Reviews of Minimalistic Text: Widgets

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List of user reviews and ratings for Minimalistic Text: Widgets

Total ratings

3.84 (Rating count: 37,088)

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Review summary

Users praise the app for powerful customization, a minimalist, ad-free design, long-term stability, and Tasker integration. Repeated complaints: the app is no longer actively developed, weather functionality is unreliable, and there is a non-trivial learning curve. Several users also raised concerns about requested permissions (location/calendar/files). Overall, fans love its flexibility and longevity but warn about maintenance, weather bugs, and initial setup complexity.

Pros

Highly customizable text-based widgets — deep control over appearance and content
Minimalist, clean design with low bloat and virtually no ads
Stable and reliable; many users have used it for years across multiple phones
Integrates well with power-user tools (e.g., Tasker) and saves multiple widget presets

Cons

App is effectively legacy / no longer actively developed or supported
Weather features are unreliable or fail to update for multiple users
Steep learning curve; setup can be confusing for new users
Privacy/permission concerns reported (requests for location, calendar, file access)

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User Reviews

Recent rating average: 4.90

All time rating average: 3.84

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15% (9)

Date	Author	Comment
2025-06-14	Wa*****	Simple, minimalist, and totally free without ads.
Simple, minimalist, and totally free without ads.
2025-04-02	Ma*****	best
best
2024-11-21	Fr*****	My brother introduced me to this app Years ago when I had the S10 for the first time and, honestly, it helps to have someone teach you how to use it, but easy to use once you get it down. Being able to to customize the widgets to my needs And aesthetics has been a game changer with how pleased I am to use my phone, and incredibly confusing for anyone else who uses my phone lol I love it, personally :)
My brother introduced me to this app Years ago when I had the S10 for the first time and, honestly, it helps to have someone teach you how to use it, but easy to use once you get it down. Being able to to customize the widgets to my needs And aesthetics has been a game changer with how pleased I am to use my phone, and incredibly confusing for anyone else who uses my phone lol I love it, personally :)
2024-07-03	Ma*****	I have had this app for two years and I am completely satisfied. It is a professional widget app and I made four widgets with this app. If possible, make the animal emoji part more complete and add the scorpion because it is my birthday and I need it.
I have had this app for two years and I am completely satisfied. It is a professional widget app and I made four widgets with this app. If possible, make the animal emoji part more complete and add the scorpion because it is my birthday and I need it.
2023-11-20	D *****	Great app. I use it on my home screen to display date and time, in a unique format. Although this app is no longer being supported, it is still a great app.
Great app. I use it on my home screen to display date and time, in a unique format. Although this app is no longer being supported, it is still a great app.
2023-07-23	Tr*****	It's a little funky to get set up, but you have tons of control. I install this on every device I own.
It's a little funky to get set up, but you have tons of control. I install this on every device I own.
2023-06-15	Da*****	As a designer, I love this app. I've had it for a few years on different phones and always come back to it. It can be a bit of a learning curve but if you put the time in you can design all sorts of cool text-based widgets rather than the usual overly-complicated and uncustomisable widgets. Hats off to the designer.
As a designer, I love this app. I've had it for a few years on different phones and always come back to it. It can be a bit of a learning curve but if you put the time in you can design all sorts of cool text-based widgets rather than the usual overly-complicated and uncustomisable widgets. Hats off to the designer.
2023-05-25	F.*****	It has been one of my standard apps on all my phones for years. I still have one feature request: shadows, so that the widgets stand out more. Too bad it's not being developed anymore, but I'm glad it's still in Google Play.
It has been one of my standard apps on all my phones for years. I still have one feature request: shadows, so that the widgets stand out more. Too bad it's not being developed anymore, but I'm glad it's still in Google Play.
2023-02-25	Yn*****	Good design
Good design
2023-01-18	RJ*****	There is almost no ads. You can basically make any type of widget you want. It is very versatile and high quality. The only problems is #1 Weather is janky #2 No "widget rotation" where you can have a widget automatically change every day. #3 No custom shifting color, like where you could have it automatically shift from blue to red for EX. Those are my only issues with it, EVERYTHING else is is very good and highly recommend (there is a learning curve).
There is almost no ads. You can basically make any type of widget you want. It is very versatile and high quality. The only problems is #1 Weather is janky #2 No "widget rotation" where you can have a widget automatically change every day. #3 No custom shifting color, like where you could have it automatically shift from blue to red for EX. Those are my only issues with it, EVERYTHING else is is very good and highly recommend (there is a learning curve).