GizmoPack vs WidgetLink
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
WidgetLink
Create custom home screen widgets to launch any URL or app URL scheme with a single tap. Personalize the appearance of your links with various customization options. Open links directly in your preferred third-party browser.
- Add any URL to home screen widgets
- Launch app URL schemes
- Open links in third-party browsers
- Customize link display (colors, shapes, icons)
- Quickly access and launch links
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WidgetLink lets you add any URL to your home screen widgets to be able to quickly access and launch them. - Supports any URL including apps' URL schemes. This enables you to launch any app using widgets or perform any action with them. - Supports opening links in third-party browsers. - Customization for how your links are displayed including colors, shapes, link icons and more.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: GizmoPack at 4.6 against WidgetLink's 3.6. GizmoPack also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 22 months) and review sentiment (75% vs 53%). WidgetLink's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On price, ratings volume, ads and device support 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. GizmoPack sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. WidgetLink asks for nothing beyond the download.
GizmoPack holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 31 and 18 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of GizmoPack's written reviews are positive against 53% of WidgetLink's.
GizmoPack ships an update every 4 days, WidgetLink every 22 months. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | GizmoPack | WidgetLink |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (31 ratings) — better | 3.6 (18 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better | 52.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 31 — better | 18 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Every 22 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Bouke van der Bijl | Vatthikorn Apiratitham |
Customer experience
GizmoPack
WidgetLink
In-app purchases
GizmoPack
- GizmoPack Pro$5.99
WidgetLink
No in-app purchases
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