Comparison

Widgets Factory vs Dashlet

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

Head to head
About

Widgets Factory

Features
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This is a minimal, dedicated, pre-styled, and pre-formatted widgets application. It supports both light and dark modes automatically as well as the smaller and larger sizing customizations. The first feature implemented is a small and simplistic Maps widget which is auto updated based on your present location. The second feature is a classic and vintage medium sized Clock widget with 12 or 24 hour modes available. The third feature is a large size Weather widget that has a detailed and informative interface style which also matches the flat theme and layout of the other widgets.

About

Dashlet

Features
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# Put any data on your Home Screen. Dashlet lets you build beautiful widgets from almost any online data source. Display weather, scenic webcams, Home Assistant sensors, RSS feeds, server dashboards, solar production, package tracking, satellite positions, and much more; all on your Home Screen, Lock Screen, and Apple Watch. No coding. No accounts. No cloud. # Connect almost anything • HTTPS endpoints • JSON, XML/RSS and images • Bearer tokens, Basic Authentication and custom headers • Secure Keychain storage # Build widgets visually Browse your response, pick the fields you want, and map them into widgets with an intuitive visual editor. No JSON paths or scripting required. # Share a setup in a link Send someone a data source, or a whole widget with its rows, formatting and theme, as a link. It opens filled in on their device, ready to save, and nothing is created until they keep it. Your tokens and passwords never travel with it. # Multiple widget types • Value • Dashboard • List • Image • Image + Text • Carousel • Charts and Gauges • Maps # Designed for power users Perfect for: • Home Assistant • Scenic webcams • Photo feeds • Weather • Solar monitoring • Server monitoring • RSS feeds • Package tracking • Satellite tracking • Smart homes • Personal dashboards # Always available Dashlet caches your latest data so widgets continue working even when you're offline. # Know when something changes View request history, response times, success rates and endpoint health to quickly diagnose problems. ---- Terms of Service: https://getdashlet.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://getdashlet.app/privacy Terms of Use (Apple Standard EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Widgets Factory4 screens
Dashlet4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Widgets Factory at none against Dashlet's 3. Widgets Factory also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 8 days). Dashlet's advantage is iOS requirement (18.0 vs 27.0). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. Dashlet sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Widgets Factory asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Widgets Factory ships an update daily, Dashlet every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences Ā· 3 level
Widgets Factory versus Dashlet: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWidgets FactoryDashlet
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyDaily — betterEvery 8 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS27.018.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB19 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJonathan ChiappettaZiga Dolar

In-app purchases

None

Widgets Factory

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Dashlet

Subscriptions2
  • Dashlet Premium (1 month)$0.991 Month
  • Dashlet Premium (1 year)$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Dashlet Premium - Lifetime$19.99

Questions

Is Widgets Factory free?
Widgets Factory is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Dashlet free?
Dashlet is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Widgets Factory or Dashlet have ads?
Neither Widgets Factory nor Dashlet shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Widgets Factory or Dashlet?
Widgets Factory ships an update daily, and Dashlet every 8 days. Most recently, Widgets Factory was updated on October 30, 2026 and Dashlet on October 28, 2026.

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