AnyMetrics vs Dashlet
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
AnyMetrics
Transform any API into a live Home Screen widget without coding. Monitor servers, builds, stars, rates, and more by fetching data from any HTTP endpoint and displaying it directly on your iPhone. Customize requests, parse JSON or HTML, and format values for real-time insights.
- Custom HTTP requests
- JSON parsing and HTML extraction
- Live, auto-refreshing widgets
- Data formatting and transformation
- Pre-built metric gallery
- Export/import and share configurations
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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.
Dashlet
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# Put any data on your Home Screen. Dashlet lets you build beautiful widgets from almost any online data source. Display weather, scenic webcams, Home Assistant sensors, RSS feeds, server dashboards, solar production, package tracking, satellite positions, and much more; all on your Home Screen, Lock Screen, and Apple Watch. No coding. No accounts. No cloud. # Connect almost anything • HTTPS endpoints • JSON, XML/RSS and images • Bearer tokens, Basic Authentication and custom headers • Secure Keychain storage # Build widgets visually Browse your response, pick the fields you want, and map them into widgets with an intuitive visual editor. No JSON paths or scripting required. # Share a setup in a link Send someone a data source, or a whole widget with its rows, formatting and theme, as a link. It opens filled in on their device, ready to save, and nothing is created until they keep it. Your tokens and passwords never travel with it. # Multiple widget types • Value • Dashboard • List • Image • Image + Text • Carousel • Charts and Gauges • Maps # Designed for power users Perfect for: • Home Assistant • Scenic webcams • Photo feeds • Weather • Solar monitoring • Server monitoring • RSS feeds • Package tracking • Satellite tracking • Smart homes • Personal dashboards # Always available Dashlet caches your latest data so widgets continue working even when you're offline. # Know when something changes View request history, response times, success rates and endpoint health to quickly diagnose problems. ---- Terms of Service: https://getdashlet.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://getdashlet.app/privacy Terms of Use (Apple Standard EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: AnyMetrics at none against Dashlet's 3. AnyMetrics also leads on iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.0). Dashlet's advantage is update cadence (every 8 days vs every 2 weeks) and device support (3 vs 1). On price and ads 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. Dashlet sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. AnyMetrics asks for nothing beyond the download.
AnyMetrics ships an update every 2 weeks, Dashlet every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | AnyMetrics | Dashlet |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 8 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 27 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Simon Hudishkin | Ziga Dolar |
In-app purchases
AnyMetrics
No in-app purchases
Dashlet
- Dashlet Premium (1 month)$0.991 Month
- Dashlet Premium (1 year)$9.991 Year
- Dashlet Premium - Lifetime$19.99









