Seven Home Screen and desktop widgets, three Lock Screen widgets and a Live Activity, in every size from small to extra large. The previews below aren’t screenshots: they’re laid out live with the same rules as the app, so you can flip months and weeks, pick an hour, and watch countdowns tick. Switch the device or the scene to see how they’d look on yours.
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Home Screen and desktop widgets
3
Lock Screen widgets, plus a Live Activity
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sizes: small, medium, large, extra large, extra large wide
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languages
Device
Scene
Appearance
Chinese calendar
Demo time · Fri, Oct 16 10:42 AMFriday 10:42 AM. A client call is under way and two tasks are overdue.
October 2026
16Friday
LiLi CalToday’s date and the whole month at a glance.
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
All-DayOct 14Renew the leaseAll-DayAll-DayWorld Food DayAll-Day9:30 AMDaily standup+12
LiLi WeekSeven days in a row — tap one to see it.
Today
All-DayWorld Food Day
10:00 PM10:30 AMClient call
10:00 PM2:00 PMProduct review
10:00 PM4:30 PM1:1 with Lisa
LiLi AgendaWhere you need to be next, and when.
TasksFri, Oct 162
Renew the leaseOct 14Send weekly reportOct 15 6:00 PMPick up parcelTodayReply to client email11:00 AM
LiLi TasksWhat’s left to do, overdue first.
💍Our wedding
65 days leftDec 20, 2026
🎂Mom’s birthday4 days left
🎤Concert night8 days left
💰Payday9 days left
LiLi DaysHow many days until it’s here.
Reply to client email00:18:00Today 11:00 AM · Tasks
Client callIn Progress
Product review2:00 PM
1:1 with Lisa4:30 PM
LiLi CountdownThe next thing with a set time, to the second.
九月初七Fri, Oct 16 · 癸亥日
宜
祭祀开光出行理发上梁安床解除伐木出火拆卸合脊造畜稠
忌
嫁娶安葬作灶破土动土行丧词讼造桥
LiLi AlmanacToday’s auspicious activities and the current Chinese hour.
Tap a card above to switch widgets, or use the ← → keys.
💍Our weddingDec 20, 202665 days left🎂Mom’s birthdayOct 20 · turns 604 days left
Extra Large350 × 566 ptiOS 27 / macOS 27 and later
Lock Screen widgets: no need to unlock
iPhone & iPad only
Three LiLi Cal widgets fit on the iPhone and iPad Lock Screen, each in circular, rectangular and inline (the line above the clock) styles.
Day Countdown
Keeps your pinned or nearest Day in view: the circle shows the number of days, the rectangle adds the title and date, inline reads “Title · days left”.
LiLi Countdown
The same widget as the Home Screen countdown: your next timed item, ticking by the second within a day, with a progress ring around the circle.
LiLi Almanac
The rectangle shows the lunar date, day pillar and one line each of good and bad activities; the circle shows the current hour and whether it’s auspicious.
If you turn off Lock Screen Widgets under Settings › Face ID & Passcode › Allow Access When Locked, the LiLi Countdown title is redacted until you unlock.
💍 Our wedding · 65 days left
9:41
💍 Our wedding65 days leftDec 20, 2026💍65days left巳时凶
Live Activity: on your Lock Screen until it starts
iPhone
Open an event, task or Day and choose Count Down on Lock Screen. It shows up on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island: “Starts in” before it begins, “Remaining” once it has, with a progress bar the whole way. Within an hour it appears right away; from iOS 26, ones further out are scheduled to appear an hour before.
⏱00:18:00
Fri, Oct 16
9:41
Reply to client emailStarts in00:18:0010:00 AMStarts 11:00 AM
Lock Screen · Dynamic Island · compactReply to client email00:18:00Dynamic Island · expanded
Live Activities are iPhone only; the Dynamic Island needs a model that has one.
All seven widgets
Today’s date and the whole month at a glance.
