Comparison

Large Text Widget vs Widgets Flow

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

Head to head
About

Large Text Widget

Display large, customizable text on your home screen, lock screen, and dynamic island. Read text aloud with speech synthesis and personalize fonts and colors. Offers whiteboard functionality and input history.

Highlights
  • iOS 16 Live Activities
  • Dynamic Island support
  • Lock screen widgets
  • Home screen widgets
  • Text to Speech
  • Customizable fonts and colors
  • Whiteboard handwriting
Features
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A large text app that supports iOS16 live activities. Dynamic islands, home and lock screen widgets available. All features are completely free to use. - iOS16 Live Activity - Dynamic island - iOS16 lock screen widget - iOS14 home screen widget - Text magnifying display and reading aloud - Background color and rich font settings - Flip screen up/down/left/right and flash - Handwriting on the whiteboard - Text input history and so on...

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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/

Screenshots

Large Text Widget4 screens
Widgets Flow4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Large Text Widget at none against Widgets Flow's 3. Widgets Flow's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months) and review sentiment (85% vs 67%). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Widgets Flow sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Large Text Widget asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Widgets Flow holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Widgets Flow has 230 ratings behind it against 32, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Large Text Widget's written reviews are positive against 85% of Widgets Flow's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Large Text Widget ships an update every 2 months, Widgets Flow fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on August 15, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Large Text Widget versus Widgets Flow: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLarge Text WidgetWidgets Flow
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (32 ratings)4.7 (230 ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews84.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings32230 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supportedAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.017.2 — better
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB425 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperFugaPiyo Inc.Xiamen Xingmai Network Technology Co., Ltd

Customer experience

Large Text Widget

All ratings32 ratings
Positive81.3%
Neutral9.4%
Negative9.4%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

Widgets Flow

All ratings230 ratings
Positive93.9%
Neutral3.0%
Negative3.0%
Written reviews71 reviews
Positive84.5%
Neutral7.0%
Negative8.5%

In-app purchases

None

Large Text Widget

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Widgets Flow

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly VIP$0.991 Month
  • Yearly VIP$0.991 Year
One-time1
  • Permanent VIP$2.99

Questions

Is Large Text Widget free?
Large Text Widget is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Widgets Flow free?
Widgets Flow is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Large Text Widget or Widgets Flow?
Widgets Flow is rated higher. Large Text Widget averages 4.5 out of 5 from 32 ratings, while Widgets Flow averages 4.7 from 230 ratings.
Do Large Text Widget or Widgets Flow have ads?
Both Large Text Widget and Widgets Flow show ads.
Which is updated more often, Large Text Widget or Widgets Flow?
Large Text Widget ships an update every 2 months, and Widgets Flow fortnightly. Most recently, Large Text Widget was updated on August 15, 2026 and Widgets Flow on September 23, 2026.

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