Comparison

Widgetmania vs Lock Screen Widgets Live

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

Head to head
About

Widgetmania

Design and personalize your home screen with a vast collection of customizable widgets. Add notes, clocks, calendars, and photos to create a unique look for your device. Tailor every aspect, from backgrounds and borders to fonts and colors, to match your style.

Highlights
  • Create custom widgets (notes, clock, calendar, photos)
  • Customize widget backgrounds (color, image, gallery)
  • Add widget borders (size, color)
  • Choose digital or analog clocks
  • Select from hundreds of fonts
  • Add multiple notes or photos to widgets
Features
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Widgetmania allows you to design and customize your own Widgets for your home screen with endless possibilities. You have a broad collection of highly customizable widgets available; you will be able to customize widgets with your own Notes, Clock with date, Calendar, Photos ... Each widget can be accurately customized to tailor the look you want. Have a look at the examples we provide to realize all you can create. This widget set can be customized to show on your home screen according to the rules you establish. This allows you to get the most out of the available space on your home screen. You can customize the background colour or an image of your choice, the widget border, choose from hundreds of fonts, colours, sizes and much more... Design your own Widget to customize your iPhone or iPad to your liking. Features: - Creator of Date, Time and/or Calendar, Photos and Notes widgets - Viewer of the 3 widget sizes for you to check how your widget is looking - Customization of the widget background with a colour, your own photos or with images from our gallery, with hundreds to choose from - Add a border to your widget editing its size and colour - Select a digital or an analog clock - You may choose from hundreds of fonts and edit their sizes, colours, alignment, ... - Add all the notes or phrases you wish within the same Notes Widget - Add all the photos you want to your Photos Widget - Add custom calendars Download the best widget customization app now. This app integrates with the Health app. Notes: - Widgetmania includes an optional premium subscription. This is offered on a monthly or annual basis. If you decide to purchase a subscription, payments will be charged to your iTunes account. Subscriptions are automatically renewed unless cancelled within 24 hours prior to the end of the current subscription period. You may disable auto-renewal at any time after purchase by going to your Account Settings in the App Store. Privacy Policy and Terms: http://kissappsl.com/pages/privacy-policy/

About

Lock Screen Widgets Live

Enhance your lock screen with customizable widgets. Track steps with a pedometer, view your calendar at a glance, and launch your favorite apps directly from your lock screen. Personalize your device for quick access to essential information and tools.

Highlights
  • Pedometer with steps, objective, and distance
  • Mini calendar with today highlighted
  • Direct app launching from lock screen
  • Live Activity support for app dock
  • Customizable lock screen widgets
Features
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Keep favorite apps and everyday information within reach. Build a Lock Screen that works for you with app shortcuts, a calendar, a pedometer and an event countdown. App Launcher — your favorites together • Collect favorite apps and tap to open them. • Touch and hold icons to reorder them, or remove apps you no longer need. • Browse the catalog or search the App Store. Set up personal launchers with a named Apple Shortcut or a supported app URL. App Dock — up to 10 apps on your Lock Screen • Show app shortcuts as a Live Activity, with Dynamic Island access on supported iPhones. • Show or hide app names, choose grayscale icons and adjust padding. • Choose system, translucent or solid backgrounds and adjust background opacity. • Reorder or remove apps in either the Launcher or App Dock preview. Tap Update App Dock to apply changes to your running Dock. Lock Screen launcher widgets • Add circular or rectangular app shortcuts. • On iOS 17 or later, choose a default app from inside the app, or select a different app for each widget in the Lock Screen editor. • On iOS 16, use the existing individual app shortcut widgets. Calendar — today and the weeks around it • See today's weekday and date in a circular widget. • Choose 3 or 4 rows for the rectangular calendar. • Pick the row containing today to show more of the past or upcoming weeks. • Settings save automatically, with a preview as you make changes. Pedometer — follow your daily movement • Check steps, progress toward your goal and distance. • Set a daily step goal and choose kilometers or miles. • Refresh in the app and check the last update time. On iOS 17 or later, you can also tap the pedometer widget to refresh. Countdown — keep important dates in sight • Save an event name and date, then see the days remaining or elapsed in a widget. • Use it for anniversaries, trips or other dates you want to remember. Illustrated help, inside the app Find visual instructions for adding widgets and using each feature. Search the guides even offline. The app supports 12 languages. Good to know • Steps require Motion & Fitness permission. iOS controls when widgets refresh automatically. • App Store search does not identify installed apps. Launch support varies by app, and opening may pass through this app or Shortcuts. • A Dock session can stay active for up to 8 hours and remain on the Lock Screen for up to 4 more hours. It may end sooner. Optional renewal works while this app is open; start the Dock again if it ends.

Screenshots

Widgetmania4 screens
Lock Screen Widgets Live4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Lock Screen Widgets Live at 4.8 against Widgetmania's 4.5. Widgetmania's advantage is iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.1). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Widgetmania sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Lock Screen Widgets Live sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Lock Screen Widgets Live holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 113 and 146 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 82% of Widgetmania's written reviews are positive against 84% of Lock Screen Widgets Live's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Widgetmania ships an update fortnightly, Lock Screen Widgets Live every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on August 24, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Widgetmania versus Lock Screen Widgets Live: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWidgetmaniaLock Screen Widgets Live
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (113 ratings)4.8 (146 ratings) — better
Positive reviews82.4% of reviews84.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings113146 — better
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS14.0 — better16.1
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB84 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKISSAPP, S.L.Monocraft

Customer experience

Widgetmania

All ratings113 ratings
Positive89.4%
Neutral5.3%
Negative5.3%
Written reviews17 reviews
Positive82.4%
Neutral11.8%
Negative5.9%

Lock Screen Widgets Live

All ratings146 ratings
Positive94.5%
Neutral0.7%
Negative4.8%
Written reviews32 reviews
Positive84.4%
Neutral3.1%
Negative12.5%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Widgetmania

Subscriptions2
  • Full Version WigetMania$1.991 Month
  • Full Version WigetMania$19.991 Year
2 purchases

Lock Screen Widgets Live

Subscriptions1
  • Monthly7 Days trial$1.991 Month
One-time1
  • Lifetime Premium$9.99

Questions

Is Widgetmania free?
Widgetmania is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Lock Screen Widgets Live free?
Lock Screen Widgets Live is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Widgetmania or Lock Screen Widgets Live?
Lock Screen Widgets Live is rated higher. Widgetmania averages 4.5 out of 5 from 113 ratings, while Lock Screen Widgets Live averages 4.8 from 146 ratings.
Do Widgetmania or Lock Screen Widgets Live have ads?
Neither Widgetmania nor Lock Screen Widgets Live shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Widgetmania or Lock Screen Widgets Live?
Widgetmania ships an update fortnightly, and Lock Screen Widgets Live every 2 weeks. Most recently, Widgetmania was updated on August 24, 2026 and Lock Screen Widgets Live on September 28, 2026.

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