OpenWearable vs TerminalWidget
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
OpenWearable
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OpenWearables is a companion app for compatible OpenWearables devices, including OpenEarable. It enables researchers, developers to connect to wearable hardware, configure sensors, view live data, record sessions, and manage firmware updates from a single mobile interface. Use OpenWearables to: Discover and connect to compatible wearable devices over Bluetooth Configure available sensors and sampling settings View live sensor values and charts Record local sensor sessions for later analysis Manage saved recordings and share files Install supported firmware updates Try example applications such as posture and heart-rate signal demos
TerminalWidget
Display script output directly on your home screen widgets. Visualize data with progress indicators, charts, and tables. Control scripts via Shortcuts or URL schemes, with iCloud sync for Mac and iOS.
- Script output in widgets
- Progress indicators, charts, graphs
- iCloud sync for Mac and iOS
- Control via Shortcuts
- URL scheme support
- Universal purchase
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Scripters rejoice! Now you can have output from your scripts, AppleScripts, and Shortcuts display in widgets on iOS (and sync to and from your Mac via iCloud). You can see progress indicators, charts, graphs, icons, tables, and more. All controllable via Shortcuts or with a URL scheme (and a CLI on Mac). This is a universal purchase for the Mac, iOS, and Watch apps.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: OpenWearable at Free against TerminalWidget's $19.99. OpenWearable also leads on iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). TerminalWidget's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs weekly) and chart position (#48 vs unranked). On ads, in-app purchases 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
OpenWearable is free to download; TerminalWidget costs $19.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
OpenWearable ships an update weekly, TerminalWidget every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | OpenWearable | TerminalWidget |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $19.99 |
| Rating | — | 3.5 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 80.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Paid |
| Best chart rank | — | #48 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 41 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Karlsruher Institut fuer Technologie (KA) | Brett Terpstra |
In-app purchases
OpenWearable
No in-app purchases
TerminalWidget
No in-app purchases
