Lock Widget vs Widgets Flow
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Lock Widget
Create and display sticky notes directly on your iOS lock screen. Customize fonts and add reminders or badges to your notes for quick access. This app allows for easy note-taking without unlocking your device.
- Lock screen widget support
- Customizable fonts
- Note creation
- Reminder functionality
- Badge display
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iOS16 lock screen widget sticky note app. You can easily write notes on the lock screen. Please try it. - Supports all types of lock screen widgets - Rich font customization - Notes, reminders, badges... and so on...
Widgets Flow
Personalize your phone's home and lock screens with a wide variety of customizable widgets and dynamic island options. Add photos, weather, shortcuts, animations, and more to create a unique look for your device.
- Home screen widgets
- Lock screen widgets
- Dynamic Island customization
- Customizable widget backgrounds
- Daily wallpaper updates
- Animation and emoji options
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Widget Flow is a feature-rich desktop customization tool that lets you easily personalize your phone’s home screen with cool or cute styles. 【Home Screen Widgets】 1. A wide variety of widgets including photos, device info panels, date calendars, weather, quick launch shortcuts, music widgets, and more. 2. Highly customizable — you can adjust the widget’s background, images, fonts, and more. 3. Fully compatible with the latest iOS 26, with a stunning liquid glass effect. 4. Simple setup for transparent widget backgrounds. 【Wallpaper】 1. we are going to post beautiful wallpapers for users every day. 【Lock Screen Widgets】 1. Now we support lock screen widget, you can add animation, weather, health info to your lock screen. 【Dynamic Island】 1. Multiple lock screen Dynamic Island options — including photos, weather, shortcuts, animations, calendars, and time progress indicators. 2. Over 100 animations available for custom island effects, plus hundreds of emojis for personalized styling. 3. Easily toggle or configure the Dynamic Island to prevent it from interfering with your daily work or life. By using this app, you agree to Apple’s Standard Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Lock Widget at none against Widgets Flow's 3. Widgets Flow's advantage is review sentiment (85% vs 50%) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 8 months). On price, ads, monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Widgets Flow sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Lock Widget asks for nothing beyond the download.
Widgets Flow holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Widgets Flow has 230 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Lock Widget's written reviews are positive against 85% of Widgets Flow's.
Lock Widget ships an update every 8 months, Widgets Flow fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Lock Widget | Widgets Flow |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (5 ratings) | 4.7 (230 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 84.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 230 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 17.2 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 425 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | FugaPiyo Inc. | Xiamen Xingmai Network Technology Co., Ltd |
Customer experience
Lock Widget
Widgets Flow
In-app purchases
Lock Widget
No in-app purchases
Widgets Flow
- Monthly VIP$0.991 Month
- Yearly VIP$0.991 Year
- Permanent VIP$2.99
