Omni Widgets vs SMSCat
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Omni Widgets
Create personalized Home Screen, Lock Screen, and Live Activities widgets for your iPhone. Design with a visual editor or custom code, and integrate dynamic data. Offers unlimited widget possibilities for all skill levels.
- Home Screen Widgets
- Lock Screen Widgets
- Live Activities (Dynamic Island)
- Custom Component System
- Dynamic Data Integration
- Visual and Code Editors
- Real-time Preview
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Omni Widgets - A powerful app that lets you easily create Home Screen widgets, Lock Screen widgets, Control widgets, and Live Activities (Dynamic Island) on your iPhone. With Omni, you can effortlessly create personalized widgets and Dynamic Island experiences right on your device. While Omni doesn't come with preset widgets, it provides unlimited possibilities for creating various types of widgets through its powerful component system. You can design through an intuitive editing interface and implement dynamic data display using custom code. The app supports: • Home Screen Widgets • Lock Screen Widgets • Live Activities (Dynamic Island) • Custom Components • Dynamic Data Integration • Visual Editor • Code Editor • Real-time Preview • Multiple Themes • Dark Mode Support Whether you're a beginner or an experienced developer, Omni provides the tools you need to bring your widget ideas to life. Start creating your unique widgets with Omni today! Subscription Period: 1 month or 1 year (auto-renewable) Payment will be charged to your iTunes account upon confirmation of purchase. The subscription will automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current subscription period. You can manage or cancel your subscription anytime in your device settings: Settings → Apple ID → Subscriptions. Terms of Use: https://image.umiibo.app/terms_of_service/ Privacy Policy: https://image.umiibo.app/privacy_policy
SMSCat
This app uses advanced AI to automatically identify and block spam text messages. It classifies incoming SMS into categories like normal, promotional, and transactional, offering real-time protection both online and offline. Users can customize filtering rules and block all messages with a single tap.
- AI intelligent interception
- Automatic SMS classification
- Real-time online protection
- Offline intelligent filtering
- Customizable filtering settings
- Block all SMS
- Privacy focused local filtering
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Smart interception is enabled with one click! SMSCat uses advanced intelligent AI algorithms to keep you away from spam text messages. - AI intelligent interception, one-click activation No need to set complicated rules, one-click activation of intelligent filtering. Using artificial intelligence algorithms, SMSCat can accurately identify and block spam messages. - Automatic SMS classification Intelligent automatic classification according to the content of SMS: normal messages, spam messages, promotional messages, and transaction messages. - Real-time online protection Real-time check of new SMS messages to ensure that spam messages are immediately blocked, cloud-local dual accurate filtering, so that you are always protected. - Offline intelligent filtering Local filtering calculation works locally throughout the process, and accurate filtering of spam messages can be achieved without the need for a network. - Intelligent filtering classification settings Intelligent control of interception classification, while supporting keyword and number filtering rule combinations, creating your own world of rules. - Block all SMS If you encounter SMS bombardment, you can block all SMS with one click or enable the function of blocking SMS verification codes. - Privacy first Your privacy is very important to us. Turn on local intelligent filtering to ensure the security of your information. - Feedback SMS Copy the SMS and click "AI Recognition" to feedback the SMS content. SMSCat will be smarter after learning. - Feedback and suggestions Open the APP "About" to report the problems you encounter, and we will deal with them as soon as possible. - Contact us hi@byat.cn - If you think it's good, remember to give it a 5-star rating and share it with your friends. - User Agreement https://gnw6h33mdr.feishu.cn/docx/ZKmId9O6forKcExUBumcqWzdn1c
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Omni Widgets at 100% against SMSCat's 33%. Omni Widgets also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.3). SMSCat's advantage is ratings volume (30 vs 4). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Omni Widgets sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and SMSCat sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Omni Widgets holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SMSCat has 30 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Omni Widgets's written reviews are positive against 33% of SMSCat's.
Omni Widgets ships an update weekly, SMSCat every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Omni Widgets | SMSCat |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (4 ratings) — better | 4.3 (30 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 30 — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 8 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 107 MB | 45 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 紫晴 王 | 瑞青 邓 |
Customer experience
Omni Widgets
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In-app purchases
Omni Widgets
- 月度会员$0.991 Month
- 年度会员$6.991 Year
- Unlock Medium Widgets$5.99
- Unlock Small Widgets$6.99
- Lifetime$7.99
SMSCat
- Monthly Member$0.991 Month
- Quarterly Membership$0.993 Months
- Weekly Member$0.997 Days
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- Annual Member$2.991 Year
- Semi-annual membership$2.996 Months
- Lifetime Member$9.99









