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Build dynamic iOS home screen widgets with layouts, connected data sources, and optional legacy webhooks.

Quick Start

Choose the path that fits how you want to build. Most new widgets start with Glance AI or the manual create flow in the iOS app.

In the app

Describe what you want in Chat. Glance designs the layout, connects data, and sets up automations.

Your agent

Connect ChatGPT, Claude, or Cursor. They keep their apps and push into Glance.

Create a widget, pick a layout, upload content, and pin it to your home screen.

Push Summary, Status, Counter, Approval, or Custom image feeds via HTTP POST.

Integration / Upload / API ↓ Feed (content snapshot) ↓ Layout (template JSON) ↓ iOS Widget on Home Screen

A layout defines appearance. A feed holds values. An automation keeps the feed fresh from connected sources.

A home screen item you pin on iOS. Dynamic widgets render from a layout + live content.

JSON that describes structure, typography, and bindings. Glance derives upload fields automatically.

Stores the latest content snapshot for a widget. Dynamic feeds accept structured field values.

A placeholder like {{revenue}} in layout JSON. Dynamic bindings become upload/automation fields.

A scheduled job that pulls data from an integration (or device source) and updates a feed.

A connected account — Google Calendar, Meta, GitHub, on-device Weather, and more.

ChatGPT, Claude, or Cursor connected to Glance. The host pushes updates. Glance is the Home Screen.

Send the layout tree with the ingest instead of a saved layout. Pro+. Same endpoint, no layout row.