What do you mean Barrett..?
The widgets that you have downloaded when there was only a free version of Xwidget, they can be used equally!
After the last update/s the free version allows to download only three widgets.
If you have purchased the pro version you can have access to all the gallery current and future.
The initial XWidget version were completely FREE so I don't understand when you say 'when I bought the app already'... You DIDN'T PAY anything and all the widgets that you have downloaded with the free version are fully functional. If you need more widget yes you have to purchased the pro version.
The next versions will bring more new cores from the pc version like cpu, ram, photo album, calendar, second weather provider etc so many more new kind of widgets will come.
The pro version was the only way for us to continue the development, pay the servers and all the various services that need to run and improve the app.
I don't think that the people who have supported us as you said they want a dead app! Or not..
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