Widget Web 27 vs PiSugar
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Widget Web 27
Display websites and images directly on your iOS home and lock screens. Interact with web pages through links and special JS-Widgets, with features like geolocation and automatic updates. Customize appearance with transparent backgrounds, dark mode, and ad blocking.
- View websites in home screen widgets
- Interactive JS-Widgets
- Geolocation support
- Transparent lock screen widgets
- Automatic web page updates
- Ad blocker
- Customizable widget style
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• View websites in a widget on the iOS home screen and lock screen. • To navigate, tap on web page links in the iOS widget. • Use special JS-Widgets with instant interaction. • Geolocation support for websites in widgets. • Transparent background for lock screen widgets is supported. • You can also view images from the internet in a widget, such as photo of the day. • The widget can automatically update the state of the web page. So you haven't missed any important information. • Choose a time interval to refresh the web page, or simply click on the widget to refresh it. • Use Dark Mode for any website to match your home screen style. • Use Ad Blocker to remove ads from your web page in a widget. • Customize the widget style to match your home screen wallpaper. • The functions of the widget can be customized by long pressing on it. ----------- Please don't rate it low because some web pages don't work, but write to support from the settings menu to fix it. _____________________________________ The following information about the auto-renewable nature of the subscription: • Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. • Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. • Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal. • Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user’s iTunes Account Settings after purchase. • Privacy Policy link https://vitalek.app/widgetweb/privacyPolicy.html and Terms of Use link https://vitalek.app/widgetweb/termsOfUse.html • Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable.
PiSugar
Monitor and control your PiSugar battery system remotely. View battery status, charging information, and customize button functions. Supports managing multiple batteries simultaneously.
- View battery level
- Monitor charging status
- Configure custom buttons
- Manage RTC settings
- Support for multiple batteries
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Manage your PiSugar battery from your iPhone. Pair PiSugar with PiSugar-server to connect to your Raspberry Pi and: • View battery level, voltage, and charging status • Manage multiple PiSugar devices • Configure safe shutdown, scheduled wake-up, RTC, and custom button actions • Configure Raspberry Pi Wi-Fi over Bluetooth • Open secure terminal sessions over Bluetooth with BLE SSH • Browse official PiSugar products, manage your cart, and check out securely Orders placed through the PiSugar Store can be viewed and managed at https://account.pisugar.com/. No account is required for device management, and the app contains no ads. Store checkout and order management may require online services and an account. Bluetooth is used only to discover, connect to, and manage nearby Raspberry Pi devices. Device configuration data stays on your device and is not uploaded to developer servers.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Widget Web 27 at 67% against PiSugar's 0%. Widget Web 27 also leads on rating (4.2 vs 2.3) and update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 11 months). PiSugar's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Widget Web 27 sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 3 months. PiSugar asks for nothing beyond the download.
Widget Web 27 holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Widget Web 27 has 170 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Widget Web 27's written reviews are positive against 0% of PiSugar's.
Widget Web 27 ships an update every 6 weeks, PiSugar every 11 months. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Widget Web 27 | PiSugar |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (170 ratings) — better | 2.3 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 67.4% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 170 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 11 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 42 MB | 38 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Vitaliy Alekseev | Guangzhou Soft Electric Technology Co., Ltd. |
Customer experience
Widget Web 27
PiSugar
Bugs and requests
Widget Web 27
Reported bugs
14 issues- App constantly asks to rate it
- Ad bubble in the bottom corner
- White screen on page load since iOS 18
- Widgets not showing up in the widget list
- Widget loses its position in the webpage
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- Scheduled refresh doesn't work
- Widget only works the first time it's set
- Pro version doesn't display all of crop area
- Crop feature duplicates and crop lines show on widget
- Widget shows white screen after refresh
- Snapshot can slip on reload
- Difficult to frame webcam photos, no useful preview
- App takes up a large amount of storage
- Cannot select the top part of the site due to modal window
Requested features
10 requests- Larger square widget option for iPads
- Ability to interact with website through widget
- Remove "widget web" caption
- Allow trying premium features for one webpage
- Add larger 4x2 widget size
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- Backup saved widgets for import between devices
- Ability to group widgets in categories
- Option to adjust browser font size
- iCloud support for storing links
- Fix iOS 18 white screen issue
PiSugar
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Widget Web 27
- Super PRO3 Days trial$1.993 Months
- PRO Version$4.99
PiSugar
No in-app purchases









