Magnets vs Bubbl Widget
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Magnets
Create shared widgets for your home screen to post photos and messages with friends. These collaborative widgets act like digital fridge magnets, allowing friends to leave updates that appear instantly on everyone's screens.
- Collaborative widgets
- Share photos
- Post messages
- Real-time updates
- Home screen integration
- Friend sharing
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Magnets let's you create collaborative Widgets that can be shared with and updated by your friends. Think of them like fridge magnets or sticky notes. A place where your friends can leave messages for you. The Widget will update on your and your friends Homescreens when someone updates a Magnet with a new picture or a message.
Bubbl Widget
This app places live text feeds from your closest friends directly onto your home screen. Share thoughts and statuses instantly, creating a digital sticky note experience for your inner circle. React to messages and build a history of shared moments.
- Live text feeds on home screen
- Share thoughts and statuses
- Digital sticky note experience
- Friend reactions with emojis
- Build message history
- Dedicated widgets for individuals
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Bubbl is a widget that shows live text feeds from your best friends, right to your Home Screen. You and your best friends will see each other's thoughts & statuses every time you unlock your phone. It’s a little glimpse of what everyone’s up to throughout the day. Think of a sticky note with something sweet written to your loved ones, hanged on the mirror, fridge or a desk. They see it whenever they pass by, but now, it’s directly on their home screen. HOW IT WORKS 1. Add the Bubbl widget to your Home Screen 2. When a friend sends you a custom note, it instantly appears on your Bubbl widget! 3. To share back, tap into the widget, create a new note with your own touch, and then hit send! It appears right on your friends’ Home Screens FOR YOUR CLOSE FRIENDS • To keep things for the inner circle, you can only have 20 friends on the app. • On Bubbl, there’s no worrying about follower count, just add your best friends and family and live in the moment. • With Bubbl, you’re able to be real and share your thoughts to the people that matter. REACT TO FRIENDS' BUBBLS • Send a Bubbl reaction to your friends to let them know you saw their note. • They’ll get a notification and you’ll love watching the emojis rain down on your notes. • We don’t count or track the reactions, so you can be real and authentic without worrying about likes and filters like other platforms. BUILD A HISTORY OF YOUR BUBBL • As you and friends share notes, you’ll build up a history of all notes sent. • Share them out as photos capturing those “love it” moments. ADD BUBBL FOR YOUR BESTIES AND CRUSHES • Decorate your home screen with more widgets dedicated to your crush or your bestie • Choose who shows up in each individual widget, and see notes only from that person. Download the free app! We’re keeping Bubbl free so you can send to the people that matter (friends, family, bestie, etc.). With Bubbl, your phone will feel like it’s bringing you closer to your best friends.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Bubbl Widget at 4.7 against Magnets's 4.1. Bubbl Widget also leads on review sentiment (71% vs 34%) and in-app purchases (none vs 3). Magnets's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 days vs weekly). On price, monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Magnets sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Bubbl Widget asks for nothing beyond the download.
Bubbl Widget holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bubbl Widget has 812 ratings behind it against 137, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 34% of Magnets's written reviews are positive against 71% of Bubbl Widget's.
Magnets ships an update every 2 days, Bubbl Widget weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Magnets | Bubbl Widget |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (137 ratings) | 4.7 (812 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 34.1% of reviews | 71.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 137 | 812 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days — better | Weekly |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 360 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Silvan Daehn | Saif AL Essai |
Customer experience
Magnets
Bubbl Widget
Bugs and requests
Magnets
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Bubbl Widget
Reported bugs
2 issues- Short messages in last update
- Unable to log in with phone number
Requested features
3 requests- Dark mode option
- Customizable text color
- Android version
In-app purchases
Magnets
- Small Tip$0.99
- Medium Tip$0.99
- Large Tip$3.99
Bubbl Widget
No in-app purchases









