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Best Photo Widget Apps for iPhone (2026)

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

Locket Widget is the top-ranked of 25 photo widget apps on iPhone, at S tier with 4.8/5 from 580,802 ratings.

  1. 1
    Locket WidgetS
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.8 · 580,802 ratings · score 98
  2. 2
    Photo Widget: Theme WallpapersS
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.6 · 168,847 ratings · score 97
  3. 3
    Photo Widget.S
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.6 · 31,625 ratings · score 94
  4. 4
    Photo Widget - ThemesS
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.5 · 32,953 ratings · score 93
  5. 5
    PHOTO ALBUM (Photo Widget)A
    Free · ★ 4.6 · 783 ratings · score 88

What belongs in this list

Show favorite photos on the iPhone home or lock screen through a widget.

Not here: A photo editor alone; A photo gallery viewer alone; Photo filters alone; Lock screen widgets with no photo display alone; Wallpapers 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
Locket WidgetPhoto Widget: Theme WallpapersPhoto Widget.Themes
A
PHOTO ALBUMPhoto WidgetPhoto Widget - Picture CollagePhoto Widget.Photo
B
Photo Widget : Simple AR AlbumMatNote WidgetWidget Maker
C
WidgetPalLoveitMagicWidgetsWIDGET. HOME
D
LiveInPhoto Widget - Simple WidgetsSimple PhotoPicCo WidgetPicMiPhoto Widget ∙
F
Gallery WallCustom

Compare every app

  1. 1
    Locket WidgetS
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.8 · 580,802 ratings · score 98 · best in class
  2. 2
    Photo Widget: Theme WallpapersS
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.6 · 168,847 ratings · score 97 · best in class
  3. 3
    Photo Widget.S
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.6 · 31,625 ratings · score 94 · best in class
  4. 4
    Photo Widget - ThemesS
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.5 · 32,953 ratings · score 93 · best in class
  5. 5
    PHOTO ALBUM (Photo Widget)A
    Free · ★ 4.6 · 783 ratings · score 88 · excellent
  6. 6
    Photo Widget SimpleA
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.3 · 191 ratings · score 85 · excellent
  7. 7
    Photo Widget - Picture CollageA
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.4 · 193 ratings · score 84 · excellent
  8. 8
    Photo Widget.A
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.7 · 604 ratings · score 84 · excellent
  9. 9
    Photo Widget-Live Pic SharingA
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.3 · 69 ratings · score 82 · excellent
  10. 10
    Photo Widget : Simple AR AlbumB
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.5 · 159 ratings · score 81 · good
  11. 11
    Mat: Photo Widget MakerB
    Free + IAP · ★ 5.0 · 12 ratings · score 77 · good
  12. 12
    Note Widget - Love DrawingB
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.6 · 12,335 ratings · score 76 · good
  13. 13
    Widget Maker - Create WidgetB
    Free · ★ 4.3 · 186 ratings · score 73 · good
  14. 14
    WidgetPal: Live Friends PicsC
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.7 · 6,911 ratings · score 65 · situational
  15. 15
    Loveit: Long Distance CouplesC
    Free download · ★ 4.5 · 3,885 ratings · score 64 · situational · provisional
  16. 16
    MagicWidgets - Photo WidgetsC
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.7 · 7,350 ratings · score 63 · situational
  17. 17
    WIDGET. HOME SCREEN AESTHETIC.C
    Free + IAP · ★ 5.0 · 2 ratings · score 61 · situational · provisional
  18. 18
    LiveIn - Share Your MomentD
    Free download · ★ 4.7 · 30,478 ratings · score 60 · weak
  19. 19
    Photo Widget - Simple WidgetsD
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.5 · 188 ratings · score 58 · weak
  20. 20
    Simple Photo Widget +D
    Free · ★ 4.4 · 293 ratings · score 57 · weak
  21. 21
    PicCo Widget Custom HomescreenD
    Free · ★ 4.7 · 1,290 ratings · score 56 · weak
  22. 22
    PicMi - Wallpaper & WidgetsD
    Free download · ★ 4.7 · 2,328 ratings · score 54 · weak · provisional
  23. 23
    Photo Widget ∙D
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.6 · 28 ratings · score 52 · weak
  24. 24
    Gallery Wall WidgetF
    Free · ★ 4.4 · 168 ratings · score 48 · avoid
  25. 25
    Custom Colorful Widget MakerF
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.6 · 62 ratings · score 38 · avoid · provisional

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Questions people ask

What is the best photo widget app for iPhone?
Locket Widget, S tier, ranked #1 of 25, rated 4.8 by 580,802 people.
Which photo widget apps are free?
25 of 25 are free to download: Locket Widget (S), Photo Widget: Theme Wallpapers (S), Photo Widget. (S), Photo Widget - Themes (S) and more. 17 of them sell in-app purchases. 5 report no in-app purchases.
Which photo widget app has the best App Store rating?
Locket Widget at 4.8 from 580,802 ratings.
How many photo widget apps reach S or A tier?
9 of 25. 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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