Facts WidgetA new fact, every time you look
Facts Widget puts something genuinely interesting on your home and lock screen. Choose the subjects you care about, pick a backdrop, and let it sit there quietly being interesting.
Download on the App StoreA taste of what is in there
A day on Venus lasts longer than its year, because the planet takes about 243 Earth days to turn once.Space
Cleopatra lived closer in time to the first Moon landing than to the building of the Great Pyramid of Giza.History
More time separated Stegosaurus from Tyrannosaurus rex than separates Tyrannosaurus rex from us.Dinosaurs
When the Gregorian calendar took effect in 1582, Thursday October 4 was followed immediately by Friday October 15.Timekeeping
English took so much from French after 1066 that farmers raised cows and pigs while diners ate beef and pork.Language
The deepest point in Challenger Deep lies about 10,900 meters down, further below sea level than Everest is tall.Ocean
How it works
On your home screen
Small, medium and large widgets sit among your apps and change as you go through your day.
On your lock screen
A compact widget under the clock, so there is something to read whenever you glance at your phone.
Only what interests you
Turn topics on and off. Facts are drawn only from the subjects you have chosen.
Eighteen backdrops
From plain paper and linen to slate, cobalt and deep ink. The widget and the app always match.
Fact of the day
One fact chosen for the date, the same for everyone, and it works with no connection at all.
Keep the good ones
Save anything worth repeating and share it in a tap.
Thirty-nine topics
GeneralSpaceAnimalsDinosaursHistoryOceanAncient WorldArchitectureArtBirdsChemistryComputersDesertsEarthEnergyExplorationFlightFoodForestsGeographyInsectsInventionsLanguageMaterialsMathematicsMoneyMusicMythologyPhysicsPlantsPsychologyRiversScienceSportsTechnologyTimekeepingTransportationVolcanoesWeather