Lock Widget vs Calm Canvas
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...
Calm Canvas
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Calm Canvas is a quiet place to draw. Pick a serene scene — rain on a window, a snow lantern at dusk, a lemon orchard in summer — then trace a gentle template guide or wander off on your own. Ambient music plays softly while you work. There are no feeds, no streaks, and no pressure. Just you, a canvas, and a calm place to sit. DRAW YOUR WAY TO CALM • 19 scenes, each with its own palette and mood • 40+ line-art templates to trace, tune, or hide entirely • Pen, paint, and eraser that respond to Apple Pencil pressure • Finger drawing supported everywhere — no Pencil required MADE FOR SLOW EVENINGS • Built-in playlist of quiet instrumentals • Focus mode hides every control except your canvas • Your gallery keeps itself — everything autosaves as you draw • A new premium template is free to use every week YOURS, PRIVATELY • No accounts, no ads, no analytics • Everything you draw stays on your device • Export to Photos or share — with the scene behind your art, or as a clean PNG of just your strokes FREE TO START, ONE PRICE FOREVER Two full scenes and their templates are free, and you can try a canvas in premium scenes before deciding. One lifetime purchase unlocks every scene and every template — including everything we add later. No subscription, ever. Available in English, 简体中文, and 日本語. Questions or scene ideas? rain.yuxia@outlook.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Lock Widget at none against Calm Canvas's 1. Calm Canvas's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (weekly vs every 8 months). On price 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. Calm Canvas sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Lock Widget asks for nothing beyond the download.
Lock Widget ships an update every 8 months, Calm Canvas weekly. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Lock Widget | Calm Canvas |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (7 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 80 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | FugaPiyo Inc. | Yu Xia |
In-app purchases
Lock Widget
No in-app purchases
Calm Canvas
- Calm Canvas Premium$6.99









