WidgetGrid vs VaultScan
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/
VaultScan
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VaultScan turns your iPhone into a powerful document scanner with smart text recognition. SCAN ANYTHING - High-quality document scanning with auto-edge detection - Multi-page scanning for longer documents - QR code and barcode scanner built-in SMART TEXT EXTRACTION - OCR extracts text from any document - Smart Extract automatically parses receipts, business cards, and IDs - Copy extracted data with one tap ORGANIZE YOUR WAY - Create custom folders - Search across all documents - Share as PDF instantly AI-POWERED ANALYSIS - Get document summaries and insights - Extract key information automatically - Works with your own free Gemini API key ALL FEATURES FREE Every feature is completely free to use. No limits on scans, no watermarks on exports, no locked features. Upgrade once for $9.99 to remove ads forever. Perfect for receipts, contracts, notes, business cards, IDs, and more.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: WidgetGrid at none against VaultScan's shown. VaultScan's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 5 weeks) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.5). On price, 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
Both are free to download. WidgetGrid sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and VaultScan sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
WidgetGrid ships an update every 5 weeks, VaultScan every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | WidgetGrid | VaultScan |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (9 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 72.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 9 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.5 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 81 MB | 72 MB |
| Age rating | +4 | 4+ |
| Developer | Tiger Ng | CODENESTLE PTY LTD |
In-app purchases
WidgetGrid
- One Year Subscription$4.99
VaultScan
- Remove Ads$9.99









