Lock Screen Widget + Wallpaper is a utility app for iOS that allows users to add custom app launchers and emoji widgets to their lock screen.
Product velocity
Dormant
Daily rank 🇺🇸
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Utilities
Sentiment
1.5
2 reviews
Nemesis
Fragmented field
The App DNA
What makes this app unique?
Users hire this app to personalize their lock screen with shortcuts, but the current implementation fails to deliver the promised content, leading to high churn.
For iPhone users running iOS 16.1 or later who want to customize their lock screen with shortcuts and visual elements.
What does it look like?
Key features
Direct access to apps, websites, and shortcuts from the iOS lock screen interface.
Visual personalization of lock screen widgets using a library of over 20,000 emojis.
How much does it cost?
The app is currently listed as free with no explicit subscription or in-app purchase tiers identified in the store metadata.
Velocity
Dormant developmentnew contentUX improvementsShow more...
The app has not received a feature update or bug fix in over 1,360 days, placing it firmly in the zombie category. Development appears to have ceased entirely following the initial release. There is no evidence of ongoing maintenance or support for current platform standards.
Who built it?
TOYIN- ISRAEL IBIYEMI
6 apps tracked · Utilities
User Sentiment
What do users think recently?
Recent user voice shows an upset sentiment.
How are ratings & reviews evolving?
What users say, by theme
- Users report the app fails to provide the specific content they expected to find upon installation
1 of 1 recent reviews analyzed · limited sample
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Competitive landscape for Lock Screen Widget + Wallpaper
How's the Utilities market?
The app holds a 1.5-star rating across 2 total ratings, with no updates since late 2022. This lack of activity signals a product that is no longer competitive in the utility category.
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Key takeaways for Lock Screen Widget + Wallpaper
Where is it heading?
The app is in a terminal state with no active development. Continued neglect will lead to further rating erosion as iOS updates eventually break the existing functionality.
- The 1,361-day update gap indicates the developer has abandoned the product, ensuring continued decline in user trust and ratings.
The SWOT
- 20,000-emoji library provides a high-volume visual differentiator for personalization
- Integration with newer iOS widget APIs could revitalize the stagnant feature set
Next best moves
Sunset the application because it has been in maintenance-mode for over three years -> eliminate brand drag.
The counter-intuitive read
The app's 1.5-star rating is a secondary issue…
Read the full takeSince the last report: The app's status has been downgraded from a neglected utility to an abandoned project, with the recommended action shifting from content auditing to total sunsetting.
Bottom line
The app is a zombie project that fails to deliver on its core promise, so the developer should sunset the listing to avoid further brand damage.
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- [1] App Store, source
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