SubWidget vs Hashtag AI
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SubWidget
Monitor your YouTube channel's live subscriber and view counts directly from your desktop. This app allows you to track multiple channels simultaneously with customizable widgets and real-time updates, all without requiring a sign-in.
- Live YouTube statistics tracking
- Monitor multiple channels
- Customizable widget appearance
- Adjustable refresh rates
- Simplified view count display
- Dark mode support
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SubWidget: Your Live YouTube Statistics, at a Glance! Keep a pulse on your YouTube channel's performance with SubWidget, the ultimate widget app for live YouTube statistics – no sign-in required! Enter any channel's username and instantly monitor subscriber or view counts, straight from your desktop FEATURES: • Live YouTube Statistics: Track subscriber and view counts in real-time. • Multiple Channel Monitoring: Add up to ten channels for simultaneous tracking. • Customizable Widgets: Choose from small or medium sizes, pick your background color, and set refresh rates. • Simplified Numbers: View counts in full or simplified form, tailored to your preference. • Dark Mode: Enjoy seamless integration with your device's theme. Download today and keep track of your YouTube statistics! Terms: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://pages.flycricket.io/subwidget/privacy.html
Hashtag AI
Instantly generate relevant hashtags and engaging captions for your social media posts by uploading an image or describing your content. This toolkit helps you boost engagement, optimize posting times, and estimate sponsorship potential across multiple platforms.
- AI-powered caption and hashtag generation
- Image analysis for content suggestions
- Multi-platform optimization (Instagram, TikTok, X, LinkedIn)
- Hashtag popularity insights
- Optimized posting time suggestions
- Content idea generation
- Sponsorship potential estimation
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Hashtag & Caption Generator. Faster than ever. With Hashtag AI, you can generate hashtags and captions in seconds for Instagram, TikTok, X, and LinkedIn. Simply add an image or describe your content, and get everything instantly. No complicated steps, no wasted time — just results. Key Features: - Add an Image or Describe Your Content: Get both hashtags and captions instantly. - One-Click Simplicity: Everything you need in seconds, no extra steps. - Multi-Platform Ready: Optimized for Instagram, TikTok, X, and LinkedIn. - Boost Engagement: Use fresh, relevant hashtags and captions that stand out. Extra Tools to Grow Your Socials: - Hashtag Popularity Insights: Understand which hashtags are trending. - Optimized Posting Time: Find the best time to post for reach. - Content Idea Generator: Get inspiration when you’re out of ideas. - Caption Quality Analyzer: Check and improve your captions. - Sponsorship Estimator: Estimate brand deal potential based on your content. Continuous Improvement: - Submit your feature requests directly to our development team. - Help shape the future of Hashtag AI and enhance your user experience. Why Hashtag AI? Other tools make you work harder. Hashtag AI gives you speed, simplicity, and smarter tools to post better content, grow faster, and stay consistent. Download Hashtag AI today and get hashtags and captions instantly by adding an image or describing your content. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Terms of Service: https://litappslab.com/privacy Privacy Policy: https://litappslab.com/terms Website: https://hashtagguru.app
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: SubWidget at none against Hashtag AI's shown. SubWidget also leads on device support (3 vs 1). Hashtag AI's advantage is review sentiment (67% vs 52%). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. SubWidget sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Hashtag AI sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for SubWidget against 4.4 for Hashtag AI. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 72 and 32 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 52% of SubWidget's written reviews are positive against 67% of Hashtag AI's.
SubWidget ships an update every 2 weeks, Hashtag AI weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SubWidget | Hashtag AI |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (72 ratings) — better | 4.4 (32 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 52.5% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 72 — better | 32 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 24 MB | 29 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Arjun Dureja | Lit Apps LLC (Mobile) |
Customer experience
SubWidget
Hashtag AI
Bugs and requests
SubWidget
Reported bugs
16 issues- App crashes frequently
- Widgets are white or black
- Widgets are zoomed in or cut off
- Cannot fetch channel even with ID
- Cannot link YouTube account
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- Widget doesn't update subscriber count
- App doesn't appear in widget settings
- Network error after update
- Paid for app but it doesn't display anything
- Widget doesn't show on display section
- Refresh doesn't work after update
- Not compatible with older iPhones (iOS 15)
- Widget doesn't display information
- Not saving when channel is changed
- Widget issues after update 2.1.0
- Small widget shows profile picture, large widget shows red cross
Requested features
9 requests- More font options
- More widget designs and styles
- Add total views, uploads counters
- Option to change text color (dark mode)
- Ability to add a second channel
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- Real-time counting or faster refresh (5 mins)
- Display exact subscriber count (not rounded)
- Widget customization (text, background, layout)
- Improve layout details
Hashtag AI
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
SubWidget
- SubWidget Pro – Monthly7 Days trial$0.991 Month
- SubWidget Pro – Yearly7 Days trial$4.991 Year
- SubWidget Pro – Lifetime$14.99
Hashtag AI
- Weekly Pro: Hashtags & More$3.997 Days
- Hashtag AI Pro: Trends & More$9.991 Month
- Hashtag AI Pro: Trends & More$49.991 Year
- Small Tip: Hashtag & Captions$0.99
- Medium Tip: Hashtag & Captions$3.99
- Large Tip: Hashtag & Captions$6.99
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- Hashtag AI Pro (Lifetime)$39.99
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