Hindsight vs Widget Weaver
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hindsight
Track the time elapsed since significant life events, from daily habits to major milestones. Gain insights into your routines, set reminders, and visualize your progress. Your data is private and synced across devices.
- Privacy-focused, no account needed
- Swipe to track events
- Customizable time-based alerts
- Habit statistics and histogram
- Add notes for context
- iCloud sync across devices
- Data export/import
- Apple Watch companion app
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Hindsight: Time, Tracked and Visualized Rediscover the past and optimize your future with Hindsight. This intuitive app keeps you informed about the time that has elapsed since life's events. Whether they're daily routines or once-in-a-lifetime milestones, Hindsight puts the answers to "How long has it been?" right at your fingertips. ** Make Every Moment Count ** With Hindsight, you don't just record events—you gain insights. Track the frequency of your habits, remind yourself of milestones, and break free from unwanted patterns. It's not just about counting time; it's about making time count. Features: * Privacy First: No accounts or sign-in required! Your data is securely stored in your iCloud account. * Swipe to Track: Capture every event with a swipe and revisit them in a detailed timeline. * Alerts: Set customizable notifications based on time intervals to stay on top of your activities. * Deep Insights: Delve into your habits with stats and a histogram view. * Notes for Context: Attach notes to each occurrence for context and memories. * Sync Across Devices: Keep your data in sync across all your devices with iCloud. * Data Export/Import: Enjoy the freedom to export your history to CSV for deeper analysis or sharing. * Watch Companion: Manage your events with a full-featured Apple Watch app. * Widget Convenience: Access quick updates from your home screen and lock screen widgets. * Siri and Shortcuts: Use Siri and Shortcuts to get event info or add occurrences Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Widget Weaver
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Organize your home screen with custom widget labels! Widget Weaver helps you create a clean, organized home screen. Design elegant widgets with icons and text that serve as visual dividers for your app collections. FEATURES FontAwesome Pro Icons Choose from thousands of professional icons - from classic to modern. Perfect for any category: Work, Social Media, Fitness, Music, and more. Full Customization • Pick your background color • Customize icon and text colors • Adjust sizes individually • Enable bold text for better visibility Two Widget Sizes • Small: Compact and elegant • Medium: More space for longer labels Easy to Use 1. Create a widget 2. Choose icon and text 3. Customize colors 4. Add to home screen FREE TO START Create 2 widgets for free with all basic icons. PREMIUM Unlimited widgets for your perfect home screen. ICON PACKS • Sharp Icons - Modern, angular variants • Duotone Icons - Two-tone designs • Brand Icons - Popular brand logos No ads. No hidden costs. Just beautiful widgets. Terms of Use: https://thegoodconsultants.de/apps-widgetweaver-terms Privacy Policy: https://thegoodconsultants.de/apps-widgetweaver-privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Widget Weaver at 17.0 against Hindsight's 26.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Hindsight sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Widget Weaver sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Hindsight ships an update weekly, Widget Weaver fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hindsight | Widget Weaver |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (396 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 72.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 396 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 77 MB | 104 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Rogue Signal Inc. (Apps) | THEGOODCONSULTANTS GmbH |
Bugs and requests
Hindsight
Reported bugs
14 issues- Overdue events no longer show a red bell icon
- Send feedback does not work
- The new UI is dark and boring
- It's a pain to switch between categories
- The new UI is more difficult and less pleasing to use
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- The new UI is more difficult and less pleasing to use
- The new UI is more difficult and less pleasing to use
- The new UI is more difficult and less pleasing to use
- The new product update is very bad
- The new product update is very bad
- Lost all my data with the update
- Lost all my data with the update
- Lost all my data with the update
- App crashes and I lost all my data
Requested features
3 requests- Could you allow user to pick category colors?
- Want to add events that haven't happened yet
- It would be nice if you could add a photo to an instance
Widget Weaver
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Hindsight
- Monthly Support$0.991 Month
- Yearly Support$9.991 Year
- Candy Tip$0.99
- Coffee Tip$2.99
- Pizza Tip$5.99
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- Ramen Tip$9.99
Widget Weaver
- Sharps Icons$0.991 Year
- Duotone Icons$0.991 Year
- Brand Icons$0.991 Year
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- Premium Yearly$5.991 Year
Questions
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Do Hindsight or Widget Weaver have ads?
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