Comparison

Widgets Factory vs Getwid

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

Head to head
About

Widgets Factory

Features
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This is a minimal, dedicated, pre-styled, and pre-formatted widgets application. It supports both light and dark modes automatically as well as the smaller and larger sizing customizations. The first feature implemented is a small and simplistic Maps widget which is auto updated based on your present location. The second feature is a classic and vintage medium sized Clock widget with 12 or 24 hour modes available. The third feature is a large size Weather widget that has a detailed and informative interface style which also matches the flat theme and layout of the other widgets.

About

Getwid

Design and share custom Home Screen widgets with a blank canvas and a layer-by-layer approach. Add photos, text, clocks, calendars, and more. Discover and use widgets created by the community.

Highlights
  • Layer-based widget design
  • Add photos, text, clocks, calendars
  • Community widget discovery
  • Share custom designs
  • Multiple text effects
  • SF Symbols integration
Features
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Design your own Home Screen widgets — exactly the way you want them. Getwid is a widget design studio, not a template gallery. You start with a blank canvas and build the widget layer by layer: photos from your library, your own text, icons, a live clock, a calendar, a countdown. Move it, rotate it, restyle it, undo it. Up to 24 layers in a single widget. NEW IN 2.0 — DISCOVER Browse widgets the community shared, tap a design to see who made it, and add it to your collection in one tap. Share your own designs whenever you want. Like the ones you love. Report or block anything you don't. WHAT YOU CAN BUILD • Photo stickers from your own library, with dim and blur • Text layers — font, size, alignment, color, opacity, effects, rotation • Analog and digital clocks • Calendar and date layers • Countdown and count-up timers • Icon layers from Apple's SF Symbols • Backgrounds: solid colors, 5-stop gradients, patterned borders THREE SIZES Small, medium and large Home Screen widgets. Pick a size, design for it, and the system widget picker only offers the designs that fit. FREE, WITH NO CATCH No subscriptions. No in-app purchases. No ads. No paywalled layers. Nothing is counted, nothing is capped. YOUR DESIGNS STAY YOURS Widget designs are stored on your device — not uploaded, not synced, not scanned. Photos you add never leave your phone unless you choose to share that design on Discover. Signing in is optional and unlocks nothing; it's only there for Discover and to sync your language across devices. NINE LANGUAGES Turkish, English, German, Spanish, French, Italian, Japanese, Korean and Brazilian Portuguese. Questions or ideas? There's a support form right inside the app, under Settings → About.

Screenshots

Widgets Factory4 screens
Getwid4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Widgets Factory at none against Getwid's 1. Widgets Factory also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 5 weeks). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Getwid sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Widgets Factory asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Widgets Factory ships an update every 4 days, Getwid every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and September 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Widgets Factory versus Getwid: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWidgets FactoryGetwid
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB29 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJonathan ChiappettaHasan Kilinc

In-app purchases

None

Widgets Factory

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Getwid

One-time1
  • Paper Letters Pack$0.99

Questions

Is Widgets Factory free?
Widgets Factory is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Getwid free?
Getwid is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Widgets Factory or Getwid have ads?
Neither Widgets Factory nor Getwid shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Widgets Factory or Getwid?
Widgets Factory ships an update every 4 days, and Getwid every 5 weeks. Most recently, Widgets Factory was updated on September 20, 2026 and Getwid on September 11, 2026.

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