Getwid vs WidgText
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Layer-based widget design
- Add photos, text, clocks, calendars
- Community widget discovery
- Share custom designs
- Multiple text effects
- SF Symbols integration
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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.
WidgText
Customize your device's home and lock screens with personalized text widgets. Choose from various fonts, colors, and styles to display quotes, reminders, or goals. The app offers multiple independent widgets and a quote rotation feature for daily inspiration.
- Multiple independent text widgets
- Extensive font and color customization
- Gradient and border styling options
- Quote rotation for daily content
- Live preview for easy editing
- Personalized app icon options
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Put your words where you will see them. WidgText brings daily affirmations, mindful quotes, and your own reminders to your Home Screen and Lock Screen. Choose a look, make it yours, and keep a little calm nearby. NEW LOOKS FOR THE SEASON • Explore seasonal collections of widget designs and mindful words, starting with Cozy Evenings. • New collections arrive every few weeks. Earlier favorites stay in the archive. • Start with free designs, choose an optional rewarded ad to keep a featured look, or unlock Pro collection designs. • Turn on collection reminders if you want a gentle nudge when something new arrives. A LITTLE CALM, SHARED • Preview a widget image before sending it with a link to WidgText or its collection look. • Your personal text appears only in the image you choose to share. It is never included in the link. MAKE IT YOURS • Write your own mantra, intention, reminder, or inside joke. • See your widget change as you edit colors, gradients, type, alignment, shadows, and borders. • Preview small, medium, and large Home Screen widgets and Lock Screen styles. iPad adds an Extra Large widget and a sidebar workspace. • Choose from 120 classic mindful messages, plus words in seasonal collections. • Keep one thought, or rotate a short list automatically. • Receive an optional daily mindful notification at a time you choose. FREE TO START. PRO IS ONE PURCHASE. Free includes one widget slot, eight classic themes, all 120 classic messages, daily thoughts, and free seasonal looks. The free version includes ads. Rewarded ads are optional. WidgText Pro adds a personal library of named looks saved on this device, Pro collection designs, up to 8 independent widget slots, all 34 fonts, three exclusive classic themes, advanced gradients and borders, grain texture, unlimited rotating quotes, full scheduling, eight alternate app icons, and no ads. One purchase. No subscription. No account is needed. Your widget text and saved looks stay on your device unless you choose to share an image. Firebase Analytics measures app use; Google AdMob supports the free version. Your words. Your look. A calmer Home Screen.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Getwid at none against WidgText's shown. Getwid also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). WidgText's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 5 weeks). On price, rating, ratings volume and in-app purchases 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. Getwid sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and WidgText sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Getwid against 5.0 for WidgText. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 4 respectively.
Getwid ships an update every 5 weeks, WidgText fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Getwid | WidgText |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 29 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hasan Kilinc | Aaron Price |
Customer experience
Getwid
WidgText
In-app purchases
Getwid
- Paper Letters Pack$0.99
WidgText
- WidgText Pro$0.99








