X Widget vs WidgetTask
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
X Widget
Personalize your iOS 14 home screen with custom widgets. Choose from various sizes and styles, and tailor fonts, text, and background colors to match your aesthetic.
- Customizable widgets
- Photo widgets
- Slideshow widgets
- Text widgets
- Date and time widgets
- Font and color customization
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X Widget X Widget lets you create custom and personalized widgets for your iOS 14 home screen. X Widget app features a variety of small, medium, and large widgets for functions like Photo, Photo Slideshow, Custom Text, Date, Time. Each one can be customized to your liking through choices of font, text color, and background color. -- Set up a Widget 1. Open the X Widget App. 2. Choose whether you want to make a Small Widget, Medium Widget, or Large Widget. 3. Select the widget style of your choice. 4. Design the widget. 5. Add widget to your home screen. -- Add Widget to Your Home Screen Once you’ve designed the iOS 14 home screen widget in the X Widget app, you can head back to your home screen, long-press to enter jiggle mode, then tap the “+” icon in the upper-left corner. Look for X Widget in the list of apps, then choose the size of the widget you created. -- On your iOS 14 home screen, you can use as many widgets from X Widget as you’d like. Once you add the X Widget size to your home screen, long-press, choose “Edit Widget” and choose the “Widget” option to pick from the multiple designs you created in the X Widget app.
WidgetTask
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Track periodic tasks right from your home screen widget. Stop wondering "wait, when did I last do this?" Register tasks that repeat weekly, monthly, or on any custom interval. The widget shows remaining time in real-time — tap to complete, and the next due date updates automatically. -------------------- Perfect for tasks like -------------------- • Weekly reports and reviews • Monthly invoices and expense reports • Air filter replacement (every 3 months) • Watering plants (every 5 days) • Regular backups and maintenance Designed for tasks that aren't daily — but need to happen regularly. -------------------- Key Features -------------------- -Flexible repeat cycles Weekly / Biweekly / Monthly / Every 3 or 6 months / Yearly / Custom days -3 Widget sizes Small (1 task) / Medium (3 tasks) / Large (all tasks) See everything at a glance from your home screen -Complete from widget No need to open the app — tap to complete, next cycle sets automatically -Countdown display Days: 4 / -2 (overdue) With time: 5h / 30m when due soon -------------------- Simple. Private. Local. -------------------- No server. No login. No data collection. Everything stays on your device.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: WidgetTask at Free against X Widget's $0.99. X Widget's advantage is update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 6 months) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). 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
WidgetTask is free to download; X Widget costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
X Widget ships an update every 6 weeks, WidgetTask every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | X Widget | WidgetTask |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 雪 赵 | Katsushige Matsuyama |
In-app purchases
X Widget
No in-app purchases
WidgetTask
No in-app purchases









