Patches: Best Friends Widget
Messages on your home screen
Only for iPhone
Free · In‑App Purchases
iPhone
Find unexpected messages from friends right on your home screen – like little notes someone snuck into your pocket.
Patches helps you stay meaningfully connected without the social media chaos. Just what actually matters: knowing someone's thinking of you.
How it works: Your friends send you short messages that show up directly in your home screen widget. Without push notifications – you stumble across these messages naturally when checking your phone. It's these random moments of discovery that hit different.
Whether it's "You got this!" before a big day, an inside joke when you're stressed, or a random "Miss you" – these little surprises are genuine mood boosters.
Patches isn't another chat app for everyday conversations. Messages don't get buried in endless threads – they live right there on your home screen.
What makes Patches special:
- Messages stay visible on your home screen, not lost in chat history
- No push notifications for new messages – experience genuine surprise moments
- Send yourself daily affirmations and reminders
- No pressure to reply
- Perfect for close friends, couples, family – anyone you actually care about
- Multiple widget sizes and display modes
- Save your favorites to rediscover them in the widget
- Tons of widget themes to match your vibe
Patches is free with unlimited friends and messages. Everything you need to stay connected in a way that actually feels good.
Patches Plus (optional) unlocks more widget themes, extra display modes, and additional features to make the best out of it.
Terms of Service: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Privacy Policy: https://patchesapp.com/privacy-policy.html
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Improved how text appears on clear and tinted widgets so your emojis are always easy to read. Also improved the display of the sender name for those widget styles.
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The developer, Sascha Gordner, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Linked to You
The following data may be collected and linked to your identity:
- Contact Info
- User Content
- Identifiers
Data Not Linked to You
The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
- Purchases
- Usage Data
Accessibility
The developer has not yet indicated which accessibility features this app supports. Learn More
Information
- Seller
- Sascha Gordner
- Size
- 41.3 MB
- Category
- Social Networking
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 17.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 17.0 or later.
- Languages
English and 6 more
- English, French, German, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish
- Age Rating
13+
- 13+
- Contains
Messaging and Chat
- In-App Purchases
Yes
- Patches Plus (1 year) $11.99
- Patches Plus (1 month) $1.99
- Copyright
- © Sascha Gordner