Comparison

I Need That Widget vs LockCal

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

Head to head
About

I Need That Widget

This app provides customizable calendar and reminder widgets for your Home Screen and Lock Screen. View your schedule, upcoming events, and weekly plans at a glance without opening other apps. Your data remains private on your device.

Highlights
  • Home Screen widgets (small, medium, large)
  • Lock Screen widgets
  • Today Counts widget
  • Reminder support
  • Weekly calendar view
  • Open in preferred calendar app
  • Customizable display options
  • Privacy-focused, data stays on device
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"I Need That Widget" brings clean, focused calendar and reminder widgets to your Home Screen and Lock Screen. See today's schedule, upcoming events and reminders, weekly plans, a full monthly calendar, and today's reminders at a glance without digging through apps. Your calendar and reminder data stays private on your device. KEY FEATURES - Home Screen Widgets for different layouts - Small: Month Calendar or Today Counts - Medium: Upcoming events and reminders, or Weekly Calendar - Large: Full Month Grid or Compact Event List - Lock Screen Widgets - View a compact 3-week calendar directly on your Lock Screen - See today's reminders from the Lock Screen with the reminder widget - Focus Calendar Filters - Choose which calendars stay visible while a Focus is active - Apply the same calendar filter in the app and widgets - Turn off the active Focus filter from the app when needed - Today Counts Widget - See today's total event and reminder count at a glance - Get a quick summary for busy days or free days - Reminder Support - View reminders alongside calendar events - See today's reminders and upcoming reminders in widgets - Choose whether to show overdue reminders and reminders without due dates - View recurring and all-day reminders more reliably - Open reminder details from supported widgets and app views - Weekly Calendar Widget - See your week in a clean 7-day layout - Choose a rolling 7-day view starting today, or use your selected week-start setting - Choose the first day of the week in the app settings, or follow your system setting - Open in Your Preferred Calendar App - Apple Calendar, Google Calendar, and Fantastical supported - Tap widgets and jump into the calendar app you prefer - Improved fallback helps widget taps recover when permissions or destination apps need attention - Customizable - Choose which calendars and reminder lists to show - Choose between the new calendar-inspired app icon and the Classic icon - Toggle all-day events - Control reminder visibility - Choose how to display past items - Localized - Available in English, Korean, German, Spanish, French, Arabic, Dutch, Hindi, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, and Portuguese - Includes regional variants such as English (UK), English (Canada), English (Australia), Spanish (Mexico), Spanish (Spain), Portuguese (Portugal), and Portuguese (Brazil) - Privacy First - Your calendar and reminder data stays on your device - No accounts, no servers, no tracking - Clean and Simple - No ads - No clutter - No subscription PERFECT FOR - Checking your schedule without opening Calendar - Seeing today's workload instantly - Viewing reminders from the Home Screen or Lock Screen - Planning your week from the Home Screen - Keeping a calendar visible on the Lock Screen - Filtering calendars around your current Focus - Choosing a widget layout that fits your workflow - People who want simple, readable calendar widgets PRIVACY & SIMPLICITY Your calendar and reminder data never leaves your device. "I Need That Widget" is built for people who want practical widgets, minimal design, and quick access to what matters most. An in-app FAQ explains widget setup and answers common questions.

About

LockCal

Features
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LockCal puts your schedule where you already look all day: on your Lock Screen. YOUR AGENDA AS A LIVE ACTIVITY Start your day's agenda with one tap — it stays visible as a card on the Lock Screen. Use the ‹ › buttons to page through the coming days right on the Lock Screen, without unlocking and without opening the app. FIVE DESIGNS Night Sky, Classic, Retro 2010, Minimal or Timeline — pick the layout that matches your Lock Screen. With calendar color dots, locations and a configurable number of events per page. WIDGETS ON TOP Your next events as a Lock Screen widget above or below the clock — plus a Home Screen widget. AUTOMATIC EVERY MORNING With a Shortcuts automation, your agenda starts into the day by itself and can clean itself up at night. YOUR DATA STAYS YOURS LockCal reads your calendar strictly on-device. No servers, no account, no ads, no data collection — the app does not even have internet access. ALWAYS FRESH If you like, LockCal reminds you shortly before iOS ends the Live Activity — one tap on the notification puts your agenda right back on the Lock Screen. FEATURES • Day agenda as a Live Activity with paging buttons on the Lock Screen • 5 designs, 3–6 events per page, 3 days to 2 weeks range • Toggle individual calendars, color dots, locations • Hide past events; ongoing multi-day events move to "Today" ("until Fri") • Reminder shortly before the Live Activity expires, with one-tap renewal • Lock Screen widgets (inline + rectangular) and a Home Screen widget • Shortcuts actions for automations ("Agenda to Lock Screen", "End agenda") • Dynamic Island glance with your next event • Fully localized in English and German

Screenshots

I Need That Widget4 screens
LockCal4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: LockCal at Free against I Need That Widget's $2.49. On update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

LockCal is free to download; I Need That Widget costs $2.49 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

I Need That Widget ships an update every 2 weeks, LockCal monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
I Need That Widget versus LockCal: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterI Need That WidgetLockCal
Price$2.49Free — better
Rating4.8 (6 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings6 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJoohee KimVladimir Popov

In-app purchases

None

I Need That Widget

No in-app purchases

None

LockCal

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is I Need That Widget free?
I Need That Widget costs $2.49, with no in-app purchases.
Is LockCal free?
LockCal is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do I Need That Widget or LockCal have ads?
Neither I Need That Widget nor LockCal shows ads.
Which is updated more often, I Need That Widget or LockCal?
I Need That Widget ships an update every 2 weeks, and LockCal monthly. Most recently, I Need That Widget was updated on November 5, 2026 and LockCal on October 25, 2026.

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