Widgets are shortcuts that provide information within applications. They essentially let you trigger app functions from your home screen without opening the app. Mobile devices often come with inbuilt widgets for basic productivity functions like bookmarks, clock, or calendar so you can quickly find stuff on apps. These tools sometimes come packaged with apps for ease of access and use. For example, having a widget for an app like Pinterest on your device will help you find photos and get creative ideas or recommendations for a recipe, an event, or a trip.

Widgets also let you give a personalized and creative touch to your home screen. You can organize the widgets on your home screen with the Widgetsmith app and arrange widgets based on function or appearance. You can also schedule your widgets to appear at the specific times of the day that you need them. Widgetsmith comes with tools like a weather app, calendar, and time zone converter, which you can launch with a single tap on the widget icon. You can also integrate this app with Apple Health, which monitors and displays your step count and physical activity if you select one of those widget types.

Inbuilt widgets are often limited in functionality, and you may need to make your own. You can achieve great results with your widgets by using the Ultimate Custom Widget app. This app lets you install editable skin files to make your own widgets or tweak existing ones. You can alter the layout of images, shapes, objects, fonts, battery meter, clocks, and so on and include graphical objects like barcodes and charts in your widgets. You can also customize widget size and location, set actions that happen when your widget gets tapped, and share your editable skins with your friends.