Comparison

Launcher with Multiple Widgets vs HabitShift

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/

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HabitShift

Features
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Turn Screen Time into Project Time. A Premium subscription is required to use HabitShift. Start with a 7-day free trial. HabitShift doesn't just block your apps. When you've spent enough time on the apps you choose, it steps in with a gentle nudge and offers something better to do instead: read, move, breathe, learn, or anything you add yourself. Then it rewards you for sticking with it. REPLACE, DON'T JUST BLOCK • Choose the apps or categories you want to keep an eye on, and set the time limit that suits you. • When you reach it, HabitShift sends a notification and shows a shield on the app, with a suggestion for an alternative activity. • Start a timer for the activity you picked. You can follow it on the Lock Screen with Live Activity. • Prefer to carry on? You can always continue anyway. HabitShift is a nudge, not a lock. • Use the built-in activities or create your own. FINISH A PROJECT, EARN A MEDAL • Turn any activity into a project, such as "30 min of reading a day" or "7 hrs of English a week". • Choose a daily or weekly goal, and set a reminder time for the days you haven't finished yet. • Complete a project goal and you earn a medal. Every medal is one of a kind. • Medals come in Common, Rare and Legendary rarities, and clearing all your daily projects can earn a special medal. • Browse your collection in the medal gallery. SEE YOUR PROGRESS • Home Screen widgets in small, medium and large sizes show your streak, this week's progress, today's activity and your medal count. • The weekly trend report compares this week with last week. • The monthly calendar shows every day you took action. • Keep your streak going and watch your weekly chart grow. PREMIUM HabitShift is available with a Premium subscription (monthly or yearly), and every feature is included. Start with a 7-day free trial and cancel anytime during the trial. After the trial ends, your subscription renews automatically. You can manage or cancel it in your App Store subscription settings. PRIVACY Your data stays on your device. HabitShift doesn't collect your data or share it with anyone. SCREEN TIME ACCESS HabitShift uses Apple's Screen Time features (Family Controls) to detect how long you use the apps you choose. You will be asked for permission when you set up monitoring. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://roymode.github.io/habitshift-privacy/ Support: habitshift.support@gmail.com

Screenshots

Launcher with Multiple Widgets4 screens
HabitShift4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: HabitShift at every 3 weeks against Launcher with Multiple Widgets's every 2 months. Launcher with Multiple Widgets's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.5). On price, ads 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 9 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per year and HabitShift sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Launcher with Multiple Widgets ships an update every 2 months, HabitShift every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Launcher with Multiple Widgets versus HabitShift: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLauncher with Multiple WidgetsHabitShift
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (3.4K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews72.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings3.4K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.5
Further details — not scored
Size115 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCromulent LabsRyota Inoue

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
Show 4 more
  • Pro Version2 variants$2.99
  • Unlock Multiple Widgets$3.99
  • Premium Version Discounted$4.99
  • Premium Version$14.99
2 purchases

HabitShift

Subscriptions2
  • HabitShift Premium (Monthly)7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • HabitShift Premium (Yearly)7 Days trial$24.991 Year

Questions

Is Launcher with Multiple Widgets free?
Launcher with Multiple Widgets is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is HabitShift free?
HabitShift is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Launcher with Multiple Widgets or HabitShift have ads?
Neither Launcher with Multiple Widgets nor HabitShift shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Launcher with Multiple Widgets or HabitShift?
Launcher with Multiple Widgets ships an update every 2 months, and HabitShift every 3 weeks. Most recently, Launcher with Multiple Widgets was updated on November 7, 2026 and HabitShift on November 6, 2026.

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