Data Jar vs GizmoPack
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Data Jar
This app acts as a persistent data store for your automation workflows. It allows you to save and retrieve various data types, including text, numbers, lists, dictionaries, and files, directly from your automation tools. Data is synced across devices via iCloud and can be accessed from the Files app.
- Persist key-value pairs
- Supports text, numbers, booleans, lists, dictionaries, and files
- Direct integration with automation tools
- iCloud Drive storage and sync
- Multi-window and drag-and-drop support on iPad
- Access via Files app
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Data Jar is a data store designed to be used with Shortcuts. The data store lets you persist key-value pairs. If you have used dictionaries and lists in Shortcuts, then you’ll find that the data format used by Data Jar is very similar. - Extensive support for Shortcuts, enabling you to read and update data directly from Shortcuts. - Store text, numbers, booleans, lists, dictionaries and even files. - Files are stored in iCloud Drive and can be accessed from the Files app. - Support for multiple windows and drag and drop on the iPad. - Synchronisation between devices using iCloud. Data Jar is free to use but contains a tip jar where users can pay a few bucks to support the developer.
GizmoPack
Enhance your device's automation capabilities with a wide array of powerful actions. Create custom shortcuts for tasks like managing data, encoding information, and interacting with files. Many features are available for free, with a one-time purchase unlocking the full suite.
- Add/Create Wallet Pass
- Encode Hex & Property List
- File Information & Manipulation
- Fuzzy Find & Data Filtering
- Generate & Parse CSV/JSON
- Query HTML/XML Documents
- Universal Variables
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Bring your shortcuts to the next level with GizmoPack! The following powerful actions are included: - Add Wallet Pass - Combine Lists - Create Wallet Pass - Encode Hex - Encode Property List - File Info - Filter Dictionaries - Fuzzy Find - Generate CSV - Generate Hash (Extended) - Overwrite File - Parse CSV - Parse Date - Query HTML/XML Document - Query CSV/JSON with SQL - Random Data - Shortcut Metadata - Snapshot Map - Trim File - Universal Variables Many useful actions are available for free, with a single in-app purchase unlocking the rest. The app contains descriptions for all the actions and example shortcuts to get you started.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Data Jar at 4.9 against GizmoPack's 4.6. Data Jar also leads on ratings volume (857 vs 32) and review sentiment (89% vs 75%). GizmoPack's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 9 days). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Data Jar sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and GizmoPack sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Data Jar holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Data Jar has 857 ratings behind it against 32, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 89% of Data Jar's written reviews are positive against 75% of GizmoPack's.
Data Jar ships an update every 9 days, GizmoPack every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Data Jar | GizmoPack |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (857 ratings) — better | 4.6 (32 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 89.1% of reviews — better | 75.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 857 — better | 32 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Simon B. Støvring | Bouke van der Bijl |
Customer experience
Data Jar
GizmoPack
Bugs and requests
Data Jar
Reported bugs
2 issues- Files getting automatically deleted with large numbers
- Issues with saving base64 encoded images
Requested features
5 requests- Ability to add individual values to existing dictionaries
- Device-specific variables
- Folder organization for values
- Boolean action to set values
- Widget support
GizmoPack
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Data Jar
- Small Tip$0.99
- Medium Tip$2.99
- Large Tip$4.99
GizmoPack
- GizmoPack Pro$5.99
