Comparison

Widget Brightness vs The Missing Brightness Widget

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

Head to head
About

Widget Brightness

Control your device's screen brightness directly from a widget. Quickly adjust brightness levels without opening the application, offering convenient access to screen settings.

Highlights
  • Adjust brightness from widget
  • Direct brightness control
  • URL scheme support
  • Set specific brightness levels via URL
Features
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This app can change the brightness simply in widget. You can directly change the brightness adjustment. URL scheme: Open app: widgetbrightness:// Open app and set brightness. widgetbrightness://update/0 widgetbrightness://update/25 widgetbrightness://update/50 widgetbrightness://update/75 widgetbrightness://update/100

About

The Missing Brightness Widget

Features
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Set your screen brightness in one tap, right from your Home Screen, Lock Screen or Control Center. iOS has no brightness widget. This app gives you one: five brightness presets and two action buttons (Dark Mode and Night Shift by default), always one tap away. HOW IT WORKS iOS doesn't let apps change brightness, Dark Mode or Night Shift by themselves. The Shortcuts app can, so this app comes with a free shortcut that does the work, then takes you back to your Home Screen. Setup takes 30 seconds and the app guides you through it. EVERYWHERE YOU NEED IT • Home Screen widgets in three sizes, with five layouts: brightness on the right, left, top, bottom, or on its own • StandBy, for a bedside dimmer • Lock Screen widgets with your favorite presets • Control Center controls, also usable on the Lock Screen and the Action button • Siri and Spotlight: "Dim the screen with Brightness Widget" MAKE IT YOURS • Choose the value of each of the five presets • Link the two round buttons to any shortcut of your own and pick their icon • Show or hide the values, and choose which side the brightness sits on • Works with the Clear and Tinted Home Screen GOOD TO KNOW Auto-Brightness can change the value again after a while. To keep your setting, turn it off in Settings > Accessibility > Display & Text Size > Auto-Brightness.

Screenshots

Widget Brightness2 screens
The Missing Brightness Widget4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Widget Brightness at every 2 months against The Missing Brightness Widget's every 10 months. Widget Brightness also leads on price ($1.99 vs $2.99) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 26.0). On 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

Widget Brightness costs $1.99 and The Missing Brightness Widget $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Widget Brightness ships an update every 2 months, The Missing Brightness Widget every 10 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Widget Brightness versus The Missing Brightness Widget: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWidget BrightnessThe Missing Brightness Widget
Price$1.99 — better$2.99
Rating2.3 (6 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews10.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings6 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 10 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS9.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKENICHI IIDAweheartprojects.com

In-app purchases

None

Widget Brightness

No in-app purchases

None

The Missing Brightness Widget

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Widget Brightness free?
Widget Brightness costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is The Missing Brightness Widget free?
The Missing Brightness Widget costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Widget Brightness or The Missing Brightness Widget have ads?
Neither Widget Brightness nor The Missing Brightness Widget shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Widget Brightness or The Missing Brightness Widget?
Widget Brightness ships an update every 2 months, and The Missing Brightness Widget every 10 months. Most recently, Widget Brightness was updated on November 2, 2026 and The Missing Brightness Widget on October 30, 2026.

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