WidgetBoard vs iHane
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
WidgetBoard
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Share notes, photos, lists, and drawings with family, your partner, or friends, right on your widgets. A kind word, a photo worth keeping, or something to do together: WidgetBoard gives your family, partner, or friends one shared board to check on their own iPhones. ◆ Seven widgets for life together Lock Screen note: a short message to see when you pick up your phone Home Screen note: a little space for the things you want to say Checklist: keep track of shared to-dos and check off what’s done Shared photo: put a favorite moment on everyone’s widget Daily Check: keep recurring items and start each day with a fresh set of checkboxes Countdown: see days until a special date, or how many have passed Drawing: share a sketch or handwritten note on the Home Screen ◆ One board, up to 10 people Edit the board and share changes through iCloud. See who last edited the content and when. Everyone can contribute to the same board. ◆ Make room for the everyday Leave a few words of encouragement. Share a photo from your day. Keep a list of things you want to do together. The small things stay close, without getting buried in a group chat. ◆ Connect through iCloud Invite people with a link. There’s no separate app account to create. An iCloud sign-in is required, and the board owner needs Pro to share a board. Put a little of your shared life on your widgets. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
iHane
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A shared Home Screen widget for you and your partner, your family or your roommates: one person changes something, everyone sees it. Where are you? What do we need from the store? How many days until our anniversary? iHane keeps it all on one board that everyone sees on their Home Screen, without opening the app. CARDS • Status: where you are, how you feel, who has the keys. Change it with one tap. • Note: a short message everyone sees. • Shopping list: tick items off at the store with one tap; bought items move down. • Task: tap “Done” and everyone knows who did it and when. • Counter: films you watched together, walks, books. • Countdown: the trip, the anniversary, the big day, with a reminder. • Shared expenses: who paid what and who owes whom. • Q&A: you ask, everyone answers. Answers are revealed once everyone has replied. • Photo: your favorite photo on everyone’s Home Screen. • Battery: whose battery is about to run out. WIDGETS • Small, medium and large; the large widget has Balanced, Grid, Quad, Duo and One card layouts. • Buttons right on the widget: change a status, “Done”, “+” on the counter, “Answer”. MADE FOR TWO OR MORE • Invite with a link or a code. • Works offline: changes are sent when you are back online. • Notifications for new questions and answers; optional for statuses and tasks. FREE • You and one more person • Up to 4 cards: Status, Note and Shopping list • All widget layouts IHANE PLUS • Up to 5 people on the same board • Unlimited cards and every card type, including Photo and Battery • One person subscribes, everyone uses it iHane Plus is a monthly or yearly auto-renewing subscription. Your Apple Account is charged and you can cancel any time in your account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://ihane.tekinlabs.com/gizlilik
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: iHane at every 2 days against WidgetBoard's every 6 weeks. iHane also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). 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
Both are free to download. WidgetBoard sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and iHane sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
WidgetBoard ships an update every 6 weeks, iHane every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | WidgetBoard | iHane |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 24 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Goateraction | Enes TEKIN |
In-app purchases
WidgetBoard
- Family Widget Pro$1.991 Month
- Family Widget Pro$4.991 Year
- Family Widget Pro$4.99
iHane
- iHane Plus Monthly3 Days trial$1.991 Month
- iHane Plus Yearly3 Days trial$14.991 Year









