Comparison

Widgetly vs Dashlet

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

Head to head
About

Widgetly

Features
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Design your home screen. Make it yours. Widgetly gives you complete control over your iPhone home screen with beautifully designed custom widgets. Countdowns, photo frames, clocks, quotes, calendars, trackers, and more — all fully customizable to match your style. 200+ TEMPLATES Browse a massive library of professionally designed widget templates. Minimal, colorful, dark, pastel, vintage, Y2K, cottagecore, dark academia, neon — whatever your aesthetic, Widgetly has it. New collections added every month. FULL DESIGN CONTROL Customize everything: colors, gradients, fonts, corner radius, borders, shadows, opacity, and spacing. Create widgets that perfectly match your wallpaper and icon theme. EVERY WIDGET YOU NEED Countdown timers, analog and digital clocks, daily quotes, weather, habit trackers, calendars, battery indicators, step counters, goal progress, reminders, and more. All sizes: small, medium, large, extra large, and lock screen. WIDGET STACKS Choose from curated sets of complementary widgets designed to look great together. One tap creates a matching set for your entire home screen. HOME SCREEN IDEAS Browse a gallery of complete home screen setups for inspiration. See exactly which widgets and settings were used, and recreate any setup with one tap. FEATURES - premium widget templates - widget types for every need - Full color, gradient, and font customization - All widget sizes - Animated widget effects - Seasonal and holiday collections - Curated widget stacks - Home screen inspiration gallery Widgetly Pro unlocks all templates, unlimited widgets, full customization, all sizes. Subscribe to start your free trial. Terms: https://www.easytech-agency.net/terms Privacy: https://www.easytech-agency.net/privacy

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

Widgetly4 screens
Dashlet4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Widgetly at every 4 days against Dashlet's every 8 days. Dashlet's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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. Widgetly sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Dashlet sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Widgetly ships an update every 4 days, Dashlet every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Ā· 4 level
Widgetly versus Dashlet: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWidgetlyDashlet
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 8 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAlexis RaimbaultZiga Dolar

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Widgetly

Subscriptions2
  • Widgetly Premium Monthly7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Widgetly Premium Yearly7 Days trial$14.991 Year
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 Widgetly free?
Widgetly is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Dashlet free?
Dashlet is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Widgetly or Dashlet have ads?
Neither Widgetly nor Dashlet shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Widgetly or Dashlet?
Widgetly ships an update every 4 days, and Dashlet every 8 days. Most recently, Widgetly was updated on October 13, 2026 and Dashlet on October 25, 2026.

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