WidgetGrid vs Live Data Widgets
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
WidgetGrid
Transform spreadsheets and databases into dynamic home screen widgets. Customize layouts, map data, and share projects with collaborators. Widgets automatically update at set intervals.
- Create widgets from Google Sheets, Excel, Notion, Airtable
- Multiple widget layout options (Grid, List, Card, Chart, etc.)
- Data mapping and conditional formatting
- Project templates for various use cases
- Real-time collaboration and sharing
- Customizable widget design and reload intervals
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WidgetGrid is a new way to convert Google Sheets, Microsoft Excel, Notion Database & Airtable Database into data-driven widgets on the home screen. You can customize the design of all kinds of widgets. Once you edit your source data, your widgets will reload content at predefined time interval. Mapping Data Choose layouts including Grid, List, Card, Flip Card, Chart, Flow, Table, Form, Kanban, Gauge, Calendar, Photo, QR Code and configure mapping of data from layout components to source data Create Project From Your Own Or Templates Use your own data or get some idea from templates: Project Tracker, Expense Tracker, To Do List, Flash Card, Contact List, Stock Portfolio, Vocabulary List, Regular Tasks, Birthday Reminders. Share Project Collaborate with others on the shared project via scanning QR Code. Share widget's configuration and backend data. View latest updates through widgets on all collaborators' devices. Reload Policy Control time interval to reload widgets: every 15 minutes, 30 minutes, daily, etc. Make sure you have signed in with source provider. Rules Control your display by filtering items by columns and condition (including date option, e.g. today, this week, next week), sorting items by columns in ascending or descending order, or grouping items by columns (List, Grid & Flow View). Add Conditional Format Rules to change text color if the conditions are matched. Design Background style includes color, image, gradient and transparent. Text style includes font style, font size, font color, alignment, and line limit. Chart View includes line chart, bar chart, pie chart and doughnut chart. Terms of Use (EULA) https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Live Data Widgets
Create custom text, chart, and progress widgets for your iPhone using live data. Connects with automation tools like Google Sheets and Apple Shortcuts to display information from your apps and websites.
- Custom text widgets
- Chart widgets
- Progress widgets
- Integration with Google Sheets
- Integration with Apple Shortcuts
- Customizable themes and typefaces
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Ever wanted a custom text widget, chart widget, or progress widget for your own data? Meet AnyWidget for iOS. AnyWidget connects to your favorite automation tool (Apple Shortcuts, Zapier, Google Sheets supported), allowing you to tap into data from your iPhone's apps, websites, and more. AnyWidget comes with 3 custom widget types: • Chart Widget: A beautiful bar chart built from a list of numeric values. • Progress Widget: A progress bar to track any quantifiable value 0 to 100%: think yearly goals, finance, or reading. • Text Widget: A minimalistic canvas for any live text. Each widget can have one or more variables where you push your custom data. Make any widget your own with our beautiful themes and typefaces. AnyWidget is 100% free for all users. We hope you love AnyWidget! Please contact us at hello@heliconapps.com for support, feature requests, and business inquiries. Terms of Service & Privacy Policy: https://doc-hosting.flycricket.io/terms-privacy/f9c45fcc-dac6-492b-a532-5e9c1b5711f5/other
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Live Data Widgets at 5.0 against WidgetGrid's 3.7. Live Data Widgets also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 5 weeks) and review sentiment (100% vs 73%). WidgetGrid's advantage is ratings volume (9 vs 2). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. WidgetGrid sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Live Data Widgets sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Live Data Widgets holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 73% of WidgetGrid's written reviews are positive against 100% of Live Data Widgets's.
WidgetGrid ships an update every 5 weeks, Live Data Widgets every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | WidgetGrid | Live Data Widgets |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (9 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 72.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 9 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.5 | 17.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 81 MB | 58 MB |
| Age rating | +4 | 4+ |
| Developer | Tiger Ng | HELICON LLC |
Customer experience
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In-app purchases
WidgetGrid
- One Year Subscription$4.99
Live Data Widgets
- Monthly$5.991 Month
- Lifetime$24.99
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