# Widgeling: custom widgets for iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch > Widgeling is a custom widget maker for iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Mac and Apple Vision Pro. Pick from 139 widget types in 21 categories, start from a ready-made template, and make it your own with colours, fonts, backgrounds, photos and layouts in a live editor. Free to start, with no account, no tracking and no third-party ads. Widgeling Pro adds live data. Canonical page: https://daveellis.dev/widgeling/ Made by Dave Ellis (Edinburgh, Scotland). Published on the App Store by The Racing Line Software Limited. Status: coming soon to the App Store. Last updated: 27 October 2026 ## What is Widgeling? Widgeling is a custom widget maker for iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Mac and Apple Vision Pro. It turns your Home Screen, Lock Screen, StandBy and watch face into something that's yours: pick from 139 widget types in 21 categories, start from a ready-made template, then change the colours, fonts, backgrounds, photos and layout in a live editor. Most of it is free, with no account to make: 112 of the 139 widget types, the editor, every theme and palette, and as many designs as you like. Widgeling Pro adds live data - Apple Weather, air quality and pollen, stocks, crypto and currencies, sports and flight status. Your designs sync through your own private iCloud. ## Key facts | | | |---|---| | What it is | A custom widget maker: 139 widget types, ready-made templates and a live editor | | Works on | iPhone and iPad with iOS or iPadOS 26 or later, Apple Watch (watchOS 26), Mac (macOS 26) and Apple Vision Pro (visionOS 26) | | Where widgets go | Home Screen, Lock Screen and StandBy; Apple Watch faces and the Smart Stack; Control Center; Live Activities; the Mac desktop; Vision Pro | | Widget types | 139 in 21 categories, 112 of them free | | Styles | 31 themes and 60 palettes, or build your own | | Price | Free to download. Widgeling Pro is £0.99 a month or £9.99 a year, with a 7-day free trial on the yearly plan | | Pro adds | Live data: Apple Weather, air quality and pollen, stocks, crypto and currencies, sports, and flight status, with push updates | | Account needed | No | | Where your designs live | On your devices and in your private iCloud database | | Ads, analytics, tracking | No tracking, analytics or third-party ads. Free shows one banner for the developer's motorsport app, The Racing Line | | Family Sharing | Yes: Pro is shared with up to five family members | | Made by | Dave Ellis, Edinburgh, Scotland | | Published by | The Racing Line Software Limited | | App Store category | Utilities | ## Every kind of widget Every widget type comes with ready-made templates, so you're never starting from a blank square. - **Clocks:** digital, analogue and word clocks, and world time for the places you care about. - **Calendar and tasks:** today's agenda, what's up next, month views, birthdays, and to-dos you can tick off. - **Countdowns:** days until and days since, for birthdays, trips and everything in between. - **Habits and logging:** tap-to-log buttons right on the widget, for habits, water and mood. - **Timers:** timers, a stopwatch and Pomodoro, started from the widget. - **Sky:** moon phase, sunrise and sunset, and golden hour, worked out on your device. - **Health and fitness:** steps, distance, activity and sleep from Apple Health, read on your device. - **Photos:** single photos, shuffles, collages, and memories from this day in years gone by. - **Text and learning:** quotes, sticky notes, your own words, and something new to learn each day. - **Utilities and fun:** battery, storage, QR codes, loyalty cards and app launchers - plus dice, a pixel pet and generative art. - **Live data, with Pro:** Apple Weather, air quality and pollen, stocks, crypto and currencies, sports fixtures and tables, and flight status. All 21 categories: Time and clocks; Calendar and events; Reminders and tasks; Countdowns and progress; Habits and logging; Timers; Weather (Pro); Air and environment (Pro); Sky and astronomy; Health and fitness; Photos; Text, quotes and learning; Finance (Pro); Sports (Pro); News and feeds; Travel and places; Device and utilities; Fun and generative; Dashboards; Controls; Live Activities. ## Made by you 1. **Ready-made templates:** start from a template in any of the 21 categories, then change as much or as little as you like. 2. **A live editor:** colours, fonts, backgrounds, photos and layouts, previewed live, with undo and version history. 