Void Widgets vs gradeful
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Void Widgets
Enhance your iPhone's home and lock screens with over 50 unique, retro-inspired widgets. Display time in creative ways like Morse code or pixel art, track your progress, view weather, and monitor health data with a distinct aesthetic.
- 50+ hand-crafted retro widgets
- Morse code and pixel art clocks
- Weather and calendar tracking
- Health and activity monitoring
- Home and Lock Screen support
- Regularly updated designs
- Multiple widget sizes
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Beautiful Home Screen & Lock Screen Widgets You Won't Find Anywhere Else Void Widgets brings 50+ hand-crafted widgets to your iPhone — morse code clocks, dot-matrix displays, retro pixel art, weather, calendars, health tracking, and our brand-new Grizz Pack. Mix, match, and make your screens truly yours. CLOCK WIDGETS - MORSE Watch: Tell time in dots and dashes - Dot Clock: Crisp NDOT 47 dot-matrix time - Glyph Clock: Pixel HH/MM with an animated seconds digit - Dual Tone Clock: Bold two-color analog face - Pebble Watch: Time written out in words, Pebble-style - Dayloader Clock: Watch your day fill up with a color gradient - Dayloader Clock Dot: Dot-matrix take on the day loader - Minimal Date Time: Clean time + date with a red accent - Time & Date: Compact time and date together - Day & Date: Big day name and number at a glance - Time: Ultra-minimal single time display CALENDAR & PROGRESS WIDGETS - Events & Date: Your next appointments up front - Event Timeline: Today, tomorrow & later, beautifully bucketed - Minimal Calendar: Clean iOS-style 2-week view - Analog Clock Calendar: Classic clock face over a month grid - Retro Calendar: Pixel-art month (Small & Large) - Retro Date Calendar: Retro date with week overview - Year Progress: Every day of the year as dots - Retro Progress: Track day, week, month & year in dot-matrix WEATHER WIDGETS - Current Weather: Conditions, temp, and daily high/low - Weather Forecast: Next hours at a glance - Weekly Weather: Up to a 6-day forecast - Retro Weekly Forecast: Pixel-styled 7-day strip - Modern Weather Calendar: Weather fused with your week - Weather Dashboard: Full-screen temps, charts & sun bar (Large) - Luminous: Clock, weather, forecast & events in one (Large) - Sunrise / Sunset / Sun Times: Golden-light moments, simply shown - Golden Hour: Morning & evening golden-hour windows HEALTH & ACTIVITY WIDGETS See your day's movement at a glance — all read straight from Apple Health and kept private on your device. - Health At Glance: Steps, calories, heart rate & battery around a live clock - Pulse Dots: Steps, calories, heart rate & distance in retro dots - Steps: Daily step count with goal streak - Weekly Steps: 7-day bar chart on a film-strip border GRIZZ PACK (NEW!) - Sequence: 35mm film-strip aesthetic with week/month/year progress and a viewfinder calendar - Glyph Eyes: Playful animated blinking eyes for your home screen LOCK SCREEN WIDGETS Glanceable info without unlocking: - Today's Weather & Hourly Forecast - Calendar Grid & Next Event - Sun Times & Golden Hour - Year Progress & daily Steps WHAT MAKES VOID DIFFERENT - Morse code time — found nowhere else - Exclusive NDOT 47 pixel typography across the app - Word-based and dot-matrix designs inspired by classic hardware - Dayloader: turn any time range into a visual progress bar - Authentic retro pixel aesthetic - Fresh designs added regularly KEY FEATURES - Sizes for Small, Medium & Large - Home Screen AND Lock Screen widgets - 13 color themes + per-widget tinting - Dark mode optimized - No ads, no tracking - Health data stays on-device, never shared - Works offline with low battery usage SIMPLE SETUP Long-press your Home or Lock Screen > Tap + or Customize > Select Void Widgets > Pick your style. PREMIUM ACCESS Unlock every widget with a free trial. Choose monthly, yearly, or a one-time lifetime purchase — clock, weather, calendar, health, and Grizz Pack all included. Compatible with iOS 18+ and all iPhone models. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
gradeful
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Create your own random wallpaper with beautiful color gradients. Swipe for a new pattern, choose your favorite color, and create widgets with custom text for your Home Screen. Features: • New wallpapers with a simple swipe • Customize colors and gradients • Dynamic mode for subtle color and pattern shifts • Preview directly in the app • Perfect for OLED devices with notch or Dynamic Island • Home Screen widgets with your personal text • Save directly to Photos • Built-in gallery for favorites The basic features of gradeful are completely free. With gradeful+, you get these benefits: • All modes (Horizon, Aura, Orbit & more) • Up to 3 colors for richer gradient blends • Maximum quality (export in full resolution) • Unlimited gallery (no 7-wallpaper limit) • Hide UI (touch & hold your wallpaper) Test gradeful+ 7 days for free (monthly and yearly subscription) or choose the one-time lifetime purchase. With your purchase, you support me as an independent developer and help me continue improving gradeful and my other apps. Thank you! PS: If you have ideas, questions, or problems, feel free to email me at info.kkaupp@icloud.com.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Void Widgets at 18.0 against gradeful's 26.0. On price, 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
Both are free to download. Void Widgets sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and gradeful sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | Void Widgets | gradeful |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (96 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 61.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 96 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 30 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Yeasir Arafat | Kevin Kaupp |
In-app purchases
Void Widgets
- Premium Widgets$1.991 Month
- Premium Widgets - Yearly3 Days trial$9.991 Year
- Lifetime Premium Access$14.99
- Lifetime Premium Access$19.99
gradeful
- Monthly7 Days trial$0.991 Month
- Yearly7 Days trial$2.991 Year
- Lifetime$4.99









