Comparison

Widgey vs Frames

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

Head to head
About

Widgey

Personalize your phone's home screen with customizable widgets, live wallpapers, and charging animations. Design unique setups that match your style and daily needs, from clocks and calendars to battery status and countdowns.

Highlights
  • Customizable widgets (weather, clock, photo, countdown, battery, calendar)
  • DIY widget and wallpaper creation tools
  • Live and super wallpapers
  • Customizable watch faces
  • Charging animations
  • Real-time battery status widgets
Features
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Widgey is the all in one personalization app that turns your phone into a dynamic, living home screen. Build a setup that matches your style and your day with powerful widgets, stunning wallpapers, and charging visuals that feel alive 1. Widgets and DIY Create weather, clock, photo, countdown, battery and calendar widgets that show exactly what you need. Mix layouts, fonts, backgrounds and transparency. Save presets and build DIY widgets from scratch for a look that is uniquely yours 2. Wallpapers and DIY Browse curated wallpapers, live wallpapers and super wallpapers that react smoothly on device. Use DIY tools to blend colors, add overlays and generate sets that match your widgets for a perfect home screen flow 3. Watch face Design watch faces that sync with your style and day. Choose complications, time styles and background images so your phone and watch feel cohesive 4. Charging animations Make every plug in moment satisfying with fluid battery charging animations. Choose minimal or bold styles and control speed and brightness 5. Battery state widgets Keep an eye on power with real time battery widgets for phone and connected devices. See charge level, and estimated time remaining at a glance WHY WIDGEY? • Fast and lightweight • Clear presets to start quickly • Deep customization when you want it Widgey helps you craft a home screen that informs, delights and stays true to you. Install now and build a setup that you will love opening every time you unlock your phone Privacy Policy: https://sites.google.com/view/decor-kit-diy-wallpaper-maker/privacy-policy Terms of Use: https://sites.google.com/view/decor-kit-diy-wallpaper-maker/term-of-service

About

Frames

Features
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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

Screenshots

Widgey4 screens
Frames4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Widgey at none against Frames's 2. Frames's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 3 months). On price, 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. Frames sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Widgey asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Widgey ships an update every 3 months, Frames every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Widgey versus Frames: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWidgeyFrames
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (9 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings9 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size92 MB2 MB
Age rating4++4
DeveloperDung Ho AnhDaniel Mori

In-app purchases

None

Widgey

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Frames

Subscriptions1
  • Frames Pro Monthly$1.991 Month
One-time1
  • Frames Pro Lifetime$14.99

Questions

Is Widgey free?
Widgey is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Frames free?
Frames is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Widgey or Frames have ads?
Widgey shows ads; Frames does not.
Which is updated more often, Widgey or Frames?
Widgey ships an update every 3 months, and Frames every 5 weeks. Most recently, Widgey was updated on October 30, 2026 and Frames on October 31, 2026.

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