WidgetBeats: Music Widget

Name: WidgetBeats: Music Widget
Rating: 1.8 (20 reviews)
Author: Niels van Straaten

By: Niels van Straaten App

Music

Overview

Version:

1.4.1

Last updated: 2024-11-03

Ranking

#432,512 ▼ 12,024

Overall

Features & Capabilities

Introducing WidgetBeats, the new music control widget for your Home Screen! Connect WidgetBeats with your Apple Music or Spotify accounts and gain easy access to play, pause, skip, and rewind your favorite tracks in real-time. Connect with your friends to see what they are listening in realtime and for FREE! WidgetBeats offers three visually stunning widget styles: Basic, Vinyl, and Cassette. Experience the nostalgic charm of a spinning Vinyl or retro Cassette widget, or keep it simple with a Basic widget. New widget styles on the way! Get WidgetBeats now and transform your music streaming experience.

User Growth & Download Statistics

App

By:

Niels van Straaten

Rating:

1.80

(20)

Version:

1.4.1 Last updated: 2024-11-03

Version code:

870166532

Creation date:

2023-09-18

Compatible devices:

Size:

38.79MB

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

Source:

Apple Apps Store

Data ingested on:

2026-07-19

Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 432,512 ▼ 12,024

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Developed by:

Niels van Straaten

Apple Apps Store

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/widgetbeats-music-widget/id6463719560

Website:

https://fromstreets.com

User Reviews

WidgetBeats aims to be a stylish home-screen music widget with vinyl artwork and Spotify/Apple Music integration. Users praise its visuals and concept, but report frequent reliability problems: failed license restoration, gray or non-functional widgets, inconsistent Spotify integration, update delays, and slow or unhelpful support. While the idea is strong, stability and service must improve.

Pros

Visually pleasing UI with vinyl spinning animation and album-art display when functioning.
Engaging concept for a home-screen music widget.
Can display the current track artwork from Spotify/Apple Music when it works.

Cons

Premium purchases (lifetime) often aren’t restored after reinstall or on a new device; restore purchase can spin indefinitely.
Widget frequently renders as gray/white boxes or is otherwise non-functional, sometimes worsened by screen tinting.
Spotify integration is inconsistent; Apple Music may work, but Spotify either doesn’t connect or requires manual refresh to update covers.
Updates to the current track are delayed; sometimes you must open the app to refresh.
Support and refunds are reported as unhelpful or slow, with license restoration issues after device changes.

Recent reviews

I bought lifetime premium at 2024. After some time stopped to use this app. When returned back, all premium options are reset. Restore purchase button does not work. Just spinning “in progress”. I sent the letter to the developer, app support. Provided receipt and screens. Full ignoring.

by Da*****, 2026-03-05

Widget seems to only work when Home Screen customization is set to either light or dark for icons and widgets. If you choose to customize and “tint” your home screen to a color of your choice, the widget displays only white boxes and doesn’t work. I could be wrong but a simple solution or fix to the tinting issue for developers can be resolved by a Google search asking why widgets might display white when the Home Screen is tinted. Thank you for your help.