Starting with iOS 14, widgets are taking front and center spots with a place on your iPhone Home screen.

Widgets provide small bites of information from your favorite apps at a glance and offer a great way to customize your Home screen with what's most important to you.

Along with highlighting some of the best iPhone widgets around, we'll show you how to add them to your Home screen.

How to Add a Home Screen Widget

To add a Home screen widget on your iPhone, long press on any empty part of the screen until you activate jiggle mode, where all of the icons are slightly moving.

Then tap the plus (+) sign in the upper-left corner of the screen. You can search and scroll through the list of apps with widgets. When you find what you're looking for, select the app name to see all of the available widgets for that app. Select Add Widget.

You can then drag and drop to move the widget around your Home screen to find the perfect position.

1. Widgetsmith

While many widgets bring information from certain apps to your Home screen, Widgetsmith is a bit different. This app provides a perfect way to help customize your Home screen, especially when combined with custom iPhone app icons.

You can start by selecting from one of three widget sizes: small, medium, or large. Then you can choose exactly what information to show in the widget, everything from weather, calendar information, step count, and much more is available.

And that’s not all. You can customize the widget with themes, background colors, and other additional elements.

As a great touch, you can even schedule different widgets to appear on a Home screen at a specific time.

Download: Widgetsmith (Free, in-app purchases available)

2. Spark

We all have to deal with a daily deluge of emails. Spark is one of the best third-party iPhone email apps available with a number of great features to make dealing with the overload a bit easier. It does that by automatically categorizing emails so you can better handle multiple messages.

And the app offers a huge variety of widgets for your Home screen. Smaller options allow you to see how many new emails are in your inbox or see the next calendar event. Larger options allow you to see a list of emails and calendar events and even complete quick actions directly from the Home screen.

Download: Spark (Free)

3. Fantastical 3

Fantastical 3 lives up to its name and is a fantastic way to keep up with all of your appointments, no matter which Apple device you're using. The app's iPhone widgets make it even easier to see exactly what's on your schedule.

With smaller widgets, you can see today's date, a monthly calendar, or your next event. Larger options show a more detailed look at your upcoming schedule, along with a calendar and even weather option.

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Once you select a widget, there are also additional customization options, like the ability to show certain events and choose a quick action using the app.

Download: Fantastical 3 (Free, subscription available)

4. ETA

No matter how you get around, ETA can show you how long the trip will take. It shows travel time by car, walking, and in many cities public transit. And instead of needing to open up the app each time you're looking for that information, you can take advantage of the Home screen widgets instead.

With a small widget, you can see travel time to a custom location. Larger widgets will show you travel times to and from a location along with all of your custom locations in the app.

In any of the widgets, just tap a location to automatically start the app and show directions.

Download: ETA ($4.99)

5. Weather Radar Widget

When looking for a great Home screen widget, sometimes simpler is better. And Weather Radar Widget is exactly that, while letting you keep an eye on Mother Nature.

You can choose from a small, medium, or large widget that shows the precipitation radar for a selected location. It updates every 10 minutes. The widget will also show which way the precipitation is heading so you can better prepare.

In each widget size, you can select to see a world, region, metro, or city view of the radar.

Download: Weather Radar Widget (Free, subscription available)

6. Apollo for Reddit

If you've ever spent time on Reddit, there's always new content to read on a wide variety of topics. Apollo is one of the best third-party clients for the social network and has more than enough Home screen widgets for subreddit fans.

You can choose everything from a small widget with a post from a feed you choose to a larger widget with multiple posts. Add wallpaper widgets from image-heavy subreddits or simply create shortcuts to specific subreddits.

There is even a joke widget to help you find a smile.

Download: Apollo for Reddit (Free, subscription available)

7. Siri Suggestions

One of the best widget options is already installed on your iPhone. Siri Suggestions uses on-device intelligence to monitor the different actions you take with your phone and when.

There are two different ways to make use of that information as a Home screen widget. The first is a list of suggested apps based on your usage patterns. It looks like any set of apps, but with a twist as it will automatically update depending on usage. You can even add multiple app suggestion widgets to your Home screen that won't duplicate. If you don't like an app suggestion, you can remove them individually.

Along with apps, the second type of widget will show suggested shortcuts, like "Text a specific person" or another type of task with an app.

8. Headlines

Seeing the latest news is easy with Headlines. Getting everything set up for a perfect widget takes just a few minutes. You can select from a wide variety of sites and publications grouped in different categories like sports or technology. If you know exactly what you want, you can also search by name for a feed.

There are a wide variety of widgets to help you create the perfect Home screen.

Smaller options can show one article from a select site while larger options show even more story headlines. No matter which size you choose, tapping on the article will automatically bring it up to read in the app.

Download: Headlines (Free, subscription available)

9. Castro

The world of high-quality podcasts continues to grow. And to help manage all of the latest episodes, Castro is a great choice. This fully featured player lets you manage all of your shows in an easy-to-use package.

And the app's Home screen widget allows you to get a better handle on your play queue. The small version shows the number of queued episodes and a small look at the show's cover art. Whereas the medium and large versions offer a more detailed look at the next episodes.

When you select an episode from the widget it will automatically open up Castro and begin to play.

Download: Castro (Free, subscription available)

Make the Most of Your iPhone Home Screen With Widgets

Thanks to Apple moving widgets to your iPhone Home screen, it's even easier to see the information you want when you need it.

And if you want to bring even more customization to your Home screen, you can unleash the power of Scriptable to create unique options that suit you even better.