Comparison

WidgeTunes vs QuickPod

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

Head to head
About

WidgeTunes

Create custom music widgets for your home screen, displaying favorite playlists or albums. Personalize layouts, colors, and artwork for a unique music access experience. Supports multiple widgets and various sizes for extensive music library integration.

Highlights
  • Customizable music widgets
  • Playlist and album integration
  • Multiple widget profiles
  • Widget layout editor
  • Grid and list layouts
  • Background color customization
  • Grayscale artwork option
Features
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Your favorite albums and playlists, right on your Home Screen. Tap a cover and your music starts playing. No app to open, no searching. WidgeTunes 3 is rebuilt from the ground up, with a brand-new way to flip through your music. NEW: COVER FLOW Flip through your albums right from the widget. Tap the sides to browse, tap the cover in the middle to play. SMART MIX Pick an artist or a genre and WidgeTunes fills your widget with random albums, reshuffled on a schedule you choose. There is always something new to play. A WIDGET FOR EVERY MOOD Build as many widgets as you like: Morning Mix, Workout, Late Night. Add playlists, albums or songs to each one and place them anywhere on your Home Screen, in small, medium and large sizes. MAKE IT YOURS • Grid, list or Cover Flow layouts • Round or square covers, or names only • Your own photo for any album, playlist or song • Custom background colors • Black and white artwork • Spacing, padding and rounded corners • A live preview that shows every change as you make it ONE TAP. MUSIC PLAYS. Your widgets play straight from your Music library. Turn on Shuffle in Settings to mix things up. ADD FROM ANYWHERE Browse your playlists and albums in the redesigned Music tab, and long press any of them to add it to a widget. WIDGETUNES PRO Unlimited widgets, Smart Mix, Cover Flow and the full appearance editor are part of WidgeTunes Pro, available as a subscription or a one-time lifetime purchase. If you bought WidgeTunes before subscriptions were introduced, your features are included. If they don't show up, tap Restore Purchases. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.gtrigonakis.com/privacy-policy

About

QuickPod

Create and customize music widgets for your home and lock screens. Deep integration with Apple Music and Spotify allows for easy access to your favorite tracks, albums, and playlists. Share your personalized widgets with friends and family.

Highlights
  • Customizable music widgets
  • Home Screen and Lock Screen integration
  • Apple Music and Spotify support
  • Playlist and album widgets
  • Widget sharing
  • Advanced customization options (Pro)
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Create widgets for your favorite music and add them anywhere with QuickPod! Personalize your Home Screen, Lock Screen, Control Center, and more with your favorite albums, artists, playlists, and stations. With deep integration for Apple Music and Spotify, QuickPod helps you discover your next favorite song, album, or playlist - always just a tap away. Built-in sharing makes it easy to share your widgets with anyone - customize and send them to friends, family, and more. Upgrade to QuickPod Pro for powerful customization options: - Create unlimited widgets. - Add custom images, custom text, and symbols to make your widgets truly unique. - Purchase once and access QuickPod Pro on all supported devices. *Now Playing, For You, and Discover views are currently only available with Apple Music.

Screenshots

WidgeTunes4 screens
QuickPod4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: WidgeTunes at every 2 weeks against QuickPod's every 3 months. WidgeTunes also leads on ratings volume (68 vs 18). QuickPod's advantage is rating (4.7 vs 4.3). 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. WidgeTunes sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and QuickPod sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

QuickPod holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 68 and 18 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 62% of WidgeTunes's written reviews are positive against 67% of QuickPod's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

WidgeTunes ships an update every 2 weeks, QuickPod every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
WidgeTunes versus QuickPod: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWidgeTunesQuickPod
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (68 ratings)4.7 (18 ratings) — better
Positive reviews62.0% of reviews66.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings68 — better18
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB42 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGeorgios TrigonakisVedant Malhotra

Customer experience

WidgeTunes

All ratings68 ratings
Positive82.4%
Neutral4.4%
Negative13.2%
Written reviews71 reviews
Positive62.0%
Neutral11.3%
Negative26.8%

QuickPod

All ratings15 ratings
Positive86.7%
Neutral6.7%
Negative6.7%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral16.7%
Negative16.7%

Bugs and requests

WidgeTunes

Reported bugs

14 issues
  • Shuffle not working
  • Large widgets show blank
  • App lost audio controls in v2.0
  • Usage is difficult to understand
  • App seems broken, "unable to load"
Show 9 more
  • Widget shows up then goes blank
  • "Unable to load" messages
  • App crashes when scrolling to show more
  • Widget constantly blinks on and off
  • App doesn't work after Apple Music update (8.4)
  • Doesn't appear in notification center
  • Freezes or crashes
  • Large widgets are blank
  • Shuffle doesn't work correctly

Requested features

14 requests
  • Sync widgets via cloud
  • Add photo backgrounds for widgets
  • Transparent background option for widgets
  • Favorite artists option
  • Manual and artist search function
Show 9 more
  • Option to play playlist on shuffle from widget
  • Favorite a single song
  • List all albums in one go
  • Support for Spotify streaming
  • Option to view local music only
  • iPad support
  • Show all favorites button
  • Add 'songs' as a selection option
  • Add shuffle function

QuickPod

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

WidgeTunes

Subscriptions2
  • Full Access$0.991 Month
  • Full Access7 Days trial$5.991 Year
One-time1
  • WidgeTunes Pro$12.99
8 purchases

QuickPod

One-time8
  • Tip Level 1$0.99
  • Tip Level 2$1.99
  • QuickPod Pro Level 1$1.99
Show 5 more
  • Tip Level 3$2.99
  • QuickPod Pro Level 2$2.99
  • Tip Level 4$3.99
  • QuickPod Pro Level 3$3.99
  • Tip Level 5$4.99

Questions

Is WidgeTunes free?
WidgeTunes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is QuickPod free?
QuickPod is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, WidgeTunes or QuickPod?
QuickPod is rated higher. WidgeTunes averages 4.3 out of 5 from 68 ratings, while QuickPod averages 4.7 from 18 ratings.
Do WidgeTunes or QuickPod have ads?
Neither WidgeTunes nor QuickPod shows ads.
Which is updated more often, WidgeTunes or QuickPod?
WidgeTunes ships an update every 2 weeks, and QuickPod every 3 months. Most recently, WidgeTunes was updated on November 1, 2026 and QuickPod on November 3, 2026.

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