Report updated Apr 3, 2026
Widgets for Me
v1.2iPhone users who want to customize their home screen aesthetics and display health data at a glance.
What Is Widgets for Me?
Launched Oct 31, 2020
Updated Mar 2021
What does it look like?
What are the key features?
Access to a massive catalogue of pre-made colorful, scenic, and functional widgets.
Tools to customize widget appearance to match the user's home screen aesthetic.
Displays health data such as step counts directly on home screen widgets.
Allows users to submit requests for new widget designs directly to the developer.
Offers small, medium, and large widget sizes for flexible layout design.
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What are the pros and cons?
Pros
- One-time purchase 'Lifetime' pricing model
- Functional HealthKit integration
- Community-driven suggestion portal
- Perfect 5.0 star rating baseline
Cons
- Lack of updates since early 2021
- Very low total rating count (7)
- No social media or community presence
- Missing modern iOS features (Interactive/Lock Screen widgets)
What is the market outlook?
Growth Opportunities
- Capitalize on subscription fatigue in the category
- Expand into interactive widget functionality
- Develop Lock Screen widget support
- Expand HealthKit data points (Heart rate, Sleep)
Market Threats
- Dominance of market leader Widgetsmith
- Apple's native widget improvements
- Technical obsolescence due to lack of updates
- Fast-moving social widget trends (e.g., Locket, Widgetable)
Who competes with Widgets for Me?
The Nemesis
Widgetsmith
Cross Forward Consulting, LLC
The market leader in custom iOS widgets, offering the exact same mix of aesthetic customization and HealthKit utility.
The market leader in custom iOS widgets, offering the exact same mix of aesthetic customization and HealthKit utility.
Contenders
A strong competitor that bundles widgets with full home screen themes and icon packs.
Digital Pet Widgets
Brass
Cublo Sp. z o.o.
Focuses heavily on the aesthetic customization sub-genre with high-quality pre-made widget sets.
Focuses heavily on the aesthetic customization sub-genre with high-quality pre-made widget sets.
Photo Widget : Simple
Photo Widget Inc.
Highly popular alternative for users prioritizing visual/photo-based widgets over complex utility.
Highly popular alternative for users prioritizing visual/photo-based widgets over complex utility.
Peers
While niche, it dominates the 'quote' widget sub-genre which is a major category in general widget apps.
AI-Powered Voices
A social-first widget that represents the shift toward interactive, live-updating home screen content.
Home Screen Widget Integration
Directly competes with the target app's HealthKit/Step count widget functionality.
Social Challenges & Leaderboards
MD Vinyl for Music App
MD Studio
A specialized music widget app that competes for home screen real estate in the aesthetic niche.
A specialized music widget app that competes for home screen real estate in the aesthetic niche.
New Kids on the Block
Fast-growing app focusing on social and interactive widgets for friends and couples.
Co-parenting Virtual Pets
What are the key takeaways?
Widgets for Me is a divisive utilities app that is free with in-app purchases. With a 5.0/5 rating from 7 reviews, it receives mixed feedback from users.
Best for: iPhone users who want to customize their home screen aesthetics and display health data at a glance.
How much does it cost?
Model: freemium
Uses a 'lifetime' one-time purchase model rather than a recurring subscription, which is a strong value proposition for users looking to avoid monthly costs.