Comparison

AnyMetrics vs Widgets Factory

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

Head to head
About

AnyMetrics

Transform any API into a live Home Screen widget without coding. Monitor servers, builds, stars, rates, and status codes directly from your iPhone. Customize requests, parse JSON or HTML, and display live data that refreshes automatically.

Highlights
  • Custom HTTP requests
  • JSON and HTML parsing
  • Live, auto-refreshing widgets
  • Data formatting and transformation
  • Pre-built metrics gallery
  • Config export/import
Features
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Turn any API into a live Home Screen widget. Servers. Builds. Stars. Rates. Status codes. If it has a URL — it can live on your iPhone. AnyMetrics fetches data from any HTTP endpoint and shows it as a widget. No code. No backend. No waiting for someone else’s app. Set up once. See it every time you unlock your phone. WHAT YOU GET • Custom HTTP requests — any method, headers, auth • JSON parsing with paths, filters, and aggregates • HTML extraction with CSS selectors • Live widgets that refresh on their own • Format and transform values before display • Ready-made metrics from the gallery — add in one tap BUILT FOR • DevOps & SRE — uptime, health checks, latency • Engineers — CI/CD status from GitHub, GitLab, Jenkins • Indie hackers — stars, downloads, MRR signals • Anyone who wants live data without building an app SHARE & REUSE • Export / import metrics as JSON • Share configs with your team • Start from the gallery, then make it yours POWER WHEN YOU NEED IT Advanced JSON paths. CSS-style HTML parsing. Custom headers. Configurable timeouts. Full control — without the complexity. 100% free. No ads. No subscription. Open source. Stop checking dashboards. Put the number where you already look.

About

Widgets Factory

Features
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This is a minimal, dedicated, pre-styled, and pre-formatted widgets application. It supports both light and dark modes automatically as well as the smaller and larger sizing customizations. The first feature implemented is a small and simplistic Maps widget which is auto updated based on your present location. The second feature is a classic and vintage medium sized Clock widget with 12 or 24 hour modes available. The third feature is a large size Weather widget that has a detailed and informative interface style which also matches the flat theme and layout of the other widgets.

Screenshots

AnyMetrics4 screens
Widgets Factory4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Widgets Factory at daily against AnyMetrics's every 3 weeks. AnyMetrics's advantage is iOS requirement (16.0 vs 27.0). On price, 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

AnyMetrics ships an update every 3 weeks, Widgets Factory daily. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
AnyMetrics versus Widgets Factory: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAnyMetricsWidgets Factory
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.5 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS16.0 — better27.0
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSimon HudishkinJonathan Chiappetta

In-app purchases

None

AnyMetrics

No in-app purchases

None

Widgets Factory

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is AnyMetrics free?
AnyMetrics is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Widgets Factory free?
Widgets Factory is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do AnyMetrics or Widgets Factory have ads?
Neither AnyMetrics nor Widgets Factory shows ads.
Which is updated more often, AnyMetrics or Widgets Factory?
AnyMetrics ships an update every 3 weeks, and Widgets Factory daily. Most recently, AnyMetrics was updated on November 3, 2026 and Widgets Factory on October 30, 2026.

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