Comparison

WidgetGarden vs BeeTunes

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

Head to head
About

WidgetGarden

Features
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WidgetGarden is a Home Screen widget app that displays a miniature garden scene that changes with the time of day. Morning, noon, evening, and night each bring a different image, creating the feeling of a living diorama on your iPhone. Choose from multiple garden styles, including Japanese gardens, moss gardens, tea house scenes, cherry blossom gardens, and English gardens. Your selected garden is reflected on the widget right away, and you can customize the start time for each part of the day to match your routine. Key Features - Show a miniature garden on your Home Screen widget - Images change across morning / noon / evening / night - Choose from multiple garden themes - Customize the start time for each time slot - Supports small and large widgets Enjoy a calm, refined Home Screen with a garden you will want to glance at every day. Subscription Information - A monthly plan is available to remove ads - Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account - The subscription renews automatically unless it is canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period - You can manage and cancel your subscription in your Apple ID subscription settings after purchase Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://sleepy-ceiling-179.notion.site/Widgetgarden-31bbcb0fb7188088b083f9c68877b716?source=copy_link

About

BeeTunes

Experience your music collection with a tactile, retro interface. Choose from vintage playback machines like turntables and cassette decks to listen to your imported audio files or stream new tracks. Enjoy an immersive, offline-first listening experience with a focus on privacy.

Highlights
  • Vintage playback machines (turntable, CD, cassette, radio, digital)
  • Import local audio files (MP3, etc.)
  • Stream music from catalog
  • Offline listening
  • Skeuomorphic library design
  • Queue management
  • System integration (Now Playing, Lock Screen, Widgets)
Features
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BeeTunes is a premium, skeuomorphic music player for your own audio files and streaming catalog — a shelf of warm, tactile machines, from a walnut turntable to a cassette deck. Import audio from Files or AirDrop, or search the streaming catalog when you want to hear something new. Then choose what plays it: a turntable, a CD deck, a cassette deck, a radio or a digital player. Each works the way the real thing does — the tonearm lowers, the reels turn, the dial lights up — and a swipe takes you to the next one. WHY BEETUNES • Local-first listening: your imported files stay on device and work offline. • Works with Apple Music: search and play catalog songs with an active subscription. • Your own music, your way: import MP3 and more from Files, iCloud Drive, or any app via AirDrop and "Open in…". • Emotional, tactile design that makes listening feel like playing a real record. FEATURES • Five hand-built machines, all free: turntable, CD deck, cassette deck, radio and digital player, each with its own controls and sounds. Drag the tonearm to move through a song, or wind the tape with a finger. • Catalog search, playback history, and quick replay from recent songs. • A skeuomorphic library — every track is a record tucked in its sleeve on a leather strip; tap to audition it in place. • Queue management: shuffle, repeat (off / all / one), an up-next queue, and title/artist search. • System integration: Now Playing, Lock Screen and Control Center controls, and a Lock Screen card that shows the machine you are playing on. Interactive Home Screen widgets for every machine: the small turntable is free, and one purchase, BeeTunes Pro, unlocks the rest for good. • An Apple Watch companion to browse and control playback, with Digital Crown volume. PRIVACY FIRST BeeTunes has no account and collects no data. Imported music stays on your devices. Catalog search and playback use Apple's MusicKit service, and playback history is stored on device for quick access. BeeTunes is an independent app and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Apple Inc. Apple Music, Apple Watch, AirDrop, and MusicKit are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries.

Screenshots

WidgetGarden4 screens
BeeTunes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: BeeTunes at none against WidgetGarden's 1. BeeTunes also leads on ads (none vs shown) and device support (3 vs 1). On price and iOS requirement 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

Both are free to download. WidgetGarden sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.99 per month. BeeTunes asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
WidgetGarden versus BeeTunes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWidgetGardenBeeTunes
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequency—Every 2 days
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size46 MB121 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperShota YamamotoYingtao Guo

In-app purchases

1 purchases

WidgetGarden

Subscriptions1
  • Monthly plan$1.991 Month
None

BeeTunes

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is WidgetGarden free?
WidgetGarden is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is BeeTunes free?
BeeTunes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do WidgetGarden or BeeTunes have ads?
WidgetGarden shows ads; BeeTunes does not.

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