# Chronus Information Widgets

> Clock, weather, calendar, news, tasks and stocks widgets for your home screen.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.dvtonder.chronus](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.dvtonder.chronus)

## Overview

- **ID:** `com.dvtonder.chronus`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** DvTonder
- **Category:** PRODUCTIVITY
- **Downloads:** 1,786,059
- **Rating:** 3.81 / 5 (30,657 ratings)
- **Version:** 28.1
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-25
- **First published:** 2013-09-26
- **Publisher country:** CA
- **Size:** 10 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-06
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.dvtonder.chronus)
- **Website:** [https://dvtonder.com/](https://dvtonder.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://dvtonder.com/privacy.html](https://dvtonder.com/privacy.html)

## Description

Chronus Information Widgets provide a flexible and stylish way to keep essential information like time, weather, news, tasks, stocks, fitness, and calendar events right on your Home and Lock screen. All widgets share a highly optimized back-end to reduce CPU, data, and battery consumption, serving as a perfect replacement for multiple standalone widgets.

Features include various clock styles, multiple weather providers, RSS news feeds with 'Read it later' integration, Google Tasks support, customizable calendar alerts, DashClock Extensions, Wear OS support, and more. The Pro version unlocks additional widgets, news and task providers, stock alerts, custom actions, daydream screensavers, and extended customization options. Chronus adapts to your needs while enhancing your device's performance and usability.

## Rankings

- #48,236 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_TOPICS`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_BACKGROUND_LOCATION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.DISABLE_KEYGUARD`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE`
- `android.permission.GET_ACCOUNTS`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS`
- `android.permission.READ_CALENDAR`
- `android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED`
- `android.permission.USE_CREDENTIALS`
- `android.permission.USE_EXACT_ALARM`
- `android.permission.WAKE_LOCK`
- `android.permission.WRITE_CALENDAR`
- `com.android.vending.BILLING`
- `com.android.vending.CHECK_LICENSE`
- `com.dvtonder.chronus.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION`
- `com.google.android.apps.dashclock.permission.BIND_DATA_CONSUMER`
- `com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE`
- `com.google.android.gm.permission.READ_CONTENT_PROVIDER`
- `com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID`
- `com.huawei.permission.external_app_settings.USE_COMPONENT`
- `oppo.permission.OPPO_COMPONENT_SAFE`

## Review summary

Reviewers praise Chronus for its deep customization and attractive design, especially the weather widget. The lifetime/long-term license and cross-device usage are valued, along with a robust feature set and backup options. However, recurring issues include stability (widgets disappearing), calendar sync bugs, weather data accuracy concerns, licensing/activation problems, and device-specific compatibility problems on some devices. Overall, Chronus excels in aesthetics and customization but can be unreliable across certain devices and configurations.

### Pros

- Highly customizable widgets with extensive settings and styling options (fonts, colors, transparency).
- Beautiful, well-designed weather widget with strong aesthetic appeal.
- Lifelong license and good cross-device usability across multiple phones.
- Broad, capable widget set that users rely on and use for years.
- Backup/restore capability helps safeguard configurations across devices.

### Cons

- Widgets disappear randomly, causing stability issues and requiring reconfiguration.
- Calendar widget synchronization is buggy (tasks not syncing, duplicates).
- Weather data accuracy is inconsistent; limited weather sources and some tap-to-weather integrations stop working.
- Pro license availability issues (license not found/unavailable, restore failures).
- Device compatibility problems on certain devices (e.g., OnePlus, Galaxy S-series) and OS versions.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.dvtonder.chronus)