SmartProbe vs XL Widgets
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SmartProbe
This utility app uses advanced technology for detecting pests and monitoring environmental conditions. It provides insights to help manage and improve your surroundings.
- Pest detection technology
- Environmental monitoring
- Data insights
- Improved management
- Surroundings improvement
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SmartProbe technology for pest detection and environmental monitoring
XL Widgets
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XL Widgets is built for the brand-new extra-large widget in iOS 27, the 4x6 tile that fills most of your Home Screen. Turn one page into a photo frame, a countdown, a calendar, or a giant clock. Every widget comes in four sizes, small, medium, large, and extra-large, so you can mix a tiny CarPlay-ready dial with a full-page XL centerpiece. The five widgets: Photo Pick one or more photo sets from your library. The widget rotates through them on your Home Screen. At extra-large size it becomes a full-page picture frame. Countdown Track the days to a trip, a birthday, a deadline, or any date that matters. The XL size turns a countdown into a bold, glance-and-go number. Calendar See your upcoming events at a glance, from a quick agenda strip at small size to a full week view at extra-large. Daily Note A single line for today, written on-device by Apple Intelligence on supported iPhones. On other iPhones you get a curated quote instead. Either way, it is a fresh line worth a glance every morning. Clock and Date A big, typographic clock and date. At extra-large size it becomes a striking Home Screen centerpiece; at small size it doubles as a clean CarPlay dashboard widget. How it works Long-press your Home Screen, tap the plus button, choose XL Widgets, and pick a widget and size. Small widgets also show up on your CarPlay dashboard automatically. Privacy XL Widgets has no accounts, no sign-in, and no servers. Your photos, events, and notes are read and processed entirely on your iPhone and never leave the device. There is no analytics and no tracking of any kind. FREE TO TRY XL Widgets is free: Clock & Date, Daily Note, one countdown and one photo set. XL Widgets Pro — an optional one-time purchase ($2.99, once — never a subscription) — adds the Calendar widget, unlimited countdowns and unlimited photo sets. No ads, ever.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SmartProbe at none against XL Widgets's 1. SmartProbe also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). XL Widgets's advantage is update cadence (daily vs every 3 weeks). 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. XL Widgets sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. SmartProbe asks for nothing beyond the download.
SmartProbe ships an update every 3 weeks, XL Widgets daily. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SmartProbe | XL Widgets |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 74 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | AiVision Food | League of Strategic Enterprises and Revenue, LLC. |
In-app purchases
SmartProbe
No in-app purchases
XL Widgets
- XL Widgets Pro$2.99
