Comparison

Widgety vs PurePaper

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

Head to head
About

Widgety

Features
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Make any widget you can imagine, then put it on your Home Screen, Lock Screen, or iPad. No limits. Widgety Maker is the first widget app with on-device AI. Describe the widget you want, and watch it build itself, privately, with zero cloud, powered by AI on iOS 26. — BUILD IT YOUR WAY — • Drag-and-drop canvas with 45+ widget elements • Text, icons, shapes, gauges, charts, photos & more • Snap-to-grid, layers, undo/redo, multi-page widgets • Small, medium, large, and Lock Screen sizes • Live preview as you build — AI WIDGET BUILDER (iOS 26+) — • Describe the widget you want in plain English • Watch it appear on the canvas in seconds • 100% on-device, nothing leaves your phone • Edit and refine after AI builds the first draft — 55+ LIVE DATA TOKENS — • Weather (temp, forecast, sunrise, sunset, UV, wind) • Health (steps, distance, calories, sleep, heart rate) • Calendar (next event, schedule, time until) • Reminders (today, overdue, next) • Battery, storage, network, uptime • Stock & crypto prices (live) • Quotes, jokes, advice, Bible verses, On This Day • Greetings, season, day progress, year progress — UNIQUE ELEMENTS — • Pomodoro Timer, focus sessions you start with one tap from the Home Screen • Multi-photo slideshow, up to 8 photos with smooth transitions • Animated GIF stickers • QR codes generated from any text or URL • Live stock & crypto tickers • Live Activities for timers — INTERACTIVE WIDGETS — Tap to refresh data, advance the slideshow, mark a reminder done, or start the Pomodoro, directly from the widget. No app launch. — SHARE WITH THE COMMUNITY— Publish widgets you love. Browse, copy, and remix designs from creators around the world. — iPad SUPPORT — Build on the big canvas. Every widget element scales beautifully across iPhone and iPad. — PRIVATE BY DESIGN— Your photos, health data, calendar, and reminders stay on your device. Weather is anonymous. AI runs entirely on-device. — WIDGETY PRO — • AI Widget Builder • Multi-photo slideshows • Live stock & crypto tickers • All premium elements unlocked • Cancel anytime Privacy Policy: https://opiray.com/widgety-maker/privacy Terms of Use: https://opiray.com/widgety-maker/terms Support: https://opiray.com/widgety-maker/support

About

PurePaper

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PurePaper is a high-end document scanning tool for people who value aesthetics and efficiency. A tool should stay out of the way—it shouldn’t track you, require a subscription, or upload your private documents to someone else’s server. [CORE FEATURES] • The “Flatbed Look”: Adaptive shadow removal clears uneven lighting and restores a clean white background. • Precision warping: System document edge detection and perspective correction straighten skewed photos into rectangular pages. • Text sharpening: Boosts contrast for handwriting, stamps, and print. • Four core modes: Magic Color, Flatbed Look, B&W Document, and Original Photo. • On-device OCR & full-text search: Chinese (Simplified/Traditional), English, Japanese, German; search titles and page content from Home. • Searchable PDF: Optional invisible text layer. Enabled by default for PDF export; disable in Export for image-only PDFs. • Sign, annotate & redact: PencilKit markup; redact sensitive text automatically or by hand. • Tags & merge: Colored tags; merge multiple documents into one multi-page file. • App Lock: On by default. Face ID, Touch ID, or device passcode is required on launch and when returning from the background. To turn it off: Settings → App Lock → disable “Require Face ID / Passcode”. [OPTIONAL — OFF BY DEFAULT] • Backup Destination: Settings → Backup Destination. Default is Local Only. Switch to iCloud Drive or your own WebDAV server to back up exports. [WHY PUREPAPER?] • Ultra-minimal native UI—no clutter, just scanning. • Anti-subscription: one-time purchase, lifetime ownership. • Native Swift stack for fast launch and processing.

Screenshots

Widgety4 screens
PurePaper4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PurePaper at none against Widgety's 2. Widgety's advantage is update cadence (every 11 days vs every 2 months). On price, ads, 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. Widgety sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. PurePaper asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Widgety ships an update every 11 days, PurePaper every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 28, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
Widgety versus PurePaper: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWidgetyPurePaper
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 11 days — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size41 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOpiray宇航 吴

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Widgety

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Yearly7 Days trial$19.991 Year
None

PurePaper

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Widgety free?
Widgety is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PurePaper free?
PurePaper is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Widgety or PurePaper have ads?
Neither Widgety nor PurePaper shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Widgety or PurePaper?
Widgety ships an update every 11 days, and PurePaper every 2 months. Most recently, Widgety was updated on October 28, 2026 and PurePaper on October 28, 2026.

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