Comparison

Raycast vs WidgetAim

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

Head to head
About

Raycast

This app extends your desktop productivity to your mobile device. It offers AI chat, note-taking, quick links, code snippets, and seamless cloud synchronization. Keep your essential tools and ideas accessible anywhere.

Highlights
  • AI chat with multiple models
  • Capture and organize notes
  • Save and access Quicklinks
  • Store code snippets and templates
  • Seamless cloud sync across devices
Features
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Introducing Raycast for iOS: Your all-in-one productivity toolkit with AI, notes, and more – now on mobile as the perfect companion to the macOS app. The app brings your favorite productivity tools from the Mac into your pocket. With Raycast for iOS, you can: • Chat with dozens of AI models from leading providers to get the perfect answers for any task • Capture, organize, and access your thoughts to never lose an important idea again • Save and open Quicklinks for instant access to your most important resources • Store and reuse code snippets and templates to save time on repetitive workflows • Enjoy seamless cloud sync to keep all your content updated across devices Whether you're a long-time Mac user or just discovering Raycast on iOS, you'll have your essential productivity tools always at hand. Raycast for iOS seamlessly extends your desktop workflow to mobile, ensuring you stay productive and organized wherever life takes you. Please note: Raycast for iOS requires a free Raycast account. Premium features available with a Raycast Pro subscription. Terms of Service: https://www.raycast.com/terms-of-service

About

WidgetAim

Features
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A new flashcard every time you pick up your phone. WidgetAim puts a flashcard on your Home Screen. Tap to see the answer and mark whether you knew it, right on the widget. Cards you don't know yet come back; cards you know make room for new ones. FREE READY-MADE DECKS Built into the app, no AI or internet needed: • Everyday words and travel phrases in 11 languages: English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Japanese, Korean, Chinese, Turkish and Arabic • Exam lists: YDS, TOEFL, JLPT N5, HSK 1 and English phrasal verbs Readings where they help (kana, pinyin, IPA), answers in your language, and you choose how many new cards a day. MAKE A DECK ABOUT ANYTHING Type a topic, like English for job interviews or the bones of the hand, and AI builds a deck at your level. Writing your own cards is always free. BIGGER WIDGETS, CARDS IN NOTIFICATIONS Large flashcard widgets show the reading, an example sentence, today's new and review cards, and your streak. Turn on a few cards a day at the hours you pick, and answer "I know it" or "Again" from the notification. MORE THAN CARDS The same widgets count down the days to a trip or an exam, add up savings, miles or pages with +1, keep a daily check-in streak, tick off lists, show what's paid and left of this month's bills, and give you real sentences to say out loud. With Pro, Apple Health fills in steps, sleep and weight, and Calendar keeps countdowns right. MAKE IT YOURS 26 hand-made scenes play once when your progress changes, then rest. Widget Studio previews 28 styles, your own colors, six typefaces and four layouts live. Free includes 8 styles, 2 typefaces, 2 layouts and a scene for every kind. Small to extra-large Home Screen widgets, plus Lock Screen widgets. ON YOUR WRIST An Apple Watch app in sync with your iPhone: answer a card, check in, add to a number, tick a list item or mark a bill paid. Complications included. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account. No ads. Your aims stay on your iPhone, backed up to your own iCloud. Anonymous usage statistics never include what's in your widgets, and you can turn them off. The app itself speaks the same 11 languages; switch inside the app. FREE AND PRO Free, with nothing that expires: up to 3 widgets, every ready-made deck, the cards, sentences and lists you write yourself, Lock Screen widgets, iCloud backup and your first aim on Apple Watch. Plus one AI try: make a deck about anything, or set up a widget from a sentence. WidgetAim Pro adds: • All 28 styles and 26 scenes, your own colors, every typeface and layout • Every aim on Apple Watch • Apple Health and Calendar links • Unlimited widgets • Set up a widget from one sentence • Fill in a form from a sentence • AI flashcard decks on any topic • AI sentence sets, every word explained • Edit a widget by chatting • A weekly summary of your aims AI features ask for your permission first and send only what each request needs. Widgets you made keep working, and keep their look, if Pro ends. SUBSCRIPTION DETAILS WidgetAim Pro is a monthly or yearly auto-renewing subscription. Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm the purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless you cancel it at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and the renewal is charged within the 24 hours before the period ends. Manage or cancel it anytime in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use: https://widgetaim.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://widgetaim.com/privacy

Screenshots

Raycast4 screens
WidgetAim4 screens

Verdict

The call

Raycast and WidgetAim are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Raycast sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and WidgetAim sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Raycast ships an update every 11 days, WidgetAim every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Raycast versus WidgetAim: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRaycastWidgetAim
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (252 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews53.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings252 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 11 daysEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size225 MB25 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRaycast TechnologiesAimPoly LLC

Bugs and requests

Raycast

Reported bugs

1 issue
  • Sync feature should be free at least for Raycast notes

Requested features

4 requests
  • Attach documents via the UI when starting a conversation
  • Sync between desktop and iOS chat history
  • Create notes quickly from the Share Sheet
  • Extensions support

WidgetAim

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

11 purchases

Raycast

Subscriptions6
  • Pro7 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Advanced AI$19.991 Month
  • Max Plan$49.991 Month
Show 3 more
  • Pro14 Days trial$96.001 Year
  • Advanced AI$191.991 Year
  • Max Plan$479.991 Year
One-time5
  • 500 AI Credits$5.00
  • 2,500 AI Credits$23.90
  • 5,000 AI Credits$46.49
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  • 5,000 Team AI Credits$60.00
  • 10,000 Team AI Credits$116.99
2 purchases

WidgetAim

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Pro Yearly$39.991 Year

Questions

Is Raycast free?
Raycast is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is WidgetAim free?
WidgetAim is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Raycast or WidgetAim have ads?
Neither Raycast nor WidgetAim shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Raycast or WidgetAim?
Raycast ships an update every 11 days, and WidgetAim every 6 days. Most recently, Raycast was updated on October 25, 2026 and WidgetAim on October 26, 2026.

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