Comparison

Launcher with Multiple Widgets vs Launcher Tag+

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

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About

Launcher with Multiple Widgets

This app allows extensive customization of your iPhone and iPad home and lock screens with powerful widgets. Access contacts, websites, apps, and perform actions with a single tap. Premium features offer dynamic icon changes, advanced organization, and unlimited widget creation.

Highlights
  • Customizable home and lock screen widgets
  • One-tap app launching
  • Contact shortcuts (call, message, email)
  • Website and location shortcuts
  • Shortcut app integration
  • Dynamic widget icons (premium)
  • Folders for organization (premium)
Features
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Launcher is the original app launching widget -- and still the best! Launcher puts your favorite apps, people, and actions one tap away: on your Home Screen, your Lock Screen, in the Dynamic Island, and on your Apple Watch. Top 10 Productivity App in over 80 countries and counting! Over 5 million downloads! "It belongs on everyone's iDevice for one-swipe access to favorites" - AppAdvice.com "One of the most flexible widgets out there." - Gizmodo.com "It will speed up your iOS usage in a real way." - Tidbits.com "One of the best time-saving apps out there." - BusinessInsider.com NEW: QUICK WIDGET (iOS 27) Launch any app or shortcut on your device straight from the widget, with no detour through the Launcher app. Choose your shortcuts, pick an icon size, and go. LIVE ACTIVITIES WIDGETS ON YOUR LOCK SCREEN AND DYNAMIC ISLAND Put launchers where you see them most. Launcher can keep your Live Activities widget running 24/7 by automatically restarting it throughout the day, so it's always there when you pick up your phone. With just a tap on a Launcher widget you can: - Call, message, email, and FaceTime the people you contact the most. - Get directions to specific locations or search for nearby businesses. - Quickly access your favorite websites. - Run Shortcuts, fire off a canned email or message, and perform actions inside your favorite apps. - Start playing your favorite music immediately with music launchers. - Launch any app on your device. WIDGETS FOR EVERY SCREEN - Home Screen widgets in small, medium, large, extra large portrait, and extra large (iPad) sizes. - Lock Screen widgets, both circular and rectangular. - Live Activities widgets for the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island. - Quick Widget for direct launching of apps and shortcuts on iOS 27. - Apple Watch: initiate calls, messages, map directions, and music from your wrist. - Designed for the new look of iOS 26 and iOS 27, with icons that adapt to tinted, clear, and dark Home Screens. Unlock these features with Launcher Premium: - Change widget icons automatically based on day, time or location! Set up specific widget views for morning, weekends, home, work, gym, etc. and always have relevant launchers just a swipe away. - Change icon sizes from tiny to huge and fit dozens of launchers in a single widget. - Remove icon labels for a cleaner look. - Folders. Save space and keep your launchers more organized by grouping them into folders. - Stack widgets for better space utilization. - Backup and restore your launchers with iCloud. - Unlimited number of widgets! FREE FEATURES: - Customize your icons and backgrounds with colors or images. - Import wallpaper to create simulated transparent widget backgrounds. Optionally add a transparent color overlay. - Shortcut Launchers bring even more power to Launcher. Utilize the power of the Shortcuts app easily without the complexity. - Launch every app on your device. No more limits. - Settings shortcut launchers have the ability to launch to most screens in the Settings app. - One tap launchers for turning Wifi, Bluetooth, Low Power Mode, DND, Cellular Data, and Airplane Mode on and off. - Option to open Web Launchers in different web browsers. - Launcher triggers: Get a notification to launch an app at set times or locations. - Ability to create custom launchers for apps and actions that aren't yet supported. - Great accessibility for the sight-impaired. - Available in 12 languages. Please support further development on the app by unlocking Launcher Premium today. Thanks! Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can cancel anytime in your Apple account settings. Privacy Policy: https://www.cromulentlabs.com/launcher/privacy/ Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Launcher Tag+

Organize your apps, websites, and contacts with custom tags and time-based filters. Quickly access what you need based on your current situation or purpose, with widget support for even faster shortcuts.

