app photo shooting
- Sort and save photos
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Photo widget for iOS 8 and later. Supports new widgets for iOS14 ! Let's put your favorite photo into the widget . Here are the major features of this app for following. 1. Add Photo on widget Three types of photo selection method can be specified. * Three display methods (a) Fixed at the top left of the list. (b) From the top left of the list, in order. The order is Large, Middle, Small size. (c) Randomly from the list. 2. Importing photos into the app On the photo list screen, sort by long tap, select and save to email or Camera roll. It can save to the camera roll because the app has feature of 4. 3. Photo viewer in the app As with the iOS 11 feature, GIF animation works. You can transfer to external apps. 4. Photo shooting in the app Saved photos are saved only in this app. * New photos will be added to the top left of the list. By using the settings of 4 and 1-(a)or(b), you can immediately display taken photo to the widget. *If the GIF is not animation in preview, it is not a animated GIF. Please check how to save the image into photos. Save the animated GIF that is displayed in Safari with long-tap.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: TransParent Compass at Free against PhotoWidget+'s $0.99. TransParent Compass also leads on rating (4.3 vs 3.4) and review sentiment (63% vs 48%). PhotoWidget+'s advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On update cadence and device support 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
TransParent Compass is free to download; PhotoWidget+ costs $0.99 up front. TransParent Compass sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. PhotoWidget+ asks for nothing beyond the download.
TransParent Compass holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PhotoWidget+ has 79 ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 63% of TransParent Compass's written reviews are positive against 48% of PhotoWidget+'s.
TransParent Compass ships an update every 3 months, PhotoWidget+ every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 9, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TransParent Compass | PhotoWidget+ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.99 |
| Rating | 4.3 (9 ratings) — better | 3.4 (79 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 62.7% of reviews — better | 48.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 9 | 79 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 28 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ASS Ltd. | tadashi atoji |
Customer experience
TransParent Compass
PhotoWidget+
In-app purchases
TransParent Compass
- remove ads$0.99
PhotoWidget+
No in-app purchases
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