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Best Widget Maker Apps for iPhone (2026)
Quick answer
Widgetsmith is the top-ranked of the 40 tiered widget maker apps (46 listed) on iPhone, at S tier with 4.6/5 from 2,903,020 ratings.
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Key takeaways
- Widgetsmith ranks #1 of the 40 tiered widget maker apps (46 listed), S tier with a score of 98 out of 100.
- The highest-ranked free app with no in-app purchases is Widget Maker - Create Widgets (#8).
- Widgetsmith has the most App Store ratings here: 2,903,020, averaging 4.6/5.
- 17 of the 40 tiered apps reach S or A tier.
What belongs in this list
Build and customize widgets for the iPhone home screen, Lock Screen, or StandBy.
Not here: A ready-made home-screen theme kit with icons, wallpapers, or predesigned widgets alone; Browsing and organizing files on a device or connected storage alone; Scanning paper documents and saving them as PDFs alone; A widget-related title, static widget template, wallpaper, or icon pack alone; A general-purpose chatbot that could be prompted to plan a widget, or a link to a widget-making website, 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: 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. Apps whose maker has verified ownership get a small score component, because an active maker is a sign the app is kept up to date. It never decides a tier on its own. Updated daily. Tiers follow fixed score bands: S from 90, A from 80, B from 70, C from 60, D from 50, F below. 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. Read the full method →
Compare every app
| # | App | Tier | Score | Rating | Ratings | Price | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  WidgetsmithBest overall | S | 97.9 | 4.6 | 2,903,020 | Free + IAP | |
| 2 | S | 97.4 | 4.6 | 1,424,737 | Free + IAP | ||
| 3 | S | 95.8 | 4.6 | 156,126 | Free + IAP | ||
| 4 | S | 95.3 | 4.7 | 397,903 | Free + IAP | ||
| 5 | S | 91.9 | 4.7 | 1,245,006 | Free + IAP | ||
| 6 |  MD Widgets: Live WallpaperMost recently updated | A | 88.6 | 4.5 | 30,401 | Free + IAP | |
| 7 | A | 88.4 | 4.5 | 84,902 | Free + IAP | ||
| 8 |  Widget Maker - Create WidgetsBest free | A | 88.3 | 4.5 | 217 | Free download | |
| 9 | A | 86.6 | 4.7 | 82,997 | Free + IAP | ||
| 10 | A | 85.4 | 4.7 | 12,037 | Free + IAP | ||
| 11 | A | 83.4 | 4.3 | 5,262 | Free + IAP | ||
| 12 | A | 82.3 | 4.5 | 3,018 | Free + IAP | ||
| 13 | A | 82.3 | 4.6 | 123,475 | Free + IAP | ||
| 14 | A | 81.9 | 4.2 | 377 | Free download | ||
| 15 | A | 81.2 | 4.5 | 19,739 | Free + IAP | ||
| 16 | A | 81.1 | 3.9 | 122,160 | Free + IAP | ||
| 17 | A | 81.0 | 4.5 | 62 | Free + IAP | ||
| 18 | B | 79.0 | 4.7 | 8,799 | Free + IAP | ||
| 19 | B | 78.2 | 4.5 | 13,443 | Free + IAP | ||
| 20 | B | 76.8 | 4.5 | 9,697 | Free + IAP | ||
| 21 | B | 76.6 | 4.4 | 5,753 | Free + IAP | ||
| 22 | B | 75.9 | 4.5 | 585 | Free + IAP | ||
| 23 | B | 75.6 | 4.6 | 63 | Free + IAP | ||
| 24 | B | 75.4 | 4.6 | 81,603 | Free + IAP | ||
| 25 | B | 75.1 | 4.5 | 44,356 | Free + IAP | ||
| 26 | B | 74.8 | 4.5 | 371 | Free + IAP | ||