Highlights
  • Tagging for apps, websites, and contacts
  • Time-based filtering
  • Situation-based tagging
  • Purpose-based tagging
  • Widget support
  • Customizable launchers
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Launcher Tag+ is very useful launcher application that can be tagged. So, it's easy to find them without switching views many times, even if they are scattered in various folders. Don’t you think that the necessary application will change depending on the situation and time? It allows you to add tags to launcher for filtering Apps, Websites, Contacts and Music. Launcher Tag+ helps you to find everything you need according to the scene. Of course, you can quickly access from the widget so you can shortcut to the required launcher at any time. Other Main Functions --- - Filter By setting the day of the week and the time to use to the launcher, launchers matching at that time are automatically displayed. - Widgets Launchers can be used in widgets. And you can also use the 'Filter' function in widgets. Using tags example : - Tagging by situation, such as Traveling and Shopping. Show only launchers you use occasionally. - Tag by purpose. Such as Search, Record, Learning, Relaxation etc. - Tagged by type, such as Browser, Calendar, Maps, Dictionary and so forth. Narrow down the necessary launchers and find out right away. Using Filter example : - Show apps, contacts and bookmarks only on the day of the week to use. ex. Display apps to be used during commuting or going to school. (Transit information, News, Weather forecast, Music, etc.) Please read before downloading. --- - This application launches other applications by using the URL scheme. So please understand beforehand that it may become unusable due to changes of URL scheme or iOS specification etc. - Several launchers are registered as initial database in this application, but it does not guarantee the operation. - You can add a launcher by registering the URL scheme you have examined by yourself. But, there is no function to check the URL scheme in this application. - This application displays advertisements. ( Advertisements can be removed by In-App Purchase. ) - Up to one Filter function can be set for each launcher. ( Setting multiple Filter functions to one launcher needs In-App Purchase. ) - If you restore the backup data on a different device, the music type launcher will need to reselect the song because the ID that identifies the song will differ for each device depending on the specifications of iOS or iPad OS.

Screenshots

Launcher with Multiple Widgets4 screens
Launcher Tag+4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Launcher with Multiple Widgets at none against Launcher Tag+'s shown. Launcher with Multiple Widgets also leads on review sentiment (73% vs 45%) and ratings volume (3.4K vs 24). Launcher Tag+'s advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price, rating, update cadence 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Launcher with Multiple Widgets sells 12 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per year and Launcher Tag+ sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Launcher with Multiple Widgets against 4.5 for Launcher Tag+. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Launcher with Multiple Widgets has 3.4K ratings behind it against 24, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 73% of Launcher with Multiple Widgets's written reviews are positive against 45% of Launcher Tag+'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Launcher with Multiple Widgets versus Launcher Tag+: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLauncher with Multiple WidgetsLauncher Tag+
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (3.4K ratings)4.5 (24 ratings)
Positive reviews72.6% of reviews — better45.5% of reviews
Number of ratings3.4K — better24
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS17.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size115 MB95 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCromulent LabsTAKESHI ONO

Customer experience

Launcher with Multiple Widgets

All ratings3,371 ratings
Positive87.8%
Neutral4.0%
Negative8.2%
Written reviews1,381 reviews
Positive72.6%
Neutral6.6%
Negative20.9%

Launcher Tag+

All ratings24 ratings
Positive91.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative8.3%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive45.5%
Neutral18.2%
Negative36.4%

In-app purchases

12 purchases

Launcher with Multiple Widgets

Subscriptions2
  • Launcher Premium Yearly7 Days trial$7.991 Year
  • Launcher Premium Yearly3 Days trial$9.991 Year
One-time10
  • Buy Greg a Song$0.99
  • Pro Version$1.99
  • Unlock Multiple Widgets$1.99
Show 7 more
  • Pro Version4 variants$2.99
  • Unlock Multiple Widgets$3.99
  • Premium Version Discounted$4.99
  • Buy Greg a Beer$4.99
  • Buy Greg Lunch$9.99
  • Premium Version$14.99
  • Launcher Premium Onetime$19.99
2 purchases

Launcher Tag+

One-time2
  • Multiple Filter and Backup$1.99
  • Pro (Widgets) & Remove Ads$3.99

Questions

Is Launcher with Multiple Widgets free?
Launcher with Multiple Widgets is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Launcher Tag+ free?
Launcher Tag+ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Launcher with Multiple Widgets or Launcher Tag+?
Launcher with Multiple Widgets and Launcher Tag+ are both rated 4.5 out of 5 on the App Store, from 3.4K and 24 ratings respectively.
Do Launcher with Multiple Widgets or Launcher Tag+ have ads?
Launcher Tag+ shows ads; Launcher with Multiple Widgets does not.
Which is updated more often, Launcher with Multiple Widgets or Launcher Tag+?
Launcher with Multiple Widgets ships an update every 2 months, and Launcher Tag+ every 2 months. Most recently, Launcher with Multiple Widgets was updated on October 18, 2026 and Launcher Tag+ on October 6, 2026.

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