Widgets Now vs Expiry Tracker
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Widgets Now
Design custom widgets for your home and lock screens with various types and extensive customization options. Track shared numbers with others, like fitness goals or savings, with live updates and leaderboards.
- 21 widget types (clocks, weather, photos, etc.)
- Extensive design customization (themes, gradients, fonts)
- Shared number tracking with leaderboards
- Live Activities for Lock Screen and Dynamic Island
- iCloud sync across devices
- App Clip for instant sharing
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Widget Now is a widget studio — and a way to keep one number in front of the people who share it with you. DESIGN YOUR OWN WIDGETS Start from 21 widget types: clocks, world clocks, calendars, countdowns, live weather, sunrise and sunset, moon phase, activity rings, steps, water, photos, battery, reminders, quotes and more. Then make them yours with 14 theme presets, 16 gradients, solid colours and photo backgrounds, 20 typefaces, and adjustable corners, padding and borders — with a live preview that updates as you edit. Every design works on both the Home Screen and the Lock Screen. TRACK ONE NUMBER TOGETHER Pick something you and someone else both care about — miles run, waters drunk, deals closed, pages read, days sober, money saved — and Widget Now keeps it in sync between you. Everyone's contributions roll into a single total with a leaderboard, and that number lands on every surface iOS offers: • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets • A Live Activity on the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island • A full-screen dashboard when you AirPlay to an Apple TV Invite someone with a link, a message or a QR code. When they tap it, an App Clip shows them the group straight away — they can put it on their Lock Screen before installing anything. LIVE ACTIVITIES Design timers, event countdowns, progress trackers and live counters in your own colours and symbols, then run them on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island. SYNCS WITH ICLOUD Your designs follow you across iPhone and iPad automatically. Shared groups sync to everyone in the group, and updates arrive on their own — no refresh button. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No accounts, no sign-ups, and no servers of ours. Everything lives in your own iCloud. What you share is limited to the people you share it with, and the contents of a shared group are stored encrypted. Widget Now collects no analytics and shows no ads.
Expiry Tracker
Organize and track all your time-sensitive documents like warranties, subscriptions, and IDs. Get reminders for upcoming due dates and monitor your spending on these items. Data is kept private on your device with optional iCloud sync.
- Track warranties, subscriptions, IDs, and leases
- Due date dashboard with urgency grouping
- Monitor daily and monthly spending
- Calendar and timeline view of bills
- Customizable advance reminders
- Home screen widgets for quick overview
- Data export and local data clearing
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Warranties, subscriptions, IDs, insurance, leases, supplies—anything with a due date belongs in one place. Expiry Tracker helps you manage every time-bound asset, group reminders by urgency, and see what you really spend each day and month. Data stays on this device by default. No account, no ads, no tracking. Optional iCloud sync uses your private container so iPhone and iPad stay in step. • Due dashboard: ring progress for ample / soon / today / overdue • Item management: category templates, billing cycles, photo attachments, notes • Holding costs: daily and annualized spend, category mix, trends, and rankings • Calendar & timeline: see bill dates by month or browse in chronological order • Local reminders: multi-step advance alerts with overdue escalation • Home Screen widgets: next due item, this month’s outlay, daily cost • Export anytime: JSON backup and CSV details; clear local data when you want • Full access with subscription (free trial available) Reminders stay off until you enable them. Built for people who want one place for subscriptions, warranties, and document renewals—not just “what’s due,” but whether it’s worth keeping. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.minifanyou.com/privacy/qx.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Widgets Now at 5.0 against Expiry Tracker's 1.0. Widgets Now also leads on monetization model (free vs freemium). Expiry Tracker's advantage is update cadence (every 8 days vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.5). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Widgets Now holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
Widgets Now ships an update every 2 months, Expiry Tracker every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Widgets Now | Expiry Tracker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 8 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 26.5 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Amol Srivastava | Xiamen Fengyun Network Technology Co., Ltd. |
In-app purchases
Widgets Now
No in-app purchases
Expiry Tracker
No in-app purchases
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