# WidgetBeats: Music Widget — user reviews > 79 indexed App Store user reviews of WidgetBeats by Niels van Straaten, rated 1.41/5 from 17 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/widgetbeats-music-widget/id6463719560/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/widgetbeats-music-widget/id6463719560.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 0 · 4★ 1 · 3★ 2 · 2★ 0 · 1★ 14 ## What do users think of WidgetBeats? Overall sentiment: negative **Pros** - 🎨 Visually appealing widget design with vinyl and cassette aesthetics - ✨ Cool home screen customization options - 🎵 Apple Music integration works well when functioning - 📱 Innovative concept for music widget display **Cons** - 🐛 Widget displays as blank or greyed out box - 🐛 Widget fails to update when songs change - 🐛 Transparent background feature doesn't work properly - 🐛 Spotify integration not working despite being advertised - 💳 Premium purchase restoration fails consistently - 💳 Paid features don't work as advertised - 🔋 Significant battery drain in background - ⚠️ App becomes unresponsive and freezes system - ⚠️ Poor customer support and no refunds issued - ⚠️ Frequent breakage after iOS updates - ⚠️ Widget controls don't function, only opens app **Commonly reported bugs** - Widget shows blank or white boxes instead of album art - Widget doesn't sync with currently playing music - Restore purchase button spins indefinitely - Spotify connection fails with Google authentication error - Vinyl animation doesn't spin or syncs incorrectly with artwork - Widget freezes or becomes unresponsive - App displays wrong song information - Transparent background reverts to solid color - Widget disappears after app updates - Home screen tinting causes widget to display white boxes - Music controls in widget don't work - App prevents computer shutdown on Mac version - Premium features unavailable after reinstallation **Most requested features** - Spotify integration and support - YouTube Music support - SoundCloud integration - Musi app support - Widget should open music app instead of WidgetBeats app - Real-time widget refresh without manual tapping - Support for home screen tinting customization - Faster widget update synchronization ## Newest reviews (17 of 79) ### 2/5 — frustrating - don’t pay for it. *2025-11-03, version 1.4.1* This app is cool when it works. If you want to use the transparent background it will take days to update, tapping on the widget doesn’t actually refresh anything, deleting and re-uploading the widget only seems to make it take longer. wouldn’t recommend paying for it, can’t remember if there’s any free options. ### 2/5 — Drains battery significantly in the background *2025-02-23, version 1.4.1* It drained about 20% of my battery in a single day of no use ### 2/5 — Spotify support *2025-02-12, version 1.4.1* Overall it’s a nice app and widget, however it’s been over a year and other apps like this already have support for Spotify, being able to sign in as a third party connection to allow it to work. I bought premium wanting both features to work as intended but they aren’t, it’s misleading.. ### 1/5 — Rubbish app! *2024-08-09, version 1.4* This is a scam. Doesn't seem to blend at all with the background and funny enough you can't get a refund as well. Do better! This is a scam. ### 1/5 — Disaster *2024-07-22, version 1.4* It doesn’t change music and stop spinning, I have to manualy come in the app to change ### 1/5 — Doesn’t work even on premium *2024-07-16, version 1.4* Scam and rubbish! I wish i can get my money back! ### 2/5 — Buggy *2024-07-04, version 1.4* The widgets often show the wrong song playing. you have to tap play in the widget multiple times before the vinyl animation will start spinning. The artwork doesn’t always spin with the vinyl and looks very broken when this happens. ### 1/5 — Estafadores *2024-07-03, version 1.4* Son unos ladrones. El app no funciona y jamás puedes restaurar la licencia en caso de cambio de dispositivo y reinstalación. NO INSTALAR ESTAFADORES ### 1/5 — Doesn’t work DO NOT BUY! *2024-03-24, version 1.3.1* I wish I could get my money back the app didn’t work I tried updating uninstalling and reinstalling Spotify just in case but nope trash!! ### 1/5 — I want my refund *2024-03-15, version 1.3.1* I have the latest update and this app still does not work. I purchased premium and still nothing… i would like a refund. I spent less than 15 min on the app. ### 1/5 — Doesn’t Show Anything *2024-02-09, version 1.2.1* Saw an ad on Instagram, decided to give it a try. Looked good in theory, but once downloaded and paid 2.99 for premium, it does nothing. Won’t show anything but a greyed out interface and box. Deleted and redownloaded it thinking it may be a glitch, but to no avail. Don’t waste your money, it doesn’t work. ### 1/5 — Doesn’t Load *2024-02-01, version 1.2.1* Doesn’t work. Not even the standard non transparent mode works. If I could go back in time I wouldn’t buy this ### 2/5 — Disappointed, glitchy, won’t restore purchase *2023-12-17, version 1.2.1* I’m really disappointed in this app. I saw it on a TikTok, and I thought it was the coolest thing, that really cool price. So I bought it, and at first it was working great! But then my transparent background disappeared and replaced with colour. I didn’t like this because I like the transparent background better. When I tried to change it back, it didn’t work. So I deleted the app, reinstalled. Now it won’t even restore my purchase. It keeps telling me to “go premium”. Which I don’t understand, because I paid already. Please help or money back? I really really want to like this app. ### 1/5 — my spotify songs aren’t showing up *2023-12-09, version 1.2.1* in the home screen i added a widget and its not showing up 😭😭😭 ### 1/5 — Rubbish. *2023-12-08, version 1.2.1* Seemed to work once now when I have a song playing the name given on the icon is completely wrong. Avoid this rubbish. Is there no quality control any more on the Apple Store. Where can I get a refund ? ### 1/5 — This app s*cks *2023-11-25, version 1.2.1* With transparency mode it doesn’t even add to your home screen. this app is trash ### 1/5 — Just purchased *2023-11-18, version 1.2.1* Just purchased this and was really excited about the Spotify connection. However, it doesn’t do anything! I tried to reinstall…now the “lifetime” premium I purchased can’t be found. Yeah, seems legit! ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — All it app purchase is gone *2026-03-05, version 1.4.1* I bought lifetime premium at 2024. After some time stopped to use this app. When returned back, all premium options are reset. Restore purchase button does not work. Just spinning “in progress”. I sent the letter to the developer, app support. Provided receipt and screens. Full ignoring. ### 1/5 — Doesnt work on home screen anymore *2025-02-23, version 1.4.1* I bought the premium as I loved how it looked on my home screen at first.. then it just disappeared and became a grey widget with nothing, Waste of money and disappointed considering it looked really nice at the start ### 1/5 — Won't even connect... *2025-02-16, version 1.4.1* I cannot sign in to Spotify due to an error in Google's "Use secure browsers" policy. (My Spotify account is set up through Google.) This looks cool, I just wish I could even try it. ### 1/5 — Doesn’t Work *2025-02-11, version 1.4.1* iPhone 15 Pro Max; 18.2.1; everything works until I add the widget. Once the widget is added to my Home Screen, its interface grays out and click on the widget only opens the WidgetBeats app. Worst money I’ve spent in a long time. ### 1/5 — I don’t even want to give 1 star. *2024-10-17, version 1.4* Just DL it on my new mac and the app lagged totally. Now even trying to restart or shutdown my computer. It won’t let me as the app’s close button grayed out so I can’t close/quit it. ### 1/5 — Widget doesn’t work *2024-10-08, version 1.4* Don’t waste your money. Widget doesn’t work. ### 1/5 — Does not work on Home Screen as advertised *2024-10-03, version 1.4* This does not work as a Home Screen widget as it states in the description. App directions and support is not available. Refund needed. ### 1/5 — Scammers *2024-09-30, version 1.4* Download this and paid £2.99 and never received premium and does not give a refund either absolute scam ### 1/5 — Doesn’t work shockingly bad app. *2024-08-20, version 1.4* Downloaded paid for the extras and it doesn’t work… ### 1/5 — Vinyl Issue *2024-08-20, version 1.4* On 17.6.1…vinyl widget works when using Apple Music but not on Spotify. The album art stays frozen on the last track Apple Music was, and never transitions to Spotify. When you open the Widget Beats app it everything works as normal. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Won't “Restore Purchase “!! *2023-10-03, version 1.1.1* EDIT: I figured out how to Restore, just click “Purchase Premium” and it will restore premium access no charge! This is a really cool app and I’m glad I found you!! Keep up the great work!! I upgraded to your Premium package on Sep 28 and everything worked great till I bought the new iPhone yesterday. When I tried to “Restore Purchase” it just spins and spins. This is supposed to be a lifetime purchase. I enjoy your app but not enough to pay for it again!! Please fix!! ### 5/5 — Amazing! *2023-09-19, version 1.0.1* Waiting for Spotify to be active! But Apple Music works like a charm! Some widgets feels like Apple style especially in StandBy. ### 4/5 — Cool but doesn’t support Spotify *2023-09-21, version 1.1* Saw a TikTok about this app and thought it looked cool. Now let’s keep it a buck, no one uses Apple Music, I know maybe 2 people in my life that use Apple Music. Quicker Spotify support would be amazing. ### 4/5 — doing 5 star *2023-09-21, version 1.1* doing 5 star just so you can see this and i’m not trying to rush the devs but can you please make it compatible with spotify?? ### 4/5 — chill the app just came out!! *2023-09-20, version 1.1* Y’all need to chill the app just came out and they are going to have problems right now!! I think the app is nice tho I wish hopefully soon they add the feature with Spotify and YouTube music!! but overall the app does have some problems but they could get fixed soon yall just need to be patient ### 4/5 — its good *2023-09-19, version 1.0.1* i like it but it doesnt have my music streaming app because i dont use spotify or apple music i use an app called musi so if u could add it then that would be really nice thanks! ### 4/5 — Solid *2023-09-19, version 1.0.1* Solid ### 3/5 — Great but widget doesn’t completely work *2025-08-19, version 1.4.1* Widget seems to only work when Home Screen customization is set to either light or dark for icons and widgets. If you choose to customize and “tint” your home screen to a color of your choice, the widget displays only white boxes and doesn’t work. I could be wrong but a simple solution or fix to the tinting issue for developers can be resolved by a Google search asking why widgets might display white when the Home Screen is tinted. Thank you for your help. ### 3/5 — Finally connected Spotify *2024-01-17, version 1.2.1* They finally connected Spotify to the app. The only issue I have is that I have to click on the widget for the cover to update. Turning the phone off and on doesn't even change the cover after the song is over. After inactivity on spotify, the cover will go to the default one. ### 3/5 — Widget doesn’t work *2023-11-18, version 1.2.1* When adding the widget on the phone, it’s completely grayed out with just a gray box. This is a wonderful idea and I would love to see it fixed. Thanks so much! --- *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 2026-06-10.*