Busybody: URL Capture Widget App - App Store

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Monitor Websites From a Widget

Free · In‑App Purchases

Hi, I'm Peter, an indie developer in Portland, Oregon. I built Busybody because I wanted a widget that shows me a website at a glance without opening Safari. Busybody captures screenshots of any URL and displays them in a widget on your home screen. It reloads the page every 10 minutes or so while you're using the device. Configure the zoom and crop to frame exactly what you want to see. WHY IT EXISTS Some websites are worth checking repeatedly but not worth the friction of opening a browser. Government sites with no apps. Forums or niche news sites. Status or "down" pages. I wanted to glance at my home screen and see current information from any site, not just apps with their own widgets. HOW IT WORKS Add a URL in the app. Adjust the zoom and viewport to frame exactly what matters. Add a widget to your home screen. Tap the widget anytime to jump straight to that site in the app. The app allows you to scrub through previous screenshots. BUSYBODY PRO SUBSCRIPTION Busybody is free to use with one URL. To add more URLs, subscribe to Busybody Pro. All other features—widgets, screenshot history, ad blocking—are included free. Please review our Terms of Use at https://folding-sky.com/terms NO BACKEND Everything runs on your device. Your URLs and screenshots stay on your phone. There are no accounts and no servers. I called it Busybody because the name suggests a nosy neighbor who keeps tabs on everything. That is exactly what this app does.

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feat(subscriptions): add Busybody Pro monthly and annual subscriptions feat(screenshots): add swipe and keyboard navigation between screenshots feat(dashboard): add auto-scrolling screenshot thumbnails feat(screenshots): add save/download button to screenshot viewer feat(a11y): add comprehensive accessibility support across all views feat(settings): add minimal ad blocker with user toggle fix(subscriptions): resolve closure capture warning in EntitlementService fix(onboarding): simplify get started steps fix(widget): show date instead of time for old captures fix(screenshots): distribute retained screenshots by time, not index chore: bump to 1.1.0.

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  • Supported Features

    • VoiceOver

    • Voice Control

    • Larger Text

    • Dark Interface

    • Differentiate Without Color Alone

    • Sufficient Contrast

    • Reduced Motion

Information

  • Seller
    • Folding Sky Co

  • Size
    • 21.2 MB

  • Category
    • Utilities

  • Compatibility
    Requires iOS 18.0 or later.
    • iPhone
      Requires iOS 18.0 or later.

    • iPad
      Requires iPadOS 18.0 or later.

    • Mac
      Requires macOS 15.0 or later.

  • Age Rating
    16+
    • 16+

    • Contains
      Unrestricted Web Access

  • In-App Purchases
    Yes
    • Busybody Pro Monthly $1.99

    • Busybody Pro Annual $14.99

  • Copyright
    • © 2026 Folding Sky Co

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