Widgethy vs PlankCat
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
Widgethy
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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
PlankCat
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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. Thatβs 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.
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Verdict
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
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.
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.
| Parameter | Widgethy | PlankCat |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 6 days β better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch β better | iPhone, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 17.0 β better |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SoyApps | Kentaro MATSUMOTO |
In-app purchases
Widgethy
- Pro (Monthly)7 Days trial$0.991 Month
- Pro (Yearly)$9.991 Year
PlankCat
- PlankCat PRO$2.99