3. **31 themes, 60 palettes:** restyle any design in a tap, or build a theme of your own. 4. **Starter packs:** restyle your whole Home Screen in one go, with widgets that match. 5. **Interactive:** tick off a task, log a glass of water or start a timer, without opening the app. 6. **Home, Lock Screen and StandBy:** every size on iPhone and iPad, from Lock Screen accessories to extra large. 7. **Apple Watch:** complications, Smart Stack widgets and a watch app of its own. 8. **Controls and Live Activities:** controls for Control Center and the Action button, and timers that run in the Dynamic Island. 9. **Mac and Vision Pro:** your widgets on the Mac desktop, and on the walls around you in Apple Vision Pro. Your designs sync through your own iCloud, so they're on every device you use - and there's no limit on how many you make, free or Pro. ## How to make a custom widget on iPhone 1. **Pick a template.** Open the Gallery, choose a widget type and tap Use template. There's no account to make. 2. **Make it yours.** Change the colours, fonts, background, photos and layout, or try a theme. Every change shows live. 3. **Save it.** Tap Save. Your design syncs to your other devices through your own iCloud. 4. **Add it to your Home Screen.** Touch and hold the Home Screen, tap Edit, then Add Widget, and choose Widgeling. Then tap Edit Widget and pick your design. ## Private by design The best widgets are made from personal things: your calendar, your photos, your steps. Widgeling reads them on your device to draw your widgets and never uploads them. There's no account to make, no analytics and no tracking. - **No account:** there's nothing to sign up for. - **No tracking:** no analytics, no crash-reporting SDKs and no third-party ads. - **Read on your device:** calendars, reminders, contacts, photos and Health data never leave it. - **Health stays put:** Health data never syncs, not even to your own iCloud. - **Your iCloud, not the developer's:** designs sync through your private iCloud database. - **Pro, without a profile:** Pro's live data comes through Widgeling's own data service, which sees only what each widget needs - the stock, team or flight you follow, or your location rounded to about 1 km - never your name or Apple Account. Apple Weather forecasts and Apple Maps lookups go to Apple. Purchases are handled by Apple. Full privacy policy: https://daveellis.dev/widgeling/privacy/ ## Free and Pro **Free - every tool, 112 widget types, no account:** - 112 of the 139 widget types - The live editor, with undo and version history - Every theme and palette, or your own - As many designs as you like, synced through your iCloud - Interactive widgets, controls and timer Live Activities - Home Screen, Lock Screen, StandBy, Apple Watch, Mac and Vision Pro Free shows one small banner for The Racing Line, the developer's motorsport app. **Widgeling Pro - live data for your widgets:** - Apple Weather forecasts - Air quality and pollen - Stock, crypto and currency prices - Sports fixtures, results and league tables - Flight status - Live Activities for live scores and flights - Push updates that keep them fresh - No banner Pro is £0.99 a month or £9.99 a year in the UK, through the App Store; other countries see local prices. The yearly plan starts with a 7-day free trial for new subscribers, and you can try every Pro template with sample data before you subscribe. Pro works with Family Sharing. Subscriptions renew until you cancel, which you can do at any time in your Apple Account settings, at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. ## Questions ### What is Widgeling? Widgeling is a custom widget maker for iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Mac and Apple Vision Pro. You pick from 139 widget types in 21 categories, start from a ready-made template, and make it your own with colours, fonts, backgrounds, photos and layouts in a live editor. It's made by Dave Ellis in Edinburgh, Scotland. ### How do I add a Widgeling widget to my Home Screen? Save a design in Widgeling first. Then touch and hold an empty part of your Home Screen, tap Edit, then Add Widget, search for Widgeling, pick a size and tap Add Widget. Finally, touch and hold the new widget, tap Edit Widget and choose your design. ### Is Widgeling free? Yes. Widgeling is free to download, with no account to make, and 112 of its 139 widget types are free, along with the editor, every theme and palette, and unlimited designs. Widgeling Pro adds live