Comparison

Ultra Widgets vs Hourline

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

Head to head
About

Ultra Widgets

Features
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Widgets as unique as you. Ultra Widgets gives your Home Screen complete looks — not just a color picker. Choose from 32 premium designs, from a riveted Steampunk gauge to an airport departure board, and watch every change happen live on the real widget. A LOOK FOR EVERY MOOD • Steampunk — riveted gauges in copper, brass, verdigris and iron • Retro Watch — a digital sports watch with a gray-green LCD • Departure Board — dot-matrix LED rows on a dark or light panel • Atelier — ivory paper, serif numerals and a bold disc of pigment • Command — dark panels with a detail list beside every number • Plus Modern Red, Gradient, Flat Color, Color Pop, Gloss Glass, Modern Minimal and a Custom theme of your own PICK A SETUP, GET THE WHOLE LOOK Setups are coordinated sets of widgets designed to live together. Tap one and every widget in it is added at once. 22 WIDGET TYPES Clock, Countdown, Time Since, Time Progress, Year at a Glance, Calendar, Reminders, Weather, Steps, Battery, Habit, Progress, Quote, Notes, Photo, LED Board, Music, Combo, Stack, Chart, Custom API and Shortcut. MIX WIDGETS INTO ONE Combos put two or three widgets side by side in a single tile. Stacks rotate between widgets in the same spot. YOUR WHOLE YEAR AT A GLANCE A Large widget with every day of the year. Mark birthdays, trips and deadlines with an emoji, a tiny photo or a color. HABITS THAT KEEP AN HONEST RECORD Check off today right from your Home Screen or Control Center. Your streak and history always stay right. EVERYWHERE YOU LOOK Home Screen, Lock Screen and StandBy, synced across your devices with iCloud. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account, no ads, no analytics, no tracking. Your widgets stay on your iPhone — or in your own private iCloud. ULTRA PRO Start free with 17 widget types and the Midnight and Flat Color looks. Ultra Pro unlocks every premium look plus Combos, Stacks, Charts, Custom API and Shortcut widgets — monthly, yearly, or one lifetime purchase. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Hourline

Customize your device's appearance with illustrated cityscapes and dynamic weather widgets. Personalize your Home and Lock Screens with unique wallpapers, stickers, and time-based information. Access advanced features like detailed forecasts and city-specific alarms with a Pro subscription.

Highlights
  • Illustrated city wallpapers
  • Home and Lock Screen widgets
  • Local weather display
  • Customizable widget designs
  • World time comparison
  • Live Activities integration
  • City-specific alarms (Pro)
Features
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Bring New York or San Francisco to your screen. Arrange Home Screen widgets, set a Live Photo Wallpaper of the city, then settle into Pomodoro Focus as its day passes. YOUR CITY, ON YOUR SCREEN • Style your Home Screen and Lock Screen with widgets. “Landmark Widget, Edge to Edge” and other premium widgets require Pro. • Export a Live Photo Wallpaper: the last three hours of the city's sky play as you wake your iPhone. Pro adds 3D. • See local weather free for six hours before and after now, along with the forecast’s update time. Pro unlocks weather for every city, hour by hour and for the next 10 days. • Holiday decorations dress the city scene for local celebrations, free for everyone. TIME TO FOCUS AND CONNECT • Pomodoro Focus is free: work and rest as the city's day passes, with a countdown on the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island. Pro moves each round to the next city and shows the past week. • Compare world time with the time-zone ruler and day–night map. Open World Time’s Calendar to see events in your time and the selected city's; Pro adds each clock's daily weather. Event Alerts let you join a call or snooze an alert. • With Pro, Lock Screen Clock for the Weather starts when you open Hourline if rain, snow, storms or fog are happening or due within three hours. The Dynamic Island shows that weather. • What to Wear (Pro) dresses two people for the hour you choose and explains each outfit. MORE WITH HOURLINE PRO Every place and unlimited saved cities; “Another Place’s Weather on Your Wallpaper”; “Wallpaper Cards in Any Size”; 3D city scenes, including San Francisco and New York; city alarms (iOS 26+); holiday information and market hours; iCloud Sync; extra app icons and “Pro Complications on Apple Watch”. New places with their own landmarks, including Buffalo, New York. The free version includes up to six saved cities from the free collection, scenery wallpapers, many widgets, Focus, the calendar, Live Activities and the Apple Watch app. Places added since 1.0.1 require Pro. City Stroll (Pro after the first free exchange) needs iOS 26+ and Apple Intelligence on device or a model you configure. Day Brief needs iOS 26+ and Apple Intelligence; its text is written on device by default. Availability depends on device, language and region. Choose Yearly, an auto-renewing subscription, or Lifetime, a one-time purchase. Yearly renews automatically at the price shown in the app unless cancelled. Payment is charged to your Apple Account. Cancel at least 24 hours before the current period ends; manage subscriptions in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://hourline.app/privacy

Screenshots

Ultra Widgets4 screens
Hourline4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Hourline at every 4 days against Ultra Widgets's fortnightly. Hourline also leads on iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.2). 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. Ultra Widgets sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Hourline sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ultra Widgets ships an update fortnightly, Hourline every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Ultra Widgets versus Hourline: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUltra WidgetsHourline
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.9 (11 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—11 — better
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS26.218.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB170 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCHRISTOPHER HING-YU YEH成琦 李

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Ultra Widgets

Subscriptions2
  • Ultra Pro Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Ultra Pro Annual$14.991 Year
One-time1
  • Ultra Pro Lifetime$34.99
3 purchases

Hourline

Subscriptions2
  • Hourline Pro Monthly$0.991 Month
  • Hourline Pro Yearly$7.991 Year
One-time1
  • Hourline Pro Lifetime$19.99

Questions

Is Ultra Widgets free?
Ultra Widgets is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Hourline free?
Hourline is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Ultra Widgets or Hourline have ads?
Neither Ultra Widgets nor Hourline shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Ultra Widgets or Hourline?
Ultra Widgets ships an update fortnightly, and Hourline every 4 days. Most recently, Ultra Widgets was updated on October 21, 2026 and Hourline on October 29, 2026.

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