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Best Lock Screen Widget Apps for iPhone (2026)

21 apps ranked S through F · · Ranked by AppTierList, computed, never sold · JSON

Photo Widget: Theme Wallpapers is the top-ranked of 21 lock screen widget apps on iPhone, at S tier with 4.6/5 from 168,778 ratings.

  1. 1
    Photo Widget: Theme WallpapersS
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.6 · 168,778 ratings · score 95
  2. 2
    Widgy Widgets: Home/Lock/WatchS
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.6 · 26,130 ratings · score 94
  3. 3
    LockWidget - LockScreen ThemesS
    Free download · ★ 4.5 · 27,901 ratings · score 91
  4. 4
    iThemes - Easy Widgets & IconsA
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.8 · 5,994 ratings · score 90
  5. 5
    Lock Screen 27 - Top WidgetsA
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.5 · 7,806 ratings · score 89

What belongs in this list

Add widgets to the iPhone lock screen to see information at a glance.

Not here: Home screen widgets alone; Photo widgets alone; Wallpapers alone; App locking alone; Screen time tracking alone

How we pick

For this list we ask the App Store the same searches a person would, in several countries, and keep every app it returns. A model reads each app's listing and rejects the ones that only mention the use case. Every app that stays is scored out of 100 from four parts, each 0 to 100 and averaged with no weights: its App Store rating, how many people rated it, where the App Store itself ranks it for this list's searches, and how recently its current version shipped. An app showing Apple's Editors' Choice badge gets a fifth part of 100, which can only lift its score. Tiers follow fixed score bands: S from 90, A from 80, B from 70, C from 60, D from 50, F below. The list's leader is S if it scores 80 or more. On a list of 20 or more ranked apps, a tier from S to D takes in new apps only up to a quarter of the top 40: an app pushed out of a full tier falls to the next tier with room, and F takes the rest. An app already in a tier keeps its place while the tier is at most 2 apps over a quarter; past that, only the apps over that margin go down, lowest score first. Equal scores share a tier, and no app has a better tier than an app ranked above it. An app keeps its tier until its score passes the band edge by more than 1 point, or a full tier or the order above moves it. Only the top 40 of a list get a tier. Read the full method →

S
Photo WidgetWidgy WidgetsLockWidget
A
iThemesLock Screen 27Lock + HomeMoYoDesk ClockSticky Notes
B
Daily Theme
C
locksmithWeatherLock LauncherLauncherCute petMagicWidgets
D
AI ArtIconChic-Aes…Icon Skins
F
Best WidgetsWidget skins

Compare every app

  1. 1
    Photo Widget: Theme WallpapersS
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.6 · 168,778 ratings · score 95 · best in class
  2. 2
    Widgy Widgets: Home/Lock/WatchS
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.6 · 26,130 ratings · score 94 · best in class
  3. 3
    LockWidget - LockScreen ThemesS
    Free download · ★ 4.5 · 27,901 ratings · score 91 · best in class
  4. 4
    iThemes - Easy Widgets & IconsA
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.8 · 5,994 ratings · score 90 · excellent
  5. 5
    Lock Screen 27 - Top WidgetsA
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.5 · 7,806 ratings · score 89 · excellent
  6. 6
    Lock + Home Widgets widgetopiaA
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.5 · 8,655 ratings · score 84 · excellent
  7. 7
    MoYo - widgets & wallpaperA
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.5 · 1,958 ratings · score 82 · excellent
  8. 8
    Desk Clock - Analog Clock FaceA
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.6 · 22,029 ratings · score 81 · excellent
  9. 9
    Sticky Notes WidgetA
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.7 · 6,577 ratings · score 81 · excellent
  10. 10
    Daily Theme: Aesthetic WidgetsB
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.6 · 4,157 ratings · score 79 · good
  11. 11
    locksmith widget - by senditC
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.8 · 58,018 ratings · score 70 · situational
  12. 12
    Weather Widget®C
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.7 · 5,533 ratings · score 68 · situational · provisional
  13. 13
    Lock Launcher - Launch AppsC
    Free download · ★ 4.7 · 3,947 ratings · score 68 · situational · provisional
  14. 14
    Launcher with Multiple WidgetsC
    Free download · ★ 4.5 · 3,377 ratings · score 66 · situational · provisional
  15. 15
    Cute pet: Self care pet widgetC
    Free download · ★ 4.6 · 4,513 ratings · score 65 · situational · provisional
  16. 16
    MagicWidgets - Photo WidgetsC
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.7 · 7,350 ratings · score 64 · situational
  17. 17
    AI Art Wallpaper & WidgetsD
    Free download · ★ 4.7 · 13,240 ratings · score 60 · weak · provisional
  18. 18
    IconChic-Aesthetic Icons ThemeD
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.2 · 5,678 ratings · score 59 · weak · provisional
  19. 19
    Icon Skins & FramesD
    Free download · ★ 4.2 · 1,657 ratings · score 51 · weak
  20. 20
    Best Widgets 18 - Icon ChangerF
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.5 · 39,468 ratings · score 45 · avoid · provisional
  21. 21
    Widget skins 17F
    Free + IAP · ★ 3.4 · 66 ratings · score 43 · avoid

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Questions people ask

What is the best lock screen widget app for iPhone?
Photo Widget: Theme Wallpapers, S tier, ranked #1 of 21, rated 4.6 by 168,778 people.
Which lock screen widget apps are free?
21 of 21 are free to download: Photo Widget: Theme Wallpapers (S), Widgy Widgets: Home/Lock/Watch (S), LockWidget - LockScreen Themes (S), iThemes - Easy Widgets & Icons (A) and more. 15 of them sell in-app purchases.
Which lock screen widget app has the best App Store rating?
locksmith widget - by sendit at 4.8 from 58,018 ratings.
How many lock screen widget apps reach S or A tier?
9 of 21. Tiers follow fixed score bands: S from 90, A from 80, B from 70, C from 60, D from 50, F below. The list's leader is S if it scores 80 or more. On a list of 20 or more ranked apps, a tier from S to D takes in new apps only up to a quarter of the top 40: an app pushed out of a full tier falls to the next tier with room, and F takes the rest. An app already in a tier keeps its place while the tier is at most 2 apps over a quarter; past that, only the apps over that margin go down, lowest score first. Equal scores share a tier, and no app has a better tier than an app ranked above it. An app keeps its tier until its score passes the band edge by more than 1 point, or a full tier or the order above moves it. Only the top 40 of a list get a tier.

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