Comparison

StandBy Widgets 17 Wallpapers vs StandBy

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

Head to head
About

StandBy Widgets 17 Wallpapers

Transform your iPhone into a stylish nightstand clock with customizable widgets. Choose from over 100 designs, including minimalist, pixel art, and themed collections, to personalize your charging display. Easily set up and access a variety of clocks, calendars, and timers.

Highlights
  • Customizable nightstand clock display
  • Over 100 widget designs
  • Clocks, calendars, and timers
  • Home and Lock Screen widgets
  • Live wallpapers
  • Free trial and purchase options
Features
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Turn your iPhone into a nightstand clock you actually want to look at. When your iPhone is charging on its side, StandBy shows a full-screen display. StandBy Widgets fills it with clocks, calendars and timers in over 100 designs, from calm minimal faces to pixel art, cozy kitties and cosmic night skies. SET UP IN THREE STEPS A short guide shows you how: charge your iPhone sideways, turn on StandBy, add the widget. You can open it again anytime from Settings. MADE FOR THE NIGHTSTAND • Big, easy-to-read clocks for a quick look at night • Calendars, countdowns and timers next to the time • Works with StandBy Night Mode • Nine collections: Minimalist, Aesthetic, Pixel, Cosmic, Cozy Kitty, Cute, Playful, Season and Halloween MORE FOR YOUR IPHONE • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets: battery, weather, calendar, countdown and more • Wallpapers and live wallpapers TRY IT FREE The first design of every collection is free, no account needed. FAIR PRICING Unlock everything with a yearly plan that starts with a 3-day free trial, or buy once and keep it forever. No weekly subscription. The yearly subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel it in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use: https://skyrocket-apps.com/terms-of-use/ Privacy Policy: https://skyrocket-apps.com/apps/standby-widgets/privacy/

About

StandBy

Transform your iPhone into a smart bedside display while charging. View widgets like clocks, calendars, and photos in landscape mode. Customize themes for a personalized experience.

Highlights
  • Smart landscape display mode
  • Bedside clock functionality
  • Digital photo frame
  • Customizable widgets (clock, calendar, photo)
  • Themed interfaces
  • Pro features with subscription
Features
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The Standby app allows you to have a smart landscape display mode for iPhone while it’s charging. It allows you to turn your iPhone into a bedside clock, a digital photo frame, a display for viewing widgets. You can add different clock and analogue widgets, calendar widgets, photo widgets and more. “And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by Him.” - Colossians 3:17 Subscription: - You can subscribe to unlimited access for pro features including all access to widgets, all custom themes, new updates and much more. - Standby+ offers unlimited usage and unlocks all features for $19.99USD* every 6 months. - Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at the confirmation of purchase. - Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. - Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of renewal. - Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user’s Account Settings after purchase. - Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that content. - No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during the active subscription period. *This price is for United States customers. Pricing may differ depending on your country and actual charges may be converted to your local currency of residence. The prices are equal to “Apple’s App Store Matrix” which determines the equivalent subscription price in USD. Press- info.standbyapp@gmail.com For more info: info.standbyapp@gmail.com Links to our Terms and Privacy Policy can be found below: Terms: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Jq78Iow5g8ryW3AZBR8pxeU6Z1n2NTTFT8xP2MGxso0/edit?usp=sharing Privacy Policy: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1YCodB8HjHChsQtxqZJzAy657IXO8J4AX0V0APVRf6nw/edit?usp=sharing Support: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1tXq1mTcWa0NTIm7k5tHszB7Fy226cNYMuFZkE9w0OwE/edit?usp=sharing Note: All content, resources and designs contained in the Standby application are the sole property of Twinstar Creatives and are protected under copyright and intellectual property laws. Any unauthorized use or breach of our copyright may result in legal consequences.

Screenshots

StandBy Widgets 17 Wallpapers3 screens
StandBy4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: StandBy Widgets 17 Wallpapers at 4.6 against StandBy's 3.3. StandBy Widgets 17 Wallpapers also leads on ratings volume (174 vs 44). On price, review sentiment, update cadence 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. StandBy Widgets 17 Wallpapers sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days and StandBy sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per 6 months. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

StandBy Widgets 17 Wallpapers holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 174 and 44 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 55% of StandBy Widgets 17 Wallpapers's written reviews are positive against 60% of StandBy's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

StandBy Widgets 17 Wallpapers ships an update weekly, StandBy every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
StandBy Widgets 17 Wallpapers versus StandBy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStandBy Widgets 17 WallpapersStandBy
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (174 ratings) — better3.3 (44 ratings)
Positive reviews55.0% of reviews60.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings174 — better44
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 8 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size132 MB58 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSkyrocket Apps LimitedTwinstar Creatives

Customer experience

StandBy Widgets 17 Wallpapers

All ratings171 ratings
Positive87.7%
Neutral5.8%
Negative6.4%
Written reviews20 reviews
Positive55.0%
Neutral15.0%
Negative30.0%

StandBy

All ratings44 ratings
Positive56.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative43.2%
Written reviews35 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative40.0%

Bugs and requests

StandBy Widgets 17 Wallpapers

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

StandBy

Reported bugs

6 issues
  • Clock not accurate
  • Standby widgets not working (weather, date)
  • Weather widget does not recognize location
  • Weather widget fails to update in standby/homescreen
  • App doesn't request location permissions for weather
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  • Buttons turn green without confirmation after granting permissions

Requested features

4 requests
  • Fix standby widgets (weather, date)
  • Improve weather widget location recognition
  • Make app functional without immediate payment
  • Add more diverse widget designs

In-app purchases

7 purchases

StandBy Widgets 17 Wallpapers

Subscriptions5
  • Weekly Subscription$1.997 Days
  • Monthly Premium$2.991 Month
  • Monthly Premium3 Days trial$7.991 Month
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  • Yearly Premium3 Days trial$9.991 Year
  • Yearly Premium3 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time2
  • Lifetime Access$19.99
  • Lifetime Access$29.99
2 purchases

StandBy

Subscriptions1
  • StandBy+$19.996 Months
One-time1
  • StandBy+$9.99

Questions

Is StandBy Widgets 17 Wallpapers free?
StandBy Widgets 17 Wallpapers is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is StandBy free?
StandBy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, StandBy Widgets 17 Wallpapers or StandBy?
StandBy Widgets 17 Wallpapers is rated higher. StandBy Widgets 17 Wallpapers averages 4.6 out of 5 from 174 ratings, while StandBy averages 3.3 from 44 ratings.
Do StandBy Widgets 17 Wallpapers or StandBy have ads?
Neither StandBy Widgets 17 Wallpapers nor StandBy shows ads.
Which is updated more often, StandBy Widgets 17 Wallpapers or StandBy?
StandBy Widgets 17 Wallpapers ships an update weekly, and StandBy every 8 days. Most recently, StandBy Widgets 17 Wallpapers was updated on November 7, 2026 and StandBy on November 9, 2026.

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