Comparison

AnyMetrics vs API Widget

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

API Widget

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API Widget lets you display your own JSON data as customizable iOS widgets on your Home Screen. The app works with a data source you provide and presents the information as a clean, read-only widget. Widgets are updated automatically based on the refresh intervals supported by iOS, making API Widget suitable for monitoring metrics, counters, and status values. You can choose from multiple visual themes to match your style and focus on the information that matters most. API Widget does not require user accounts and does not collect personal information. The app is intended for informational and monitoring purposes only.

Screenshots

AnyMetrics4 screens
API Widget3 screens

Verdict

The call

AnyMetrics and API Widget are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
AnyMetrics versus API Widget: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAnyMetricsAPI Widget
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.5 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSimon HudishkinValery Shklovskiy

In-app purchases

None

AnyMetrics

No in-app purchases

None

API Widget

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is AnyMetrics free?
AnyMetrics is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is API Widget free?
API Widget is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do AnyMetrics or API Widget have ads?
Neither AnyMetrics nor API Widget shows ads.

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