data, such as Apple Weather, markets, sports and flights. ### How much does Widgeling Pro cost? In the UK, Widgeling Pro is £0.99 a month or £9.99 a year, and the yearly plan starts with a 7-day free trial for new subscribers. Other countries see local prices on the App Store. Pro works with Family Sharing, and you can try every Pro template with sample data before you subscribe. ### What does Widgeling Pro add? Live data for your widgets: Apple Weather forecasts, air quality and pollen, stock, crypto and currency prices, sports fixtures, results and league tables, and flight status, with push updates that keep them fresh. It also adds Live Activities for live scores and flights, and hides the banner for The Racing Line. ### Which devices does Widgeling work on? iPhone and iPad with iOS or iPadOS 26 or later, on the Home Screen, the Lock Screen and in StandBy. On Apple Watch it adds complications, Smart Stack widgets and a watch app. It also has Control Center controls and Live Activities, and puts widgets on your Mac and in Apple Vision Pro. ### Can widgets do things, not just show them? Yes. Interactive widgets let you tick off a task, log a glass of water, count a habit, roll the dice or start a timer without opening the app, and Widgeling's controls work from Control Center and the Action button. ### Does Widgeling need an account, or track me? No account, no tracking, no analytics and no third-party ads. Your calendar, photos, contacts and Health data are read on your device to draw your widgets and are never uploaded. Your designs sync through your own private iCloud, which I can't see. ### Why is there a banner for The Racing Line? Free users see one small banner for The Racing Line, my motorsport app. It's built into Widgeling, not served by an ad network, so nothing tracks you and nothing about you is shared. Widgeling Pro hides it. ### Will my designs sync to my other devices? Yes. Designs, themes, places and trackers sync through your own private iCloud, so they appear on every device signed in to your Apple Account. Health data is the exception: it stays on the device it came from. ### How is Widgeling different from the widgets that come with iPhone? The widgets that come with iPhone show each app's information in the design Apple chose. In Widgeling you design the widget yourself: the font, colours, background, photo and layout. It also has widget types that aren't built in, like word clocks, habit trackers, photo countdowns and dashboards that put several things in one widget. ### How do I make an aesthetic Home Screen with Widgeling? Start with a starter pack or a theme. A starter pack adds three matching widgets in one go, and a theme restyles any design with fonts, colours and backgrounds that go together. Match my wallpaper builds a theme from the colours in a photo. Save your designs, add them to your Home Screen, then pair them with a wallpaper that suits. ### Can I put my own photos in a widget? Yes. Photo widgets show one photo with its own crop for each widget size, a shuffle through an album, a collage, a framed print, or memories from this day in years gone by. Picking single photos doesn't need access to your library; album shuffles and On this day do. ### Does Widgeling work on the Lock Screen and in StandBy? Yes. Widgeling makes Lock Screen widgets in every accessory size, circular, rectangular and inline, and they follow the Lock Screen's tint. Its small Home Screen widgets also appear in StandBy when your iPhone is charging on its side. ### Who makes Widgeling? Dave Ellis, an award-winning web and mobile developer in Edinburgh, Scotland, who also makes the motorsport app The Racing Line and the private location history app Location Vault. Widgeling is published on the App Store by The Racing Line Software Limited. ## About the developer Widgeling is designed and built by Dave Ellis, an award-winning web and mobile developer in Edinburgh, Scotland. His motorsport app, The Racing Line (https://theracingline.app/), won Brand of the Year at the 2026 Race Media Awards and is used by more than 100,000 fans, and he also makes the private location history app Location Vault (https://daveellis.dev/location-vault/). ## Links - Widgeling: https://daveellis.dev/widgeling/ - Support and FAQ: https://daveellis.dev/widgeling/support/ - Privacy policy: https://daveellis.dev/widgeling/privacy/ - Terms of Use (Apple's standard EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ - Email: dave@theracingline.app - Dave Ellis: https://daveellis.dev/