Clock, Date and Weather Widget

Review by eFreeware

If you like the idea of glancing at your home screen and knowing the time, the date and what it is doing outside, this widget was built with you in mind. Clock, Date and Weather Widget puts those three pieces of information in one place, so you do not have to open a separate app or pull down a notification to check the temperature before heading out.

It is a free download from aac, sitting in the Weather category, and it has been installed more than 100,000 times. The average rating is 3.7 from 559 ratings, which suggests a widget that does its job for many people while leaving room for others to want more. The app came out in April 2023 and was updated in August 2026, when the developer added a way to adjust how large the clock, date and weather text appear on the widget itself.

A widget for people who want conditions on the home screen

The appeal here is for anyone who treats the home screen as a dashboard: commuters checking the morning temperature before choosing a jacket, parents glancing at the time while getting everyone out the door, or anyone who simply prefers the date and current conditions to be visible without an extra tap. Because the widget can show weather for the device location or for a place you pick, it suits people who follow conditions elsewhere, whether that is a city they plan to visit or a relative's hometown.

The Weather Assistant feature is the part that widens the audience. You can pose weather questions and receive suggestions tied to locations worldwide, so the app is not limited to showing a static number. That said, the core of the app remains the widget, and the value you get from it depends on how much you want that information on your home screen rather than inside a full weather app.

What the widget shows and how you set it up

A digital clock, the date and current conditions all appear on the widget. Beyond the current conditions, the app can also show a weather forecast and air quality, which gives you a bit more context than a simple temperature reading. You can choose whether the weather comes from the device's location or from a location you specify, which is useful if you want the widget to reflect somewhere other than where you are standing.

Setup follows the standard Android widget routine. You touch and hold an empty spot on the home screen, tap Widgets, find Clock, Date and Weather Widget, then touch and hold the widget and slide it into place. The app shows a preview during setup, which helps you see what you are getting before you commit to a spot. If you want to resize it later, you touch and hold the widget, lift your finger, drag the dots to the size you want and tap outside when you are done.

That means the widget can be tuned to fit the space you have rather than the other way around.

Tap actions, colors and the assistant

You can decide what happens when you tap the widget. Tapping can open the forecast, the widget settings, or any installed app. That last choice is the flexible one: if you would rather the widget open your calendar, your notes or a transit app, you can set it that way. It is a small thing, but it makes the widget feel less like a dead display and more like a shortcut you control.

Visually, the app uses a Material design interface, and you can pick the widget's text and background colors from the Material color palettes. That should make it easier to match the widget to a wallpaper or a home screen theme instead of accepting whatever default look it ships with. The Weather Assistant adds more than display: it answers weather questions and offers recommendations for any location worldwide. I would treat that as a convenience feature rather than the main reason to install the app, but it adds a layer for people who want more than a number on a screen.

What it costs and what comes with it

The app is free to download, and it contains ads. It also offers in-app purchases.

If you are comparing this with a paid weather app or a paid widget pack, the trade-off is straightforward. You are not paying at the door, but ads and in-app purchases are part of the package. Whether that matters depends on how much you mind advertising on a home screen element you will see many times a day. For some people that is a reasonable exchange for a free widget; for others it is the deciding factor.

How it compares with other ways of checking the weather

The main alternative is a full weather app, which typically offers more detail, more locations and more forecasting depth than a widget can show. If you want radar maps, hourly breakdowns or long-range outlooks, a dedicated weather app is the more natural home for that. This widget is better understood as a glanceable layer that saves you from opening anything at all.

Another comparison is the weather widget that may already be built into your phone or launcher. Those are often simpler, showing time and temperature with little customization. What this app adds is the choice of location, the forecast and air quality views, the tap action options, the color controls and the Weather Assistant. If you have found the stock widget too limited, this is the kind of alternative that gives you more knobs to turn.

There are also general-purpose widget or dashboard apps that can display a clock and a weather feed alongside other information. Those tend to be broader and less focused. This app does one job, and the question is whether that job is one you want done on your home screen.

A free widget for a glanceable home screen

Clock, Date and Weather Widget is a sensible install if you want the time, date and current conditions visible without opening an app, and if you value being able to choose the location, adjust the colors and decide what a tap does. The addition of text resizing in the most recent update makes it easier to fit the widget to your layout, and the forecast, air quality and assistant features give it more range than a bare clock-and-temperature widget.

The caveats are the ones that come with the package: it is free but ad-supported, and in-app purchases are offered. If ads on a home screen element would bother you, that is the main thing to weigh. If you can live with them, this is a practical choice for anyone who wants weather information in plain sight, especially people who check conditions for a location other than their own or who like to tune how their home screen looks.

What's new in version 1.1.4

It is now possible to change the size of the clock, date, and weather on the home screen widget.