Comparison

PWidget vs ExternalVision

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

Head to head
About

PWidget

Features
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PWidget -- Customize your own photo widget Everyone is their own designer, with their favorite background, photos, text, design their own exclusive widgets. Beautiful and practical, free to match, easy to create your own personalized desktop. Share your own exclusive widget to the Internet for more people's use and get more likes Design your beautiful photos as widgets and share them on social platforms to gain more friends APP Features: Add copyright to your own design widget Can adding permissions to a widget be re-shared by strangers Encrypt the widget, strangers need to contact the author to get the right to use and share it 【Image Toolbox】 General: image preview, preview the panorama, image size, image compression, picture cropping, image 3D rotation, cutout, canvas size, picture rounded corners, create background Tools: Text, Doodle, Mask, Transparency, Gradient, Shape, Blend Image, Picture Shadow, Image Overlay, Crop Face, Image Feather, Green Screen tool, Free Editing, Quick Selection, Clearer, Background Removal, Secession, Lossless Expansion, Face Shape, Face Smooth, Format Conversion, Spot Healing, Tensile, Eraser, Marquee, Path Selection, Face Segmentation, Face Swap, Colorizer, Multiple Exposure, Magic Wand, Remove Watermark, Movie Screenshots, Clean Filters: Exposure, Highlights, Saturation, Brightness, Contrast, Brilliance, Picture Noise Reduction, Picture Blur, Mosaic, Gaussian Blur, Cross Shadow, Polka Dot, Dark, Sharpen, Old Photo, Gross glass, Cartoon, Color Code, Pseudo Color, RGBA, Sobel operator, Color Levels, Vibrance, Temperature, Hue, Abao, Posterization, Haha Mirror, Salty Edges, Gamma Correction, Beam Color, Monochrome, Clear Haze, Tilt Shift Photography, Halftone, Sketch, Tension Green, Cyan Orange, Horror Blue, Desolate, amber, winter, heat, candlelight, bleaching,Art Painting,Low Light Enhancement,Debluring Beauty: 45 beauty filter effects 【PWidget】 List of widgets: Right swipe to delete and rename widgets and adjust the order of widget display Customize background color: Choose freely through the color palette Customize photos: Choose your favorite picture from the album to scale, rotate, and move the picture Customize text: Customize text content, color, font, and scale, rotate, and move text Draw: Free painting, you can scale and rotate the drawing board Customize mask: Select a mask from an album or a shape to scale, rotate, and move the mask Customize gradient: Design various gradients, linear gradient, radial gradient, conical gradient, color adjustment for gradient, scale, rotate, move for gradient Customize shape: Select/customize the shape, scale, rotate, and move the shape Layers: You can hide and show layers, and press and hold to drag layers to change the order of layers 【Shape Board】 Make shapes by curves, straight lines, rectangles, circles *Your free trial subscription will automatically renew to a paid subscription unless the automatic renewal is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the free trial period *You can cancel your free trial or subscription at any time by setting your iTunes account to turn off auto-renewal. this must be done 24 hours before the end of the free trial or subscription period to avoid being charged. the cancellation will take effect after the last day of the current subscription period and you will be downgraded to the free service Privacy Policy: https://github.com/haunew/PWidget/wiki/Privacy-Policy User Terms: https://github.com/haunew/PWidget/wiki/PWidget-User-Agreement

About

ExternalVision

This app allows you to read text and QR codes from your iPhone camera directly on your Apple Vision Pro. It enables copying detected text, sharing it, or opening URLs in Safari. All image analysis is performed locally on the Vision Pro, ensuring your data remains private.

Highlights
  • Real-time text and QR code detection
  • Seamless iPhone to Vision Pro streaming
  • Copy, share, and open detected content
  • Local image analysis for privacy
  • Works with iPhone/iPad and Apple Vision Pro
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Wouldn't it be useful if you could read text and QR codes written on paper while looking at the real world using Apple Vision Pro's pass-through? "ExternalVision" sends image from the iPhone camera to Apple Vision Pro and detects text and QR codes. The detection result is displayed on Apple Vision Pro, so you can copy it, share it, and open the URL in Safari. All image analysis is done by Apple Vision Pro, so no data is sent externally. **This app requires Apple Vision Pro and an iPhone or iPad.**

Screenshots

PWidget4 screens
ExternalVision2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: PWidget at weekly against ExternalVision's every 7 months. PWidget also leads on iOS requirement (14.0 vs 18.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. PWidget sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days and ExternalVision sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PWidget ships an update weekly, ExternalVision every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on September 9, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
PWidget versus ExternalVision: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPWidgetExternalVision
PriceFreeFree
Rating—1.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 7 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, Vision Pro
Requires iOS14.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size1.2 GB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer昊 刘Kohei Kanagu

In-app purchases

9 purchases

PWidget

Subscriptions4
  • PWidget PRO(1 Week)3 Days trial$0.997 Days
  • PWidget PRO(1 Month)7 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • PWidget PRO(3 Months)14 Days trial$2.993 Months
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  • PWidget PRO(12 Months)1 Month trial$3.991 Year
One-time5
  • Graffiti material$0.99
  • Decorative Materials$0.99
  • Mask Material$0.99
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  • Shape Material$0.99
  • Export$3.99
3 purchases

ExternalVision

Subscriptions3
  • 1 month$1.991 Month
  • 6 months$9.996 Months
  • 1 year$19.991 Year

Questions

Is PWidget free?
PWidget is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ExternalVision free?
ExternalVision is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do PWidget or ExternalVision have ads?
Neither PWidget nor ExternalVision shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PWidget or ExternalVision?
PWidget ships an update weekly, and ExternalVision every 7 months. Most recently, PWidget was updated on September 9, 2026 and ExternalVision on June 1, 2026.

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