Best Favorites Widget alternatives: apps like Favorites Widget

10+ similar apps compared and reviewed

4.5 avg rating
8 free apps
Updated November 2026

Favorites Widget is great, but it's not the only option. Explore 10+ similar apps for iPhone and iPad, each reviewed and rated by real users. Find free alternatives, premium upgrades, and hidden gems.

Top Alternatives to Favorites Widget

Speed Dial with Contact Widget#1
4.4😐(368 ratings)
FreeIn-App Purchases
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Quickly connect with your most frequent contacts using customizable home screen widgets and a smart dialer. Initiate calls, messages, emails, or chats with a single tap.

What We Love

  • πŸ‘ Easy to use
  • πŸš€ Convenient one-touch dialing
  • πŸ’‘ Customizable contact layouts
  • πŸ“± Works well on newer devices

Room to Improve

  • πŸ› Ads disrupt user experience
  • πŸ’° In-app purchases required for full functionality
  • πŸ” Difficulty finding/managing contacts
  • πŸ”„ Inconsistent app updates
Text Case#2

Text Case by Christopher R Hannah

Automatable Text Formatting
Strong Contender
πŸ”§ Utilities
4.7(146 ratings)
FreeIn-App Purchases
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This utility app offers over 60 text formatting options, from simple encoding to creative styles and custom transformations. It integrates seamlessly with iOS via a Share Extension and Siri Shortcuts for easy access anywhere.

File Explorer & Player [Pro]#3

File Explorer & Player [Pro] by Remote Sunrise LTD

stream video & music from Mac
Worth Considering
πŸ”§ Utilities
4.6😊(835 ratings)
$14.99
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Transform your iPhone or iPad into a wireless drive for your Mac, enabling you to stream videos, view photos, and access documents remotely. Transfer files, store content on your iOS device, and even mount it as a drive on your computer.

What We Love

  • πŸš€ Invaluable app
  • πŸš€ Fantastic app
  • πŸš€ My go to app to access my media on my MacBook
  • πŸš€ Super
  • πŸš€ Fantastic File Explorer
  • πŸš€ My favorite app
  • πŸš€ Excellent App
  • πŸš€ Great app
  • πŸš€ One Awesome App!
  • πŸš€ εΎˆδΈι”™
  • πŸš€ Ψ±Ψ§Ψ¦ΨΉ
  • πŸš€ Honestly
  • πŸš€ Brilliant app!
  • πŸš€ File explorer review
  • πŸš€ Works great
  • πŸš€ Does what it says!
  • πŸš€ Great Tool.
  • πŸš€ Works great!
  • πŸš€ I'm figuring it out
  • πŸš€ Great app!
  • πŸš€ Great app!
  • πŸš€ great app
  • πŸš€ Love it
  • πŸš€ Very useful.
  • πŸš€ Stable and does what you imagine it should
  • πŸš€ Works perfectly
  • πŸš€ Super application!
  • πŸš€ Very Useful
  • πŸš€ Great app
  • πŸš€ Great app
  • πŸš€ So useful!
  • πŸš€ Great App!
  • πŸš€ Too Good To Be True
  • πŸš€ For me, an app to focus on cleaning my iMac remotely on iPad
  • πŸš€ Hey You Should Check This Out!
  • πŸš€ Invaluable app
  • πŸš€ Great simple file browser
  • πŸš€ Awesome File Explorer.
  • πŸš€ Great app
  • πŸš€ Valuable
  • πŸš€ Beau travail !
  • πŸš€ A great App!
  • πŸš€ Works Like I need
  • πŸš€ App
  • πŸš€ Convenient and highly recommended
  • πŸš€ Great functionality, great app
  • πŸš€ App is awesome
  • πŸš€ Very Good App
  • πŸš€ Makes working between my devices a breeze
  • πŸš€ Super Convenient
  • πŸš€ File Tree
  • πŸš€ Useful
  • πŸš€ Nifty app

Room to Improve

  • πŸ› Meeds
  • πŸ› Reliable app, but annoying placement of subtitles button. Could benefit from a couple features.
  • πŸ› Connection
  • πŸ› Can't move files?

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