Comparison

Launcher with Multiple Widgets vs Lockscreen Custom

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

Lockscreen Custom

Personalize your lock screen with a vast array of widgets, app icons, and shortcuts. Easily create custom widgets with design tools or choose from pre-made packs and wallpapers. Quickly change app icons in just two steps.

Highlights
  • Extensive widget library
  • Custom widget creation tools
  • Pre-made icon packs
  • High-quality wallpapers
  • Quick icon changing
  • Transparent widget option
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Lockscreen Custom Widgets provides plenty of widgets, app icons, shortcuts for users to personalize their lockscreen like never before. Making widgets has never been this easier and enjoyable. With Top Widgets, you only take a few seconds to choose from large number of widgets which are prepared by professional designers and put them on your home screen. By the way, you can also DIY your own widgetsmith with plenty of tools such as the change frame color, fonts, widget style and so much more. Top Widgets is more than widgets. Top Widgets also includes aesthetic and pre-made icon packs and a great variety of high quality wallpapers, which will be updated on a daily basis. The old way to change icons by downloading icon picture and using Sharecuts app to change one by one is a waste of time and out of date. With Top widgets, There is ONLY TWO STEPS which take less than 30 seconds to change default icons: 1、Choose your favorite icons from a wide collection of icon packs; 2、Click "install" button and allow the installation. After installation, all the icons are on your home screen. Transparent widget is a new way to make your own marvelous home screen. Using transparent widgets will not obstruct wallpapers, and you can have the complete wonderful experience of widgets. Finally, Here's a wide choice of widgets that we have: ● Photos, Photos in Album, Photos with analog frame ● Time, Date & Battery ● Countdown/Commemoration Day ● Quick Launchers ● Daily, Hourly, & Current Weather ● Calendar ● Analog Clock ● Quotes for Today ● Calendar with Events ● Reminders ● Step Count/Pedometer & Calorie Count There are many more widgets waiting for you to discover. Privacy Policy:https://iphone-wd.com/page-terms-en.html Terms of use:https://iphone-wd.com/page-terms-en.html

Screenshots

Launcher with Multiple Widgets4 screens
Lockscreen Custom4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Launcher with Multiple Widgets at 73% against Lockscreen Custom's 0%. Launcher with Multiple Widgets also leads on ads (none vs shown) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model and iOS requirement 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 Lockscreen Custom sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Launcher with Multiple Widgets versus Lockscreen Custom: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLauncher with Multiple WidgetsLockscreen Custom
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (3.4K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews72.6% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings3.4K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size115 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCromulent LabsSadu Entertainment

Customer experience

Launcher with Multiple Widgets

All ratings3,371 ratings
Positive87.8%
Neutral4.0%
Negative8.2%
Written reviews1,379 reviews
Positive72.6%
Neutral6.6%
Negative20.8%

Lockscreen Custom

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

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

Lockscreen Custom

One-time1
  • Premium Version$3.99

Questions

Is Launcher with Multiple Widgets free?
Launcher with Multiple Widgets is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Lockscreen Custom free?
Lockscreen Custom is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Launcher with Multiple Widgets or Lockscreen Custom have ads?
Lockscreen Custom shows ads; Launcher with Multiple Widgets does not.

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