Comparison

Launcher with Multiple Widgets vs Magic Contact Widgets

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

Magic Contact Widgets

Quickly connect with your favorite contacts directly from your Home Screen, Lock Screen, or Control Center. Organize contacts into custom groups and initiate calls, texts, or video chats with a single tap.

Highlights
  • Home Screen Widgets
  • Lock Screen Widgets
  • Control Center Widgets
  • Smart Contact Organization
  • Instant Communication
  • Fully Customizable Widgets
  • Privacy Focused
Features
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Magic Contacts - Contact Widgets Experience the fastest way to reach your favorite people. Magic Contacts puts your contacts everywhere you need them - right on your Home Screen, Lock Screen, and Control Center for instant access. WIDGETS EVERYWHERE Home Screen Widgets • Small, Medium, and Large layouts Lock Screen Widgets • Circular, Rectangular, and Inline options Control Center Widgets • Launch contacts from anywhere with a swipe SMART CONTACT ORGANIZATION Easily organize your contacts into groups: • Family • Friends • Colleagues • Business • Favorites • Recents • All Contacts • Custom Groups (create your own) INSTANT COMMUNICATION One tap from any widget to: • Phone Call • Text Message • FaceTime (audio & video) • WhatsApp • Telegram • Messenger • Skype • Email FULLY CUSTOMIZABLE Make the widget yours with: • Themes & color presets • Gradient or solid backgrounds • Custom images • Multiple font styles • Adjustable tint & accent colors • Custom borders & corner radius • Decorative artworks • Flexible icon sizes PRIVACY FIRST • All contact data stays on your device • No data collection • No sharing with third parties • 100% secure and private PERFECT FOR • Busy professionals who need quick access • Families managing important contacts • Teams organizing work communication • Anyone wanting faster, smarter calling & messaging Transform the way you connect. Download Magic Contacts and keep your most important people just one tap away.

Screenshots

Launcher with Multiple Widgets4 screens
Magic Contact Widgets4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Launcher with Multiple Widgets at 4.5 against Magic Contact Widgets's 4.0. Launcher with Multiple Widgets also leads on ratings volume (3.4K vs 7) and review sentiment (73% vs 63%). Magic Contact Widgets's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 9 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per year and Magic Contact Widgets sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Launcher with Multiple Widgets holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Launcher with Multiple Widgets has 3.4K ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 73% of Launcher with Multiple Widgets's written reviews are positive against 63% of Magic Contact Widgets's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Launcher with Multiple Widgets ships an update every 2 months, Magic Contact Widgets every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Launcher with Multiple Widgets versus Magic Contact Widgets: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLauncher with Multiple WidgetsMagic Contact Widgets
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (3.4K ratings) — better4.0 (7 ratings)
Positive reviews72.6% of reviews — better62.5% of reviews
Number of ratings3.4K — better7
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size115 MB76 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCromulent Labs, IncRoxwin Vietnam Technologies Company Limited

Customer experience

Launcher with Multiple Widgets

All ratings3,382 ratings
Positive87.8%
Neutral4.0%
Negative8.2%
Written reviews1,381 reviews
Positive72.6%
Neutral6.6%
Negative20.9%

Magic Contact Widgets

All ratings7 ratings
Positive71.4%
Neutral14.3%
Negative14.3%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive62.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative37.5%

In-app purchases

9 purchases

Launcher with Multiple Widgets

Subscriptions2
  • Launcher Premium Yearly7 Days trial$7.991 Year
  • Launcher Premium Yearly3 Days trial$9.991 Year
One-time7
  • Buy Greg a Song$0.99
  • Pro Version$1.99
  • Unlock Multiple Widgets$1.99
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  • Pro Version2 variants$2.99
  • Unlock Multiple Widgets$3.99
  • Premium Version Discounted$4.99
  • Premium Version$14.99
1 purchases

Magic Contact Widgets

One-time1
  • Upgrade to Pro version$3.99

Questions

Is Launcher with Multiple Widgets free?
Launcher with Multiple Widgets is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Magic Contact Widgets free?
Magic Contact Widgets is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Launcher with Multiple Widgets or Magic Contact Widgets?
Launcher with Multiple Widgets is rated higher. Launcher with Multiple Widgets averages 4.5 out of 5 from 3.4K ratings, while Magic Contact Widgets averages 4.0 from 7 ratings.
Do Launcher with Multiple Widgets or Magic Contact Widgets have ads?
Neither Launcher with Multiple Widgets nor Magic Contact Widgets shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Launcher with Multiple Widgets or Magic Contact Widgets?
Launcher with Multiple Widgets ships an update every 2 months, and Magic Contact Widgets every 3 weeks. Most recently, Launcher with Multiple Widgets was updated on November 5, 2026 and Magic Contact Widgets on November 2, 2026.

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