Car Play Widgets: Dashboard, a CarPlay widget app for iPhone by N5 Labs
Car, photo, clock and countdown widgets for the iPhone Home Screen and for CarPlay on iOS 26 or later.
Car Play Widgets: Dashboard is an iPhone app made by N5 Labs. You design small widgets on the phone, such as a picture of your car model, a photo, a clock, a countdown or a text card. iOS 26 or later, including iOS 27, can show them on the CarPlay dashboard as well as on the Home Screen. The app also supplies sounds that Apple Shortcuts can play when CarPlay connects or disconnects. Browsing and customizing are free. Saving a widget requires Pro, a weekly or yearly subscription. On the iPhone the app is listed as Car Widgets.
- App Store identity:
- Car Play Widgets: Dashboard
- ID 6785215625
- Verified with Apple:
- 2026-10-05
- · v1.5
- · iOS 17.0+
Free to download. Browse and customize designs freely; saving widget designs requires Pro. Check the in-app offer for current pricing and renewal terms.
What you get
- Put your own car on a widget: pick it from a library of 1,470 cars across 121 brands, or start from your own photo.
- Add clock, date, countdown and text cards in your choice of colors and layouts.
- See the same widgets on the CarPlay dashboard with iOS 26 or later, on a display that shows widgets.
- Play a sound when CarPlay connects or disconnects, through an Apple Shortcuts automation.
Verified product screenshots
Source: current App Store listing · 2026-10-05
Key features
- Car artwork from a library of 1,470 cars across 121 brands
- Photo, clock, date and countdown widgets
- Moon phase, affirmation, badge, flag and custom text cards
- Sounds for CarPlay connect, disconnect and arriving home, run by Apple Shortcuts
- A catalog of 174 sounds in version 1.5, 14 of them free
- Free browsing and customizing; Pro required to save a widget
- No synced lyrics in version 1.5. Text cards show words you type yourself
What Car Play Widgets costs and what it cannot do
- Free: you can browse and customize every design. Saving a widget requires Pro, a weekly or yearly subscription with no free trial.
- It has no CarPlay app of its own and does not change or reskin the CarPlay interface. Its widgets are standard small iPhone widgets.
- It reads no vehicle data, so it cannot show speed, fuel, mileage or range, and it does not ask for location access.
- CarPlay widgets need iOS 26 or later, which includes iOS 27, and a CarPlay display that shows widgets. The app itself installs on iOS 17 or later.
- Car Play Widgets 1.5 has no synchronized lyrics. Its text cards show words you type yourself.
Checked against Car Play Widgets: Dashboard version 1.5 on the US App Store, 2026-10-05.
How it compares
Car Play Widgets: Dashboard is the newest and least-reviewed of these three apps, and myCar has the most ratings. CARFACE is the one whose listing advertises synced lyrics. Figures come from each US App Store listing on October 5, 2026; the rival apps were not tested.
| Feature | Car Play Widgets: Dashboard | myCar | CARFACE |
|---|---|---|---|
| US App Store ratings | 6 ratings, 3.7 average | 12,890 ratings, 4.6 average | 448 ratings, 3.9 average |
| Installs on | iOS 17.0 or later | iOS 15.1 or later | iOS 26.0 or later |
| Widgets | Car artwork from a library of 1,470 cars across 121 brands, plus photo, clock, date, countdown and text cards | Photos, custom icons and animated GIFs | Photo and vehicle widgets in categories such as Pets & Animals, Daily Affirmations and Seasonal Themes |
| Sounds | Connect, disconnect and home-arrival sounds, run by an Apple Shortcuts automation | Startup sounds, from engine sounds to electric tones | Custom connect and disconnect sounds |
| Lyrics | No synced lyrics in version 1.5. Text cards show words you type yourself | Not described in the listing | Real-time lyrics for Apple Music and Spotify, powered by Musixmatch, with Shazam song recognition |
| Listed prices (US) | Weekly $4.99; a yearly plan at the price shown in the app | Weekly $4.99 to $5.99, yearly $19.99 to $24.99, other items $0.99 to $34.99 | Weekly $4.99 to $7.99, monthly $12.99, yearly $39.99 (sale prices $19.99 to $29.99) |
Frequently asked questions
What is Car Play Widgets: Dashboard, and who makes it?
Car Play Widgets: Dashboard is an iPhone app made by N5 Labs, an independent iOS studio. It builds small widgets, such as your car model, a photo, a clock or a countdown, for the iPhone Home Screen and for the CarPlay dashboard on iOS 26 or later. Its App Store ID is 6785215625, and the iPhone lists it as Car Widgets.
Is Car Play Widgets: Dashboard a good app?
It is too new to judge by ratings: on October 5, 2026 the US App Store showed 6 ratings with a 3.7 average. It suits people who want a widget of their own car model plus clock, countdown and text cards, and who accept a subscription. It is a poor fit if you want a one-time price or synced lyrics. If you want the app with the most public reviews, that is myCar: Car Widgets & Dashboard, with 12,890 US ratings.
Does Car Play Widgets work with Apple CarPlay?
Yes, on iOS 26 or later, including iOS 27. iOS can show the app's small widget on the CarPlay dashboard next to your other widgets. You add it on the iPhone under Settings, General, CarPlay, your car, Widgets. The app has no CarPlay app of its own and does not change the CarPlay interface.
Is Car Play Widgets free?
It is free to download, and browsing and customizing designs are free. Saving a widget requires Pro, a weekly or yearly subscription with no free trial. On October 5, 2026 the weekly plan was $4.99 in the US. The app shows the current weekly and yearly prices before you buy.
Can I put my own car, a clock or a countdown on a widget?
Yes. Pick your car from a library of 1,470 cars across 121 brands or start from your own photo, or build a clock, date or countdown card. Design it on the iPhone, save it with Pro, then add the Car Widget to the Home Screen or to CarPlay.
Can Car Play Widgets play a sound when CarPlay connects or disconnects?
Yes, through Apple Shortcuts. The app adds three Shortcuts actions: CarPlay Connected Sound, CarPlay Disconnected Sound and Home Sound. You create a Shortcuts automation with the CarPlay trigger and add the action, and iOS runs it. Version 1.5 has a catalog of 174 sounds, 14 of them free.
Does Car Play Widgets show song lyrics on CarPlay?
Car Play Widgets 1.5 has no synchronized lyrics. Its text cards show words you type yourself. If synced lyrics are what you want today, CARFACE Car Widgets & Lyrics advertises real-time lyrics for Apple Music and Spotify, and Musixmatch Dynamic Lyrics lists lyrics on the CarPlay screen as a Premium feature.
Does Car Play Widgets read live car data?
No. It does not read vehicle data, so it cannot show live speed, fuel, mileage or range, and it does not ask for location access.
Why can't I find Car Play Widgets on my iPhone?
On the iPhone the app is named Car Widgets. Look for Car Widgets on the Home Screen, in the Shortcuts app and in the CarPlay widget list. Its widget is called Car Widget.
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Car, photo, clock and countdown widgets for the iPhone Home Screen and for CarPlay on iOS 26 or later.
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Source and ownership
N5 Labs develops Car Play Widgets. Product facts checked against the current App Store listing on 2026-10-05: Car Play Widgets: Dashboard, version 1.5, App Store ID 6785215625.
Sound counts, Shortcuts action names and the on-device name come from version 1.5 of the app. Figures for other apps come from their US App Store listings and were not tested.