Choosing a widget size without wasting your Home Screen
People choose the large widget because it shows the most, then remove it a week later because it shows too much.
What most people assume
That bigger is more useful.
The three questions
Small answers what is next. Medium answers what the rest of today looks like. Large answers what the week looks like, and is genuinely worth its space only if you plan rather than react.
Most people react. Most people should use small.
Cost is measured in attention
A widget's price is not screen area, it is the glance it takes to read. A large widget you have to focus on is more expensive than a small one you absorb, whatever it occupies.
The test is whether you can read it while walking.
What it looks like
What to do
- Start small; upgrade only if you catch yourself opening the app straight after looking.
- Keep one calendar widget, not three.
- If it cannot be read in a glance, it is the wrong size.