diff --git a/apps/fuzzyw/ChangeLog b/apps/fuzzyw/ChangeLog
index 0e5b66949..206efb10f 100644
--- a/apps/fuzzyw/ChangeLog
+++ b/apps/fuzzyw/ChangeLog
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 0.01: First release
 0.02: Move translations to locale module (removed watch settings, now pick language in Bangle App Loader, More..., Settings)
+0.03: Change for fast loading, use widget_utils to hide widgets 
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diff --git a/apps/fuzzyw/fuzzyw.app.js b/apps/fuzzyw/fuzzyw.app.js
index debcb3c4d..e185e2ccf 100644
--- a/apps/fuzzyw/fuzzyw.app.js
+++ b/apps/fuzzyw/fuzzyw.app.js
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 // adapted from https://github.com/hallettj/Fuzzy-Text-International/
+{
+  const SETTINGS_FILE = "fuzzyw.settings.json";
 
-let fuzzy_string = {
+  let fuzzy_string = {
   "hours":[
     /*LANG*/"twelve",
     /*LANG*/"one",
@@ -35,7 +37,11 @@ let text_scale = 3.5;
 let timeout = 2.5*60;
 let drawTimeout;
 
-function queueDraw(seconds) {
+let loadSettings = function() {
+  settings = require("Storage").readJSON(SETTINGS_FILE,1)|| {'showWidgets': false};
+}
+
+let queueDraw = function(seconds) {
   let millisecs = seconds * 1000;
   if (drawTimeout) clearTimeout(drawTimeout);
   drawTimeout = setTimeout(function() {
@@ -47,7 +53,7 @@ function queueDraw(seconds) {
 const h = g.getHeight();
 const w = g.getWidth();
 
-function getTimeString(date) {
+let getTimeString = function(date) {
   let segment = Math.round((date.getMinutes()*60 + date.getSeconds() + 1)/300);
   let hour = date.getHours() + Math.floor(segment/12);
   f_string = fuzzy_string.minutes[segment % 12];
@@ -59,7 +65,7 @@ function getTimeString(date) {
     return f_string;
 }
 
-function draw() {
+let draw = function() {
   let time_string = getTimeString(new Date()).replace('*', '');
   // print(time_string);
   g.setFont('Vector', (h-24*2)/text_scale);
@@ -71,7 +77,7 @@ function draw() {
 }
 
 g.clear();
-draw();
+loadSettings();
 
 // Stop updates when LCD is off, restart when on
 Bangle.on('lcdPower',on=>{
@@ -83,6 +89,22 @@ Bangle.on('lcdPower',on=>{
   }
 });
 
-Bangle.setUI('clock');
+Bangle.setUI({
+  mode : 'clock',
+  remove : function() {
+    // Called to unload all of the clock app
+    if (drawTimeout) clearTimeout(drawTimeout);
+    drawTimeout = undefined;
+    require('widget_utils').show(); // re-show widgets
+  }
+});
+
 Bangle.loadWidgets();
-Bangle.drawWidgets();
+if (settings.showWidgets) {
+  Bangle.drawWidgets();
+} else {
+  require("widget_utils").swipeOn(); // hide widgets, make them visible with a swipe
+}
+
+draw();
+}
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diff --git a/apps/fuzzyw/fuzzyw.settings.js b/apps/fuzzyw/fuzzyw.settings.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8feb30bfb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/fuzzyw/fuzzyw.settings.js
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+(function(back) {
+  const SETTINGS_FILE = "fuzzy.settings.json";
+
+  // initialize with default settings...
+  let s = {'showWidgets': false}
+
+  // ...and overwrite them with any saved values
+  // This way saved values are preserved if a new version adds more settings
+  const storage = require('Storage')
+  let settings = storage.readJSON(SETTINGS_FILE, 1) || s;
+  const saved = settings || {}
+  for (const key in saved) {
+    s[key] = saved[key]
+  }
+
+  function save() {
+    settings = s
+    storage.write(SETTINGS_FILE, settings)
+  }
+
+  E.showMenu({
+    '': { 'title': 'Fuzzy Word Clock' },
+    '< Back': back,
+    'Show Widgets': {
+      value: settings.showWidgets,
+      format: () => (settings.showWidgets ? 'Yes' : 'No'),
+      onchange: () => {
+        settings.showWidgets = !settings.showWidgets;
+        save();
+      }
+    },
+  });
+})
diff --git a/apps/fuzzyw/metadata.json b/apps/fuzzyw/metadata.json
index 5d3045edb..d1040fda3 100644
--- a/apps/fuzzyw/metadata.json
+++ b/apps/fuzzyw/metadata.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   "id":"fuzzyw",
   "name":"Fuzzy Text Clock",
   "shortName": "Fuzzy Text",
-  "version": "0.02",
+  "version": "0.03",
   "description": "An imprecise clock for when you're not in a rush",
   "readme": "README.md",
   "icon":"fuzzyw.png",
@@ -13,6 +13,10 @@
   "allow_emulator": true,
   "storage": [
     {"name":"fuzzyw.app.js","url":"fuzzyw.app.js"},
+    {"name":"fuzzyw.settings.js","url":"fuzzyw.settings.js"},
     {"name":"fuzzyw.img","url":"fuzzyw.icon.js","evaluate":true}
+  ],
+  "data": [
+    {"name":"fuzzyw.settings.json"}
   ]
 }