Comparison

Kia_Dashcam vs CarWidget

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Kia_Dashcam

This app provides seamless integration with Kia vehicles equipped with dashcam capabilities. It allows users to view live footage, playback recordings, and wirelessly export videos to their phone. Users can also adjust dashcam settings for enhanced driving safety and monitoring.

Highlights
  • Live view of front and in-cabin cameras
  • Playback recorded driving videos
  • Wireless video export to phone
  • Change dashcam settings
  • Seamless Wi-Fi integration
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Enhance your driving experience and ensure your safety on the road with the Kia DashCam app. Designed exclusively for Kia vehicles equipped with dashcam capabilities, it provides a seamless integration of advanced features via Wi-Fi with your phone to empower you with comprehensive monitoring and recording functionalities. FEATURES: - Use the “Live view” feature to view your in-cabin and front view in your phone - Playback recorded driving videos in your phone - Wirelessly export recorded videos from the Dashcam to your phone camera roll - Change DashCam settings Drive with confidence, knowing that you have a reliable companion watching over you every mile of the way. NOTICE: - Compatible with iPhones that run iOS 13 or later. - Recordings are stored locally and not on cloud.

About

CarWidget

Design and customize car-themed widgets for your iPhone and CarPlay dashboard. Personalize your driving experience with automotive-inspired designs, essential information at a glance, and a safe, private interface.

Highlights
  • CarPlay Widgets
  • Custom Dashboard Designs
  • Weather & Time Widgets
  • Fully Customizable
  • Safe & Private
Features
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CarWidget – CarPlay Widget Maker lets you create and customize car widgets with ease. Design clean, modern dashboards and build widgets that show the information you need while driving. Make your CarPlay screen yours. Car Widget Studio brings beautiful, glanceable widgets to CarPlay and your iPhone Home Screen. Choose from 316 templates, design your own, or put your favorites on rotation so your car screen keeps feeling new. WIDGET ROTATION — NEW Can't pick just one? Put 2 to 10 widgets on rotation and your car screen switches between them on its own. • Play in order or on shuffle, like a playlist • Auto timing helps you see every design during a typical drive, or set your own interval from 5 minutes to 1 hour • Pin the design you love, or skip to the next one in a tap • Keeps working while your iPhone is locked 316 TEMPLATES Clocks, calendars, weather, countdowns, aesthetic, neon, retro and racing styles, plus seasonal collections: • Halloween: pumpkins, ghosts, bat moons and a countdown to the big night • Cute: soft pastels, teddy bears, kittens and sparkles • Animals: puppies, pandas, penguins, goldfish and more Search the whole library and save your favorites. Many templates are animated inside the app. DESIGN YOUR OWN • Start from scratch or from any template • Add your photos, text, live clock, date, weather and calendar events • Edit photos before adding them: filters, crop and one-tap background removal • Turn a GIF or video into a widget by choosing the perfect frame, or create a Motion Slideshow that changes frames every few minutes MADE FOR THE DRIVE • Big, readable widgets designed to be understood at a glance • Live weather and today's events from your calendar • A step-by-step CarPlay Setup guide gets your widgets onto your car screen in about two minutes GOOD TO KNOW CarPlay widgets are shown as still images that update on a schedule set by iOS. Designs change every few minutes, not every second, and video does not play on the car screen. Widgets in CarPlay require iOS 26 or later and a CarPlay-compatible vehicle. CAR WIDGET STUDIO PRO Unlock every template, unlimited custom widgets and rotations, Motion Slideshows and an ad-free experience. You can use the free version with 3 custom widgets and 1 Widget Rotation. Payment will be charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage and cancel your subscriptions in your App Store account settings after purchase. Terms of Use: https://deeplyai.app/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://deeplyai.app/privacy.html • Support & Contact Need help? Rate us! Got feedback?
 info@deeplyai.app Car Widget Studio is not affiliated with Apple or any vehicle manufacturer. CarPlay is a trademark of Apple Inc.

Screenshots

Kia_Dashcam4 screens
CarWidget4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Kia_Dashcam at 5.0 against CarWidget's 3.2. Kia_Dashcam also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 4) and ads (none vs shown). CarWidget's advantage is review sentiment (20% vs 0%) and ratings volume (11 vs 1). On price and device support 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. CarWidget sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Kia_Dashcam asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Kia_Dashcam holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CarWidget has 11 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 0% of Kia_Dashcam's written reviews are positive against 20% of CarWidget's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Kia_Dashcam ships an update every 5 days, CarWidget every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Kia_Dashcam versus CarWidget: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKia_DashcamCarWidget
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better3.2 (11 ratings)
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews20.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings111 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 4 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size59 MB53 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMOTREXDEEPLY AI

Customer experience

Kia_Dashcam

Written reviews3 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

CarWidget

All ratings11 ratings
Positive54.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative45.5%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive20.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative80.0%

In-app purchases

None

Kia_Dashcam

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

CarWidget

Subscriptions3
  • CarPlay Widget Premium Weekly$1.997 Days
  • CarPlay Widget Premium Monthly$5.991 Month
  • CarPlay Widget Premium Yearly$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • CarPlay Widget Lifetime$39.99

Questions

Is Kia_Dashcam free?
Kia_Dashcam is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is CarWidget free?
CarWidget is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Kia_Dashcam or CarWidget?
Kia_Dashcam is rated higher. Kia_Dashcam averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while CarWidget averages 3.2 from 11 ratings.
Do Kia_Dashcam or CarWidget have ads?
CarWidget shows ads; Kia_Dashcam does not.
Which is updated more often, Kia_Dashcam or CarWidget?
Kia_Dashcam ships an update every 5 days, and CarWidget every 4 weeks. Most recently, Kia_Dashcam was updated on November 4, 2026 and CarWidget on November 9, 2026.

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