Comparison

Widget Story vs Getwid

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

Head to head
About

Widget Story

Features
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Widget Story – Transform your iPhone into a living work of art More than just a utility, it's a way to tell your own story. Turn your iPhone screen into a unique creative space – where each widget is part of the story you want to share. CREATE YOUR OWN WIDGETS – UNLIMITED No more settling for boring widgets! With Widget Story, you can create your own style: * Diverse beautiful, modern templates continuously updated * Customize colors, fonts, color filter effects to your preference * Support for small, medium, and large widgets – all refined and harmonious * Easily save or share your widgets as images STORY – TELL YOUR STORY Each "Story" is an artistic composition combining multiple widgets on one screen. Turn your iPhone into a creative and emotional space: * Create unlimited stories of your own * Arrange widgets in any layout you want * Add background images, blur effects, personalized colors * Custom dock with text, photos, date, time, and more * Save and share stories with just one tap STORY BOOK – TURN EACH STORY INTO A BOOK Combine stories to create a vibrant and unique album: * Combine stories into impressive Story Books * Easily save or share as PDF for friends and family GREATMIND CONTENT – DAILY INSPIRATION Bring positive energy to your screen: * Inspiring, motivational quotes from famous figures * Delicate hand-drawn illustrations, artistic pencil style * Many vibrant color options, automatically changing content * Continuously updated with new templates and themes WHY CHOOSE WIDGET STORY? * Beautiful, modern, easy-to-use interface * Unique features: Story & Story Book * Rich collection of templates and widgets * Comprehensive customization – colors, fonts, effects * Unlimited number of widgets and stories * Regular updates with new features and content * Multi-language support START TODAY Download Widget Story now and transform your iPhone into a personal masterpiece – a space that reflects your style, emotions, and unique personality. Create your own story and share that excitement with the world! Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.widgetstory.com/privacy

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

Widget Story4 screens
Getwid4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Getwid at none against Widget Story's shown. Getwid also leads on update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 5 months). Widget Story's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.6). On price, in-app purchases 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. Widget Story sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Getwid sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Widget Story ships an update every 5 months, Getwid every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 13, 2026 and September 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Widget Story versus Getwid: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWidget StoryGetwid
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size115 MB29 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVU THANHHasan Kilinc

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Widget Story

Subscriptions3
  • Monthly$0.991 Month
  • 6 Months$3.996 Months
  • Annual$4.991 Year
1 purchases

Getwid

One-time1
  • Paper Letters Pack$0.99

Questions

Is Widget Story free?
Widget Story is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Getwid free?
Getwid is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Widget Story or Getwid have ads?
Widget Story shows ads; Getwid does not.
Which is updated more often, Widget Story or Getwid?
Widget Story ships an update every 5 months, and Getwid every 5 weeks. Most recently, Widget Story was updated on September 13, 2026 and Getwid on September 11, 2026.

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