Comparison

Launcher with Multiple Widgets vs Ombre

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

Head to head
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

Ombre

This app generates unique two-color gradients for design inspiration. It offers over 250 trillion possibilities, allows code generation for CSS and Swift, and lets users create gradients from photos or custom colors. Save and download your favorites as images or wallpapers.

Highlights
  • Random gradient generation
  • CSS and Swift code export
  • Create gradients from photos
  • Save and download favorite gradients
  • Adjust gradient angle and type
  • Custom color selection
Features
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Gradients are found everywhere in nature, from sunsets to misty mountain tops. Increasingly, they are also found in manmade graphic design. Ombre inspires you with gradients, generating a random one each time which you can use for your next design project. ++ OVER 250 TRILLION POSSIBILITIES ++ Each two-color gradient is randomly generated, and there are over 250 trillion unique possibilities. Just tap the edge of the screen to cycle through them. See which ones will influence your designs. ++ GENERATE CSS AND SWIFT CODE ++ Tap the Inspector button in the bottom toolbar to see detailed color information (such as RGB, HSB and hexadecimal values), and to generate CSS and Swift code. Copy it with a tap of a button - designing your next website or groundbreaking app couldn't be easier. ++ CREATE GRADIENTS FROM PHOTOS ++ Tap the From Photo button in the top toolbar to generate a gradient based upon a photo in your Photo Library. ++ SAVE YOUR FAVORITES ++ Save your favorite gradients with a tap of the Favorite button in the top toolbar. You can also download it as an image, perfectly sized to use as a wallpaper for your device. ++ CHANGE ANGLE, TYPE AND COLOR LOCATION ++ Use the bottom toolbar to change the angle of linear gradients, switch the type from linear to radial, and to adjust the location of the colors. ++ CUSTOM COLORS ++ Create a custom gradient by choosing colors in the Inspector! If you have any problems, please tweet us @CodingCornerLLP. Tweet us your favorite gradients @CodingCornerLLP using the hashtag #OmbreApp!

Screenshots

Launcher with Multiple Widgets4 screens
Ombre4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Launcher with Multiple Widgets at none against Ombre's shown. Launcher with Multiple Widgets also leads on ratings volume (3.4K vs 93) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 5 months). Ombre's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 17.0). On price, rating, review sentiment 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 Ombre 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

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Launcher with Multiple Widgets against 4.5 for Ombre. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Launcher with Multiple Widgets has 3.4K ratings behind it against 93, 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 67% of Ombre's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Launcher with Multiple Widgets ships an update every 2 months, Ombre every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Launcher with Multiple Widgets versus Ombre: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLauncher with Multiple WidgetsOmbre
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (3.4K ratings)4.5 (93 ratings)
Positive reviews72.6% of reviews — better66.7% of reviews
Number of ratings3.4K — better93
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 5 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS17.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size115 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCromulent LabsCoding Corner LLP

Customer experience

Launcher with Multiple Widgets

All ratings3,367 ratings
Positive87.8%
Neutral4.0%
Negative8.2%
Written reviews1,379 reviews
Positive72.6%
Neutral6.6%
Negative20.8%

Ombre

All ratings93 ratings
Positive87.1%
Neutral6.5%
Negative6.5%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral11.1%
Negative22.2%

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
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  • 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
1 purchases

Ombre

One-time1
  • Remove Adverts$0.99

Questions

Is Launcher with Multiple Widgets free?
Launcher with Multiple Widgets is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Ombre free?
Ombre is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Launcher with Multiple Widgets or Ombre?
Launcher with Multiple Widgets and Ombre are both rated 4.5 out of 5 on the App Store, from 3.4K and 93 ratings respectively.
Do Launcher with Multiple Widgets or Ombre have ads?
Ombre shows ads; Launcher with Multiple Widgets does not.
Which is updated more often, Launcher with Multiple Widgets or Ombre?
Launcher with Multiple Widgets ships an update every 2 months, and Ombre every 5 months. Most recently, Launcher with Multiple Widgets was updated on September 25, 2026 and Ombre on September 9, 2026.

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