Comparison

Widget Web 26 vs baton.

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

Head to head
About

Widget Web 26

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.

Highlights
  • View websites in home screen widgets
  • Interactive JS-Widgets
  • Geolocation support
  • Transparent lock screen widgets
  • Automatic web page updates
  • Ad blocker
  • Customizable widget style
Features
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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.

About

baton.

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The hardest part isn't focusing. It's starting again. baton. asks you to leave exactly one line when a session ends: "The first thing to do when I'm back." Next time you open the app, that line fills the screen instead of a timer. Past me · 14h ago. Tap the sentence, and you've already started. ■ For you if · You lose ten minutes to "where was I?" every time you sit back down · You've measured focus time, but starting again was always the hard part · You're tired of to-do backlogs and streak pressure ■ How baton. works · Baton — the one handoff line you always leave when a session ends · Baton time — not total focus time, but how long it takes to get back to work · Tracks — a separate baton for each lane: work, a side project, study (Full Track) · Lock screen and home widgets — your last baton is always in view · Live Activity — a running session on your lock screen and Dynamic Island ■ What's not here No to-do lists, no streaks, no cheering notifications, no "come back" pushes. No exclamation marks. No scolding. Time is shown honestly, and that's all. ■ Privacy No account, no server. Every record stays on your device. No data is collected. ■ Free and Full Track Batons, the timer, widgets, and Live Activity are all free. Full Track (a one-time purchase, not a subscription) opens multiple tracks, your full history, themes and app icons, and every feature still to come. Hemingway used to stop mid-sentence to end his day. We made an app out of that one idea. — beside Co.

Screenshots

Widget Web 264 screens
baton.4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: baton. at none against Widget Web 26's 2. baton. also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 6 weeks). Widget Web 26's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads 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

Both are free to download. Widget Web 26 sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 3 months. baton. asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Widget Web 26 ships an update every 6 weeks, baton. every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Widget Web 26 versus baton.: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWidget Web 26baton.
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (170 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews65.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings170 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, Mac
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size39 MB2 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperVitaliy AlekseevJeongHu Seo

Bugs and requests

Widget Web 26

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

baton.

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Widget Web 26

Subscriptions1
  • Super PRO3 Days trial$1.993 Months
One-time1
  • PRO Version$4.99
None

baton.

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Widget Web 26 free?
Widget Web 26 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is baton. free?
baton. is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Widget Web 26 or baton. have ads?
Neither Widget Web 26 nor baton. shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Widget Web 26 or baton.?
Widget Web 26 ships an update every 6 weeks, and baton. every 2 days. Most recently, Widget Web 26 was updated on October 13, 2026 and baton. on October 7, 2026.

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