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How to put the numbers you care about on your iPhone, with working examples. עברית
Let your AI assistant update your iPhone widgetConnect Claude, Cursor or another MCP client to WidgetDash, then ask in plain words to put a number on your iPhone widget.November 10, 2026 · 1 min read
Know your cron job ran, without opening a logPush one timestamp at the end of a cron job. Your iPhone widget counts up from it and turns red when the job stops running.November 8, 2026 · 2 min read
Know when to leave: a live bus and train card on your iPhoneA Lock Screen card that counts down to when to leave, picks the bus that makes your train, and follows both live. For buses and trains in Israel.November 7, 2026 · 2 min read
A real setup: subscription days that turn red on their ownHow one Home Assistant user tracks backups, media and subscription days on iPhone widgets, with colors that change by themselves.November 6, 2026 · 4 min read
What makes a metric glanceable, and why most dashboards failA glanceable metric tells you whether to act in under a second. Five rules for choosing and shaping the numbers you keep on your iPhone.November 4, 2026 · 4 min read
iPhone Home Screen vs Lock Screen widgets, and when to use eachHome Screen widgets hold detail, Lock Screen widgets hold one number you see every time you pick up your phone. How to choose, with examples.November 2, 2026 · 4 min read
How to put your SaaS metrics on your iPhone Home ScreenPush MRR, signups and churn to an iPhone Home Screen widget with one HTTP request, then keep it current with a cron job or GitHub Action.October 30, 2026 · 5 min read