Pin vs ro
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pin
Enhance your Lock Screen with customizable widgets for text, countdowns, daily words, and quotes. Stay organized and inspired with a clean, minimalist design that integrates seamlessly with iOS.
- Custom text widgets
- Countdown widgets
- Word of the Day
- Quote of the Day
- Multiple widget themes
- Lock Screen, Home Screen, and StandBy support
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Pin makes your Lock Screen actually useful. Pin lets you add clean, minimal Lock Screen widgets for custom text, countdowns, Word of the Day, and Quote of the Day, all designed to feel right at home on iOS. Whether you want a countdown widget for an exam or trip, a custom text widget for reminders and notes, or daily inspiration on your screen, Pin keeps it simple and easy to see. Use Pin to stay on top of important dates, daily reminders, goals, and routines with minimal widgets built for your Lock Screen, Home Screen, and StandBy. From tracking an event with a countdown to checking a new word each morning or reading a fresh daily quote, Pin helps you keep useful information front and center. What you can do: • Add custom text widgets for goals, reminders, notes, and mantras • Create a countdown widget for exams, trips, birthdays, launches, and events • Get a daily Word of the Day to build your vocabulary • Get a curated Quote of the Day for daily motivation and reflection • Choose from multiple clean themes and widget styles • Add widgets to your Lock Screen, Home Screen, and StandBy • Save, copy, and share daily words and daily quotes • Enjoy a fast, simple, clutter free experience designed to match iOS Pin Plus, one time purchase: • Unlock Word of the Day • Unlock Quote of the Day • Unlock Countdown Pins • Unlock widget color themes • Unlock Dynamic Island widgets for steps and emojis • Support future premium features No subscriptions. No ads. No accounts. No nonsense.
ro
Transform your iPhone home screen into a calm, minimal, and aesthetically pleasing environment. This app offers expertly designed layouts and a toolkit of 9 widgets to support your focus and reduce distractions.
- Minimalist home screen design
- Customizable app launchers
- Text-only widgets
- Minimal dashboards
- Weather summaries
- Quote widgets
- Privacy-focused data handling
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In Danish, "ro" means calm, peace, and tranquility. Your phone should be a tool that supports your focus. ro transforms your iPhone home screen into a calm, minimal, and beautifully aesthetic environment. EFFORTLESS HARMONY ro does the design work for you. Personalize your apps, tint colors, and custom text, while the foundational layouts remain expertly proportioned. This guarantees that your home screen will always look perfectly balanced and distraction-free. 9 CRAFTED WIDGETS Explore a focused toolkit of 9 widgets, including text-only app launchers, minimal dashboards, weather summaries, and subtle quotes. COMMUNITY DRIVEN ro is an evolving, independent project. Join our Discord community to share feedback, request new widgets, and help shape the app's future. PRIVACY FIRST What happens on your home screen stays on your device. ro collects no personal data, uses no analytics trackers, and reads your calendar strictly on-device.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Pin at 5.0 against ro's 4.3. ro's advantage is iOS requirement (18.6 vs 26.0). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and update cadence 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
Both are free to download. Pin sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and ro sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Pin holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 7 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Pin ships an update every 3 weeks, ro every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pin | ro |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better | 4.3 (7 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 7 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 11 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 18.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 41 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | FARHAN ALTAF RHEMTULLA | Filip Smalec |
Customer experience
Pin
ro
In-app purchases
Pin
- Pin Premium$4.99
ro
- Full Collection$2.99









