PhotoWidget+ vs Aurora Recorder
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PhotoWidget+
Display your cherished photos directly on your home screen with customizable widgets. Choose from multiple display methods and import photos easily. Includes a photo viewer and camera functionality within the app.
- Add photos to widgets
- Three photo display methods
- Import photos into the app
- Photo viewer with GIF support
- In-app photo shooting
- Sort and save photos
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Photo widget for iOS 8 and later. Supports new widgets for iOS14 ! Let's put your favorite photo into the widget . Here are the major features of this app for following. 1. Add Photo on widget Three types of photo selection method can be specified. * Three display methods (a) Fixed at the top left of the list. (b) From the top left of the list, in order. The order is Large, Middle, Small size. (c) Randomly from the list. 2. Importing photos into the app On the photo list screen, sort by long tap, select and save to email or Camera roll. It can save to the camera roll because the app has feature of 4. 3. Photo viewer in the app As with the iOS 11 feature, GIF animation works. You can transfer to external apps. 4. Photo shooting in the app Saved photos are saved only in this app. * New photos will be added to the top left of the list. By using the settings of 4 and 1-(a)or(b), you can immediately display taken photo to the widget. *If the GIF is not animation in preview, it is not a animated GIF. Please check how to save the image into photos. Save the animated GIF that is displayed in Safari with long-tap.
Aurora Recorder
Record audio directly from your Apple Watch with a single tap. This app offers background recording, automatic syncing to your iPhone, and secure, private storage. Easily export and manage your recordings from your phone.
- One-tap recording via watch face complication
- Background recording on Apple Watch
- Automatic sync between Watch and iPhone
- Export and share recordings via iOS share sheet
- No internet access required for privacy
- Recover interrupted recordings
- Automatic stop before battery depletion
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Introducing Aurora Recorder, an audio recording app designed for Apple Watch. Features: • One-tap recording: Tap the app's complication on watch face to start recording instantly • Background recording on Apple Watch • Check recording state on watch face • Sync recording files between Apple Watch and iPhone automatically • Export and share recording files via iOS share sheet • No internet access required, keep your audio recording privately and safely New in version 1.5: - iPhone app • Background recording playback • Batch edit, share and delete recordings • Send to iTunes option, let you export recordings to your computer - Apple Watch app • One tap to recover when recording is forcibly interrupted by a phone call or audio activities in other apps • Automatically stop recording before running out of battery to prevent file corruption • File transfer progress (requires watchOS 5 or newer) • Improved VoiceOver experience • Accessibility Magic Tap gesture for start and stop recording
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Aurora Recorder at 4.6 against PhotoWidget+'s 3.4. Aurora Recorder also leads on review sentiment (75% vs 48%) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 14.0). PhotoWidget+'s advantage is price ($0.99 vs $1.99). On ratings volume, update cadence, 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
PhotoWidget+ costs $0.99 and Aurora Recorder $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Aurora Recorder holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 79 and 27 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 48% of PhotoWidget+'s written reviews are positive against 75% of Aurora Recorder's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 23, 2026.
| Parameter | PhotoWidget+ | Aurora Recorder |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 — better | $1.99 |
| Rating | 3.4 (79 ratings) | 4.6 (27 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 48.4% of reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 79 — better | 27 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 26 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | tadashi atoji | Junyu Kuang |
Customer experience
PhotoWidget+
Aurora Recorder
In-app purchases
PhotoWidget+
No in-app purchases
Aurora Recorder
No in-app purchases
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