Widgets vs Frames
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
Widgets
Personalize your iOS device by designing custom widgets for your control center, lock screen, and home screen. Change icon names, symbols, and colors to match your unique style. Create functional and beautiful designs to make your device truly yours.
- Customizable widgets
- Control center personalization
- Lock screen design
- Homescreen widget creation
- Icon name, symbol, and color changes
- 15 widget types
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Cute Control lets you personalize your iOS 18 experience like never before! Design and customize your own widgets for the control center, lockscreen, and homescreen. With 15 widgets available, you can change the names, symbols, and colors of your icons to match your style. Make your device truly yours with fun, unique designs that are as functional as they are beautiful! Try Cute Control now and start creating your own custom widget collection! Privacy Policy: https://turkerkizilcik.com/control/privacy-policy Terms of Use: https://turkerkizilcik.com/control/terms-of-use
Frames
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Make your Home Screen yours with beautiful custom widgets. Frames gives you clean, expressive widget themes for your Home Screen and Lock Screen. Pick a style, choose the items you want to show, add your widget, and make your setup feel more personal. Customize your widget with: - Minimal, editorial, soft, and index-style layouts - Date, quote, battery, calendar, birthday, countdown, and wellness slots - Premium theme packs - Seasonal World Cup country themes - Custom backgrounds - AI-generated themes and quotes when available on device - Shareable widget images Frames Pro unlocks the full premium theme library, premium slots, custom backgrounds, and AI Theme Creator. Calendar, Contacts, and Health access are optional and used only on device to power the widget slots you choose. Terms of Use (EULA): https://github.com/danielsmori/legal/blob/main/frames/terms-of-service.md Privacy Policy: https://github.com/danielsmori/legal/blob/main/frames/privacy-policy.md
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Frames at every 5 weeks against Widgets's every 5 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Widgets sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days and Frames sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Widgets ships an update every 5 months, Frames every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on July 23, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Widgets | Frames |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 5 weeks β better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | β |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad β better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 17.0 β better |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | +4 |
| Developer | TURKER KIZILCIK | Daniel Mori |
In-app purchases
Widgets
- Weekly Premium3 Days trial$2.997 Days
- Annual Premium$7.991 Year
Frames
- Frames Pro Monthly$1.991 Month
- Frames Pro Lifetime$14.99
