u/Dense-Map-406

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Would you use a Bible verse on your home screen?

Hey everyone,

I’ve been thinking about how people engage with daily scripture, and had an idea I wanted to get your thoughts on.

Would you find it useful to have a random Bible verse show up directly on your iPhone home screen every day? Something simple you can see at a glance without opening an app.

I’ve been building a small widget around this idea for myself, and I’m curious if this is something others here would actually use or find meaningful.

Do you prefer structured readings, or do you like the idea of a random verse throughout the day?

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u/Dense-Map-406 — 17 hours ago

I turned iPhone widgets into a content platform, would you use this?

Hey everyone,

I recently released a major update to my iOS app Glance and wanted to share it here and get some honest feedback.

Glance started as a simple way to send data to your iPhone widgets. With this update it became something a bit more interesting. You can now create widgets with your own content and other people can follow them directly on their home screen.

What you can do now:

• Create your own widget with images, text, stats or anything you want

• Add a URL so tapping the widget opens a link

• Choose if your widget is private, public, or accessible only via a link

• Subscribe to other people’s widgets and see their content update on your Home Screen

Some widgets already available:

• Country of the day

• Random facts and random words

• Artwork feeds

• Random English words and definitions

• This day in history

And more :)

The goal is to have many people create interesting widgets for others to follow!

App Store link:

https://apps.apple.com/app/glance-home-screen-feeds/id6758983678

Pricing:

Free to download

Includes 1 custom feed (for your own content)

You can still create multiple widgets using built in feed types like summaries, counters, and more

Pro plan is $6/month and includes up to 2 custom feeds and up to 8 feeds total

Power plan is $11/month and includes up to 25 feeds with no limit on custom feeds

Really looking forward for the various widgets people will make :)

My personal preference.. would love to see language widgets or photography for unique places :)

u/Dense-Map-406 — 1 day ago

Word / definitions API in non English languages

Hey everyone :) I have an app called Glance that lets you post widgets on mobile home screens for other to subscribe to

Recently I’ve released a widget that outputs random words in English along with their definitions..I’d like to do the same with additional languages

Does anybody know of a reliable API in their native language that I can use for this?

My top prioritized languages would be Spanish, Arabic, Italian, French

I don’t know whether to pull the words in the language along with English definitions or should I present the definitions in the language as well?

What do you think?

Thanks!!

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u/Dense-Map-406 — 1 day ago

What do you think about “home screen widgets” as a new form of social media?

Hey everyone,

I’ve been thinking about a different way social media could work, and I’m curious how people here see it.

Instead of everything living inside apps and feeds, what if content lived directly on your phone’s home screen through widgets you choose to follow?

So rather than opening Instagram, Twitter, or email to check updates, you’d have small, glanceable pieces of content already there. Things like a daily post from a creator, quick updates from a brand, short insights, headlines, or even personal content from people you follow.

The idea isn’t to replace existing platforms, but to add a more lightweight layer where:

content is immediately visible

there’s no algorithm or endless scrolling

creators can have a more direct and consistent presence

users get the specific content they care about without digging for it

It feels like a more “ambient” way to consume content, almost like how we already check weather or calendar widgets.

I’m curious how you see this:

Does this feel like a natural evolution, or not really needed?

What would make you actually want to follow content this way?

Any use cases or formats you think would work especially well here?

Would love to hear your thoughts.

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u/Dense-Map-406 — 4 days ago

Create and follow widgets on iPhone

Hey everyone sharing my first app I’ve made it’s called Glance and it lets you post share and subscribe to content on iPhone widgets

So far I’ve made cool ones like country of the day to learn about countries, flags and their capitals

Yoga pose of the day

Random facts

Bible verse of the day

Artwork of the day

And more

Would love to hear your opinion

Is there any piece of content you’d like to follow on widgets ? Looking for ideas!

If you’re a creator and want to make you own widget for others to subscribe to hit me up!

Check it out at https://apps.apple.com/app/glance-home-screen-feeds/id6758983678

u/Dense-Map-406 — 5 days ago