# YouWidget - Widget for YouTube

> Video, Subscriptions, Channels

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1549467291](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1549467291)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id1549467291`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** James Andrew Shaw Ltd
- **Category:** Social Networking
- **Rating:** 2.90 / 5 (27 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.0.5
- **Last updated:** 2021-10-11
- **First published:** 2021-01-23
- **Size:** 16 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-15
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/youwidget-widget-for-youtube/id1549467291)
- **Website:** [https://www.shaw-james.com/youwidget-landing/](https://www.shaw-james.com/youwidget-landing/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.shaw-james.com/youwidget-landing/terms-and-privacy/](https://www.shaw-james.com/youwidget-landing/terms-and-privacy/)

## Description

View your live YouTube video feed right on your home screen with YouWidget! Simply login to your YouTube/Google account, and this app will do the rest!

YouWidget provides 3 different widget sizes; each providing different video/channel data. Each widget can also be customised using YouWidget's 3 themes; light, dark and red.

Each widget will automatically refresh with new videos/stats. Simply tapping a particular video/channel will open it directly in YouTube.

PREMIUM FEATURES:
- Live YouTube Subscriptions video feed on your iPhone home screen with 15-minutely refresh.
- Select any YouTube channel to follow their video feed.
- Widgets auto-refresh every 15 mins.

FREE FEATURES:
- View your video upload feed for your YouTube Channel.
- View popular, trending videos.
- View statistics for any channel including subscriber, view and video counts.
- Widgets auto-refresh every 2 hours.
- 3 widget sizes; large, medium and small.
- Customisable Themes; light, dark and red.
- Integrated with YouTube’s official data API.
- Tap videos/channels to open in YouTube app.

Thanks for taking the time to look at YouWidget. If you have any feature requests, feedback or questions; please don't hesitate to get in touch. :)

Terms of Use - https://www.shaw-james.com/youwidget-landing/terms-and-privacy/

## Rankings

- #265,155 — Overall

## Review summary

Many reviews flag reliability problems: the widget often doesn’t load or update, with blank screens and missing thumbnails. Data freshness and accuracy are inconsistent, and some users report privacy concerns with Google login. Updates and iOS compatibility appear lacking, and several reviews note that some features require payment, reducing value in the free tier. A minority find basic value in displaying recently uploaded videos, but overall reliability is the key issue.

### Pros

- Shows recently uploaded videos in the widget
- Displays thumbnails in the widget
- Basic functionality without requiring premium
- Some users find it useful and plan to keep using until YouTube releases its own widget

### Cons

- Widget frequently fails to work: not connecting, blank screens, or not updating
- Data and image reliability issues: thumbnails not loading, timestamp data shows inconsistencies, backend data gaps

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1549467291)