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Locket Widget App Review: Real-Time Photo Sharing for Close Connections

by Locket Labs, Inc.

Locket Widget enables instant photo sharing through iOS Home Screen widgets, creating spontaneous visual connections between close friends and family throughout the day without opening messaging apps.

Detailed Review

Locket Widget represents a specialized approach to social photo sharing, operating exclusively through iOS Home Screen widgets to deliver real-time visual updates from designated contacts. Developed by Locket Labs, Inc., the app occupies a unique niche in the social media landscape by prioritizing immediacy and simplicity over traditional feed-based sharing models. The core functionality revolves around a straightforward three-step process: users add the widget to their Home Screen, receive photos automatically from approved contacts, and respond by tapping the widget to capture and send images directly through the app's camera interface. This creates a continuous visual conversation that updates with each phone unlock, eliminating the need to open separate messaging applications. The system operates on an invitation-only basis, requiring mutual consent before sharing begins, which provides controlled access to personal content. User experience centers on the widget's seamless integration with iOS, appearing as a live photo frame that refreshes automatically. The interface maintains minimalistic design principles with intuitive controls—tap to view full images, swipe to browse history, and press to capture new photos. Real-world usage patterns indicate the app serves as a digital window into friends' daily activities, particularly valuable for maintaining connections during travel, work separation, or long-distance relationships where spontaneous visual updates create meaningful engagement. User feedback consistently highlights the app's entertainment value and emotional connection capabilities. Reviewer Gameventures (August 5, 2025) noted its utility for travel communication, while Lulupetals787 (August 5, 2025) emphasized the widget's convenience for casual checking. Critical feedback from Dthdbsbai (August 5, 2025) addresses the initial activation barrier requiring friends to join, and just_juanita (August 5, 2025) mentions the premium paywall for camera roll uploads as a limitation. The app demonstrates notable strengths in spontaneous connection building and iOS integration, though faces limitations in network dependency and monetization strategies that restrict certain features. Ideal use cases involve small, trusted circles seeking low-friction visual communication, particularly among younger users and family members who value momentary glimpses over curated content. The 4.76/5 rating reflects generally positive reception despite these functional constraints.

Key Features

  • Live Home Screen widget displays real-time photos from approved contacts without opening the app, creating immediate visual updates
  • Direct camera integration allows instant photo capture and sending through widget interaction, facilitating spontaneous sharing
  • Invitation-only contact system ensures privacy by requiring mutual consent before any photo exchange occurs
  • Automatic photo refresh upon phone unlocking ensures content remains current throughout daily usage patterns
  • Historical photo browsing enables users to swipe through previously shared images within the widget interface
  • Selective sharing circles limit content to designated close relationships rather than broad social networks

Why Users Love It

Seamless iOS integration
Spontaneous connection building

Perfect for: Close friends and family seeking casual visual updates throughout the day

Ranking History

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Current Rank

#19

2 from last week

Best Rank

#15

All-time high

Average Rank

#18

30-day average

User Reviews

Macy15799
Aug 5, 2025

I love using this to connect with my friends and have a streak. It’s low-key a fun way to see how my friends days are going. Loveeee I love using this to connect with my friends and have a streak. It’s low-key a fun way to see how my friends days are going.

1234Clqp ur hands
Aug 5, 2025

Just great! An amazing way to connect with your friends every day!☺️ Great! Just great! An amazing way to connect with your friends every day!☺️

Annoying Girl #3
Aug 4, 2025

love this app a great way to learn how to use social media safely!! love it love this app a great way to learn how to use social media safely!!

🥸😎😃
Aug 5, 2025

I love locket so much. I love that you can send your friends life update to all your friends close and far. Locket is so fun for everyone to show what you are doing. I even got my mom to do it and loves sending updates to All the kids that she has, I could be a whole Faimly thing. I also will thank locket for making this fun for everybody. Locket is so good I love locket so much. I love that you can send your friends life update to all your friends close and far. Locket is so fun for everyone to show what you are doing. I even got my mom to do it and loves sending updates to All the kids that she has, I could be a whole Faimly thing. I also will thank locket for making this fun for everybody.

Baller145onlyone
Aug 4, 2025

Love it to connect with my friends I don’t see as much Why I love locket Love it to connect with my friends I don’t see as much

App Details

Developer

Locket Labs, Inc.

Platform

ios

Rating

4.8

Last Updated

10/7/2025