Free to start
Start free, pay once if you want more, never a subscription. BetterMacWidgets next to WidgetWall, Widgetter and Orbl. 9 of our 41 widgets are free for good.
By the developers of BetterMacWidgets. Details on other apps are taken from their makers' own pages and App Store listings, checked on 19 October 2026.
Free
9 widgets for good, no time limit
€12.99
Pro once for all 41. No subscription
No account
and no telemetry
20 themes
and 3 glass styles
Advantage for BetterMacWidgets
Rain that falls, hands that sweep, charts that move. WidgetWall's listing names animated wallpapers and GIF stickers, Orbl an animated wallpaper dashboard, Widgetter says nothing about it.
Free widgets: BetterMacWidgets 9, WidgetWall 12, Orbl 11. Ours with no time limit and no account.
The lowest of the three. Currencies are not converted.
WidgetWall and Widgetter list subscription plans next to their one time prices.
The developers' own App Store privacy answers name analytics and tracking for WidgetWall and analytics for Widgetter. Orbl says: no account, no analytics.
Widgetter's listing sells "Remove watermark" as a purchase.
Only the numbers the makers state. Orbl lists 11 free and 3 Premium widgets.
With the Bundle: copy the prompt, paste the answer, done.
With the Bundle.
Good to know: BetterMacWidgets puts widgets on your desktop, behind your windows. WidgetWall and Widgetter name a feature that keeps widgets above windows.
A red cross means the app does not offer it, to our knowledge as of 19 October 2026. Grey "not stated" means the maker's page does not say. Prices are in the currency of the listing.
If you want to start free and pay once, BetterMacWidgets: 9 of 41 widgets are free for good, Pro is €12.99 once for all of them, and there is no account, no subscription and no telemetry. Most widgets are animated live, and it comes in English and German.
Yes. BetterMacWidgets, WidgetWall, Widgetter and Orbl all have a free start. In BetterMacWidgets 9 widgets are free for good, with no time limit, no account and no watermark. Widgetter's listing sells "Remove watermark" as a purchase.
BetterMacWidgets and Orbl sell only one time purchases. WidgetWall and Widgetter list subscription plans next to their one time prices. BetterMacWidgets Pro is €12.99 once, the Bundle with lock screen widgets and Custom Widgets €19.99 for one Mac.
Nothing to start: 9 widgets are free for good. Pro unlocks all 41 widgets for €12.99, once, and the Bundle adds lock screen widgets and Custom Widgets for €19.99. There is no subscription, and updates are included.
WidgetWall ("Pin to Top" in its release notes) and Widgetter ("always on top" in its description) name a feature for it. BetterMacWidgets puts its widgets on the desktop, behind windows.
Sources: WidgetWall, App Store · Widgetter, App Store · Orbl. Wrong or out of date? Write to mail@nicosagolla.de and we fix it quickly.
9 widgets free for good. Pro €12.99 once. Bundle with lock screen widgets and Custom Widgets €19.99.
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