

This is a no-brainer for any Evernote user.Įvernote and Hours are two well-executed widgets.

Instead of cramming entire notes into the Today tab, you have buttons to launch new actions instead pick Text, Camera, Photos, Reminder, or List to start a new note within Evernote. Business and productivityĮvernote: I’m delighted by Evernote’s widget. I’d suggest only including this widget when you’re actually traveling, however, just to free up the widget clutter. It’s handy for frequent travelers, and organizes a lot of information in a neat package. WorldMate: WorldMate should really just be its own widget, since it shows you a comprehensive breakdown of your daily travel itinerary. This widget makes App in the Air a must-have for travelers, and it’s even compatible with TripIt, which makes setup a snap. Its widget shows you one article at a time, with an image, which you can tap to read, bookmark, or skip to check out another story.Īpp in the Air: This flight-tracking tool displays your upcoming flight information in its widget, including your airline, flight number, check-in time, and flight duration. Though it’s still too clunky, I like how News360 presents its stories of the day.īuzzFeed: For the latest in adorable animals and celebrity listicles, BuzzFeed has you covered.

I personally won’t be keeping any of these in my Today feed, but the one I thought looked best was News360, with small image thumbnails and just the story headline. The included photos take up too much space, and you can’t mark stories as read, meaning they’ll be in Notification Center until the app replaces it with something else. Though having the day’s news right in your Notification Center sounds awesome in theory, I found all of these options to be too overwhelming as widgets. If you choose carefully, you can curate the perfect collection of widgets for your needs. I’ll warn you, though: It’s really easy to add too many widgets, way too fast, making your lovely clean Notification Center look like a TMI explosion. Download any of the following apps, then go back to Notification Center to edit and add them to your Today view. There are plenty more apps available if you’d like to add more widgets. (For more details on Notification Center widgets, check out our Move around widgets in the Notification Center, and tap the green/red circles to add/remove apps from your widgets.
