Comparison

Widgets Now vs Dayfold

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

Head to head
About

Widgets Now

Features
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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.

About

Dayfold

Features
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Some days deserve a card of their own. Your next adventure. An important birthday. The day you met. A fresh start. Dayfold turns meaningful dates into countdown and anniversary cards, giving your plans and memories a place to live. LOOK FORWARD, LOOK BACK See how many days remain until a future date, or how many days have passed since a moment you want to keep. FIND A STYLE FOR EVERY MOMENT Choose from 10 card styles, including flip calendars, tickets, neon, pixel art and paper-inspired typography. KEEP IT ON YOUR HOME SCREEN Add small or medium widgets. Follow your pinned moment or choose a specific date to display. REMEMBER WHEN IT MATTERS Set optional date reminders and milestones at 30, 100, 365 or 1,000 days. Choose a local time for your notifications. On-the-day, 30-day and 100-day reminders are free; advance reminders and additional milestones are included with Pro. SAVE A CARD. SHARE A MOMENT. Export your cards as images to save to Photos or share through the system share sheet. MAKE ROOM FOR WHAT MATTERS Search, sort, pin and archive your moments to keep upcoming plans and treasured memories within reach. No account required. Moments are stored locally on your device. The current version does not offer cloud sync. Notifications are optional and require your permission. Keep four active moments and use Emoji, Flip Calendar, and Ticket styles for free. Choose monthly or lifetime Dayfold Pro for unlimited moments, every card and widget style, advance reminders, additional milestones, and ongoing Pro feature updates. Terms of Use (Apple Standard EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Widgets Now4 screens
Dayfold4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Dayfold at 17.0 against Widgets Now's 26.5. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
Widgets Now versus Dayfold: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWidgets NowDayfold
PriceFreeFree
Update frequency—Every 6 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS26.517.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB19 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNow Studio LLCYating Lu

In-app purchases

None

Widgets Now

No in-app purchases

None

Dayfold

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Widgets Now free?
Widgets Now is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Dayfold free?
Dayfold is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Widgets Now or Dayfold have ads?
Neither Widgets Now nor Dayfold shows ads.

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