Comparison

Week Number widget vs Calendar Week Nerd

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

Head to head
About

Week Number widget

This app displays the current week number on your watch complication and companion iPhone/iPad app. Easily navigate month overviews and perform week number calculations using shortcut actions. It offers a simple way to keep track of the current week.

Highlights
  • Watch complication for quick access
  • iPhone/iPad app for month overviews
  • Digital Crown scrolling on Watch
  • Swipe navigation on iPhone/iPad
  • Shortcut actions for calculations
  • Supports watchOS 8+ and iOS 15+
Features
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A very simple week number Watch complication and accompanying Watch and iPhone/iPad app. See the current week number with a glance at your watch or iPhone/iPad. Scroll through month overviews using the Digital Crown when opening the Watch app, or swipe between months on the iPhone and iPad. Use the shortcut actions to do week number calculations from shortcuts (requires iOS 16+). The app fully supports watchOS 8+ and iOS 15+.

About

Calendar Week Nerd

This app offers customizable widgets for your home and lock screens, allowing you to track week progress and navigate your calendar. It supports Apple Watch complications and various custom week setups, including ISO and fiscal years.

Highlights
  • Home and lock screen widgets
  • Custom week start day
  • ISO and fiscal year week numbering
  • Apple Watch app and complications
  • Direct calendar navigation
  • Yearly progress arcs
Features
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Have your most beautiful week ever. Calendar Week Nerd is the ultimate week companion that respects both aesthetics and technical needs. Whether you just want minimal, colorful week widgets or need full custom week setup with ISO, fiscal years, and 9-day cycles, CWN adapts to you. Features: Beautiful Widgets: Home screen, lock screen, and interactive widgets in all sizes. Custom Week Setup: Choose your start day, fiscal year, week numbering, even 9-day sprints with custom week lengths. Apple Watch App + Complications: See week numbers and progress right on your wrist. Calendar Navigation: Tap any week and jump directly into your calendar app. Week & Year Arcs: Track where you are in the year at a glance. Calendar Week Nerd The perfect week system you didn't know you needed. Privacy Policy: https://calendarweeknerd.app/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Week Number widget2 screens
Calendar Week Nerd4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Calendar Week Nerd at 100% against Week Number widget's 25%. Calendar Week Nerd also leads on price (Free vs $0.99) and rating (5.0 vs 2.3). Week Number widget's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ratings volume (3 vs 1). On ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

Calendar Week Nerd is free to download; Week Number widget costs $0.99 up front. Calendar Week Nerd sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Week Number widget asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Calendar Week Nerd holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 25% of Week Number widget's written reviews are positive against 100% of Calendar Week Nerd's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Week Number widget ships an update monthly, Calendar Week Nerd every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Week Number widget versus Calendar Week Nerd: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWeek Number widgetCalendar Week Nerd
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating2.3 (3 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews25.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3 — better1
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFreemium — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.4
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB161 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLinnet DataBalthasar Siekiera

Customer experience

Week Number widget

All ratings3 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive25.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative50.0%

Calendar Week Nerd

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Week Number widget

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Calendar Week Nerd

Subscriptions2
  • CalendarWeekNerd+ Monthly$1.991 Month
  • CalendarWeekNerd Plus Yearly$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • CalendarWeekNerd+ Lifetime$29.99

Questions

Is Week Number widget free?
Week Number widget costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Calendar Week Nerd free?
Calendar Week Nerd is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Week Number widget or Calendar Week Nerd?
Calendar Week Nerd is rated higher. Week Number widget averages 2.3 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Calendar Week Nerd averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Week Number widget or Calendar Week Nerd have ads?
Neither Week Number widget nor Calendar Week Nerd shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Week Number widget or Calendar Week Nerd?
Week Number widget ships an update monthly, and Calendar Week Nerd every 2 weeks. Most recently, Week Number widget was updated on November 11, 2026 and Calendar Week Nerd on November 5, 2026.

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