One object, two surfaces
Widgets: the objects a group chat keeps
A widget is a live card in the chat and a tile on the group board, one object on both. These are all of them, grouped the way the app groups them.
Plans
POLL · browser toolPollAsk, tap, done. The card in the chat shows the count live, or hides it until the reveal if you want honest answers.CHECKLISTChecklistEvery item shows who took it. The card counts down the remaining ones for the whole group.COUNTDOWN · browser toolCountdownName it, set the date, and let the group tap the flame. The card ticks down for everyone.RSVP · browser toolRSVPIn, maybe, out. Optional bring-items people claim. The card is the head count.SCORECARD · browser toolScorecardRounds across, players down, tap to score. Totals and the leader update for everyone as the game goes.LETTER · browser toolLetterA letter passed around the table, a clipping with scribbles in the margin. Headings, quotes, paragraphs, and notes anchored to the passage they are about.COMMITCommitCommits are free and reversible until the gate locks. Then the payer books, the roster freezes, and everyone settles up.TRIPTripSlots for the things a trip needs. Fill them from live search, mark favorites, commit when it is real.POKERPoker nightYour cards are only ever on your phone. The table, the pot, and the standings are the chat card.
Board cards
NOTENotePin it once. It sits on the board and projects into the chat when it changes.EVENT · browser toolEventDate, place, faces. Tap to RSVP; tap again to add it to your calendar.RESERVATIONReservationName, time, confirmation, who is on it. No scrolling back through the chat.WEATHER · browser toolWeatherOne place, one card, kept fresh. Good for a Sunday plan or the whole trip.WORLD CLOCK · browser toolWorld clockFour cities, four clocks, one card. It says who is awake before you text.CURRENCY · browser toolCurrencyDollars to yen at the reference rate, with a quick table so nobody does the math at the counter.ITINERARYItineraryMorning, afternoon, evening. The plan the group agreed on, written down where everyone can see it.EXPENSES · browser toolExpensesAdd an expense, name who it was for, and the balances take care of themselves.FLIGHTFlightAirline, number, times, seats. Pinned where the group can find it at the gate.MAPMapGo-to spots, saved from the chat, on a card everyone can open.STICKERSSticker canvasCut-out stickers from your own photos, dropped on one canvas. Each member owns their stickers.POSTCARDPostcardPhoto, caption, a sticker or two. Sent to the chat, kept on the board.PHOTO DROPPhoto dropDrop yours in. The card fills up with the group’s photos, not one person’s.GROUP PETGroup petFeed it, play with it, name it. Its state is a read model of what everyone did.STREAKStreakNot a messaging streak. A hangout streak: it only counts when the group meets.CELEBRATIONCelebrationOne card, all the signatures. It stays on the board after the day.DECIDER · browser toolDeciderTacos or ramen, this Airbnb or that one. Options with images, one vote each, one result.
Live search cards
WEATHER · browser toolWeather searchAsk for the weather where the plan is. The card comes back with the days that matter and stays fresh.FLIGHTSFlightsSearch once, mark favorites, decide as a group. The card keeps the options straight.HOTELSHotelsSearch the city and dates; mark the places you would actually sleep in.EVENTSEventsReal listings for the city, in a card the group can react to.PLACESPlacesSearch near the group, mark favorites, decide, save it to the map.EXPERIENCESExperiencesSearch activities where you are going; mark the ones the group would do.MOVIESMoviesWhat is playing, when, and who is in.SPORTSSportsAsk for a team or a league; the card keeps up.WATCHLISTWatchlistTickers, quotes, change. A card, not a brokerage.NEWS · browser toolNewsAsk for a topic; get sourced headlines. Read the good one together.SEARCHAI answerLook it up without leaving the conversation. The card shows the answer and where it came from.
Ready-mades
ANNOUNCEMENTAnnouncementOne post, one button, a facepile of who has seen it.ARRIVALSArrivalsEach person adds their own arrival. The card is the pickup schedule.CHIP-IN · browser toolChip-inName it, set the amount, watch it fill. Payment happens wherever you already pay each other.QUESTION BOXQuestion boxEveryone drops questions, upvotes the good ones, and the host works down the list.SIGN-UPSign-up sheetList the jobs, set how many each needs, let people claim.
Money
BILL SPLIT · browser toolBill splitPhoto in, items out. Claim your dishes, and the math is done before the check is back.GROUP TABGroup tabSplits and expenses flow into a ledger. Settle when you want, simplified or not.RECEIPT LINK · browser toolReceipt linkSame split, shared as a link. They claim, they pay, the chat sees it.TAB LINKTab linkFor the parent covering the trip or the friend who left the chat: the balances, nothing else.
Make your own
Questions
What is a widget, exactly?
A small shared object with state: a poll, a scorecard, a checklist. It lives in the chat as a card everyone can act on, and on the board when pinned. Changes land for everyone instantly.
Can I make my own?
Yes. Widget Studio turns a sentence into a working widget the whole group can use, tested for every member before you send it.
All of these live in one chat
SparkChat is the group chat where the plan, the split, the poll, and the game are cards everyone can tap.
