If you want something more personal on your Android home screen, such as your own photos, a styled clock, or widgets that match the phone’s colours, these three widget apps cover it. Each has its own full review on this site.
Quick verdict
For your photos or a slideshow on the home screen, free and with no ads, go with Material Photo Widget. DIGI Clock Widget Plus costs $3.49 once and gives you a digital clock and date you can style with your own colours and fonts. Muviz Widgets is the one for ready-made Pixel, Nothing or Android 14 and 15 style clocks and a music widget that follow your Material You colours. Reviewers of both clock apps report clocks that freeze or show the wrong time, so read the drawbacks below before you choose.
Our picks at a glance
| App | Best for | Price | Rating | Review |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Material Photo Widget | A free, ad-free photo widget | Free (no in-app purchases listed, no ads) | 4.5 from 2,708 ratings | Read the review |
| DIGI Clock Widget Plus | A customizable digital clock and date | $3.49 (no in-app purchases listed, no ads) | 4.6 from 9,306 ratings | Read the review |
| Muviz Widgets | Material You clock and music widgets | Free, with in-app purchases ($2.49 per item); contains ads | 4.6 from 5,128 ratings | Read the review |
How we chose
Every app on this list has its own review on this site, and only apps we’ve reviewed can appear here. To be reviewed, an Android app had to have a Google Play rating of at least 4.0 from at least 500 ratings, an update within the past year, and a download figure between 10,000+ and 1,000,000+, so the most downloaded apps are left out. No more than 15% of its ratings could be 1 or 2 stars. We skipped apps that ask for sensitive permissions such as SMS, call log, contacts, recording audio, accessibility or device admin, and we cover one app per developer. We haven’t tested these apps ourselves; the picks come from store listings and user reviews.
1. Material Photo Widget: best for a free, ad-free photo widget
Material Photo Widget puts one photo, or a slideshow of photos, on your home screen. It is free, with no in-app purchases listed and no ads, and the listing calls it open source. Many reviewers in our sample point out that it has no ads, and several say it is free with no subscriptions or paywalled features. The listing names 6 formats and 28 shapes, slideshows on an interval or a schedule, and tap actions that open the photo full screen, an app or a link.
Drawback: the most common complaint is widgets that stop showing photos or disappear. Several reviewers say a widget showed a loading error, and several say widgets disappeared. The listing’s advice is to remove battery restrictions and allow the app to auto start, though a few reviewers say they had already removed battery restrictions and it still happened.
Read our full Material Photo Widget review
2. DIGI Clock Widget Plus: best for a customizable digital clock and date
DIGI Clock Widget Plus is a time and date widget in five sizes, from 2×1 to 6×3. The listing names separate colours for the time and date, shadows and outlines, 40 fonts or your own font, a background with adjustable opacity or a picture, and tap actions that open the alarm app, the widget settings or any installed app. Many reviewers call it customizable, and many say they have used it for years. It costs $3.49, with no in-app purchases listed, and the listing calls it the ad-free version of the separate DIGI Clock Widget app.
Drawback: the most common complaint is a clock that freezes, falls behind or shows the wrong time. Many reviewers report it. Most of these reports are from 2016 to 2020, and the newest in our sample is from January 2025. The listing says to exclude the widget from task killers.
Read our full DIGI Clock Widget Plus review
3. Muviz Widgets: best for Material You clock and music widgets
Muviz Widgets is a set of ready-made widgets. The listing names Android 14 and Android 15 style clocks, Google Pixel clocks, Nothing clocks, big retro clocks, an iOS style music widget and battery widgets. It says the widgets follow Material You or system colour theming by default, can take colours from the current album art, can be changed with a built-in editor, and need no third-party apps. Several reviewers praise the design or the look of the widgets. It is free to install, with in-app purchases listed at $2.49 per item, and Google Play marks it as containing ads. Its permissions list includes reading calendar events and approximate location; the privacy section of the full review has the details.
Drawback: the main complaint is a clock widget that freezes, falls behind or stops updating. Many reviewers report it, from February to October 2026, and developer replies ask them to email support without giving a fix. Several reviewers also say much of the app, including some customization, needs payment.
Read our full Muviz Widgets review
FAQ
Which of these widget apps have no ads?
Material Photo Widget and DIGI Clock Widget Plus have no ads. Material Photo Widget is free, and DIGI Clock Widget Plus costs $3.49 as the ad-free version of DIGI Clock Widget. Google Play marks Muviz Widgets as containing ads.
Is there a free widget app on this list?
Yes. If you don’t want to pay, Material Photo Widget is free, with no in-app purchases listed and no ads. Muviz Widgets is free to install, with in-app purchases listed at $2.49 per item, and several reviewers say most widgets or customization options need payment. DIGI Clock Widget Plus is a paid app at $3.49.
Why do clock widgets freeze or show the wrong time?
Reviewers of both clock apps here report it. For DIGI Clock Widget Plus, most reports are from 2016 to 2020, and the listing says to exclude the widget from task killers. For Muviz Widgets, the reports run from February to October 2026, and developer replies ask users to email support without giving a fix.
Do I need KWGT or another app to use Muviz Widgets?
No. The Muviz Widgets listing says no third-party apps are required, and you can change the widgets with its built-in editor.
How we put this roundup together
We haven’t tested these apps ourselves. This roundup is built from the 3 reviews on this site, which draw on each app’s Google Play listing, public rating breakdown and user reviews: 175 user reviews for Material Photo Widget, 227 for DIGI Clock Widget Plus and 182 for Muviz Widgets. Each “best for” label describes what an app’s listing and reviewers point to, not a ranking from our own use, and each drawback is the main complaint in that app’s review. Information was checked October 17, 2026 for Material Photo Widget and Muviz Widgets, and October 14, 2026 for DIGI Clock Widget Plus. Features, prices and ratings can change, so check each store listing for current details.
