Comparison

Lock Widget vs Calm Canvas

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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...

About

Calm Canvas

Features
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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

Screenshots

Lock Widget4 screens
Calm Canvas4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Calm Canvas sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Lock Widget asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Lock Widget ships an update every 8 months, Calm Canvas weekly. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Lock Widget versus Calm Canvas: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLock WidgetCalm Canvas
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (7 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings7 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 8 monthsWeekly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS26.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB80 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFugaPiyo Inc.Yu Xia

In-app purchases

None

Lock Widget

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Calm Canvas

One-time1
  • Calm Canvas Premium$6.99

Questions

Is Lock Widget free?
Lock Widget is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Calm Canvas free?
Calm Canvas is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Lock Widget or Calm Canvas have ads?
Lock Widget shows ads; Calm Canvas does not.
Which is updated more often, Lock Widget or Calm Canvas?
Lock Widget ships an update every 8 months, and Calm Canvas weekly. Most recently, Lock Widget was updated on October 24, 2026 and Calm Canvas on October 24, 2026.

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