Photo Widget + Calendar Widget vs Widget Maker
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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!
Widget Maker
Design and personalize your iOS home screen with custom widgets. Add unique fonts, images, backgrounds, and even quotes to create a look that reflects your style. Easily craft stunning widgets to share or simply brighten your day.
- Customizable widgets
- Personalized fonts
- Image and background options
- Quotes and jokes integration
- Easy-to-use interface
- Home screen customization
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Meet the ultimate widget maker, built to help you customize your iPhone and iPad home screen like never before! With Widget Maker you can create your own unique widgets, complete with custom fonts, images, backgrounds, and even quotes or jokes. Whether you want to add a personal touch to your home screen or make a fun widget to share with friends and family, this app has everything you need. The easy-to-use interface lets you design stunning widgets in seconds, widgets that reflect your own style and taste. Choose from a wide range of fonts to make your widget stand out, or add your own photos and backgrounds for a design that is truly one of a kind. And with our collection of quote and joke widgets, you can add a touch of humor to your home screen and brighten up your day. Create photo slideshow widgets that change every day, countdown widgets for the days you cannot wait for, progress widgets, QR code widgets and text notes. Colors, corner styles, fonts and sizes are all completely up to you. So why wait? Download Widget Maker today and start customizing your iPhone home screen like a pro!
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Verdict
Photo Widget + Calendar Widget and Widget Maker both sit at 4.4 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Widget Maker's written reviews are positive against 35% of Photo Widget + Calendar Widget's. Widget Maker also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.0). Photo Widget + Calendar Widget's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (weekly vs every 6 months). On price, rating and device support 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
Both are free to download. Photo Widget + Calendar Widget sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Widget Maker asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for Photo Widget + Calendar Widget against 4.5 for Widget Maker. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Photo Widget + Calendar Widget has 2.1K ratings behind it against 64, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 35% of Photo Widget + Calendar Widget's written reviews are positive against 100% of Widget Maker's.
Photo Widget + Calendar Widget ships an update weekly, Widget Maker every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Photo Widget + Calendar Widget | Widget Maker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (2.1K ratings) | 4.5 (64 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 35.2% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2.1K — better | 64 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 18.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 45 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | WayDC | abedalkareem omreyh |
Customer experience
Photo Widget + Calendar Widget
Widget Maker
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
Widget Maker
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Photo Widget + Calendar Widget
- Premium Forever$3.99
Widget Maker
No in-app purchases
Questions
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