Comparison

Widget Calendar vs BBQ Tracker Pro

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Widget Calendar

Enhance productivity with a clean home screen widget calendar. View schedules, manage events, and track important dates like anniversaries and D-days directly from your iPhone's home screen. Supports multiple calendar integrations and customizable event displays.

Highlights
  • Home screen widgets (small, medium, large)
  • Instant event viewing and navigation
  • Flexible event display (color bars, dots, counts)
  • Supports iCloud, Google, and Exchange calendars
  • Korean and Chinese lunar calendar support
  • Anniversary and D-day tracking
  • One-tap event adding and searching
Features
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Save time and make your day more efficient with this simple and clean widget calendar. Check and manage your dates and events right from your iPhone home screen. ◦ Home Screen Widgets: Three widget sizes (small, medium, large) are supported. Place calendar widgets and event list widgets where you want to see your schedule at a glance. ◦ Interactive Widgets: Tap any date in the widget to instantly see events for that day, and use the month/week/day navigation buttons to browse other dates. You can also complete reminders directly from the widget to manage your schedule without opening the app. ◦ Versatile Event Display: Show events on the calendar as color bars, dots, numbers, and more. Automatically optimized for your widget size. ◦ Clean Calendar View: Enjoy a simple and clean monthly/weekly calendar. Displays events from all calendars synced to iCloud, including the iPhone Calendar, Google Calendar, Exchange, and more. ◦ Reminders Integration: View your iOS Reminders alongside your events on the calendar, and complete them directly from the widget. Manage events and tasks in one place. ◦ Lunar Calendar: Supports both Korean and Chinese lunar calendars. View lunar dates on your calendar so you never miss a holiday or a lunar birthday. ◦ Anniversary Management: Save and manage important dates like birthdays and wedding anniversaries. Supports both solar and lunar anniversaries, with notifications at the time of your choice. ◦ D-Day: Track days remaining until important dates with D-Day. Past dates appear as D+, so you can grasp anniversaries at a glance. ◦ Add Events: Add events you want to save to your calendar with just one tap from the widget. ◦ Event Search: Find what you're looking for fast with one-tap search. You can also narrow your search by date range. ◦ iCloud Backup: Anniversary data is automatically backed up and synced via iCloud. Your data stays safe even when you switch devices. ◦ Dark Mode: Optimized colors for both light and dark mode for a comfortable experience anytime. If you have any questions or run into issues, please email us at 'dayseed.help@gmail.com'. :D ◦ This app supports Korean, English, Chinese, and Japanese.

About

BBQ Tracker Pro

Features
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BBQ Tracker Pro is a smart cooking thermometer that connects to your smartphone via Bluetooth Low Energy. It makes your cooking easy and convenient. - Displays temperature in real-time. - Customizable cooking mode for different meat types and doneness levels. - Countdown Timer - Sound and vibration alarm - Temperature graph

Screenshots

Widget Calendar4 screens
BBQ Tracker Pro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: BBQ Tracker Pro at Free against Widget Calendar's $3.99. BBQ Tracker Pro also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 17.0). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

BBQ Tracker Pro is free to download; Widget Calendar costs $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and August 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Widget Calendar versus BBQ Tracker Pro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWidget CalendarBBQ Tracker Pro
Price$3.99Free — better
Rating4.0 (21 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews74.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings21 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.09.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB25 MB
Age rating4++4
DeveloperDAEUN LEEADSMART TECHNOLOGY LIMITED

Bugs and requests

Widget Calendar

Reported bugs

12 issues
  • App crashes on iOS 18 and recent iOS versions
  • Widget fails to load with 'unable to load' message
  • Widget not appearing in widget selection menu
  • App crashes when deleting recurring events
  • Synchronization delays between iPad and iPhone
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  • Widget flickering and disappearing intermittently
  • Calendar dates misaligned on iPad
  • App crashes when editing event details
  • Widget blank display on lock screen
  • Notification/reminder functionality broken
  • Theme changes not applying properly
  • Event display inconsistencies across devices

Requested features

15 requests
  • iOS 18 and iOS 14+ compatibility updates
  • Lock screen widget support
  • Dark mode theme
  • Display more than 6 events in widget
  • Reminder/notification integration in calendar view
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  • Better current date highlighting
  • Stronger iPad and iPhone synchronization
  • Ability to hide 'no event' text
  • Multi-language support (German, French, Italian, etc.)
  • Recurring event deletion options
  • Widget height adjustment based on event count
  • List view within main app
  • Event duration display for multi-day events
  • Countdown to upcoming events
  • Forced sync button

BBQ Tracker Pro

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Widget Calendar

No in-app purchases

None

BBQ Tracker Pro

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Widget Calendar free?
Widget Calendar costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is BBQ Tracker Pro free?
BBQ Tracker Pro is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Widget Calendar or BBQ Tracker Pro have ads?
Neither Widget Calendar nor BBQ Tracker Pro shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Widget Calendar or BBQ Tracker Pro?
Widget Calendar ships an update every 2 months, and BBQ Tracker Pro every 2 months. Most recently, Widget Calendar was updated on September 25, 2026 and BBQ Tracker Pro on August 23, 2026.

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