# WhyNot Widgets — One-tap apps & premium widgets

> Home screen widget for launching up to nine apps with a single tap. (iPhone/iPad app by Iskren Georgiev.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/whynot-widgets/id6808989361 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Iskren Georgiev](https://appshunter.io/developer/6808989363)
- Category: Utilities, Productivity
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Rating: 3.90/5 from 7 App Store ratings · 5 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 26.0 · 18 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-09-16
- Data updated: 2026-09-28
- Monetization: free with in-app purchases
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/whynot-widgets/id6808989361/reviews.md

## What is WhyNot Widgets?

Nine apps. One widget. Zero hops.

WhyNot puts a tiny app drawer on your Home Screen. Pick up to nine apps, choose a style, and every one of them launches with a single tap. No folders to open, no bouncing through another app first. Just tap and go.

BUILD IT YOUR WAY
• Up to nine apps in the smallest widget size. One app or nine, the layout adapts.
• Native style shows the real app icons. Dim, Dark, and Ghost give you three quieter looks.
• Fill, or anchor the drawer to a corner for a folder-like cluster.
• 100+ apps ready to go, and the picker tells you honestly which ones open instantly.

CLOCKS WITH CHARACTER
• Dial: a quiet analog clock inspired by classic industrial design. Small, medium, and a large desk clock with your week laid out underneath.
• Flip: a split-flap clock that rolls over on the minute.
• Every widget is built for light mode, dark mode, and the Clear look. Pin any widget to always light or always dark, whatever your phone is set to.

MADE TO BE LOOKED AT
Every widget is drawn by hand, with real shadows, real materials, and one light source. Nothing is a template. Nothing is a screenshot of something else.

PACKS (one-time purchases)
• Vinyl: your record on a turntable, drawn after the classic Braun deck. The album artwork is the label, the record turns while Apple Music plays, the arm lifts when it stops, and back, play and next work from the widget. Small is the platter, medium is the whole deck.
• Tally: a desk calculator from the seventies, on your Home Screen. Every key works. Small for quick sums, large for the whole instrument. Keeps the last result.
• Frontpage: your day as a newspaper front page, in the tall widget size that arrived with iOS 27. The next event is the headline, two more events and your reminders run in columns, real headlines from a source you choose fill the fold, and tomorrow's weather closes the page. Three newspaper typefaces.
• Console: your day at a glance. What is next and how long until it, the week ahead, and the sky, one tap apart on the widget. Every block opens Calendar or Weather directly.
• Golden: when the light will be good. Golden hour and blue hour for where you are, on one living sky where the sun rises and sets across your Home Screen. The time is lit by the light of the moment. Tap to open the Camera.
• WhyNot Pro: Scenes, your drawer set in a place, with the apps that belong there. Unlimited drawers, each widget showing a different one. Gradient backgrounds inspired by iPhone finishes or your own two colors.
Buy once, keep forever. No subscriptions.

PRIVATE BY DESIGN
No account. No tracking. No analytics. Your drawers live on your phone and nowhere else. Console and Golden use your approximate location for Apple Weather and, if you allow it, the calendars you choose. Nothing about you ever reaches us.

WhyNot is made by This is E.

## Key features

- Launch up to nine apps from a single widget
- Customizable widget styles and layouts
- Native app icon display
- Pre-designed analog and digital clock widgets
- Hand-drawn, artistic widget designs
- One-time purchase packs for expanded features

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| WhyNot Pro | $9.99 | one-time |
| Console | $9.99 | one-time |
| Golden | $5.99 | one-time |


## Recent user reviews (5 of 5)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/whynot-widgets/id6808989361/reviews.md

### 4/5 — Great Start, With One Gripe

*2026-09-27*

Loving the widgets and drawer. However, the “native” icon color setting in the drawer doesn’t mirror the dark version of the native app icons, even when the system is set to dark mode. Once that’s corrected, it would be perfect!

### 2/5 — Widgets are nice, but…

*2026-09-27*

The widgets are nice and well-designed. However, there is no trial period to see if you actually like the customization options and there is not a universal unlock. You have to pay to unlock every individual widget. Which will get expensive fast. While these widgets are gorgeous…they are way too expensive. There should also be a one-time fee to unlock all of the widgets. Charging $10 per widget to unlock…is a choice.

### 4/5 — Native Dark Mode icons

*2026-09-27*

Love the app. Would be great if there was also a option for the standard dark mode icons on iOS

### 1/5 — Drawer is still wonky

*2026-09-26*

Drawer is still wonky, needs work. It doesn’t work.

### 5/5 — Good app

*2026-09-26*

Please add more widgets.

## Frequently asked questions about WhyNot Widgets

### How many apps can I add to a WhyNot widget?

You can add up to nine apps to a single widget. The layout adapts whether you choose one app or the full nine.

### Does WhyNot Widgets have ads?

No, WhyNot Widgets does not contain advertisements. It is free to download and use with optional one-time purchases for additional features.

### What kind of clock widgets are available in WhyNot Widgets?

WhyNot Widgets offers unique clock designs like 'Dial', an analog clock inspired by industrial design, and 'Flip', a split-flap clock that updates every minute.

### Are the widget designs in WhyNot Widgets customizable?

Yes, widgets can be customized with different styles like Native, Dim, Dark, and Ghost. You can also choose how the widget fills the space or anchors to a corner.

### What are the 'Packs' in WhyNot Widgets?

Packs are one-time purchases that unlock advanced widget functionalities, such as the 'Vinyl' widget that interacts with Apple Music, or the 'Frontpage' widget that displays your day as a newspaper.

### Is WhyNot Widgets available on Android devices?

Based on the provided data, WhyNot Widgets is currently only supported on iPhone devices.

### How often is WhyNot Widgets updated?

The app was last updated on 2026-09-22, indicating a recent update. The latest version is 1.4.

### What is the user sentiment for WhyNot Widgets?

The app has a rating of 4.2 stars from 5 ratings, suggesting generally positive user reception.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.5 — 2026-09-28

Fixes. Console and Frontpage now explain when Calendar access is set to Add Events Only and take you to the right switch. The Flip clock follows your phone's 12-hour or 24-hour setting. Purchases in Settings no longer wrap mid-word. Requires iOS 26 or later.

### 1.4 — 2026-09-22

Vinyl: your record on a turntable, turning while Apple Music plays. The album artwork is the label, the arm lifts when you pause, and back, play and next work from the widget. Small and medium, light and dark. Ajax and Tapo join the drawer.

### 1.3 — 2026-09-20

Scenes: dress a drawer in a place. Car, Movies, Music, Smart Home, Travel, Fitness, Work and Social, each with the apps that belong there. Part of WhyNot Pro; Movies is free to try. Tally: a desk calculator on your Home Screen, small and large, every key working, the result kept. New filter on the Widgets tab.

### 1.2 — 2026-09-19

Frontpage: your day printed as a newspaper front page, in the tall widget size new to iOS 27. The next event as the headline, two more events and your reminders in columns, headlines from a source you choose, tomorrow's weather. Three newspaper typefaces. Console, Golden and Frontpage packs, bought once.

### 1.1 — 2026-09-16

Real app icons load on first launch, every time. A Settings page in WhyNot's own style. An optional note when a new widget is released, nothing else. Region-only apps like SkyShowtime get their icon.

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*Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-09-28.*