Comparison

Photo Widget + Calendar Widget vs Widgetly

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

Head to head
About

Photo Widget + Calendar Widget

Create personalized widgets for your device's home screen. Easily design and add custom widgets to enhance your device's functionality and appearance. Future widget additions will be provided at no extra cost.

Highlights
  • Create custom widgets
  • Add widgets to home screen
  • Personalize device appearance
  • Future widget updates free
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Widget allows you to add custom widgets to your home screen and lock screen. More widgets will be added in the future for free. Download and create your own widgets now!

About

Widgetly

Personalize your device's home screen with custom widgets and app icons. Create photo, time, step count, and Dribbble widgets, plus design unique app icons to match your style. Integrates with HealthKit for health data display.

Highlights
  • Customizable widgets (photo, time, steps)
  • Custom app icon creation
  • HealthKit integration for step count
  • Dribbble inspiration widget
  • Home screen theming for iOS
Features
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Make your iPhone and iPad feel like yours with customizable Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets. Browse polished, ready-to-use designs, save one in a tap, or personalize every detail. DISCOVER YOUR NEXT WIDGET Explore a gallery filled with distinctive clocks, calendars, photos, countdowns, quotes, colors, and activity designs. Each design is presented in the formats where it works best, so you can choose with confidence. Add a design exactly as it appears or customize it before saving. MAKE IT YOURS Depending on the design, you can personalize: • Fonts and typography • Background, text, and accent colors • Clock and date formats • Quotes and custom text • Countdown titles and dates • Photos and visual styles • Health and activity presentation HOME SCREEN WIDGETS Create beautiful widgets for the Home Screen, including: • Clocks and calendars • Photo widgets • Quotes and custom text • Event countdowns • Step count • Resting heart rate • Solid color widgets • Design inspiration Different ideas need different amounts of space. Widgetly only offers the sizes appropriate for each design, helping every widget remain readable and balanced. LOCK SCREEN WIDGETS Browse a separate collection designed specifically for the Lock Screen. Choose from Inline, Circular, and Rectangular designs for: • Date and time • Countdowns • Step count • Resting heart rate These are purpose-built compositions—not Home Screen designs squeezed into a smaller space. YOUR DESIGNS, ORGANIZED Save gallery designs with one tap and find them in My Widgets. Widgetly automatically gives each new widget a useful name, and you can rename or customize it whenever you want. HEALTH DATA AND PRIVACY Step Count and Resting Heart Rate widgets use HealthKit. Widgetly requests access only when you choose a Health design and only reads the data needed for that widget. Your Health data remains private and is used to display your widgets. FREE AND PRO The free version lets you save up to two widgets. Widgetly Pro is an optional one-time lifetime purchase that unlocks unlimited saved widgets, premium designs, and premium customization options. No subscription is required. HOW TO ADD A HOME SCREEN WIDGET 1. Choose a design from the Gallery. 2. Add it immediately or customize it. 3. Long-press your Home Screen and add Widgetly from the widget gallery. 4. Long-press the new widget, choose Edit Widget, and select your saved design. HOW TO ADD A LOCK SCREEN WIDGET 1. Save a design from the Lock Screen section of the Gallery. 2. Long-press your Lock Screen and choose Customize. 3. Select the widget area and add Widgetly. 4. Choose the saved Lock Screen design you want to display. Build a screen that looks and feels like you. We can’t wait to see what you create.

Screenshots

Photo Widget + Calendar Widget3 screens
Widgetly3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Widgetly at daily against Photo Widget + Calendar Widget's weekly. Widgetly also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). Photo Widget + Calendar Widget's advantage is ratings volume (2.1K vs 40) and rating (4.4 vs 4.1). On price, review sentiment, 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. Photo Widget + Calendar Widget sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Widgetly 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

Photo Widget + Calendar Widget holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Photo Widget + Calendar Widget has 2.1K ratings behind it against 40, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 35% of Photo Widget + Calendar Widget's written reviews are positive against 30% of Widgetly's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Photo Widget + Calendar Widget ships an update weekly, Widgetly daily. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Photo Widget + Calendar Widget versus Widgetly: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPhoto Widget + Calendar WidgetWidgetly
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (2.1K ratings) — better4.1 (40 ratings)
Positive reviews35.2% of reviews — better30.0% of reviews
Number of ratings2.1K — better40
Update frequencyWeeklyDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWayDCTalkabout Design LLC

Customer experience

Photo Widget + Calendar Widget

All ratings2,132 ratings
Positive82.8%
Neutral6.0%
Negative11.2%
Written reviews304 reviews
Positive35.2%
Neutral12.2%
Negative52.6%

Widgetly

All ratings40 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral2.5%
Negative22.5%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive30.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative60.0%

Bugs and requests

Photo Widget + Calendar Widget

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Widgets not showing up on home screen
  • Calendar widget displaying incorrect dates
  • Clock widget not updating in real-time

Requested features

4 requests
  • More widget types (weather, health, etc.)
  • Ability to rename widgets
  • Better instructions and tutorials
  • Improved time/date accuracy

Widgetly

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Photo Widget + Calendar Widget

One-time1
  • Premium Forever$3.99
1 purchases

Widgetly

One-time1
  • Widgetly: Unlock Full App$1.99

Questions

Is Photo Widget + Calendar Widget free?
Photo Widget + Calendar Widget is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Widgetly free?
Widgetly is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Photo Widget + Calendar Widget or Widgetly?
Photo Widget + Calendar Widget is rated higher. Photo Widget + Calendar Widget averages 4.4 out of 5 from 2.1K ratings, while Widgetly averages 4.1 from 40 ratings.
Do Photo Widget + Calendar Widget or Widgetly have ads?
Neither Photo Widget + Calendar Widget nor Widgetly shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Photo Widget + Calendar Widget or Widgetly?
Photo Widget + Calendar Widget ships an update weekly, and Widgetly daily. Most recently, Photo Widget + Calendar Widget was updated on October 24, 2026 and Widgetly on October 24, 2026.

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