My Widgets vs ALPHA SECURITY
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
My Widgets
Personalize your device's Home screen and Today view with custom widgets. Display your calendar, photos, horoscopes, notes, and more. Access your information and actions from anywhere on your device.
- Home screen customization
- Today view widgets
- Calendar widget
- Photo widget
- Note widget
- Decision widget
- World clocks
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Thanks to this application (and the other Widget apps from PacoLabs), you can now customize the Home screen and the Today view of your device, by adding custom widgets for some specific purposes. From anywhere in your device, you'll have access to your own information and actions. Add various widgets for your different needs. You can, for instance, add a calendar that will display the current month and the busy days. You can add your favorite photos of your beloved family and friends. You can add your horoscope, a photo of the day (from the internet), some audio notes, some world clocks and more... The application contains some free widgets like the Note widget allowing you to quickly view and edit some text notes and reminders and the Decision widget allowing you to randomly choose one item among several choices. Each other widget type can be tried and can be unlocked separately. You can also unlock all the current and future widget types at once, if you are a widget addict ! Those Widgets are compatible with the new iOS 14 Home Screen Widgets. The application is really easy to use and is adapted to the fresh look of your device. Dark mode of iOS13 is supported. In Today view: 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).
ALPHA SECURITY
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ALPHA SECURITY è l'applicazione che consente agli utenti la gestione da remoto delle centrali di allarme Dogma, Unica e One comodamente dal proprio smartphone o tablet! Attraverso questa applicazione, l’utente può controllare varie funzionalità dell’impianto di allarme dipendenti dal modello di centrale installata. L'Applicazione prevede il controllo di un massimo di 16 impianti in modalità Cloud, WEB, Tunnel o SMS. In elenco le funzionalità principali nella modalità Cloud, WEB e Tunnel: -Visualizzare lo stato, inserire e disinserire le singole aree dell’impianto; -Verificare la presenza di guasti o anomalie; -Verificare la presenza e cancellare la memoria degli allarmi; -Visualizzare lo stato delle uscite ed attivarle; -Scattare foto nel caso vi siano sensori dotati di fotocamera; -Accedere allo storico degli eventi, e visualizzare eventuali foto associate; -Visualizzare lo stato delle zone del sistema e eventualmente abilitarle/disabilitarle; -Visualizzare informazioni sulla SIM e il livello del segnale GSM della centrale; In elenco le funzionalità principali nella modalità SMS: -Visualizzare lo stato, inserire e disinserire le singole aree dell’impianto; -Visualizzare lo stato delle uscite ed attivarle; -Visualizzare informazioni sulla SIM; -Comandare l'invio di una foto acquisita da un sensore ad un indirizzo mail impostato sulla centrale Per la connessione in modalità WEB dal lato centrale di allarme è necessario un collegamento in WAN. Porta router da aprire: 8002. Per la connessione in modalità Cloud dal lato centrale di allarme è necessario un collegamento permanente ad internet con nessuna porta router da aprire. Per la connessione in modalità Tunnel la centrale di allarme deve rimanere collegata alla rete internet in modo permanente e deve essere impostata in modalità "Sempre Connesso". La connessione da app verso la centrale di allarme avviene passando da una centrale operativa Sicep MvsNET. La centrale operativa Sicep MvsNET deve inviare allo smartphone una email contenente un allegato per la configurazione della modalità Tunnel. Tale allegato deve essere aperto con la app. Per la connessione in modalità SMS dal lato centrale di allarme è necessario un collegamento GSM (con possibilità di connessione dati solo nel caso si voglia mandare una foto da sensore). Pin di default: 12345 Applicazione funzionante con tutte le versioni iOS pari o successive alla 8.0 sia su iPhone che su iPad. Versione firmware richiesta sulla centrale Unica: 1.2.0.B121 o successive.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ALPHA SECURITY at none against My Widgets's 11. My Widgets's advantage is update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 17 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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
Both are free to download. My Widgets sells 11 one-off in-app purchases. ALPHA SECURITY asks for nothing beyond the download.
My Widgets ships an update every 5 weeks, ALPHA SECURITY every 17 months. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and May 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | My Widgets | ALPHA SECURITY |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (413 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 53.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 413 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 17 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 25 MB | 96 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Francis Bonnin | SICEP S.r.l. |
Bugs and requests
My Widgets
Reported bugs
3 issues- Widgets not showing up properly
- App crashes after updates
- Purchased widgets not working as expected
Requested features
3 requests- Add more free widget options
- Improve widget placement on home screen
- Provide better instructions and tutorials
ALPHA SECURITY
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
My Widgets
- Calendar Widget$0.99
- Count Widget$0.99
- Horoscope Widget$0.99
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- Photo Widget$0.99
- Photo of the Day Widget$0.99
- Joke of the Day Widget$0.99
- Quote of the Day Widget$0.99
- Audio Note Widget$0.99
- Clock Widget$0.99
- Date Countdown Widget$0.99
- All Widgets$4.99
ALPHA SECURITY
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is My Widgets free?
Is ALPHA SECURITY free?
Do My Widgets or ALPHA SECURITY have ads?
Which is updated more often, My Widgets or ALPHA SECURITY?
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