Comparison

Widget Studio vs Custom Widgets

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

Head to head
About

Widget Studio

Design and personalize your iPhone home screen with custom widgets for photos, clocks, weather, and events. This app offers a powerful yet simple editor to create unique themes and express your style without requiring technical skills.

Highlights
  • Live widget editor
  • Photo widgets with slideshows
  • Customizable clock and date widgets
  • Weather forecast widgets
  • Event countdown and agenda widgets
  • Deep customization of fonts, colors, and shapes
Features
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Your Home Screen, Your Style. Design, create, and personalize beautiful custom widgets in seconds with Widget Studio. Widget Studio is your all-in-one design tool to create a truly unique and personal iPhone experience. Our powerful yet simple live widget editor makes it easy to build stunning creations that match your aesthetic. Turn your home screen into a masterpiece. With custom widgets for your photos, clock, weather, and important events, your options for deep personalization are endless. Whether you're an experienced designer or new to customization, our intuitive tools make it easy to build your first design, create beautiful themes, and express your style. This is your path to the perfect aesthetic. Key Features: Powerful Live Editor What you see is what you get! Customize every detail of your creation and see the changes happen live. Our guided process makes it simple to design your own custom widgets—no technical skills required! This widget maker is the ultimate tool for true customization. All The Widgets You Need Get a complete set of fully customizable designs. Our library is constantly growing! Photo Widget: Showcase your favorite memories. Our editor lets you build beautiful slideshows and apply unique filters and shapes. Date & Time Widget: Design the perfect custom clock. Whether you need an analog or digital timepiece, it's fully customizable with a huge library of fonts. Weather Widget: Get your local forecast at a glance. Track current conditions and hourly forecasts with style. Events Widget: Never miss an important date. Build a custom countdown for vacations, track birthdays, or see your schedule with the agenda widget. Deep Customization Fine-tune every element to create your perfect theme. Fonts: Choose from a curated library of beautiful typefaces. Colors: Pick any color imaginable or create stunning gradients. Shapes: Go beyond the basic rectangle with unique borders and backgrounds. Unlock Your Full Potential with Studio Pro Upgrade to Studio Pro to unlock unlimited widget creation, access pro widget types like Agenda, get exclusive themes, and enjoy premium fonts and advanced styling effects. What is a Widget? A widget is a small application that runs on your home screen to give you at-a-glance information. Widget Studio lets you control the look and feel of these elements for a personalized screen that's truly yours. It's the ultimate widget maker for iOS. Stop settling for a boring screen. Download Widget Studio today and start designing your perfect aesthetic! Your Privacy Matters: Privacy Policy: https://widgets.studio/privacy-policy.html Terms of Use (EULA): https://widgets.studio/terms.html

About

Custom Widgets

Personalize your device's home screen with a variety of functional widgets. Track life progress, set countdowns, manage goals, and display custom text. Create beautiful, unique widgets quickly without needing design experience.

Highlights
  • 11+ widget types
  • Life progress tracking
  • Event countdowns
  • Goal progress rings
  • Custom text display
  • Live preview editing
  • Multiple themes and styles
Features
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Widgetly puts what matters most on your home screen: countdowns, life progress, goals, and daily motivation. Build beautiful, functional widgets in minutes with zero design skills required. 11+ WIDGET TYPES Time & Life Awareness - Life Counter: your age in months, weeks, or days - Years Remaining: visualize your life as a dot grid - Year Progress: see how much of the year has passed - Day Progress: track hours as they go by Calendars & Countdowns - Month Countdown: days left this month - Month Calendar: minimal calendar view - Month Grid: all 12 months at a glance - Countdown: days until any future event - Count Up: days since a meaningful date Goals & Motivation - Progress Ring: circular progress for any goal - Custom Text: quotes, reminders, mantras DESIGN IT YOUR WAY - Live preview while editing - Small, Medium, and Large sizes - 10 color themes - Multiple text styles and dot shapes - Pixel LED displays and clean minimal looks SIMPLE TO USE 1. Pick a widget type 2. Choose size and style 3. Save and add to Home Screen Done. Stop scrolling past a boring home screen. Make it yours. ------ Privacy Policy: https://dazarang.com/apps/widgetly/privacy/ Terms of Use: https://dazarang.com/apps/widgetly/terms/

Screenshots

Widget Studio4 screens
Custom Widgets4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Custom Widgets at none against Widget Studio's shown. Custom Widgets also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 3 weeks). Widget Studio's advantage is ratings volume (8 vs 1). On price, rating, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 Studio sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Custom Widgets sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Widget Studio against 5.0 for Custom Widgets. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Widget Studio has 8 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Widget Studio ships an update every 3 weeks, Custom Widgets every 2 days. Both last shipped on October 28, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Widget Studio versus Custom Widgets: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWidget StudioCustom Widgets
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (8 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings8 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 2 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.018.0
Further details — not scored
Size174 MB25 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOlyndo LtdDENA AZARANG

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Widget Studio

Subscriptions2
  • Studio Pro Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Studio Pro Yearly3 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Studio Pro Lifetime$49.99
3 purchases

Custom Widgets

Subscriptions2
  • Widgetly Plus Week$0.997 Days
  • Widgetly Plus Year$14.991 Year
One-time1
  • Widgetly Plus Lifetime$29.99

Questions

Is Widget Studio free?
Widget Studio is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Custom Widgets free?
Custom Widgets is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Widget Studio or Custom Widgets?
Custom Widgets is rated higher. Widget Studio averages 4.9 out of 5 from 8 ratings, while Custom Widgets averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Widget Studio or Custom Widgets have ads?
Widget Studio shows ads; Custom Widgets does not.
Which is updated more often, Widget Studio or Custom Widgets?
Widget Studio ships an update every 3 weeks, and Custom Widgets every 2 days. Most recently, Widget Studio was updated on October 28, 2026 and Custom Widgets on October 28, 2026.

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