WTH can't iOS widgets display data points

We can have Apple Watch complications with data points, why are widgets (home screen widgets, not Today View widgets) limited to buttons with static text?

I would vote for this 100 times if I could :wink:
I’ve had to manually write a widget using Scriptable.

My use case:
I would like to view the state of particular entities at a glance:

  • My solar power generation
  • My backup battery’s charge percentage
  • My house’s power usage
  • The percentage I’m independent from the grid today
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