Small puts today’s date front and center with the weekday beside it. Medium adds what’s up next and your nearest Days. Large is a full month grid. Extra Large pairs the month with your agenda, tasks and Days — or turns into two months side by side. Turn on the Chinese calendar in the app and every cell also shows the lunar date, solar terms, festivals and mainland China’s days off and make-up workdays.
iPhone: Small · Medium · Large · Extra Large iPad: Small · Medium · Large · Extra Large Wide Mac: Small · Medium · Large · Extra Large · Extra Large Wide
Seven days in a row — tap one to see it.
The header shows the year, month and week number, with the seven days below. The bottom lists the selected day’s events, tasks and Days in one timeline. Show one week or two, or start the row with today. When there’s room, Extra Large keeps going with your upcoming Days and the next few days’ plans.
iPhone: Medium · Large · Extra Large iPad: Medium · Large · Extra Large Wide
Where you need to be next, and when.
Lists the events that haven’t ended in the next two weeks, with whatever’s happening now on top and a progress line that shrinks until it’s over. Grouped by day; Large and Extra Large add end times and locations. Extra Large starts with a seven-day strip with colored dots, so you can spot the busy days.
iPhone: Small · Medium · Large · Extra Large iPad: Small · Medium · Large · Extra Large Wide Mac: Small · Medium · Large · Extra Large · Extra Large Wide
What’s left to do, overdue first.
Reads your Reminders. Overdue tasks come first in red, then tasks by due date, then those without one. A task with a date but no time isn’t overdue until that day is over. Tasks you finished today are crossed out at the end. Extra Large groups by Overdue, Today, Tomorrow and so on; the wide size splits into three columns.
iPhone: Small · Medium · Large · Extra Large iPad: Small · Medium · Large · Extra Large Wide Mac: Small · Medium · Large · Extra Large · Extra Large Wide
How many days until it’s here.
Days are LiLi Cal’s countdowns and anniversaries: birthdays (including lunar birthdays), anniversaries, exams, expiry dates, a monthly payday or month-end bookkeeping. This widget counts in days — “65 days left”, “Today”, “1483 days” — and adds a progress bar to ranges like a 30-day challenge or how much of the year has passed. Within 24 hours of a timed Day, the number becomes a ticking clock.
iPhone: Small · Medium · Large · Extra Large iPad: Small · Medium · Large · Extra Large Wide Mac: Small · Medium · Large · Extra Large · Extra Large Wide
The next thing with a set time, to the second.
Counts down to events, tasks and Days that have a specific time: by the second within a day, “1 day, 17 hr” further out. When an event is under way it counts what’s left and shows how long it’s been going. It only includes items with a set time — for all-day events or date-only tasks, use the Agenda and Tasks widgets. You can pin one item and choose the precision.
iPhone: Small · Medium · Large · Extra Large iPad: Small · Medium · Large · Extra Large Wide Mac: Small · Medium · Large · Extra Large · Extra Large Wide
Today’s auspicious activities and the current Chinese hour.
The traditional Chinese almanac, calculated from the Qing-dynasty Xieji Bianfang Shu: lunar date and day pillar, what the day is good and bad for (common ones first), the clash, duty god, day officer, lunar mansion and element, plus all twelve two-hour periods. Small shows today’s activities or the current hour; from Large up, tap any hour to see its own activities, and flip between days. The almanac itself is in Chinese.
iPhone: Small · Medium · Large · Extra Large iPad: Small · Medium · Large · Extra Large Wide Mac: Small · Medium · Large · Extra Large · Extra Large Wide
Which sizes on which device
The same widget comes in different sizes on each device. Extra Large fills a whole iPhone Home Screen page and needs iOS 27; Extra Large Wide is on the iPad Home Screen and the Mac desktop.
