Comparison

Widgets for Garmin vs FitnessTracker

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

Head to head
About

Widgets for Garmin

Display your Garmin watch's health metrics directly on your iPhone's Home Screen and Lock Screen. Access Body Battery, Stress, Sleep, and more without opening the official Garmin app. Requires a compatible Garmin watch and Connect IQ bridge app.

Highlights
  • Home Screen widgets
  • Lock Screen widgets
  • Body Battery display
  • Stress and Recovery metrics
  • Sleep tracking integration
  • Steps and activity basics
Features
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WristGrid puts your Garmin watch metrics on your iPhone Home Screen and Lock Screen. See Body Battery, stress, sleep, recovery and steps at a glance, without opening an app. Used by 500+ Garmin owners. 55+ WIDGETS FOR GARMIN — Body Battery, stress and Recovery Time from your watch — Sleep stages from Garmin, with a sleep score calculated by WristGrid — Steps, distance, calories, floors and intensity minutes — Readiness and Sleep Debt, new in 1.3 — Weekly training and this week vs. last week — Home Screen and Lock Screen sizes ASK SIRI "How did I sleep on WristGrid?" or "What's my Body Battery on WristGrid?" — answered from your Garmin data. ALWAYS UP TO DATE Your data arrives as soon as Garmin syncs, so your widgets stay current without pulling to refresh. HOW IT WORKS 1. Install the free GW Bridge app on your watch from the Connect IQ Store. 2. Allow Apple Health access, where Garmin Connect writes your sleep and activity. 3. Add WristGrid widgets to your Home Screen or Lock Screen. YOUR VOICE SHAPES WRISTGRID Propose ideas and vote on what ships next in the WristGrid community, right from the app. WRISTGRID PREMIUM Widgets show your data with WristGrid Premium: an auto-renewable subscription with a free trial for new subscribers, or a one-time Lifetime purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel it in your Apple Account settings. Available in English and Spanish. Requires a compatible Garmin watch, Garmin Connect, and our free Connect IQ bridge app. Your Garmin and Health data stays on your device. WristGrid sends anonymous usage and performance analytics, not linked to you, to improve the app; you can turn them off in Settings. Support reports are sent only when you choose to. WristGrid is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Garmin Ltd. or its subsidiaries. Garmin and Body Battery are trademarks of Garmin Ltd. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://gurfus.dev/apps/wristgrid/privacy

About

FitnessTracker

Features
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FitnessTracker makes it easy to track, log, and stay on top of your fitness. Track your gym workouts, runs, walks, yoga sessions, and more, with one simple app. Create workout plans, filled with exercises, and schedule them into your week so that you know exactly what to do, when. FitnessTracker can send you a reminder so that you don't forget to do your activity, and can even sync them to your calendar. Other features of FitnessTracker include: - Log your exercises, recording sets by weight and reps, or by time - Create workout plans, or make it up as you go - Schedule your workout plans, rest days, and more, and get reminded via notification or your calendar - Track your walks or runs via GPS - An expansive catalogue of exercises covering strength-based exercises, flexibility and mobility exercises, yoga, and more - Apple Health connectivity so that all of your workouts are in one place - Add your own exercises so that you are always covered. - See expanded statistics and customise even more with FitnessTracker Pro - and more Featuring home and lock screen widgets, Shortcuts capability, Control Centre widgets, and more, FitnessTracker is your one stop-shop for keeping staying on top of your fitness. You can easily export your workouts, plans, and more in CSV format, or to a PDF in the form of reports, showing your statistics by week, month, exercise, or workout plan). Also share your workouts, walks, or runs via image. The basic version of FitnessTracker is free to use, but is limited to just 2 plans of each type (workouts and walk/run plans), and has limited scheduling capability. Upgrading to FitnessTracker Pro is a simple subscription or one-off purchase, which allows the following: - Unlimited Plans - Expanded Schedule, featuring Rest Days and Day/Week Templates - Expanded Statistics for both Workouts and Walks/Runs - Generated Plans and Workouts based on Muscle Targets and Available Equipment - Simple and Advanced Goals - Workout Keyboard and Completed Set Highlight Customisation - Tab Bar Customisation - Custom App Icons - and more Please contact Support@LifeTracker.Studio with any concerns, bugs, issues, or suggestions, or visit LifeTracker.Studio for more information on FitnessTracker or any of our other apps. Happy Tracking! The auto-renewing subscriptions are covered by the following Standard Apple Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Widgets for Garmin4 screens
FitnessTracker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: FitnessTracker at fortnightly against Widgets for Garmin's monthly. 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. Widgets for Garmin sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days and FitnessTracker sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Widgets for Garmin ships an update monthly, FitnessTracker fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Widgets for Garmin versus FitnessTracker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWidgets for GarminFitnessTracker
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS18.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size70 MB48 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFerran EchavesEthan Milton Wilde

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Widgets for Garmin

Subscriptions2
  • WristGrid Plus Weekly$2.997 Days
  • WristGrid Plus Monthly7 Days trial$5.991 Month
One-time2
  • WristGrid Plus Lifetime Offer$9.99
  • WristGrid Plus Lifetime$21.99
4 purchases

FitnessTracker

Subscriptions3
  • FitnessTracker Pro: 1 Month$0.991 Month
  • FitnessTracker Pro: 6 Months$4.996 Months
  • FitnessTracker Pro: 1 Year7 Days trial$8.991 Year
One-time1
  • FitnessTracker Pro: Lifetime$9.99

Questions

Is Widgets for Garmin free?
Widgets for Garmin is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is FitnessTracker free?
FitnessTracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Widgets for Garmin or FitnessTracker have ads?
Neither Widgets for Garmin nor FitnessTracker shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Widgets for Garmin or FitnessTracker?
Widgets for Garmin ships an update monthly, and FitnessTracker fortnightly. Most recently, Widgets for Garmin was updated on October 24, 2026 and FitnessTracker on September 24, 2026.

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