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Best productivity apps with useful home-screen widgets

Compare iPhone apps for the situation in this guide: productivity apps with useful home-screen widgets. Review the listed features, purchase notes, and limitations, then confirm current details on each app's official store page.

What this shortlist covers

This collection is organized around one use case: productivity apps with useful home-screen widgets. The app cards below provide the available feature descriptions, purchase notes, limitations, and source links so you can compare candidates against your own requirements.

How to use the comparison

Treat each listing as a candidate, then verify the requirement that matters most to you against its official store page. Greatooly labels researched listings separately from hands-on tests; inclusion here is not a claim that every condition was independently tested.

How we selected these apps

  • Check whether each app explicitly supports the core need described by: productivity apps with useful home-screen widgets.
  • Compare documented limitations and the exact features available on the free and paid plans.
  • Verify any condition in the title, such as offline use, sharing, privacy, or subscription terms, on the official source before relying on it.

Frequently asked questions

How were apps selected?

This draft shortlist uses matching information in Greatooly's public app catalog. An editor should verify each app against the collection criteria and its official source before publishing the collection.

Does inclusion mean the app was tested?

No. The app detail page states whether information was researched or hands-on tested. Verify the use case and current terms with the linked official listing.

Meowchi: ADHD Focus Timer

A gamified focus timer pairing Pomodoro sessions, app blocking, ambient audio, and a virtual cat companion.

myCal PRO Planner

View calendars in month, week, day, list, and year layouts with widgets, reminders, task links, event invites, and repeat rules.

Weeklist: Weekly Planner

A weekly view for Apple Reminders that arranges tasks by day and adds interactive Home Screen widgets.

TellySynco: Family Organizer

A family organizer that connects shared calendars, chores, habits, AI event entry, widgets, and an Apple TV household display.

Steady: Focus Timer

A Pomodoro focus timer with Lock Screen controls, widgets, Apple Watch support, session statistics, and custom profiles.

Shared Calendar: Loved Ones

Loved Ones Calendar lets users create separate calendars for family, work, or fans and set individual view, add, or edit permissions. It includes widgets, recurring events, alerts, contact birthdays, Google Calendar import, and .ics export. Creating a new shared calendar requires an annual subscription; current pricing is not stated.

Locked In: Focus Timer Buddy

A focus timer that pauses when users leave the app, with adaptive settings, task steps, widgets, and iCloud sync.