Widget Kit vs PING
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Widget Kit
Consolidate your essential tools and games into a single app for quick access from your notification center. Manage social media, track data, monitor device status, and organize your time with customizable widgets.
- Social media widgets (Twitter, News)
- Widget Box to group other widgets
- Shortcuts for calls, messages, and websites
- Activity tracker (steps, distance)
- Location finder and compass
- Data, disk, RAM, and battery managers
- Calendar and countdown widgets
- World clock and timer
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RATED 5 STARS IN 30 COUNTRIES !! Thank you all for your comments ! From IronFones2000 : " Has by FAR the most and best options of Any other app of it's kind(I've tried a few)! Thanks for making a good app!" From SGAOniell : "This app contains all the information I could want in easy to edit and use formats. Excellent app and the in-app purchases are well worth it." From breton89 : "Very well done and executed app. Design is beautiful and useful with widgets well worth it. The widget box makes this one of a kind." *****FIRST INSTALL***** Get 50 coins for your first installation. Unlock up to 7 widgets of your choice for free ! (you can also unlock widgets for free, and win coins into the app) **************************** Tired to have 10 different applications, each for just an unique and specific use? Group all of your tools into one application and get access to what you really need in one clic, without even unlocking your iPhone ! Widget Kit was designed to simplify your life. Discover 18 widgets, grouped in three main themes, all customizable in the application. ***Social*** -Twitter : Fallow, tweet, retweet and like directly from your notification center. The best Twitter widget on the store ! -News : Keep your favorite news feed into the notification center. Read and click to expand and see the summary of a news. Save it to read it later ! ***Tool Box*** -Widget Box : Already have a long list of widgets in your control center ? Group all your widgets from Widget Kit application into one ! Don't waste your time to scroll ;) -Shortcut : Send text messages, mails, give a call, open websites, register your favorite locations... all of this from your control center ! -Activity (only available for iPhone 5S and above) : Keep an eye on your daily activity ! See how many steps or distance you have done and display your history by day, week, month or year ! This widget use data stored in your Health App. -Position : Find your actual address and share it directly by text message or mail. Also add a compass and a speed counter to your control center. -Data Manager : Track your data consumption and check if you are still under your data plan limit. Useful if you don't want to see your data speed being reduced. -Disk, Ram and Battery Manager : Check your battery life, space disk, and the state of your virtual memory. -Counters : Add an unlimited number of counters ! -Calculator : Add a sizable calculator to your control center with the possibility to copy paste your result. ***Manage Your Time*** -Calendar : Manage your events directly from your control center. Swipe between weeks or months for a better view. Open Apple calendar by touching an event. -Day Countdown : Keep an eye on important dates and see how much time is left before them. Don't forget your mum's birthday anymore ! -World Clock : Have a quick access to current local times in cities worldwide. -Timer Want to keep track of your pasta cooking? Just add this widget, set up the needed cooking time, and that's it ! -Stopwatch Find an easy to use and accurate stopwatch with lap time. ***Games*** -Sound box : Play up to 50 funny sounds and get access to them without unlocking your phone. -Dice : Add up to 9 virtual dices to your control center. -Memory : Train your memory everywhere. Memorize and reproduce the colors displayed in the right order. Find it too easy ? Try the extreme mode ! -Tic Tac Toe : Play this famous time-killing game with one of your friend. No more paper needed ;) -Align 4 : Challenge your friend and try to beat him to Align 4 ! Next version will add new widgets and languages ;) Don't hesitate to report any bugs directly from the application (or by email to support@widget-kit.com) before posting a comment. There is a man behind this app ;)
PING
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PING turns important events, monitors, scripts, and automations into rich notifications on your devices. It supports actionable alerts, links, replies, images, callback actions, and Live Activities so ongoing updates can stay visible on the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island. SEND NOTIFICATIONS - Personal notification endpoint for your devices - Rich push notifications with titles, subtitles, images, and actions, including callbacks and text replies - Urgent alerts break through Focus modes with Time Sensitive notifications LIVE ACTIVITIES - Keep track of long-running processes right from your Lock Screen - Display progress and status updates in your Dynamic Island QUICK & EASY - No login, no dashboard, just one endpoint for all your notifications - Fully documented API with sample payloads PRIVACY PING takes your privacy seriously. Your notifications are saved only on your device, and nowhere else.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PING at none against Widget Kit's 3. PING also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 4 months). Widget Kit's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads 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. Widget Kit sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. PING asks for nothing beyond the download.
Widget Kit ships an update every 4 months, PING every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Widget Kit | PING |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (71 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 80.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 71 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 162 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Romain Cayzac | Roy Tay |
In-app purchases
Widget Kit
- Pack of 50 coins$0.99
- Pack of 150 coins$1.99
- Pack of 300 coins$2.99
PING
No in-app purchases









