Widgets make for delightful Home Screen additions, and these ones in particular incorporate generative AI and real-world data to create graphics that change from one moment to the next.

A city that changes appearance based on the weather and time of day. Plants that grow with the steps you take. Here are some of the apps that beautifully reflect what you do and where you are.

A tiny city that changes with the weather and time

In DayCity, the cityscape within the widget changes with real-world time and weather conditions. Choose your favourite city from the list, be it Tokyo, Osaka, Paris, New York or Bengaluru, and generative AI will recreate its landmarks as a miniature landscape with detailed graphics.

Watch how the city’s appearance changes as time passes from morning to noon to night. And try the Craft feature to create an original city in different styles such as origami, wool, felt and clay, then watch it thrive.

Plants that grow with every step you walk

In step tracker PixelPot, every step you take in real life turns into nurturing food for the potted plant in your widget.

When you reach your step count goal, the plant will bloom or even evolve into a new form. And with a subscription or an in-app purchase, you can unlock unique pot designs as well as a dashboard feature that delves deeper into the data.

Animals that help you focus

Ready to settle in for a study or work session? Set a focus timer and do it with the support of adorable hedgehogs and owls in productivity app Komoriba.

Your diligently working animal pals are the perfect reminder to get you back on track whenever you feel yourself losing focus. Need some extra help? Set up Screen Block to stop other apps from being opened while you work.

School lunch menus that make mouths water

Menu items can sometimes be… uninspiring when read off a page. But when you turn the into adorable bento box illustrations, it’s a whole other story!

Snap a picture of the school lunch menu, and Lunch Box will turn it into colourful drawings that make your little one actually look forward to lunchtime.

To add a widget, hold and press an empty area on your Home Screen and tap Edit in the top-left corner. Love an app? Keep it front and centre!