Comparison

Getwid vs MNML

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

MNML

Features
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MNML is a collection of beautifully designed, ready-to-use widgets for your Home Screen and Lock Screen. Designed for people who love clean, distraction-free iPhone setups. Add clocks, calendars, year progress, date and health widgets that make your iPhone feel clean and intentional. No setup. No templates. Just beautifully designed widgets. Ready to use. MINIMAL WIDGETS FOR EVERY DAY → Clock widgets — bold digital clocks, dot clocks, ring clocks, block clocks and more → Calendar widgets — see today, the date or a full month at a glance → Progress widgets — track your day, week, month and year progress with dots, bars, lines and rings → Apple Health widgets — show steps or heart rate from Apple Health → Lock Screen widgets — keep your date, calendar, progress or steps close by FOR A CLEANER HOME SCREEN MNML is not a widget maker. You do not need to create a layout, design a theme or dig through hundreds of templates. Every widget is thoughtfully designed to look great on your Home Screen or Lock Screen. Pick a design, choose the look and type style you like, then add it to your iPhone. MAKE IT YOURS → Explore 49 ready-to-use widgets across clocks, calendars, progress and health. → Choose from 22 carefully selected fonts. → Choose from four beautiful widget styles: White, Gray, Black or Gradient Black. MINIMAL. AESTHETIC. READY TO ADD. Whether you want a minimal clock widget, an aesthetic calendar widget, a year progress widget, a simple date widget or a clean steps widget, MNML gives you a focused collection built for everyday glances. HOW TO ADD WIDGETS 1. Find a minimal widget you like in MNML. 2. Long-press your iPhone Home Screen or Lock Screen. 3. Add MNML Widgets and choose your design. MNML Pro unlocks the full collection of minimal widgets and future additions. Purchase options are shown clearly in the app before you buy. Support: https://minimalwidgets.com/support Privacy Policy: https://minimalwidgets.com/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Getwid4 screens
MNML4 screens

Verdict

The call

Getwid and MNML are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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 MNML sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Getwid versus MNML: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGetwidMNML
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 5 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS18.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size29 MB25 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHasan KilincSrivishnu Ramakrishnan

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Getwid

One-time1
  • Paper Letters Pack$0.99
3 purchases

MNML

Subscriptions2
  • Minimal Widgets Pro Weekly$1.997 Days
  • Minimal Widgets Pro Yearly7 Days trial$5.991 Year
One-time1
  • Minimal Widgets Pro Lifetime$9.99

Questions

Is Getwid free?
Getwid is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MNML free?
MNML is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Getwid or MNML have ads?
Neither Getwid nor MNML shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Getwid or MNML?
Getwid ships an update every 5 weeks, and MNML every 5 weeks. Most recently, Getwid was updated on September 30, 2026 and MNML on October 8, 2026.

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