Comparison

Launcher with Multiple Widgets vs Themes

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

Themes

Personalize your mobile device with custom app icons, aesthetic themes, and widgets. Easily change your Home Screen's look and feel with a variety of options and new content added daily. Create your unique style with icon packs and matching wallpapers.

Highlights
  • Custom app icons
  • Aesthetic themes
  • Home Screen widgets
  • Lock Screen widgets
  • Icon packs
  • Custom wallpapers
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• Upgrade your Home Screen – set custom app icons, themes and widgets! • Aesthetic themes to impress your friends • 100+ apps supported • Lock Screen widgets customizer • Set app icons in one tap • Variety of cool widgets and wallpapers • Create your own style with icon packs • Wallpapers that fit themes style Themely is the only way to totally customize Home screen look and feel. Set custom app icons, widgets and wallpapers. We add new content every day – stay tuned! Need more icons and themes? Or want us to create some special app icon for you? Ping us on support@themely.cc Terms of Use: https://themely.cc/terms Privacy Policy: https://themely.cc/privacy

Screenshots

Launcher with Multiple Widgets4 screens
Themes4 screens

Verdict

The call

Launcher with Multiple Widgets and Themes both sit at 4.5 stars, but that hides the real split: 73% of Launcher with Multiple Widgets's written reviews are positive against 19% of Themes's. Launcher with Multiple Widgets also leads on ads (none vs shown). Themes's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.0). On price, rating, ratings volume 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 Themes sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. 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 Themes. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3.4K and 2.1K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 73% of Launcher with Multiple Widgets's written reviews are positive against 19% of Themes's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Launcher with Multiple Widgets ships an update every 2 months, Themes every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Launcher with Multiple Widgets versus Themes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLauncher with Multiple WidgetsThemes
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (3.4K ratings) — better4.5 (2.1K ratings)
Positive reviews72.6% of reviews — better18.8% of reviews
Number of ratings3.4K — better2.1K
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size115 MB143 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCromulent Labs42Taps

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%

Themes

All ratings2,103 ratings
Positive86.2%
Neutral4.8%
Negative9.0%
Written reviews282 reviews
Positive18.8%
Neutral4.3%
Negative77.0%

Bugs and requests

Launcher with Multiple Widgets

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Themes

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Infinite loading issues
  • Duplicate app icons
  • Incompatibility with certain devices

Requested features

3 requests
  • More free themes and icons
  • Batch icon installation
  • Undo/revert functionality

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
10 purchases

Themes

Subscriptions6
  • Monthly Membership$3.991 Month
  • Full Access Membership$4.997 Days
  • Full Access Membership3 Days trial$7.997 Days
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  • Yearly Membership$14.991 Year
  • Yearly Membership3 Days trial$24.991 Year
  • Yearly Access$29.991 Year
One-time4
  • Unlock Widget/Icon Pack$1.99
  • Full Lifetime Access$9.99
  • Fancy Widgets Themes & Icon$11.99
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  • Full Access$19.99

Questions

Is Launcher with Multiple Widgets free?
Launcher with Multiple Widgets is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Themes free?
Themes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Launcher with Multiple Widgets or Themes?
Launcher with Multiple Widgets is rated higher. Launcher with Multiple Widgets averages 4.5 out of 5 from 3.4K ratings, while Themes averages 4.5 from 2.1K ratings.
Do Launcher with Multiple Widgets or Themes have ads?
Themes shows ads; Launcher with Multiple Widgets does not.
Which is updated more often, Launcher with Multiple Widgets or Themes?
Launcher with Multiple Widgets ships an update every 2 months, and Themes every 2 weeks. Most recently, Launcher with Multiple Widgets was updated on October 20, 2026 and Themes on October 17, 2026.

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