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The Best AI Builder for iOS Widgets: An Honest Guide: the App Store logo as a frosted glass icon on a pink and blue gradient with bubbles
Guides 9 min read

The Best AI Builder for iOS Widgets: An Honest Guide

iOS widgets are SwiftUI-only, so the best AI builder is one that writes Swift. Here is how Cursor, Claude Code, Rork, and Lovable actually compare for widget work.

Lawrence Arya · June 8, 2026
watchOS 12 Complication Template in SwiftUI: WidgetKit: the App Store logo as a frosted glass icon on a pink and blue gradient with bubbles
Guides 5 min read

watchOS 12 Complication Template in SwiftUI: WidgetKit

The watchOS complication template for the WidgetKit era: accessory families, the 2-second wrist rule, always-on dimming, and the version-name confusion settled.

Lawrence Arya · June 5, 2026
React Native Step Counter Widget for iOS: How It Works: a glass iPhone UI wireframe icon on a holographic purple gradient
Guides 6 min read

React Native Step Counter Widget for iOS: How It Works

A home-screen step widget can't be pure React Native. Here is how the native WidgetKit extension, an App Group, and your step data fit together on iOS.

Lawrence Arya · June 4, 2026
Daily Bible Verse Widget UI in SwiftUI, Free: a glass photo icon surrounded by chat, music, heart, camera and shopping app icons on a pastel gradient
Guides 5 min read

Daily Bible Verse Widget UI in SwiftUI, Free

Build a daily Bible verse widget for iOS from a free template. A clean home-screen widget that refreshes each day, built in SwiftUI with WidgetKit.

Lawrence Arya · June 1, 2026
Control Center-Style UI: Build the Panel, Not a Replacement: a glass iPhone UI wireframe icon on a holographic purple gradient
Guides 4 min read

Control Center-Style UI: Build the Panel, Not a Replacement

You cannot replace iOS Control Center, but you can build a control-panel UI inspired by it. Build quick-toggle controls from a free VP0 design with WidgetKit.

Lawrence Arya · May 31, 2026
iOS Lock Screen Widget UI Template, Free to Start: a reflective 3D App Store icon on a blue and purple gradient
Guides 4 min read

iOS Lock Screen Widget UI Template, Free to Start

Lock Screen widgets put your app one glance away. Build a free Lock Screen widget UI from a VP0 design and ship it with WidgetKit, glanceable and honest.

Lawrence Arya · May 31, 2026
Locket-Style Photo Widget in SwiftUI (Learn the Pattern): the App Store logo on a glass tile over a blue gradient with bubbles
Guides 4 min read

Locket-Style Photo Widget in SwiftUI (Learn the Pattern)

Build a Locket-style photo widget in SwiftUI with WidgetKit: a friend's latest photo on your Home Screen, from a free VP0 design. Learn the pattern, respect privacy.

Lawrence Arya · May 31, 2026