Comparison

My Widgets vs Live Widgets for iPad

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Home screen customization
  • Today view widgets
  • Calendar widget
  • Photo widget
  • Note widget
  • Decision widget
  • World clocks
Features
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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).

About

Live Widgets for iPad

Enhance your iPad and iPhone home screens with a vast collection of customizable widgets. Choose from pre-built themes or use the intuitive builder to design your own unique look with custom colors, fonts, backgrounds, and data displays. Optionally integrate with Apple Health to show activity data.

Highlights
  • Premium home screen widgets
  • Clock, calendar, and weather data
  • Pre-built themes
  • Fully customizable widgets
  • Widget builder for custom designs
  • Optional Apple Health integration
Features
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Personalize your iPad & iPhone home screens with premium widgets! We’re providing you with a huge library of attractive widgets with clocks, calendars and weather data. Pre-built themes offer various different combinations of colors, fonts, backgrounds, and more. Each widget is fully customizable, allowing you to create the perfect custom look! Widgets in our app are not only customizable in order to create any look required. What sets our app apart from the rest, is widget builder with which you can build your own widget looks choosing: - tint colors, - fonts, - background, - artwork, - data shown. Widget builder is truly standing out from the competition in terms of simplicity and convenience. Our app optionally integrates with Apple Health. This data is used to display your step and activity if you select one of those widget types.

Screenshots

My Widgets4 screens
Live Widgets for iPad4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: My Widgets at 3.9 against Live Widgets for iPad's 2.3. My Widgets also leads on ratings volume (414 vs 6) and review sentiment (54% vs 33%). Live Widgets for iPad's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 11) and update cadence (every 11 days vs every 5 weeks). On price, ads 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

Both are free to download. My Widgets sells 11 one-off in-app purchases. Live Widgets for iPad asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

My Widgets holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: My Widgets has 414 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 54% of My Widgets's written reviews are positive against 33% of Live Widgets for iPad's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

My Widgets ships an update every 5 weeks, Live Widgets for iPad every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
My Widgets versus Live Widgets for iPad: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMy WidgetsLive Widgets for iPad
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (414 ratings) — better2.3 (6 ratings)
Positive reviews53.9% of reviews — better33.3% of reviews
Number of ratings414 — better6
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 11 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB208 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperFrancis Bonninbyss mobile

Customer experience

My Widgets

All ratings413 ratings
Positive69.0%
Neutral9.0%
Negative22.0%
Written reviews258 reviews
Positive53.9%
Neutral8.5%
Negative37.6%

Live Widgets for iPad

All ratings6 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%

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

Live Widgets for iPad

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

11 purchases

My Widgets

One-time11
  • Calendar Widget$0.99
  • Count Widget$0.99
  • Horoscope Widget$0.99
Show 8 more
  • 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
None

Live Widgets for iPad

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is My Widgets free?
My Widgets is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Live Widgets for iPad free?
Live Widgets for iPad is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, My Widgets or Live Widgets for iPad?
My Widgets is rated higher. My Widgets averages 3.9 out of 5 from 414 ratings, while Live Widgets for iPad averages 2.3 from 6 ratings.
Do My Widgets or Live Widgets for iPad have ads?
Neither My Widgets nor Live Widgets for iPad shows ads.
Which is updated more often, My Widgets or Live Widgets for iPad?
My Widgets ships an update every 5 weeks, and Live Widgets for iPad every 11 days. Most recently, My Widgets was updated on October 22, 2026 and Live Widgets for iPad on October 21, 2026.

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