Widget
iPhone
iPad
Mac
LiLi Cal
Small · Medium · Large · Extra Large
Small · Medium · Large · Extra Large Wide
Small · Medium · Large · Extra Large · Extra Large Wide
LiLi Week
Medium · Large · Extra Large
Medium · Large · Extra Large Wide
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LiLi Agenda
Small · Medium · Large · Extra Large
Small · Medium · Large · Extra Large Wide
Small · Medium · Large · Extra Large · Extra Large Wide
LiLi Tasks
Small · Medium · Large · Extra Large
Small · Medium · Large · Extra Large Wide
Small · Medium · Large · Extra Large · Extra Large Wide
LiLi Days
Small · Medium · Large · Extra Large
Small · Medium · Large · Extra Large Wide
Small · Medium · Large · Extra Large · Extra Large Wide
LiLi Countdown
Small · Medium · Large · Extra Large
Small · Medium · Large · Extra Large Wide
Small · Medium · Large · Extra Large · Extra Large Wide
LiLi Almanac
Small · Medium · Large · Extra Large
Small · Medium · Large · Extra Large Wide
Small · Medium · Large · Extra Large · Extra Large Wide
Lock Screen (circular / rectangular / inline)
Day Countdown · LiLi Countdown · LiLi Almanac
Day Countdown · LiLi Countdown · LiLi Almanac
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Previews are laid out live with the app’s own layouts and rules using demo data; system fonts, widget frames and Lock Screen tinting are approximations.
Widgets
Which one should I add?
Today’s date and the month at a glance
LiLi Cal
This week, with events, tasks and Days together
LiLi Week
Just where I need to be next
LiLi Agenda
What’s left to do and what’s overdue
LiLi Tasks
Days until a birthday, anniversary or exam
LiLi Days
Hours and minutes until the next meeting, flight or deadline
LiLi Countdown
Today’s almanac and the current Chinese hour
LiLi Almanac
Widgets
How to add them
iPhone / iPad Home Screen
Touch and hold an empty spot › Edit (top left) › Add Widget, search for LiLi Cal, swipe to pick a size and tap Add Widget. Touch and hold it later and choose Edit Widget to change its options.
iPhone / iPad Lock Screen
Unlock, then touch and hold the Lock Screen › Customize › Lock Screen. Tap the widget area under the clock or the line above it and choose LiLi Cal.
Mac desktop and Notification Center
Control-click the desktop › Edit Widgets, or click the date in the menu bar, scroll down and click Edit Widgets. Search for LiLi Cal and drag one onto your desktop.
Widgets
FAQ
I added birthdays in the Calendar app. Why aren’t they in the Days widget?
The Days widget shows LiLi Cal’s Days. Events in your calendars are part of your agenda, so they appear in the Agenda, Week and Calendar widgets. To count down to a birthday in days, add it as a Day in LiLi Cal — lunar birthdays and yearly repeats are supported.
Why don’t I see an event at the end of next month in the Agenda widget?
The Agenda and Calendar widgets list the next 14 days. Events further out show up once they’re within two weeks. To see them earlier, flip ahead in the Week widget, or add the event as a Day.
Why doesn’t LiLi Countdown show my all-day events?
It only includes items with a specific time, so it can count to the second. Use the Agenda or Week widget for all-day events and Days for counting down by the day.
Do the widgets update if I don’t open the app?
Yes. Day counts roll over at midnight on their own, and events and tasks refresh when they start, end or come due. The seconds in a countdown are drawn by the system and don’t use up refreshes.
Can I check off tasks in the widget?
Not yet. Tapping a task opens it in the app, where you can complete it.
Where’s the extra large size?
Extra Large fills a whole iPhone Home Screen page and needs iOS 27 (macOS 27 on Mac). Extra Large Wide is on the iPad Home Screen and the Mac desktop.
Can I hide titles on the Lock Screen?
Yes. In Settings › Face ID & Passcode, turn off Lock Screen Widgets under Allow Access When Locked. The LiLi Countdown title is then redacted until you unlock with Face ID.
Widgets
Put them on your desktop
LiLi Cal is one app on Mac, iPhone and iPad — download once and use it everywhere. The widgets come with it.