Comparison

Favorites Widget Pro vs Widget Web 26

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

Head to head
About

Favorites Widget Pro

Instantly call or text your most important contacts directly from your lock and home screens. Organize contacts into groups for quick access and even send group messages. Integrates with popular messaging apps and ride-sharing services.

Highlights
  • Call & Text from Notification Center
  • Contact Groups
  • Unlimited Contacts & Groups
  • Multiple Messaging App Support
  • Ride-Sharing Integration
  • Customizable Styles
Features
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Call and text your favorite contacts directly from the Lock and Home Screens! Featured by Lifehacker! With Favorites Widget, it's one tap from the lock and home screen to call and text your favorite contacts. Support calling, message, WhatsApp, Slack, Telegram, Facebook Messenger, email, and FaceTime. You can also organize contacts in groups (e.g. Family, Friends, Work) and access them directly from the widget or send group messages. Quickly order Uber or Lyft to your favorite places from the widget. Slack support: Quickly open your channels and Slack contacts from the widget. Features: ● Call & Text from the Notification Center ● Groups ● Unlimited contacts and groups ● Endless styles ● Call & Message ● WhatsApp ● Telegram ● Slack ● Facebook Messenger ● Email ● FaceTime & FaceTime Audio ● Uber and Lyft integration ● Full support for iOS 16

About

Widget Web 26

Display websites and images directly on your iOS home and lock screens. Interact with web pages through links and special JS-Widgets, with features like geolocation and automatic updates. Customize appearance with transparent backgrounds, dark mode, and ad blocking.

Highlights
  • View websites in home screen widgets
  • Interactive JS-Widgets
  • Geolocation support
  • Transparent lock screen widgets
  • Automatic web page updates
  • Ad blocker
  • Customizable widget style
Features
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• View websites in a widget on the iOS home screen and lock screen. • To navigate, tap on web page links in the iOS widget. • Use special JS-Widgets with instant interaction. • Geolocation support for websites in widgets. • Transparent background for lock screen widgets is supported. • You can also view images from the internet in a widget, such as photo of the day. • The widget can automatically update the state of the web page. So you haven't missed any important information. • Choose a time interval to refresh the web page, or simply click on the widget to refresh it. • Use Dark Mode for any website to match your home screen style. • Use Ad Blocker to remove ads from your web page in a widget. • Customize the widget style to match your home screen wallpaper. • The functions of the widget can be customized by long pressing on it. ----------- Please don't rate it low because some web pages don't work, but write to support from the settings menu to fix it. _____________________________________ The following information about the auto-renewable nature of the subscription: • Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. • Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. • Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal. • Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user’s iTunes Account Settings after purchase. • Privacy Policy link https://vitalek.app/widgetweb/privacyPolicy.html and Terms of Use link https://vitalek.app/widgetweb/termsOfUse.html • Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable.

Screenshots

Favorites Widget Pro4 screens
Widget Web 264 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Favorites Widget Pro at every 5 days against Widget Web 26's every 6 weeks. Favorites Widget Pro also leads on ratings volume (3.8K vs 170) and rating (4.4 vs 4.2). Widget Web 26's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). 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. Favorites Widget Pro sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Widget Web 26 sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 3 months. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Favorites Widget Pro holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Favorites Widget Pro has 3.8K ratings behind it against 170, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 73% of Favorites Widget Pro's written reviews are positive against 67% of Widget Web 26's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Favorites Widget Pro ships an update every 5 days, Widget Web 26 every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Favorites Widget Pro versus Widget Web 26: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFavorites Widget ProWidget Web 26
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (3.8K ratings) — better4.2 (170 ratings)
Positive reviews73.0% of reviews — better67.4% of reviews
Number of ratings3.8K — better170
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB39 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperGuy GubiVitaliy Alekseev

Customer experience

Favorites Widget Pro

All ratings3,801 ratings
Positive85.6%
Neutral6.2%
Negative8.2%
Written reviews845 reviews
Positive73.0%
Neutral7.9%
Negative19.1%

Widget Web 26

All ratings170 ratings
Positive81.8%
Neutral4.7%
Negative13.5%
Written reviews95 reviews
Positive67.4%
Neutral9.5%
Negative23.2%

User reviews

Favorites Widget Pro

From 3.8K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Easy access to contacts
  • 👍 Convenient widget
  • 🚀 Quick dialing
  • 👍 Useful features
  • 👍 Customizable

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Compatibility issues with iOS 14/15
  • 🐛 Unreliable functionality
  • 💰 Paywall for full features
  • 🔍 Limited customization options
  • 🐛 Inconsistent behavior

Widget Web 26

From 170 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 💡 Unique functionality for web widgets
  • 👍 Easy to configure and use
  • 🚀 Works flawlessly for many users
  • 💰 Fair price for pro version
  • ✨ Great app design and interface

Room to improve

  • 😩 Frequent requests to rate the app
  • 💸 Essential features are paywalled
  • 🖼️ Ugly background wallpaper
  • 📱 Ad bubble in the bottom corner
  • 📏 Limited widget sizes for iPads

Bugs and requests

Favorites Widget Pro

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • 3D Touch not working
  • Widget not loading properly
  • Inability to restore premium purchase
  • Contacts not displaying correctly

Requested features

7 requests
  • Larger contact icons
  • Multiple widgets/pages
  • More communication options (e.g., Instagram)
  • Ability to choose contact number
  • Transparent widget background
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  • Alphabetical contact order
  • Larger text/icons for accessibility

Widget Web 26

Reported bugs

14 issues
  • App constantly asks to rate it
  • Ad bubble in the bottom corner
  • White screen on page load since iOS 18
  • Widgets not showing up in the widget list
  • Widget loses its position in the webpage
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  • Scheduled refresh doesn't work
  • Widget only works the first time it's set
  • Pro version doesn't display all of crop area
  • Crop feature duplicates and crop lines show on widget
  • Widget shows white screen after refresh
  • Snapshot can slip on reload
  • Difficult to frame webcam photos, no useful preview
  • App takes up a large amount of storage
  • Cannot select the top part of the site due to modal window

Requested features

10 requests
  • Larger square widget option for iPads
  • Ability to interact with website through widget
  • Remove "widget web" caption
  • Allow trying premium features for one webpage
  • Add larger 4x2 widget size
Show 5 more
  • Backup saved widgets for import between devices
  • Ability to group widgets in categories
  • Option to adjust browser font size
  • iCloud support for storing links
  • Fix iOS 18 white screen issue

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Favorites Widget Pro

One-time1
  • Premium Features$1.99
2 purchases

Widget Web 26

Subscriptions1
  • Super PRO3 Days trial$1.993 Months
One-time1
  • PRO Version$4.99

Questions

Is Favorites Widget Pro free?
Favorites Widget Pro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Widget Web 26 free?
Widget Web 26 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Favorites Widget Pro or Widget Web 26?
Favorites Widget Pro is rated higher. Favorites Widget Pro averages 4.4 out of 5 from 3.8K ratings, while Widget Web 26 averages 4.2 from 170 ratings.
Do Favorites Widget Pro or Widget Web 26 have ads?
Neither Favorites Widget Pro nor Widget Web 26 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Favorites Widget Pro or Widget Web 26?
Favorites Widget Pro ships an update every 5 days, and Widget Web 26 every 6 weeks. Most recently, Favorites Widget Pro was updated on October 12, 2026 and Widget Web 26 on October 17, 2026.

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