Comparison

Photo Widget vs Auto Sticker Maker

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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).

About

Auto Sticker Maker

Easily create custom stickers from your photos using advanced AI. Add borders, shadows, and filters to personalize your creations before sharing them directly in iMessage.

Highlights
  • Create stickers from photos
  • Add borders and shadows
  • Apply beautiful filters
  • Share directly in iMessage
  • Save and share stickers
Features
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[Auto Sticker] enables you to create stickers from your photos with powerful iOS photo AI and use them in your iMessage in single step. - Create sticker from photo in single step. - Add border to sticker. - Add shadow to sticker. - Apply beautiful filter to sticker. - Share stickers in iMessage in single step. - Save or share stickers.

Screenshots

Photo Widget4 screens
Auto Sticker Maker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Photo Widget at 36% against Auto Sticker Maker's 0%. Photo Widget also leads on ratings volume (300 vs 3) and rating (3.9 vs 3.7). On update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Photo Widget costs $0.99 and Auto Sticker Maker $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Photo Widget holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Photo Widget has 300 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 36% of Photo Widget's written reviews are positive against 0% of Auto Sticker Maker's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Photo Widget ships an update every 2 months, Auto Sticker Maker every 3 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Photo Widget versus Auto Sticker Maker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPhoto WidgetAuto Sticker Maker
Price$0.99 — better$2.99
Rating3.9 (300 ratings) — better3.7 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews36.1% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings300 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFrancis BonninDongwook Cho

Customer experience

Photo Widget

All ratings298 ratings
Positive70.8%
Neutral6.0%
Negative23.2%
Written reviews83 reviews
Positive36.1%
Neutral12.0%
Negative51.8%

Auto Sticker Maker

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

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

Auto Sticker Maker

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Photo Widget

No in-app purchases

None

Auto Sticker Maker

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Photo Widget free?
Photo Widget costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Auto Sticker Maker free?
Auto Sticker Maker costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Photo Widget or Auto Sticker Maker?
Photo Widget is rated higher. Photo Widget averages 3.9 out of 5 from 300 ratings, while Auto Sticker Maker averages 3.7 from 3 ratings.
Do Photo Widget or Auto Sticker Maker have ads?
Neither Photo Widget nor Auto Sticker Maker shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Photo Widget or Auto Sticker Maker?
Photo Widget ships an update every 2 months, and Auto Sticker Maker every 3 months. Most recently, Photo Widget was updated on October 24, 2026 and Auto Sticker Maker on October 24, 2026.

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