Comparison

Widget Studio vs Mochi Journal

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

Mochi Journal

Features
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Mochi is your personal memory companion — an orange cat who lives in your phone and actually remembers things for you. Snap a photo, speak a note, or type a thought. Mochi quietly saves it. Later, just ask: "Who did I have dinner with last Tuesday?" or "What was that book recommendation?" — and Mochi will tell you. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://privacy.sycnobelai.top Capture anything, instantly Voice notes, photos with AI text recognition, or quick text entries. No folders, no tags, no friction. A companion who remembers Long-press Mochi to open a conversation. Ask about your memories in plain language — Mochi finds the answer from what you've saved. Four unique pets to collect Start with Mochi the orange cat (free). Unlock Pudding the corgi, Cotton the bichon, and Peanut the lop-eared rabbit with a subscription. Each has their own personality, animations, and voice. Your memory book, organized Browse everything you've saved by date, category, or people. Add person cards to remember birthdays, phone numbers, and notes about the people in your life. Premium - Unlock 3 new pet companions - Unlimited AI conversations with Mochi - $8.99/month or $89.99/year Your memories stay on your device. Mochi is here whenever you need her.

Screenshots

Widget Studio4 screens
Mochi Journal4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Mochi Journal at none against Widget Studio's shown. Mochi Journal also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, in-app purchases, 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. Widget Studio sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Mochi Journal sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Widget Studio ships an update every 3 weeks, Mochi Journal every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Widget Studio versus Mochi Journal: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWidget StudioMochi Journal
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (6 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings6 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 2 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size174 MB225 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOlyndo Ltd有铖 司

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
2 purchases

Mochi Journal

Subscriptions2
  • Mochi Premium Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Mochi Premium Yearly$29.991 Year

Questions

Is Widget Studio free?
Widget Studio is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Mochi Journal free?
Mochi Journal is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Widget Studio or Mochi Journal have ads?
Widget Studio shows ads; Mochi Journal does not.
Which is updated more often, Widget Studio or Mochi Journal?
Widget Studio ships an update every 3 weeks, and Mochi Journal every 2 days. Most recently, Widget Studio was updated on October 15, 2026 and Mochi Journal on September 28, 2026.

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