WidgetKit
How vibe coders and indie builders use WidgetKit: 18 projects built with it since May 2026.
Projects built with it
18
Share of stated stacks, 4 wks
0.1%
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Latest projects built with WidgetKit
- VaultAudit — Tracks subscriptions by reading screenshots of receipts or Apple subscription pages on-device, without bank connections.“My side project: a subscription tracker that never asks for your bank login. You just screenshot receipts.”
- Soon Enough — Shows countdowns to upcoming events with photos on iPhone Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets, then switches to days-since counts afterward.“Built a countdown widget app on nights and weekends. In this day and age it's nice to have something to look forward to”
- Brevity — Shows a grid of lived weeks against a life expectancy and offers one daily challenge marked done from an iOS widget.“I read Four Thousand Weeks and realised my weeks all look the same and built a widget about it”
- Elyr — Provides aesthetically designed home and lock screen widgets for iOS, iPadOS and macOS with a one-time purchase.“I built an iOS widget app because every existing one either looked dated or wanted a subscription”
- Starling — Shows a child a visual routine one picture-step at a time and awards stars and parent-set rewards for completed routines.“I built a visual routine chart for my kid because the paper one kept falling off the fridge”
- App Volume — Sets a per-app target system volume that applies automatically when each app is opened, using Apple Shortcuts automations.“iOS won't let apps have separate volumes, so I built a workaround around Apple Shortcuts”
- Diary Threads — Lets users write short private diary entries in a threaded feed with replies, quotes, media, voice notes, and calendar search.“I vibe-coded a native iOS diary with Codex. The UI came fast; the product rules took most of the work.”
- Spotter — Logs strength training sets on iPhone and Apple Watch, storing all data on the device and syncing through the user's iCloud.“I got annoyed that I had to make an account to write down how much I lifted, so I build my own gym tracker”
- PhotoWidget — Displays user-chosen photos or rotating album photos in native macOS desktop widgets.“Apple's Photos widget wouldn't let me pick which photo to show on my desktop, so I built my own. Free and open source.”
- PuppyTrail — Records dog walks with routes, photos, and stats and keeps them as a shareable journal.“Got tired of losing tiny dog-walk memories, so I built PuppyTrail with SwiftUI + Codex help”
- Veya — Shows a partner's current mood, recent selfie, and short status on a iPhone Lock Screen and Dynamic Island, updating in real time.“I built an iOS app that puts your partner's live mood on your Lock Screen and Dynamic Island”
- Wait Menu — Shows the time remaining until calendar events and syncs events with the system calendar.“I made an app using only native frameworks and no AI. What do you think?”
- CatDays — Counts down to or up from user-chosen dates, with hand-drawn cat illustrations in home and lock screen widgets.“I built a cat-themed countdown widget based on my girlfriend's cat 🐱”
- Luné — Logs baby feeds, sleep with a live timer, diapers, baths and weight, and syncs entries between two parents' iPhones via iCloud.“I built a baby tracking app for my own family and just shipped it on the App Store”
- Mirror Fitness — Gives real-time form feedback on bodyweight exercises by detecting the user's pose from the camera and scoring it against biomechanical rules.“Shipped my first solo IOS app today! Mirror Fitness, on-device form coach. AMA on the build”