Comparison

Widget Maker vs Aura

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

Head to head
About

Widget Maker

Features
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Widget Maker is a paid app. A subscription or the one-time Lifetime unlock is required to use it — there is no free tier and no free trial. You choose your plan on the purchase screen the first time you open the app, and everything below is included from that moment. Give your iPhone a complete makeover. Matching Home Screen themes, real widgets, custom app icons and wallpapers, all in one aesthetic toolkit. Mix and match to build a look that feels like you — pastel, dark, minimal, colorful and more. WHAT YOUR PURCHASE INCLUDES • 3-in-1 theme packs — a coordinated widget set, icon pack and wallpaper in one tap • Real Home & Lock Screen widgets — clock, date, calendar, weather, quotes and photos • Widget Maker — pick a face, color and font, then preview it live before you apply • Colorway editor — build your own palette and push it across widgets, icons and wallpaper • Custom app icon packs to finish the look • A large wallpaper library for Home and Lock Screens, plus import your own photo • Saved Looks — keep every setup you build and switch back with one tap HOW IT WORKS 1. Open the app, answer a few quick style questions and choose your plan 2. Browse themes, widgets, icons and wallpapers 3. Tap Apply, then add the Widget Maker widget from your Home Screen 4. Follow the built-in step-by-step guide to install your icon pack PRICING Weekly and yearly plans renew automatically until cancelled. The Lifetime unlock is a single payment that never renews. Prices are shown in your local currency on the purchase screen before you buy. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. A subscription renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the end of that period. You can manage or cancel a subscription in your Apple Account settings after purchase. PRIVACY No account, no sign-up, no ads, no tracking. Photos you choose stay in the app's own container on your iPhone and are never uploaded. Everything renders on-device. — LEGAL — Terms of Use: https://web-levi.web.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://web-levi.web.app/privacy-policy Support: tphuc.work@gmail.com

About

Aura

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Make your home screen yours. Aura brings aesthetic widgets for your home screen and lock screen, plus wallpapers, icon art and home-screen kits that match. Widgets on your iPhone • 12 styles: clocks, countdowns, calendars, daily words, an anniversary and a photo frame • Add Aura from your home screen's widget gallery, then pick your design with Edit Widget • Small, medium and large on the home screen, plus lock screen widgets (iOS 17 or later) • Countdowns for your own event and date, updated every day • Daily Words brings a new quote each day • Live editor: font, colour, gradient and size, with an instant preview Home-screen kits • Six kits, each an Aura art wallpaper, widgets styled to match and an icon pack • Save kit puts the wallpaper and the icons in Photos and adds the widgets to Aura in your widget gallery • A checklist shows what each step did Wallpapers sized for your iPhone • 20 wallpapers, including eight Aura art pieces, two of them made for OLED screens • Saved to Photos in one tap; set it from there for your lock screen and home screen • Rendered at your screen's own resolution Icon art for your home screen • Five styles: pastel, neon dark, clean line, 3D glossy and minimal mono • Icons save to Photos; use one with the Shortcuts app, and Aura shows you how Made for browsing • Search across every widget, wallpaper, icon pack and kit • Favourites and your saved designs in Mine • Local backup and restore, widget photos included Private by design Your designs stay on your device. No account, no sign-up. An internet connection is only used to show ads. Premium packs unlock for good with one short, optional video, or all at once with Aura Pro.

Screenshots

Widget Maker4 screens
Aura4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Aura at 3 against Widget Maker's 1. Aura also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. Widget Maker sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days and Aura sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Ā· 4 level
Widget Maker versus Aura: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWidget MakerAura
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB77 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPhuc PhamGunawan Santoso

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Widget Maker

Subscriptions2
  • Wallpaper Pack – Weekly$4.997 Days
  • Style & Colors – Yearly$24.991 Year
One-time1
  • Custom Look – Pay Once$49.99
1 purchases

Aura

One-time1
  • Aura Pro$4.99

Questions

Is Widget Maker free?
Widget Maker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Aura free?
Aura is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Widget Maker or Aura have ads?
Neither Widget Maker nor Aura shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Widget Maker or Aura?
Widget Maker ships an update every 3 weeks, and Aura every 3 weeks. Most recently, Widget Maker was updated on November 3, 2026 and Aura on November 7, 2026.

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