WidgetPod - Music Widget

• WidgetPod Pro — $3.99

Last verified 31 Jul 2026

3.4 772 ratings · App Store

1. 3/5Close to being perfect

   I love this app, and it is very customizable and gives you the option to make your widget blend perfectly with your home screen no matter what layout you’re aiming for. However, there is a huge feature that’s missing that’s very important to me, and that is automatically refreshing the “now playing” song. I know that it works fine when you have the WidgetPod app running in the background, but I so badly wish that the widget would update without needing to run the WidgetPod app. I gave the app 3 stars because that’s a huge deal for me, and is kinda the whole point of the app. I know this feature isn’t implemented due to Apple’s limitations, but if there is ever a way to work around it, that would be awesome. It’s still a great app either way, and I will continue to be using it! The automatic refresh would bring the app to 5 stars though.

   teeganmajor · 31 Jul 2026

2. 3/5So convenient

   Exactly what I was looking for, a widget for home screen that I can skip songs w out having to open the entire app. This is exactly that and I love all the options for customization. The only frustrating thing is that after a few mins or so without interacting with the widget it stops responding and freezes and in order to get the widget responding again is to open widgetpod app and play music from there then it redirects to the actual music app you're using- from there I have to go back to the widget and refresh it and only then does it respond to clicks and plays music. Having to do that every 5-10 mins is a little annoying :/ If that can be fixed this app is a 10 out of 10 !

   okyambr · 31 Jul 2026

3. 4/5Great customization but some visual issues.

   Loving the app, super clean looking and the level of customization in the pro version is great. Two main things I would like to point to for fixing. 1. When tapping the widget or selecting one of the functions of the player(back,pause,next) the widget gives a small visual pop as if it was attempting to open the WidgetPod app that kind of can takes you aback. If this could be fixed that it does not happen that would be great. 2. When the option of open music application for tap feature is set the app has to open first and then redirects to iTunes. If this could also be bypassed then this would be 5 stars for me no problem.

   enelsaga · 31 Jul 2026

4. 4/5It does what it’s supposed to do but it could be better

   On the small widget, if you have playback controls on and you have the general tap action set as “toggle playback”, it does exactly that but if you want to go to the previous or next song, you have to press on said icons very precisely otherwise it will pause/unpause; same for whatever action you have configured for tapping on the text. Also, there’s a delay of a few seconds between when you press the playback buttons and the the music application responds. Those are my only complaints.

   Frost the Wizard · 31 Jul 2026

5. 2/5Pro Version Not Working Correctly

   Honestly for a couple years now I enjoyed this app. But lately I’ve noticed people saying they lost access to their Pro version they made a one-time purchase for. However, for me, every once in a while when I tap on the widget, it’ll say that I need to access the full Pro version for a few seconds and then it’ll disappear. What’s funny is I still have access to fully customize everything and still says I have the Pro version purchased. Now with this latest update, I’ve noticed whenever I pause a song using the onscreen controls and then unpause, it starts the song all over again no matter where I’m at in the song. I’ve resorted to not even using these controls at all until this is fixed.

   MisterMcSquishy · 31 Jul 2026

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