Photo Widget vs PicWidget
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).
PicWidget
Display beautiful pictures directly on your home screen with customizable widgets. Images can be fetched using search terms and are sourced from Pexels and Pixabay.
- Home screen photo widgets
- Customizable with search terms
- Images from Pexels
- Images from Pixabay
- Supports Mac, iPhone, and iPad
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PicWidget is a simple widget app that allows you to show beautiful pictures on your home screen. The widget can be configured with e.g. a search term. Images are currently fetched from Pexels and Pixabay.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: Photo Widget at free against PicWidget's paid. Photo Widget also leads on review sentiment (36% vs 0%) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 37 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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 PicWidget $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Photo Widget ships an update every 2 months, PicWidget every 37 months. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Photo Widget | PicWidget |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | $0.99 |
| Rating | 3.9 (298 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 36.1% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 298 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 37 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Best chart rank | #174 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Francis Bonnin | ser.soft GmbH |
Customer experience
Photo Widget
PicWidget
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
PicWidget
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Photo Widget
No in-app purchases
PicWidget
No in-app purchases
