HTML Sandbox³ vs Dashly
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
HTML Sandbox³
Design custom lock and home screens with dynamic shortcuts for weather, battery, calendar, and RSS feeds. Join a large community for themes and support.
- Custom lock screen design
- Custom home screen design
- Dynamic shortcut integration
- Weather shortcuts
- Battery status shortcuts
- Calendar event shortcuts
- RSS feed shortcuts
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The HTML Sandbox app allows you to create custom lockscreens and homescreens using shortcuts app incl. weather, battery status, calendar events, RSS feeds and more. Download of complimentary shortcut can be found in app. With over 18,000 members, join the supportive HTML Sandbox community to find new themes and get 24/7 assistance. Please note this app is designed for iPhone only.
Dashly
Personalize your car's digital dashboard with custom widgets, AI-generated artwork, and animated GIFs. Create unique designs for your vehicle, add personal touches like photos and text, and even set custom sounds for driving automations.
- Personalized car widgets
- AI-generated car artwork
- GIF and video widgets
- Customizable car sounds
- License plate designs
- Countdown widgets
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Make your car screen yours. Dashly lets you create personalized car widgets, automotive designs, AI car artwork, GIFs, custom sounds and more for your driving setup. CREATE YOUR OWN CAR WIDGETS Build a dashboard that feels like yours. Choose your vehicle, customize the design, add logos, text, colors and personal details, then save your favorite creations to My Widgets. PERSONALIZE YOUR CAR • Vehicle Style widgets with cars, logos and custom layouts • Car logo widgets with customizable backgrounds • Custom license plate designs and plate text • AI-generated personalized car artwork • GIF and video widgets • Couple and relationship widgets • Countdown widgets for birthdays, trips and important moments • Dynamic moon phase widgets • Custom text and photo designs • Football club logo widgets • Music and vinyl-inspired widgets • Stickers, colors, fonts and multiple visual styles AI CREATE Turn your own photos into a personalized automotive design. Upload a photo of your car and a photo of yourself, and Dashly creates a custom car-themed widget artwork designed for your setup. GIFS & VIDEO Bring your widgets to life with animated content. Discover GIFs or use your own compatible media to create something more personal than a standard dashboard. CUSTOM CAR SOUNDS Make every drive feel different with customizable sounds for supported driving automations, including connection and disconnection experiences. WIDGETS FOR EVERY STYLE Go minimal, sporty, colorful, aesthetic or completely personal. Dashly includes a growing collection of templates designed around cars, photos, relationships, music, events and more. EASY TO CREATE Pick a widget, customize it and add it to your collection. Dashly keeps creation simple while giving you control over the details that matter. PREMIUM Upgrade to Dashly Pro to unlock premium customization, additional designs and advanced features. Subscriptions are managed securely through your Apple ID and can be restored from within the app. Your car is part of your everyday life. Make the screen feel like yours with Dashly. Some functionality depends on device, iOS version and supported in-car experiences. Apple and CarPlay are trademarks of Apple Inc. Dashly is an independent application and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Apple Inc. Privacy Policy: https://getdashly.app/privacy Terms of Service: https://getdashly.app/terms
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: HTML Sandbox³ at 4.0 against Dashly's 1.0. HTML Sandbox³ also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ads (none vs shown). On price, ratings volume, device support 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
Both are free to download. Dashly sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days. HTML Sandbox³ asks for nothing beyond the download.
HTML Sandbox³ holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 2 respectively.
HTML Sandbox³ ships an update daily, Dashly every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | HTML Sandbox³ | Dashly |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (4 ratings) — better | 1.0 (2 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Daily — better | Every 6 days |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 184 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Eric Roembach | KK Ventures, UAB |
Customer experience
HTML Sandbox³
Dashly
In-app purchases
HTML Sandbox³
No in-app purchases
Dashly
- Dashly Pro Weekly$3.997 Days
- Dashly Pro Yearly$79.991 Year
