OurHouse vs Widgets.
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
OurHouse
This app streamlines operations and enhances communication for Greek chapters, student groups, and associations. It offers tools for event management, direct messaging, document sharing, and polling to keep members engaged and informed.
- Customizable calendar for event tracking
- Real-time direct and group messaging
- Instant push notifications and reminders
- Polling for elections and orders
- Document storage and sharing
- Mobile app and web admin panel
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OurHouse is the leading membership management and group communication software for Greek chapters, student groups, non-profit organizations, and professional associations. We’re here to help you stay connected with your chapter, streamline daily operations, and make the lives of every officer and member much easier. Stop wasting time on the fragmented or outdated tools your organization tries to utilize. You deserve better so switch to OurHouse for the best experience available! Features include: - Customizable calendar to help your members stay informed and track attendance, points, sign-ups, excuses, appeals etc. - Real-time direct and group messaging to centralize all chapter communication - Instant push notifications and scheduled reminders to send out news or announcements - Polling for elections, recruitment, apparel orders and more - Document storage and sharing for important chapter or organization resources + So many more useful features on our convenient mobile app and web admin panel! OurHouse will save your executive team countless hours each week and provide a centralized hub to keep your members engaged and involved. Contact us any time at (310) 413 - 3072, or (310) 702 - 8518, or email info@ourhouse.us to schedule a demo or set up your chapter account in minutes! Note: When tracking attendance through the event calendar this app uses background GPS.
Widgets.
Access your favorite social media feeds and essential tools directly from your iPhone's lock screen or while using other apps. This app provides quick access to Twitter, Instagram, a calculator, and a timer, with more widgets planned.
- Lock screen widgets
- In-app widgets
- Twitter feed access
- Instagram feed access
- Calculator widget
- Timer widget
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With a single swipe you can now access some of the most convenient features on your iPhone. Check your Twitter Timeline, or your Instagram Feed strait from the lock screen or without ever leaving your current App! This version includes the following widgets: Twitter Instagram Calculator Timer New Widgets coming in the next version!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: OurHouse at 98% against Widgets.'s 44%. OurHouse also leads on rating (4.9 vs 3.4) and ratings volume (1.5K vs 285). Widgets.'s advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.6). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
OurHouse holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: OurHouse has 1.5K ratings behind it against 285, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 98% of OurHouse's written reviews are positive against 44% of Widgets.'s.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | OurHouse | Widgets. |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (1.5K ratings) — better | 3.4 (285 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 98.4% of reviews — better | 43.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1.5K — better | 285 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 37 MB | 22 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ourhouse | Armand Choy |
Customer experience
OurHouse
Widgets.
Bugs and requests
OurHouse
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Widgets.
Reported bugs
12 issues- Twitter widget fails to load or shows 'unable to load' error
- App crashes when opening calculator or Instagram
- Twitter login setup causes app to crash or close
- Instagram login authentication errors
- Twitter widget not loading on iPhone 6 Plus specifically
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- Twitter widget only works on WiFi, not cellular data
- Timer functionality broken on iOS 8.1.1
- Facebook widget sync issues
- App crashes and generates diagnostic logs
- Tweet display truncation and overlapping text in notification center
- App incompatibility with iPad Air
- Widget display issues on larger devices
Requested features
14 requests- Add TikTok widget
- Add Pinterest widget
- Add Discord widget
- Add Facebook widget
- Add YouTube widget
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- Add RSS feed widget
- Collapsible widget options to save screen space
- Ability to quickly comment on Instagram posts
- Video playback capability for Instagram
- Widget support on home screen (not just notification center)
- Slideshow feature for Instagram widget
- Weather widget
- Snapchat widget
- Today's date display on home screen
In-app purchases
OurHouse
No in-app purchases
Widgets.
No in-app purchases
