Comparison

Getwid vs Book Flip Notes

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

Head to head
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.

About

Book Flip Notes

Features
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Book Flip Notes is a realistic handwriting notebook for iPhone, iPad, and Mac. It combines the tactile rhythm of a physical book with a focused digital creative space. Key features • Natural 3D page turning from the spine, with paper curvature, depth, and dynamic light. • Fluid writing, sketching, annotation, and planning with Apple Pencil. • Lined, grid, Cornell, planner, meeting, and music paper templates. • Artistic covers and colors for your personal library. • High-quality PDF export for archiving and sharing. • iCloud sync across devices signed in to the same Apple ID, with safe local editing when offline. • Privacy first: your notebook content remains on your devices and in your personal iCloud. Book Flip Pro is a one-time, non-consumable purchase that permanently unlocks premium covers, professional templates, unlimited notebooks, and high-quality export.

Screenshots

Getwid4 screens
Book Flip Notes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Book Flip Notes at fortnightly against Getwid's every 5 weeks. Book Flip Notes also leads on device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Getwid sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Book Flip Notes sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Getwid ships an update every 5 weeks, Book Flip Notes fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 11, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Getwid versus Book Flip Notes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGetwidBook Flip Notes
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS18.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size29 MB64 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHasan Kilinclecoo

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Getwid

One-time1
  • Paper Letters Pack$0.99
1 purchases

Book Flip Notes

One-time1
  • Lifetime Pro$0.99

Questions

Is Getwid free?
Getwid is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Book Flip Notes free?
Book Flip Notes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Getwid or Book Flip Notes have ads?
Neither Getwid nor Book Flip Notes shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Getwid or Book Flip Notes?
Getwid ships an update every 5 weeks, and Book Flip Notes fortnightly. Most recently, Getwid was updated on September 11, 2026 and Book Flip Notes on September 25, 2026.

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