# WidgetWorker — Create fully custom widgets

> Create and customize widgets for iPhone, iPad, and Mac with a powerful editor. (iPhone/iPad app by Bastian Kohlbauer.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/widgetworker/id1533979984 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Bastian Kohlbauer](https://appshunter.io/developer/295858723)
- Category: Utilities, Productivity
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Rating: 2.00/5 from 4 App Store ratings · 2 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 14.0 · 5 MB
- Languages: English
- Released: 2020-10-08
- Data updated: 2026-06-04
- Monetization: freemium
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/widgetworker/id1533979984/reviews.md

## What is WidgetWorker?

Now available for iPhone, iPad and Mac!

With WidgetWorker you get beautiful and unique widgets for your device that you can customize to your liking. Create your widget configurations inside the app and chose exactly the right configuration for your widgets. For each widget type you can create multiple configurations and swap them out inside the widget to show whatever you like, whenever you want.

WidgetWorker is a Photoshop like editor for creating totally custom widgets directly on your device. You can add 

- Weather - Fully customize weather data for your personal needs.
- RSS feeds - Create custom RSS feed widgets that keep you informed.
- Websites - Place your favorite websites on right on your home screen.
- Photos - Show off your favorite photos.
- Drawings - Customize your home screen with your own drawings.
- Dates and Calendars - Create great calendar widgets
- Maps: Show any location on the globe or map
- Colors, Gradients and Text

to your widget and position and size them as you like. There are a bunch of fonts to choose from and a great color picker to find the exact color you like.

When creating your widget configuration in the app you get a live preview of the widget in all the different sizes so making the configurations is easy and fast without the need to try out changes in the actual widget itself.

Of course all your widget configurations are synced across your devices so you can access them wherever you like.

The use of WidgetWorker is free of charge. Within the app, you can sign up for „WidgetWorker Pro“ subscription if you need to create more than 5 widget configurations or want to consume weather data. If you choose to subscribe, you will pay the price set for your country as shown inside the app, which is US$0.99 per month or US$9.99 per year, or the equivalent in your currency. When you purchase a subscription, your iTunes account is immediately charged for the first month at confirmation of purchase. Each subscription automatically renews for another month or year unless you choose to disable automatic renewal (via the Account Settings of your OS device or via the Manage Your Subscriptions button in the Settings menu of the app) at least 24 hours before the end of the current subscription period. The cost of a renewal by one month or year is the same as the cost of the original subscription. If automatic renewal happens, your iTunes account will be charged for the next subscription period up to 24 hours prior to the current subscription period. No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during the active subscription period. Any unused portion of the free trial period will be forfeited when purchasing the subscription.

Privacy Policy: https://www.widgetworker.app/privacy
Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula

## Key features

- Fully customizable widgets
- Weather data integration
- RSS feed widgets
- Website display
- Photo widgets
- Drawing tools
- Date and calendar widgets
- Map integration

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| WidgetWorker Pro (Monthly) | $0.99 | per month |
| WidgetWorker Pro (Yearly) | $9.99 | per year |


## Recent user reviews (2 of 2)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/widgetworker/id1533979984/reviews.md

### 1/5 — Doesn't work, as far as I can tell

*2021-09-11*

There are NO instructions, no help, and no FAQ, so it's hard to know if I'm missing something. Either way, it's unusable.  

After much trial and error, I "created" a widget - but it didn't take me to the link I used, it just opened the WidgetWorker app. This was true even using one of the supplied templates.

Not at all intuitive, despite what the developer may think, and apparently useless

### 5/5 — Great widget

*2020-12-13*

I was lucky enough to find this!  I tried a couple of widgets and new right away I had to subscribe because I’ll be using this a lot. It’s awesome.

**Developer response:** It’s great to hear you like it. Thanks a lot.

## Frequently asked questions about WidgetWorker

### What is WidgetWorker?

WidgetWorker is a utility app that allows users to create and customize widgets for their iPhone, iPad, and Mac devices. It offers a Photoshop-like editor for designing unique widget configurations.

### What types of widgets can I create with WidgetWorker?

You can create widgets for weather, RSS feeds, websites, photos, drawings, dates, calendars, and maps. You can also add custom text and gradients.

### Is WidgetWorker free to use?

The use of WidgetWorker is free of charge. However, a 'WidgetWorker Pro' subscription is available for users who need to create more than 5 widget configurations or want to consume weather data.

