# Widen — Full-width outer-display pages

> Full-width outer-display pages (iPhone/iPad app by Challis & Company Pty Limited.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/widen/id6824905949 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Challis & Company Pty Limited](https://appshunter.io/developer/1885392821)
- Category: Utilities, Productivity
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 26.2 · 5 MB
- Languages: American English, Arabic, Bangla, Bulgarian, Catalan, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish and 37 more
- Released: 2026-11-03
- Data updated: 2026-11-13
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/widen/id6824905949/reviews.md

## What is Widen?

For iPhone Duo.

Widen is the best way to use Safari on iPhone Duo's outer display, and on the inner screen in Split View. It's the extension that pioneered the choice between pictures alone and pictures with text.

Close your iPhone Duo and Safari keeps a column down the side of the outer display for its buttons. Web pages stop where that column begins, so a strip of the screen goes unused on every site you visit. Open it with Safari beside another app, and Safari keeps the same column there.

Web designers can't use that space themselves: Safari doesn't let a page extend beneath its buttons without scrolling sideways. Widen gives that width back. Photos, maps, tables and backgrounds stretch to the very edge, beneath Safari's buttons. Text and site menus stop just short of them, so nothing you need to read or tap is hidden.

FOUR WAYS TO READ
• Off: Safari as Apple made it.
• Backgrounds: the page's colours and pinned bars fill the screen; pictures and text keep Safari's usual width.
• + Pictures (the default): pictures and backgrounds fill the screen; text stays clear of the buttons.
• + Text: every line runs the full width too.

MADE FOR THE WAY YOU BROWSE
• Works in portrait, in landscape or both, plus Split View on the inner screen.
• The Widen button beside Safari's buttons switches the site you're reading with one tap. Touch and hold it to choose any layout, or open the settings.
• Give any site its own setting, and see every exception in one list.
• Widen a site's desktop layout as well, when you want to.
• Hides the cookie, sign-up and app banners that cover the page on a small screen (switch it off any time).
• Hide bars while reading: sites' pinned headers and footers slide away as you scroll down, and come back when you scroll up.
• A Control Center button switches between Off, Backgrounds, + Pictures and + Text.
• Shortcuts actions to set or toggle Widen, so it can follow a Focus or the Action button.
• Works in Private Browsing, and alongside your favourite ad blocker.
• Pages don't drift sideways as you scroll, and pinching and Safari's Page Zoom work as usual.

ALWAYS IMPROVING
Every website is built differently, and some do unexpected things. Widen is updated regularly with new features and fixes for the sites you read. If one doesn't look right, tap Report in Widen's panel in Safari: it sends us the details, and we'll do our best to fix it.

PRIVATE BY DESIGN
Widen collects nothing. There is no account, no analytics and no network activity of its own. It changes how pages are laid out on your phone and never reads, records or sends what is on them.

PRICE
Free to download and free for 7 days from the first page it widens. Then keep Widen with a single purchase: US$3.99 for lifetime access at the launch price. No subscription.

SETTING UP
Open Widen and tap Open Safari Settings; switch on Allow Extension; set All Websites to Allow; and switch on Private Browsing too. Then choose Widen from the menu in Safari's address bar.

Widen is an independent app, not affiliated with or endorsed by Apple. Handtuned in Sydney, Australia.

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Widen for Life | $3.99 | one-time |


## Is Widen safe?

Not enough ratings yet to assess Widen.

## Is Widen legit?

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

## Recent user reviews (3 of 3)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/widen/id6824905949/reviews.md

### 5/5 — Beautiful design and function!

*2026-11-07*

Great job simple, beautiful, functional! Something Apple should have allowed within Safari settings from the beginning with the iPhone Duo! Must buy!

**Developer response:** Thanks. We continue to add new features and make sure the extension is as compatible with as many websites as possible.

