Comparison

X Widget vs WidgetTask

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Customizable widgets
  • Photo widgets
  • Slideshow widgets
  • Text widgets
  • Date and time widgets
  • Font and color customization
Features
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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.

About

WidgetTask

Features
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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.

Screenshots

X Widget4 screens
WidgetTask3 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
X Widget versus WidgetTask: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterX WidgetWidgetTask
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 6 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer雪 赵Katsushige Matsuyama

In-app purchases

None

X Widget

No in-app purchases

None

WidgetTask

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is X Widget free?
X Widget costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is WidgetTask free?
WidgetTask is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do X Widget or WidgetTask have ads?
Neither X Widget nor WidgetTask shows ads.
Which is updated more often, X Widget or WidgetTask?
X Widget ships an update every 6 weeks, and WidgetTask every 6 months. Most recently, X Widget was updated on September 23, 2026 and WidgetTask on September 9, 2026.

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