Comparison

Live Data Widgets vs Small Talk

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

Head to head
About

Live Data Widgets

Create custom text, chart, and progress widgets for your iPhone using live data. Connects with automation tools like Google Sheets and Apple Shortcuts to display information from your apps and websites.

Highlights
  • Custom text widgets
  • Chart widgets
  • Progress widgets
  • Integration with Google Sheets
  • Integration with Apple Shortcuts
  • Customizable themes and typefaces
Features
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Ever wanted a custom text widget, chart widget, or progress widget for your own data? Meet AnyWidget for iOS. AnyWidget connects to your favorite automation tool (Apple Shortcuts, Zapier, Google Sheets supported), allowing you to tap into data from your iPhone's apps, websites, and more. AnyWidget comes with 3 custom widget types: • Chart Widget: A beautiful bar chart built from a list of numeric values. • Progress Widget: A progress bar to track any quantifiable value 0 to 100%: think yearly goals, finance, or reading. • Text Widget: A minimalistic canvas for any live text. Each widget can have one or more variables where you push your custom data.  Make any widget your own with our beautiful themes and typefaces. AnyWidget is 100% free for all users. We hope you love AnyWidget! Please contact us at hello@heliconapps.com for support, feature requests, and business inquiries. Terms of Service & Privacy Policy: https://doc-hosting.flycricket.io/terms-privacy/f9c45fcc-dac6-492b-a532-5e9c1b5711f5/other

About

Small Talk

This app helps you remember important personal details about people, like their birthdays, interests, and notes from conversations. It prioritizes privacy with on-device storage and offers a simple, stress-free interface for managing these memories.

Highlights
  • Record personal details about people
  • Jot notes after conversations
  • Private, on-device storage
  • Birthday reminders
  • Link people together
  • Searchable notes and contacts
  • Customizable themes
Features
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Small Talk is a personal notebook for remembering the kind of stuff you don't want to forget — but often do: Where they are from. The name of their dog. Their birthday. That book they recommended. Add someone new in seconds. Fill in the details whenever. Jot a note after a conversation, and it's there next time you need it. PRIVATE No accounts, no tracking, and no servers. Everything is stored on your device, encrypted. If you enable backups, they go to your own iCloud or Google Drive. SIMPLE BY DESIGN No streaks, no likes, no feed, no stress. Small Talk does one thing well: help you remember. WHAT YOU GET FOR FREE - Add people with notes, birthdays, and custom details - Link people together (coworkers, family, friends) - Search across all your people and notes - Timeline view with calendar - Three beautiful themes - Birthday reminders - Face ID / biometric lock SMALL TALK PLUS One purchase. No subscription. Unlock: - All 13 color themes - Create your own custom themes - Export and import backups Built for people who care about people and want to remember the things that matter.

Screenshots

Live Data Widgets4 screens
Small Talk4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Live Data Widgets at free against Small Talk's free with in-app purchases. Small Talk's advantage is ratings volume (8 vs 2) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.1). On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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. Live Data Widgets sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month and Small Talk sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Live Data Widgets against 5.0 for Small Talk. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 8 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Live Data Widgets ships an update every 5 days, Small Talk weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Live Data Widgets versus Small Talk: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLive Data WidgetsSmall Talk
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (8 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings28 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.115.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size58 MB33 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHELICON LLCKIERAN FREDERICK LAMEE

Customer experience

Live Data Widgets

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Small Talk

All ratings7 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Live Data Widgets

Subscriptions1
  • Monthly$5.991 Month
One-time1
  • Lifetime$24.99
1 purchases

Small Talk

One-time1
  • Small Talk Plus Lifetime$4.99

Questions

Is Live Data Widgets free?
Live Data Widgets is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Small Talk free?
Small Talk is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Live Data Widgets or Small Talk?
Live Data Widgets and Small Talk are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 8 ratings respectively.
Do Live Data Widgets or Small Talk have ads?
Neither Live Data Widgets nor Small Talk shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Live Data Widgets or Small Talk?
Live Data Widgets ships an update every 5 days, and Small Talk weekly. Most recently, Live Data Widgets was updated on November 4, 2026 and Small Talk on October 31, 2026.

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