Photo Widget vs Recolla
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Photo Widget
Display your favorite photos directly on your device's home screen and today view. Customize widgets with up to six images, view them in full screen, and organize them into lists for quick access. Supports dark mode and allows unlimited widget creation.
- iOS 14 Home Screen Widgets
- Customizable Today View widgets
- Display 1-6 photos per widget
- Fullscreen photo viewing
- Unlimited widget creation
- Organize widgets into lists
- Dark mode support
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Those Widgets are compatible with the new iOS 14 Home Screen Widgets. Thanks to this application (and the other Widget apps from PacoLabs), you can now customize the Today view of your device, by adding custom widgets for some specific purposes. From anywhere in your device, with a simple top to bottom swipe, you'll have access to your own information and actions. Each Photo widget allows to view one or more photos from the photo library of your device. This is the quickest access to the favorite photos of your beloved family and friends. Add from 1 to 6 photos in each widget, in order to maximize the available space. Those photos can be viewed in fullscreen by touching them. The application is really easy to use and is adapted to the fresh look of your device. Dark mode of iOS13 is supported. You can add as many widgets as you want and they will be displayed in up to 3 different lists. Those same lists will be available in the Today view and in the application (although it is possible, if you want, to hide some widgets in the Today view). To avoid overloading the Today view, when too many widgets are displayed, an intuitive control will allow you to navigate from one widget to another. Even if the main purpose of the app is to view the widgets in the Today view, it can also be very handy to view them directly in the application (a long press on a widget in the Today view will open it directly in the main application).
Recolla
Transform your photos with vintage effects inspired by historical photographic processes. Easily apply era-specific filters to images from your library or captured directly within the app. Share your creations instantly with friends and family.
- 12 vintage filters
- Simple user interface
- Capture new photos
- Import from photo library
- Built-in sharing
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We analysed an impressive number of old photos from the 1800s to the 1900s and packed the photographic processes into this easy to use mobile app. * 12 Superbly crafted filters - Give your photos dramatic vintage effects * Extremely simple UI - All you have to do is to apply which era you will apply. * Capture images or import from your photo library * Share your photos via built-in iOS sharing support Tag your photos on Instagram with #RecollaApp Got questions or comments? Email at support@mocadeco.com Your feedback helps us to constantly improve our apps.
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Verdict
Photo Widget and Recolla both sit at 3.9 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Recolla's written reviews are positive against 36% of Photo Widget's. Photo Widget's advantage is ratings volume (300 vs 8) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 7 months). On rating, ads and in-app purchases 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
Photo Widget costs $0.99 and Recolla $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.9 for Photo Widget against 4.0 for Recolla. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Photo Widget has 300 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 36% of Photo Widget's written reviews are positive against 100% of Recolla's.
Photo Widget ships an update every 2 months, Recolla every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Photo Widget | Recolla |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 — better | $1.99 |
| Rating | 3.9 (300 ratings) | 4.0 (8 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 36.1% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 300 — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 7 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 23 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Francis Bonnin | Seohyeon Lee |
Customer experience
Photo Widget
Recolla
Bugs and requests
Photo Widget
Reported bugs
10 issues- Widget doesn't appear in widget menu when adding to home screen
- Black screen display issues
- Photos disappear after several days of use
- Large widget displays as black box
- Multiple widgets show identical images
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- App crashes or fails to load photos
- Blurry or low-quality image rendering
- Widget not compatible with iOS versions below 14 (not clearly labeled)
- Only allows adding one photo despite claims of multiple
- App doesn't show up when searching widget menu
Requested features
10 requests- Photo shuffle/slideshow capability
- Image resizing options
- Named photo arrays for easier widget selection
- Share functionality when tapping photos
- Swipe through photos in widget sets
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- Pin lock security for app
- GIF support for animated displays
- Home screen widget support (not just Today view)
- Better image quality and resolution
- Improved watermark design or removal option
Recolla
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Photo Widget
No in-app purchases
Recolla
No in-app purchases