### What are the subscription options for WidgetWorker Pro?

WidgetWorker Pro offers monthly and yearly subscription plans. The monthly subscription costs $0.99 per month, and the yearly subscription costs $9.99 per year, with prices potentially varying by country.

### How do I cancel my WidgetWorker Pro subscription?

You can disable automatic renewal for your subscription via the Account Settings of your OS device or through the 'Manage Your Subscriptions' button in the app's Settings menu at least 24 hours before the current subscription period ends.

### Does WidgetWorker sync configurations across devices?

Yes, all your widget configurations are synced across your devices, allowing you to access them wherever you like on your iPhone, iPad, and Mac.

### What devices does WidgetWorker support?

WidgetWorker is available for iPhone, iPad, and Mac devices. It is also compatible with iPod.

### How often is WidgetWorker updated?

The latest version of WidgetWorker is 1.2.8, and it was last updated on December 1, 2020. The app was initially released on October 8, 2020.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.2.8 — 2020-12-01

New:

- When creating a new widget you can now optionally select from a list of templates. These can be used as a starting point or used as is.

 If you would like to see your widget featured in the templates, please export the widget and send it to bastian@bastian.codes and I will try to include it. 

Improved:

- Added some more configuration options to the calendar component and improved its UI

Fixes:

- Multiple code improvements and performance enhancements

### 1.2.6 — 2020-11-26

This update introduces a few new components for the WidgetBuilder and has a lot of fixes and performance and stability improvements. But not only that, WidgetWorker is now also available on the Mac App Store! And since all your widgets are automatically synced across your devices you can now use and edit your widget on the iPhone, iPad and Mac. What a time to be alive!

New WidgetBuilder components:

- Dates 
- Calendars
- Maps

Improvements:

- Widgets should now show faster and more reliably
- Improved some UI elements throughout the app for a better UX

Fixed:

- Sometimes the weather map would not render correctly

Don’t forget that you can share your widget creations by sending them to others. Shared widgets are fully usable and editable so you can make any adjustments or improvements you need to shared widgets.

### 1.2.5 — 2020-11-09

With this update any widgets made with the Widget Builder can now be shared freely. Open the settings in the Widget Builder and select the „Share This Widget“ option to send it to whomever you like. This will generate a file that can be opened by anyone with the app installed. To add a shared widget to your own library, simply open it with WidgetWorker and you will be prompted to add it.

Besides that there a quite a few minor bug fixed and reliability of widgets should now be increased.

### 1.2 — 2020-11-03

This update is all about weather. You can now create weather widget exactly to you liking. Combine weather maps, symbols and text of the current weather and/or prediction of the next few days. Of course can can show the weather of multiple places at once or make a widget for each.

Features:

- Weather maps: Add weather maps for temperature, precipitation, clouds, pressure and wind.  
- Weather text: Show description, temperature, humidity, UV index, sunrise time, sunset time, pressure, rain, snow, etc.
- Weather symbols: Show weather icons.

Other improvements:

- iPhone devices will now show a Tab Bar instead of a Sidebar for navigation. This should be a nice quality of life improvement for all users.
- Text components in the Widget Builder can now be aligned left, center or right.
- And of course multiple minor fixes and improvements under the hood.

Note:

For consuming weather data you need to subscribe to WidgetWorker Pro within the app. You can do this in the Settings view or on the prompt when adding weather components in the Widget Builder. This is necessary because getting weather data actually costs money. Besides it helps me continue developing this app. Thank you in advance!

### 1.1.1 — 2020-10-26

New Widget Builder components:

- RSS feeds: When providing a link it will display the feed in the widget. Of course you can customize it by selecting fonts and colors. In the settings of the widget you can set a reload interval so it refreshes periodically. That way you can for example create a widget of your favorite news outlet and stay up to date with current developments. Selecting a link in the feed opens your web browser redirects you to the related article.
- Website: Show any website inside your widget, position it size it as you like and select a refresh interval just like for the RSS feed component. 

Of course all theses components can be combined in one widget. For example you can have an rss fedd on the left half of the widget and a website on the right half.

Other new features:

- When selecting a component in the Widget Builder you now get an additional control panel that helps you quickly copy or delete the component
- Optimized the Widget Builder for landscape mode 

Improvements:

- The website widget should now be more reliable and render more content
- Grid position inside the widget is now centered

Fixes:
 
- Fixed a minor spelling mistake
- Fixed a crash when selecting to show the grid for medium sized widgets

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All apps by Bastian Kohlbauer: https://appshunter.io/developer/295858723

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