Comparison

Be My Widget vs PixelMemo

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

Head to head
About

Be My Widget

Personalize your device with over 200 unique themes and powerful widgets. Customize your home screen with custom images, countdowns, sticky notes, and more. Create unique looks for your iPhone, iPad, and Mac.

Highlights
  • 200+ hand-crafted themes
  • 24+ powerful widgets
  • Theme editor and design tools
  • Pin photo widget
  • Apple Watch faces
  • Customizable colors and fonts
Features
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28+ Powerful Widgets: Feature-packed widgetable tools for everyday tasks — countdowns, Sticky Notes, Date, Battery, Weather, Storage, Big Photo, Golden Hour, Unicode, Time, Picture by URL, Water Balance, and more. 200+ Hand-Crafted Themes: From realistic and cute to fantasy and elegant. Instantly switch themes and customize your Home Screen with three complete themekit Theme Editor & Design Tools: Upload your own images as themes. Fine-tune with color tints, blur levels, and creative adjustment modes. Themefy your homescreen! Pin Photo Widget: Available in small and large sizes. Upload from files or link directly from the web. Apple Watch Faces: Browse 50+ custom faces and download them instantly. Personalize colors, fonts, and more in the Watch app. Available on Apple Devices: iPhone, iPad, Vision Pro, CarPlay, and Mac (Apple Silicon). Easy to Add: Just place widgets on your Home Screen and select a theme. Use as many widgets as you like with widgetable customizer! Website https://bemywidget.com Privacy Policy https://bemywidget.com/privacypolicy Apple EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

PixelMemo

Features
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Create beautiful memos with a retro pixel art twist!  PixelMemo combines functional note-taking with delightful 8-bit aesthetics. FEATURES • Write text memos with pixel-perfect font • Draw 16x16 pixel art to accompany your notes • Star your favorite memos for quick access • Search through all your memos instantly • Light and dark themes with retro styling • Clean, distraction-free interface

Screenshots

Be My Widget4 screens
PixelMemo3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PixelMemo at none against Be My Widget's 6. PixelMemo also leads on ads (none vs shown). Be My Widget's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 4 months) and iOS requirement (17.6 vs 26.0). On price and device support 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. Be My Widget sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. PixelMemo asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Be My Widget ships an update every 5 days, PixelMemo every 4 months. Both last shipped on October 30, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Be My Widget versus PixelMemo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBe My WidgetPixelMemo
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (8 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings8 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 4 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.6 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size564 MB24 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVladimir SidorkinNante Studio

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Be My Widget

Subscriptions5
  • PRO Monthly$3.991 Month
  • PRO Quarterly$13.993 Months
  • PRO Yearly (Product Hunt Special)$19.991 Year
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  • PRO Yearly (Special)$22.991 Year
  • PRO Yearly1 Month trial$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$69.99
None

PixelMemo

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Be My Widget free?
Be My Widget is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PixelMemo free?
PixelMemo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Be My Widget or PixelMemo have ads?
Be My Widget shows ads; PixelMemo does not.
Which is updated more often, Be My Widget or PixelMemo?
Be My Widget ships an update every 5 days, and PixelMemo every 4 months. Most recently, Be My Widget was updated on October 30, 2026 and PixelMemo on October 30, 2026.

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