| 27 | B | 74.7 | 4.5 | 133,550 | Free + IAP | ||
| 28 | C | 74.5 | 4.5 | 28,683 | Free + IAP | ||
| 29 | C | 71.5 | 4.7 | 15 | Free + IAP | ||
| 30 |  Sticky Widgetsprovisional | C | 69.7 | 4.5 | 59,888 | Free + IAP | |
| 31 |  Countdown - Pretty Progressprovisional | C | 68.8 | 4.7 | 12,783 | Free + IAP | |
| 32 | C | 66.3 | 4.8 | 2,618 | Free + IAP | ||
| 33 | C | 65.5 | 4.9 | 11 | Free download | ||
| 34 |  ThemeArt: Widgets & App iconsprovisional | C | 65.0 | 4.3 | 32,274 | Free + IAP | |
| 35 |  Facet: AI Widget Maker & Themeprovisional | C | 64.9 | 3.7 | 3 | Free + IAP | |
| 36 |  WIDGET. HOME SCREEN AESTHETIC.provisional | C | 63.2 | 4.9 | 26 | Free + IAP | |
| 37 |  Simple Text Widget - Reminderprovisional | C | 63.0 | 4.5 | 1,414 | Free download | |
| 38 | C | 62.9 | 4.3 | 4,936 | Free + IAP | ||
| 39 |  Aura: Aesthetic Widget Makerprovisional | C | 61.9 | 3.0 | 2 | Free + IAP | |
| 40 | D | 60.8 | 4.2 | 59,177 | Free + IAP | ||
| 71 |  Widgify:Widget&Wallpapersnot on the App Storeprovisional | F | 69.0 | 4.6 | 26,245 | Free + IAP | |
| 72 |  Color Widgets: Photo Themesnot on the App Storeprovisional | F | 60.1 | 4.3 | 495 | Free | |
| 73 |  Color Themes: Standby & Widgetnot on the App Storeprovisional | F | 36.5 | 4.1 | 1,681 | Free | |
| 74 |  Widget Maker: Icons & Themesnot on the App Storeprovisional | F | 22.7 | n/a | 0 | Free + IAP | |
| 75 |  Texget - Widget Makernot on the App Storeprovisional | F | 21.6 | n/a | 0 | Free | |
| 76 |  HyperDash: Custom Widget Makernot on the App Storeprovisional | F | 15.2 | n/a | 0 | Free + IAP |
Beyond the top 46
30 more, not ranked yet
- PicCo Widget Custom Homescreen
- Custom Widget Maker for iPhone
- Car Dashboard Widgets: Dashly
- Custom Colorful Widget Maker
- Themes Widgets & Icons by Vega
- Color Widgets - Aesthetic Icon
- List Widget Maker: ListWidget
- Widget | Countdown to birthday
- Custom Widgets - Design & Use
- PicMi - Wallpaper & Widgets
- MagicWidgets - Photo Widgets
- Widget Maker - Extra Widgets
- Fancy Widgets & Themes
- Clock Widget: Custom Clock App
- Widgetmania - Custom widgets
- Sci-Fi: Widget Maker
- ThemePlus :Widget + Icon Maker
- Smart Widget - Standby & Theme
- Favorite Contacts Widget Maker
- Lock Screen Widgets App
- Scriptable
- Widget Maker: Theme Icons
- Widgety - Custom Widget Maker
- Rotate: Schedule Widgets
- Custom Widget Creator
- Lockscreen - Lockwidget 16
- Color Widgets - Custom Widgets
- Lock Screen Widgets 16-Widget
- Moments - Custom Widget Maker
- StandBy - Widgets
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Questions people ask
What is the best widget maker app for iPhone?
Widgetsmith, S tier, ranked #1 of 40, rated 4.6 by 2,903,020 people.
Which widget maker apps are free?
40 of 40 are free to download: Widgetsmith (S), Color Widgets (S), Widgy Widgets: Home/Lock/Watch (S), Mico - Widget & Live Wallpaper (S) and more. 36 of them sell in-app purchases. 4 report no in-app purchases.
Which widget maker app has the best App Store rating?
Like Widget at 4.8 from 2,618 ratings.
How many widget maker apps reach S or A tier?
17 of 40.