PhotoWidget+ vs Solo Trip
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.
Solo Trip
This app tracks your distance for various activities like running, walking, biking, and driving. It provides essential metrics such as pace, speed, and distance covered. Detailed driving data can be exported for year-end review.
- Distance tracking
- Pace and speed metrics
- Run/Walk mode with mile alerts
- Bike mode with average speed
- Driving mode with exportable data
- Kilometer support
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Solo Trip is a no-frills distance tracker that focuses on the essentials. Also supports tracking in kilometers! - Run/Walk Mode: Track your distance and your pace. Beeps every mile so you can stay on track. - Bike Mode: See your average and current speed over the trip as well as the data displayed in Run/Walk mode. - Driving Mode: More detailed tracking so you can export your data at the end of the year.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Solo Trip at Free against PhotoWidget+'s $0.99. Solo Trip also leads on rating (4.8 vs 3.4) and review sentiment (81% vs 48%). PhotoWidget+'s advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.0). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Solo Trip is free to download; PhotoWidget+ costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Solo Trip holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Solo Trip has 2K ratings behind it against 79, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 48% of PhotoWidget+'s written reviews are positive against 81% of Solo Trip's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PhotoWidget+ | Solo Trip |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.4 (79 ratings) | 4.8 (2K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 48.4% of reviews | 81.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 79 | 2K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | tadashi atoji | John Palacios |
Customer experience
PhotoWidget+
Solo Trip
Bugs and requests
PhotoWidget+
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Solo Trip
Reported bugs
4 issues- Pause button not working correctly
- Distance tracking issues when pausing/resuming
- Overlapping date and distance display
- Inconsistent GPS tracking accuracy
Requested features
4 requests- Add ability to manually edit/add trips
- Implement iCloud sync for cross-device use
- Add option to name/label individual trips
- Provide more data export options
In-app purchases
PhotoWidget+
No in-app purchases
Solo Trip
No in-app purchases
