Comparison

Widgethy vs PlankCat

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

Head to head
About

Widgethy

Features
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Check your health data at a glance with widgets on your Home Screen, Lock Screen, and Apple Watch face. Widgethy connects with Apple Health to display 50+ health and fitness metrics as widgets. See your latest steps, heart rate, sleep, weight, blood oxygen, and more β€” right from your Lock Screen or Home Screen, without opening an app. β–  50+ Metrics Supports a wide range of health data including steps, heart rate, sleep, weight, blood oxygen, blood pressure, body temperature, calories, VO2 Max, HRV, and more. All metrics are available for free. β–  Three Widget Types: Simple, Rich & Heatmap Simple β€” Shows today's value at a glance. Rich β€” Detailed view with 7-day charts and statistics. Sleep is visualized with a stage-by-stage hypnogram. Heatmap β€” Daily trends visualized as a color-intensity grid. Spot patterns at a glance. (Rich and Heatmap widgets require a Widgethy Pro subscription.) β–  Every Size Supported Both types support all Home Screen widget sizes (Small / Medium / Large) and Lock Screen widget sizes (Circular / Rectangular). View your data with feature-rich widgets complete with gauges and charts. β–  Apple Watch Complications Put any of the 50+ metrics on your watch face. Pick one straight from the watch face editor β€” no setup in the app required. Circular, inline, corner, and rectangular are all supported, and the rectangular complication charts today's trend. β–  Fully Customizable Set Light, Dark, Vivid, or System appearance independently for each widget. Vivid adds vibrant gradient backgrounds in your metric's category color. β–  Privacy First Widgethy only reads your health data and never writes to it. Your health values never leave your device β€” they are never sent to any server. β–  Widgethy Pro Unlock Rich widgets with charts, Lock Screen widgets with gauges, watch complications with gauges and charts, and unlimited widget slots. Supported categories: Activity / Body Measurements / Heart / Sleep / Respiratory / Nutrition / Vitals / Cycle Tracking / Mental Wellbeing

About

PlankCat

Features
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Just 30 seconds. Plank Cat is a simple plank timer designed with no unnecessary features. Open the app. Press START. Hold a plank for 30 seconds. That’s it. Features: β€’ Start immediately after launch β€’ Simple one-screen design β€’ Track your daily activity with color β€’ See your progress at a glance Just 30 seconds a day. Start with today. PRO Upgrade to PRO to unlock Apple Watch support, reminders, detailed logs, progress charts, and more.

Screenshots

Widgethy4 screens
PlankCat4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Widgethy at every 6 days against PlankCat's every 2 weeks. PlankCat's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Widgethy sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and PlankCat sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Widgethy ships an update every 6 days, PlankCat every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 4 level
Widgethy versus PlankCat: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWidgethyPlankCat
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 6 days β€” betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch β€” betteriPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS26.017.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size13 MB4 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperSoyAppsKentaro MATSUMOTO

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Widgethy

Subscriptions2
  • Pro (Monthly)7 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • Pro (Yearly)$9.991 Year
1 purchases

PlankCat

One-time1
  • PlankCat PRO$2.99

Questions

Is Widgethy free?
Widgethy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PlankCat free?
PlankCat is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Widgethy or PlankCat have ads?
Neither Widgethy nor PlankCat shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Widgethy or PlankCat?
Widgethy ships an update every 6 days, and PlankCat every 2 weeks. Most recently, Widgethy was updated on November 9, 2026 and PlankCat on November 10, 2026.

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