# Car Widgets: Dashboard Builder — Startup Sounds & Custom Themes

> Startup Sounds & Custom Themes (iPhone/iPad app by Radhika Pillai.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/car-widgets-dashboard-builder/id6825298397 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Radhika Pillai](https://appshunter.io/developer/6799962852)
- Category: Navigation, Productivity
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 16.0 · 47 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-11-04
- Data updated: 2026-11-07

## What is Car Widgets?

Car Widgets: Dashboard Builder isn't a car dashboard. It's a design studio.

Every other "car widget" app drops one static photo on your Home Screen and calls it done. this app hands you a real layer compositor — so you build glanceable drive widgets exactly the way you want, then send them straight to your Home Screen. Design it. Slot it. Drive.

THE COMPOSITOR — BUILD IT YOUR WAY
A full editing canvas with drag, resize, pinch, rotate, group, and undo/redo. Stack layers: text, live clocks, analog clock, date, battery, GPS speedometer, vehicle name, shapes, dividers, your photos, and freehand drawing. Start from blank or remix any built-in look.

FOUR SLOTS → STRAIGHT TO HOME SCREEN
Assign your finished designs to four dedicated slots. Each slot maps 1:1 to a Home Screen widget — so what you build is exactly what you see. Small, medium, large, and Lock Screen sizes.

REAL DATA, NEVER FAKED
Speedometers run on live GPS. Battery and charging read straight from your iPhone. Unknown speed shows "--", never an invented number. No fake "car computer" readouts.

ON-DEVICE BACKGROUND REMOVAL
Drop in a photo of your car and cut out the background right on your phone. Nothing is uploaded to a cloud server — your original photos stay private on-device.

AUTO CAR-LINK — NO BLUETOOTH PAIRING
this app senses motion to know when you're on the road, then quietly unlinks once you've been still. That drives your sound cues and live status automatically — no car scan required.

DRIVE SOUND CUES
Assign short audio to Connect, Disconnect, and Reminder moments. Use the bundled voice lines, import your own audio, generate a spoken cue, or record from the mic — then fire them through Shortcuts when your phone joins or leaves the car.

SHORTCUTS & SIRI
Refresh a widget, speak your status, focus a slot, or play a cue with App Intents — all through the Shortcuts app, Apple's supported path.

AND MORE
- Switch between km/h and mph
- Solid, gradient, image, and texture backgrounds (carbon, brushed metal, HUD grid)
- Save, rename, and reopen custom drafts
- Back up and restore your drafts locally
- One-time guided setup for widgets and automations

HONEST BY DESIGN — WHAT IT'S NOT
- Not a CarPlay replacement. Just Home Screen widgets and Shortcuts.
- Not fake data. Every number is real, or clearly shown as unknown.
- Not a logo grab. No real automaker brands ship inside the app.

PRIVATE BY DEFAULT
No account. No tracking. Your drafts, photos, and settings live on your device. Location is used only while you're in the app, to show your speed.

Design your dashboard. Own your Home Screen.

PLEASE NOTE

Speed shown in this app is estimated from GPS and can vary with signal and conditions — it is for reference only, not for legal, official, or safety use. Always follow your vehicle's own speedometer and all road rules.

Set up your widgets and sound cues before you drive. Never interact with your phone while the vehicle is moving.

This app is an independent app and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or connected to any vehicle manufacturer. All brand names and silhouettes in the app are fictional.

For an uninterrupted experience,
 consider subscribing to access all app features without ads through an 
auto-renewing subscription available on a weekly, monthly, or yearly 
basis. Manage your subscription settings and turn off auto-renewal 
within your iTunes Account Settings after purchase, ensuring flexibility
 and control over your subscription.

Current subscription may
 not be canceled during the active subscription period; however, you can
 manage your subscription and/or turn off auto-renewal by visiting your 
iTunes Account Settings after purchase.

Read our full Terms of Service and our Privacy Policy at:

Link to Privacy Policy: https://radhikapillai.netlify.app/privacy-policy.html

Link to Terms of use: https://radhikapillai.netlify.app/terms-conditions.html

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Monthly Plan | $5.99 | per month |
| Weekly Plan | $2.99 | per 7 days |

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Lifetime Plan | $12.99 | one-time |


## Is Car Widgets safe?

Not enough ratings yet to assess Car Widgets.

## Is Car Widgets legit?

Car Widgets: Dashboard Builder has limited verification signals. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Car Widgets is 58 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.


## Version history (last 3 releases)

### 3.0 — 2026-11-04

bug fix.

### 2.0 — 2026-11-03

bug fix.

### 1.0 — 2026-10-28

No release notes.

## More apps by Radhika Pillai

- [Authenticator App: 2FA Codes](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/authenticator-app-2fa-codes/id6799962850)
- [Street Map - GPS Camera](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/street-map-gps-camera/id6801559344)

All apps by Radhika Pillai: https://appshunter.io/developer/6799962852

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