Comparison

Data Widget vs Pinlet

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

Head to head
About

Data Widget

Effortlessly monitor your cellular data usage with a simple swipe. This app displays both time and data consumption in a clear, at-a-glance diagram. It's compatible with all carrier networks and offers real-time tracking and historical data.

Highlights
  • Double progress diagram
  • Time and data at a glance
  • Real-time monitoring
  • History tracking
  • Compatible with all carriers
  • No data consumption
  • No GPS
  • No ads
Features
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See how much data you have left this cycle — and whether you’re heading for overage. Track against your own plan date: remaining on the Home Screen, Lock Screen, and Apple Watch, with optional alerts at 80% or when you run out. No carrier login, and no extra data used just to check. It is a one-time purchase: no subscription, no ads, widgets included. ONE-TIME PURCHASE. NO SUBSCRIPTION. Buy once and everything below is included: • No subscription, no trial that expires, no “Pro” tier added later • Home Screen, Lock Screen, StandBy and Apple Watch widgets are part of the app, not an upgrade • Nothing you already paid for gets moved behind a new plan later YOUR PLAN DATE, NOT THEIRS Usage in Settings doesn’t follow your billing date, and carrier apps want an account. Data Widget totals cellular bytes on-device against the cap you set: • Monthly, weekly, or a custom cycle • Calibrate to the number on your bill (confirms before saving) • If your plan rolls unused data, carry it into this cycle • Dual SIM / eSIM: both lines together, primary only, or split — useful with a travel eSIM • 5G and LTE cellular interfaces REMAINING VS. PACE The headline number is remaining. Time and usage share one bar; the arrow is calendar pace — green if you’re under, red if you’re burning faster. Home says “12% ahead of pace” or “about N days left at this rate,” with a daily chart for spikes. History is one row per cycle, grouped by year. GLANCE WITHOUT OPENING THE APP Widgets on the Home Screen, Lock Screen, or StandBy show remaining in large type, plus when it last updated. Apple Watch complications show remaining on the face. In the app, tap to switch % and used | remaining. BEFORE YOU OVERAGE Optional alerts at 80%, 90%, or when you run out — once per tier each cycle. You can also alert when usage runs ahead of time. PRIVATE AND HONEST No ads. No location. No SMS scraping, no carrier-bill login. On-device totals can differ from Settings > Cellular because of VPN, Personal Hotspot, or carrier rounding. That’s explained in Settings; calibration lines the ledger up with your plan. Requires iOS 17 or later. Apple Watch requires watchOS 10 or later. Designed for iPhone. On iPad it only counts on cellular models.

About

Pinlet

This app allows you to pin short text snippets to your iPhone's Dynamic Island and Lock Screen as Live Activities. It can extract text from screenshots, supports manual input, and keeps a history of your pinned items. Your data is private by default, with optional iCloud sync.

Highlights
  • Pin text to Dynamic Island and Lock Screen
  • Extract text from screenshots
  • Manual text input up to 120 characters
  • History of pinned text with favorites
  • Quick Input and Shortcuts integration
  • Private by default, no ads or analytics
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Keep what matters right where you can see it. Pinlet turns a short piece of text into a Live Activity, so it can stay visible on Dynamic Island and your Lock Screen while you move through your day. Add a deadline, a pickup code, a short intention, or anything else you do not want to lose in a list. PULL TEXT FROM ANY SCREENSHOT Circle any part of a screenshot or photo and Pinlet reads the text for you. Fine-tune the result word by word or character by character, then pin exactly what you need — no retyping. WRITE AND PIN Enter up to 120 characters and pin them in one tap. Update the text whenever the important thing changes, or unpin it when you are done. STAY VISIBLE On supported iPhone models, pinned text appears on Dynamic Island. It also appears as a Live Activity on the Lock Screen. iOS controls Live Activity availability and may end an activity according to system policy. START FROM ANYWHERE Long-press the Pinlet icon for Quick Input, or use Shortcuts to pin text, unpin, or open a screenshot in Pinlet from anywhere on your phone. RETURN TO WHAT MATTERED Pinlet keeps a history of successfully pinned text. Mark useful entries as favorites, reuse them as a new draft, delete individual entries, or automatically clean up older nonfavorite history. PRIVATE BY DEFAULT Your content and any text recognition happen on your iPhone by default. Pinlet has no account system, advertising, third-party analytics, or custom server. OPTIONAL ICLOUD SYNC If you choose to enable iCloud sync, your history, favorites, and recent activity times are stored in your private CloudKit database and synced to devices using the same Apple Account. iCloud sync is off by default. Requires iOS 17 or later. Pinlet is designed for iPhone.

Screenshots

Data Widget4 screens
Pinlet4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Pinlet at Free against Data Widget's $1.99. Pinlet also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.3) and review sentiment (100% vs 60%). Data Widget's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (146 vs 1). On ads, monetization model and iOS requirement 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

Pinlet is free to download; Data Widget costs $1.99 up front. Pinlet sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Data Widget asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Pinlet holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Data Widget has 146 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 60% of Data Widget's written reviews are positive against 100% of Pinlet's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Data Widget ships an update every 3 weeks, Pinlet weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Data Widget versus Pinlet: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterData WidgetPinlet
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating4.3 (146 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews60.2% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings146 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer大胜 纪文峰 黄

Customer experience

Data Widget

All ratings146 ratings
Positive82.9%
Neutral4.1%
Negative13.0%
Written reviews885 reviews
Positive60.2%
Neutral8.8%
Negative31.0%

Pinlet

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Data Widget

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Inaccurate data reporting
  • Stopped working after iOS updates
  • Crashes on launch

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add support for 30-day billing cycles
  • Include WiFi usage tracking
  • Provide more customization options
  • Implement usage alerts/notifications

Pinlet

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Data Widget

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Pinlet

One-time1
  • Coffee$1.99

Questions

Is Data Widget free?
Data Widget costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pinlet free?
Pinlet is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Data Widget or Pinlet?
Pinlet is rated higher. Data Widget averages 4.3 out of 5 from 146 ratings, while Pinlet averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Data Widget or Pinlet have ads?
Neither Data Widget nor Pinlet shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Data Widget or Pinlet?
Data Widget ships an update every 3 weeks, and Pinlet weekly. Most recently, Data Widget was updated on November 1, 2026 and Pinlet on October 25, 2026.

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