SplitStudio vs Lock Screen Photo Live Widget
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SplitStudio
Transform wide images into captivating carousels for social media. Easily slice, preview, and enhance your photos to create scrollable visual journeys that stand out. Designed for social media enthusiasts looking to elevate their content.
- Image slicing for carousels
- Zoom and rotate controls
- Preview before posting
- Seamless integration with Threads
- User-friendly interface
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Unleash the power of your panoramas with SplitStudio – the ultimate tool for Threads by Instagram users! Transform any wide image into a captivating carousel effortlessly. Easy Slicing: SplitStudio makes image slicing a breeze. Just choose your photo, slice, preview, and voila – a visual masterpiece ready for Threads! Simple to Use: Zoom, rotate, and select the best part of your shots with easy to use controls. Your creativity, your rules. Make every post uniquely yours! Preview Before Posting: No surprises! Preview your sliced masterpiece before hitting post. Ensure every slice tells your story perfectly. Elevate your Threads Game: Posting on Threads has never been this exciting. Watch your wide shots transform into a scrollable visual journey that stands out in the crowd. Designed for Threads lovers and social media enthusiasts. Elevate your Threads experience and leave an unforgettable impression. Disclaimer: This app is not sponsored, endorsed by, or affiliated with Threads. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Lock Screen Photo Live Widget
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Your photos belong somewhere you actually look. This app puts an album from your photo library onto your Lock Screen — a real photo, filling a frame, changing through the day. Not a wallpaper you set once and forget. Not a tiny widget you squint at. Pick an album. Pick when it should run. That's the whole setup. HOW IT WORKS Choose one album from your photo library. It prepares a small copy of those photos in its own storage, then shows them on your Lock Screen during the time windows you set — after work, on a Sunday morning, whenever your people are worth looking at. Tap the arrow on the Lock Screen to jump to the next photo. With Pro it moves on by itself. BUILT AROUND YOUR PRIVACY Nothing is uploaded. Ever. The app copies a downsized version of your chosen album into its own storage on your iPhone, and that copy is all the Lock Screen ever reads. There is no account, no cloud sync, no analytics on your pictures. You can see exactly which photos are prepared and how much space they take — and delete them in one tap. FREE - One recurring time window, up to 2 hours - 8 photos from your album - A real weather card once a day, drawn over a map of your area - Tap to move to the next photo PRO - Weather that stays current all day, as often as every 5 minutes (subscription) - Clean frame — just the photo, no album name, no counter, no caption bar - Up to 14 time windows — two a day, every day of the week - Up to 8 hours per window - Up to 100 photos - Changes on its own, as often as every 5 minutes - Rotation settings per window — a slow Sunday, a quick morning - Shuffle, and the date under each photo Pro starts with 7 days free, then €2.99 a month or €19.99 a year. Cancel any time in Settings. The once-a-day weather card is free for everyone; Pro keeps it current all day. GOOD TO KNOW This app uses the iPhone Lock Screen through Apple's Live Activities, which iOS ends after about eight hours. That's an iOS limit, not an app limit — so the app is built around time windows you choose rather than pretending to run forever. On iOS 26 and later, each window starts on its own at the time you set. Requires iOS 18 or later. Live Activities must be enabled for the app in Settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: SplitStudio at 16.0 against Lock Screen Photo Live Widget's 18.0. 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. SplitStudio sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per year and Lock Screen Photo Live Widget sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SplitStudio | Lock Screen Photo Live Widget |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (4 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days | Every 3 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 25 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tech Plus Beyond Inc. | Konsole Game Labs GmbH |
In-app purchases
SplitStudio
- Pro Access | Yearly3 Days trial$7.991 Year
- Pro Access | Yearly$19.991 Year
- Lifetime Access$39.99
- Lifetime Access$89.99
Lock Screen Photo Live Widget
- Live Weather$0.991 Month
- Pro Monthly7 Days trial$2.991 Month
- Pro Yearly7 Days trial$17.991 Year
- Pro Lifetime$24.99
Questions
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