### 3/5 — Not as described

*2026-11-07*

The app shows settings you can access in the App Store pictures but those options aren’t available after installation. It also leaves an annoying button on the right side that covers even more of the graphic behind it. Not very happy with the purchase.

**Developer response:** Thanks for the feedback. All the settings shown are in Safari: tap the menu button in the address bar, then Widen. 

The button next to Safari’s is optional, and you can switch it off there.

### 1/5 — Pages jitter left and right

*2026-11-06*

Websites keep jerking left and right as you scroll through them, which makes reading uncomfortable. Wouldn’t recommend.

**Developer response:** Thank you, and sorry about the shaking. It was happening on some sites and it’s fixed in Widen 1.0.3, now in the App Store. Please update and let us know if any page still moves sideways: the Report link in Widen’s Safari panel sends us the details.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.0.5 — 2026-11-12

Thank you for every Report and review. This update is all about polish.

• The Widen button now sits just above New Tab, so Back and Bookmarks can't cover it when a timer, call or other Live Activity is running. It stays in the same place whichever way you hold your iPhone Duo, with Safari's bar at the top or the bottom, and in Split View.
• With + Text and Safari's buttons on the left, lines now start clear of the buttons.
• Videos with their own controls, like those on X, stay clear of Safari's buttons, so you can tap unmute and play.
• Fixes for MacRumors, Google and more.

### 1.0.4 — 2026-11-11

Thank you for all your feedback! Every Report you send helps Widen work beautifully on more websites, and this is our strongest update yet.

• New: Backgrounds. The page’s colours run right to the edge, while pictures and text keep Safari’s usual width.
• New: touch and hold the Widen button to choose Off, Backgrounds, + Pictures or + Text for the site you’re on, or to open the settings.
• The Widen button now shows the site’s layout at a glance.
• Clearer pictures for every layout, in Safari and in the app.
• Better than ever on Google Images, The New York Times, Politico, Amazon, SquidgeWorld, YouTube and many more.
• Text stays clear of Safari’s buttons on more sites, on either side.
• Sign-in prompts from shops are tidied away with the other banners.
• A new “Stretch parts that stay narrow” switch for the odd site that holds back.

Keep the Reports coming: they make Widen better for everyone.

### 1.0.3 — 2026-11-10

Thank you to everyone who sent feedback. This update is built on your reports.

• Much steadier scrolling: fixes shaking and sideways sliding
• Rotating no longer leaves pages pushed to one side
• The Widen button matches Safari's buttons, sits just below Bookmarks and stays out of the way while you read
• Pictures reach the edge on more sites
• Links and buttons beneath Safari's buttons can now be tapped
• Rows that scroll sideways can now scroll fully clear of Safari's buttons
• Layout fixes for more sites, including Amazon
• A new icon, with new pictures for the Widen button and Control Center
• Easier to use with Larger Text

### 1.0.2 — 2026-11-06

• Widen now speaks your language: the app, its Safari panel, Shortcuts and Control Center are all translated.
• Hide bars while reading: sites' pinned headers and footers slide away as you scroll down, and come back when you scroll up. Switch it on in Widen's panel in Safari.
• Show hidden banners: if Widen hides something you need, Widen's panel brings it back for that page.
• Steadier scrolling: pages no longer shake or jerk from side to side, including wide tables and sites you've set to Off.
• Rotating is smoother, and pictures in more articles now reach the edge.
• The Widen button comes back reliably after you scroll.

### 1.0.1 — 2026-11-05

• The Widen button: one tap, in the gap between Safari's buttons, switches the site you're reading.
• Split View: open your iPhone Duo with Safari beside another app and Widen fills the column Safari keeps there.
• Private Browsing: Private tabs are widened too. Switch on Private Browsing for Widen in Safari's settings.
• Page Zoom: pages fit the display at Safari's Page Zoom sizes, and stay full width after you pinch in and back out.
• Cleaner edges beside dark headers, and more site buttons kept clear of Safari's.

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