Now Serving vs Calendarweek Widget
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Now Serving
This utility app helps manage queues and lines by providing a simple digital number board. It allows users to increment numbers with a tap, decrement with a swipe, and reset to zero with a long press, bringing order to busy situations.
- Digital number board
- Increment numbers with a tap
- Decrement numbers with a swipe
- Reset number to zero
- Easy to use interface
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Ever have those days where everyone wants a piece of you? When your co-workers, your boss, your friends, your wife, your kids, etc. all want your help/opinion/whatever - and they all want it NOW! Based on the "Now Serving" boards found wherever there's a line-up, Now Serving lets you bring some order to your life and/or business. Now Serving could also be a great substitute for situations where an unexpected line-up forms and you want to keep some order - Garage Sales, Raffle Ticket Sales, etc. Now Serving is incredibly easy to use - simply tap on your device's screen, and the numbers go up by one. Make a mistake? Swipe down to decrease. Want to reset back to 00? Simply press and hold on the screen, and you're all set.
Calendarweek Widget
This app provides convenient widgets to display the current calendar week on your lock screen or home screen. Customize your widget's appearance to suit your preferences.
- Lock screen widgets
- Home screen widgets
- Customizable background styles
- At-a-glance calendar week view
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You want to see the current calendar week directly at a glance? Then Calendarweek Widget is just what you need! Choose from two lock screen widgets to find the one that suits you best. Or create a widget on your homescreen that changes its background style every month.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Calendarweek Widget at Free against Now Serving's $0.99. Now Serving's advantage is update cadence (every 8 months vs every 16 months) and device support (4 vs 2). On rating, ads, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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
Calendarweek Widget is free to download; Now Serving costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.1 for Now Serving against 4.0 for Calendarweek Widget. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 2 respectively.
Now Serving ships an update every 8 months, Calendarweek Widget every 16 months. Both last shipped on September 27, 2026.
| Parameter | Now Serving | Calendarweek Widget |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.1 (7 ratings) — better | 4.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 61.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months — better | Every 16 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Buzz Media | Florian Lenk |
Customer experience
Now Serving
Calendarweek Widget
In-app purchases
Now Serving
No in-app purchases
Calendarweek Widget
No in-app purchases
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