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24 alternatives to Widget Shortcuts

Create smart and personal widgets for your homescreen.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Widget Shortcuts launched in 2020; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Widgetly▲178

   Customize your iOS home screen

   2020 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Countdown Widget Maker▲117

   Customizable countdown widgets for your home screen

   2020 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   SuperWidget for iPad▲96

   Beautiful widgets with data coming from Shortcuts or APIs

   2023 · superwidget.app · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Homescreen Homie▲130

   Turn yourself into an app on your friend's phone

   2016 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Widgetarian▲81

   Create beautiful widgets and more

   2021 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Widgetcord▲124

   Discord on your home screen

   2020 · twitter.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Home Widget for HomeKit▲99

   Brings HomeKit widgets to you iOS home screen

   2021 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Homescreen.me▲303

   Share your homescreen and discover new apps.

   2016 · homescreen.me · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Fancy Widget▲75

   Create fancy widgets on iOS

   2021 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Homescreen▲245

    A tool for sharing your home screen and discovering apps

    2014 · comingsoon.markmonitor.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Widgee - Beautiful Widgets for iOS 14▲81

    Create unique, useful, and beautiful widgets for iOS 14

    2020 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Smile App Launcher▲143

    A free minimal iOS launcher app widget

    2024 · smileapplauncher.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    any.Widget▲74

    Highly customized and store for widget on iOS 14

    2020 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    iOS 14▲241

    Introducing widgets on the homepage, App Clips & more

    2020 · apple.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Snapshare Widget▲158

    Share your day with others directly on their home screen

    2024 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Turn Touch▲108

    Smart buttons for your smart home

    2017 · turntouch.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Widget Studio▲79

    Create minimalistic widgets that countdown to the big day

    2020 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Widget X▲69

    Customize your Android home screen with widgets.

    2021 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    QWidget▲68

    Create your own iPhone widget using drag & drop on your iPad

    2021 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Pretty Progress▲208

    Beautiful countdown widgets on your iPhone's home screen

    2021 · prettyprogress.app · its alternatives →

21. 21
    SuperWidget▲131

    No-code tool to create iOS home & lock screen widgets

    2022 · superwidget.app · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Scribblet▲84

    Your drawings as widgets

    2020 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Timedash Widgets 2▲93

    Combines your vital daily information into one nifty widget

    2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Widgify▲95

    Helps you organise your iPhone home screen

    2020 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →