Favorites Widget Pro vs Lockscreen
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Call & Text from Notification Center
- Contact Groups
- Unlimited Contacts & Groups
- Multiple Messaging App Support
- Ride-Sharing Integration
- Customizable Styles
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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
Lockscreen
Easily create custom widgets for your iOS 16 lock screen. Add text, emojis, app shortcuts, contacts, events, and to-do lists to personalize your device. Includes a variety of wallpapers to complement your widgets.
- Customizable lock screen widgets
- Text and emoji widgets
- Contact shortcuts
- App shortcuts
- Event reminders
- To-do list widgets
- Quote widgets
- Wallpaper collection
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It's easiest to start using lock screen widget on IOS 16. LOCKWIDGET 16 is the top choice! This is a simple and rich application to create widgets on your lock screen. It includes the following widget types: - Text & Emoji - Contact - App Shortcusts - Event Widget - Todo-list Widget - Quote Widget Wallpapers We respect your privacy. The app does not store any of your data at all. Please support them by leaving your review. Terms of Use url : https://sites.google.com/view/lock-screen-widgets-temsofuse Private Policy url : https://sites.google.com/view/lock-screen-widget/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Lockscreen at none against Favorites Widget Pro's 1. Lockscreen also leads on iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.0). Favorites Widget Pro's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (3.8K vs 59). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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. Favorites Widget Pro sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Lockscreen asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for Favorites Widget Pro against 4.5 for Lockscreen. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Favorites Widget Pro has 3.8K ratings behind it against 59, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 73% of Favorites Widget Pro's written reviews are positive against 67% of Lockscreen's.
Favorites Widget Pro ships an update every 5 days, Lockscreen every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Favorites Widget Pro | Lockscreen |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (3.8K ratings) | 4.5 (59 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 73.0% of reviews — better | 66.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3.8K — better | 59 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Guy Gubi | VU HO NGOC |
Customer experience
Favorites Widget Pro
Lockscreen
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
Lockscreen
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Favorites Widget Pro
- Premium Features$1.99
Lockscreen
No in-app purchases
Questions
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