Touch and hold an empty area on your iPhone or iPad home screen until the apps start to jiggle. Tap the + button in the top corner.
Search for justRead in the widget gallery. Pick a small or a medium size, then choose Currently Reading, Reading Calendar, Daily Goal, Streak or Quick Stats.
Your widget updates automatically as you read. No buttons to press, no app to open. Your reading data stays visible on your home screen all day.
Choose the widgets that fit your reading style
Compact widget showing your current book cover, title, and progress percentage
Shows book cover, title, author, progress bar, and pages remaining
GitHub-style heatmap grid showing your daily reading activity for the current month
Larger calendar heatmap with day labels and color intensity based on reading time
A ring that fills as you close in on today's reading goal in minutes
The same daily goal with room for the numbers behind today's progress
Your current streak, in small or medium, counting every day you hit your goal
Your reading numbers at a glance, in small or medium, without opening the app
Five widgets for the Lock Screen, including Minutes Today and a progress ring
Most reading apps have no widgets at all. justRead puts your reading calendar, current book progress, and streak counter right on your home screen. One glance tells you where you left off and how your week is going.
The reading calendar widget is a GitHub-style heatmap grid showing every day you read this month. Color intensity reflects reading time. It is a rare thing to find in a reading app at all.
Widgets display live data from your reading sessions. Pages read, reading time, speed trends, and streaks are all tracked automatically while you read. No manual input needed.
Your widget data stays in sync across iPhone and iPad through iCloud. Read on one device and see updated stats on the other's home screen immediately.
justRead tracks your reading in the background while you turn pages. No start/stop buttons, no manual logging. Just read, and your widgets update with real data from every session.
Set daily reading goals and watch your widget progress bar fill up. Streaks build automatically when you read each day. Your home screen becomes a quiet motivator.
The only EPUB reader with real reading widgets
Other reading apps require opening the app to check your progress or streak.
justRead widgets show your reading data right on your home screen. One glance shows your streak, current book, and calendar without launching anything.
Some apps show a static widget that never changes or only updates once a day.
justRead widgets reflect your actual reading sessions in near real time. Finish a chapter and your progress updates on your home screen.
Opening a reading app, finding your book, and navigating to your page takes multiple taps.
Tap the Currently Reading widget and you are reading in one second. It opens directly to the last page you were on.
Why justRead has the best reading widgets on iOS
| Feature | justRead | Other Apps |
|---|---|---|
| Widget types available | 10: 5 home screen, 5 Lock Screen | 0-2 basic widgets |
| Reading calendar widget | Yes, GitHub-style heatmap | Not available |
| Lock screen support | Yes, iOS 16+ | Rarely supported |
| Auto-updating data | Yes, after each session | Manual or daily refresh |
| Quick resume from widget | Yes, one-tap resume | Opens app home screen |
| EPUB reader included | Yes, full-featured reader | Separate app needed |
See what readers are saying on the App Store
★ 4.6 / 5 · 24 App Store ratings
Fantastic eReader
Best app I've found for syncing with Calibre. Customization rivals the great Marvin app, with superior library management.
Great app, responsive dev
The reading experience is already top notch. Really exciting to see where this app develops over time.
Excellent and complete
Beautifully designed and a pleasure to use. The developer had a clear plan from the very first version.
Excellent
Really well designed, and so pleasant to use.
Reading as you want it
A great new iOS epub reader with responsive developers actively adding features. Configure your reading experience just the way you like it.
The best reader on the App Store
Absolute control of customization. Custom font support. The ability to vote on next features and development.
My new mobile happy place
A beautifully made reader app. Love the statistics and how it works with my 5,000+ book library and cloud storage.
Comprehensive epub reader for iOS
Finally an app that manages a book collection and acts as a fully functional reader. Streams from Dropbox without using phone storage.
Everything you need to know about justRead widgets
justRead offers five home screen widgets, each in a small and a medium size: Currently Reading, Reading Calendar, Daily Goal, Streak and Quick Stats. There is no large size. Small widgets show a single number like your streak or today's progress, and medium widgets show the same data with more room around it. There are also five Lock Screen widgets, including Minutes Today and a progress ring.
Yes. When you add a widget, you choose which one it is: Currently Reading, Reading Calendar, Daily Goal, Streak or Quick Stats. You can place several at once to see different data side by side, and tapping any of them opens the exact book or screen behind it.
Yes. Widgets refresh automatically after each reading session. iOS manages the update schedule to balance freshness and battery life. Your data is always current when you check your home screen.
Yes. There are five Lock Screen widgets, including Minutes Today and a progress ring, so your reading stays visible before you unlock the phone. Tap one and it opens the exact book or screen behind it.
Yes. justRead widgets work on iPad home screen and Today View. They sync with your iPhone through iCloud, so your reading data stays consistent across devices.
No noticeable impact. justRead widgets use the standard iOS widget system, which updates efficiently in the background. Apple optimizes widget refresh rates to minimize battery usage.
Depending on the widget: the book you are in with its cover and progress, a reading calendar heatmap, a ring filling toward your daily goal, your current streak, or your reading numbers at a glance in Quick Stats. Five more sit on the Lock Screen, including Minutes Today and a progress ring.
Yes. All widgets are available during the free 14-day trial with full functionality. After the trial, a subscription is required. Monthly ($4.99), yearly ($29.99), or lifetime ($79.99) plans are available.