Mantel

Your own photos on your Home Screen — a photo widget. No subscription.

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Mantel is a photo widget for iPhone with no subscription. Pick a few photos — your dog, your friends, last summer — and they rotate in a widget, right where you already look. Nothing leaves your phone.

Pricing, plainly

• Pro is a one-time purchase, not a subscription.
• No ads.
• No account.
• Mantel never asks for access to your whole photo library — only the photos you pick are copied.
• One set of 12 photos and one Small widget stay free forever, rotation included.

What it does

• Pick photos with the system picker; they rotate in a Home Screen widget every hour
• Fill the frame or fit the whole photo
• Pro: Medium and Large widgets, unlimited sets and photos, rotation every 15 minutes / hourly / 6 hours / daily, shuffle
• Available in English and Japanese
• iOS 17 or later

Questions people ask

Is there an iPhone photo widget that doesn't need a subscription?
Yes. Mantel's Pro is a one-time purchase, not a subscription. One set of 12 photos and a Small widget that rotates hourly are free forever, with no ads and no account.

How do I put my own photos on my iPhone Home Screen as a rotating widget?
Open Mantel, tap Pick photos and choose a few. Then add the Mantel widget to your Home Screen. The photo changes every hour on the free plan; Pro lets you choose the interval and shuffle.

Does Mantel need access to my whole photo library?
No. Mantel uses the system photo picker, so it only ever sees the photos you pick. Those are copied into the app; your originals in Photos are untouched.

Are my photos uploaded anywhere?
No. Your photos stay on your device. Mantel has no account and no server for your photos.

Can I have different photo widgets for different people or trips?
Yes, with Pro: unlimited sets — family, travel, pets — and one set per widget, in Small, Medium or Large.

Privacy

Your data stays on your device. Privacy policy.

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