GizmoPack vs HTML Sandbox 2
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.
HTML Sandbox 2
Create custom lock and home screens using HTML and various data sources like weather, battery, and calendar events. Download themes from a large community and receive support.
- Custom lock screen design
- Custom home screen design
- Integrate weather data
- Integrate battery status
- Integrate calendar events
- Integrate RSS feeds
- Community theme downloads
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The HTML Sandbox app is a productivity tool for the HTML Sandbox shortcut. With the shortcut you can create your own lockscreen and/or homescreen using e.g. weather data, battery status, calendar events, RSS-feeds and much more. Download the HTML Sandbox shortcut from the app. Join our iNNOVATION community with 18k+ members and download your favourite themes. Get 24/7 support from iNNOVATION community.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: HTML Sandbox 2 at none against GizmoPack's 1. HTML Sandbox 2 also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.6) and review sentiment (85% vs 75%). GizmoPack's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.0). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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. HTML Sandbox 2 asks for nothing beyond the download.
HTML Sandbox 2 holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 31 and 53 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of GizmoPack's written reviews are positive against 85% of HTML Sandbox 2's.
GizmoPack ships an update every 4 days, HTML Sandbox 2 every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and August 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | GizmoPack | HTML Sandbox 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (31 ratings) | 4.8 (53 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews | 84.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 31 | 53 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Every 5 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Bouke van der Bijl | Eric Roembach |
Customer experience
GizmoPack
HTML Sandbox 2
In-app purchases
GizmoPack
- GizmoPack Pro$5.99
HTML Sandbox 2
No in-app purchases
