Watch websites from a widget

Busybody: Reloading Web Widget

Some websites are worth checking repeatedly but not worth the friction of opening a browser. Weather radar. Package tracking. Flight status. Stock tickers. Scoreboard pages. Busybody captures fresh screenshots periodically and displays them in a widget so you can glance at current information without opening Safari.

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Why I built Busybody

I wanted a widget that shows me a website at a glance without opening Safari. Some pages are worth checking repeatedly, but not worth the friction of launching a browser, waiting for the page to load, and navigating to the right spot. Weather radar. Package tracking. Flight status. Stock tickers. Scoreboard pages.

Busybody captures fresh screenshots periodically and displays them in a widget on your home screen. Add a URL, adjust the zoom and viewport to frame exactly what matters, and glance at your home screen to see current information from any site. Tap the widget anytime to jump straight to that site in the app. The app keeps a history of past captures so you can scroll back through previous snapshots.

Skip the browser

No launching Safari, waiting for the page to load, navigating to the right spot. Just glance at your home screen.

Always up to date

Busybody refreshes periodically so your widget shows current information. Weather radar, package status, scores.

Frame what matters

Zoom and crop to show exactly the part of the page you care about. No distractions.

Jump right in

Need more detail? Tap the widget to open that site in the app. One tap from glance to full page.

How Busybody works

Add a URL, adjust zoom and crop, and Busybody displays the page in a widget on your home screen.

Websites in a widget

Glance at your home screen to see current information from any URL without opening Safari.

Periodic refresh

Busybody refreshes your URLs periodically so the widget stays current. Weather radar, package tracking, flight status, stock tickers, scoreboard pages.

Zoom and crop

Frame exactly what matters. Adjust the viewport to show the part of the page you care about.

Tap to open

Tap the widget anytime to jump straight to that site in the app.

Capture history

Scroll back through past captures in the app to see how a page has changed over time.

Content blocking

Automatically blocks ads, trackers, and cookie consent popups. Cleaner pages, faster captures.

iPhone, iPad, Mac

Universal app with native support for all Apple platforms. No accounts, no servers, no subscriptions.

A nosy neighbor who keeps tabs on everything

I called it Busybody because the name suggests a nosy neighbor who keeps tabs on everything. That is exactly what this app does. Configure your widgets, and Busybody keeps an eye on your URLs so you can just glance at your home screen.

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Built by Me (Peter)

I am a bootstrapper who has spent 30 years building products that solve real problems.

Since 1994, I have led three companies from startup to acquisition (Cybersight, Followerwonk, Fluxguard) and built Starbucks' global digital product organization.

One person. No VC money. No growth hacking. I build these apps because I want tools that respect power users.