Comparison

Swimbols vs SymbolCraft

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Swimbols

Easily find, design, and modify SF Symbols for your projects. Preview changes in real-time and copy Swift code for SwiftUI or UIKit. Save your favorite symbols for quick access.

Highlights
  • Browse and search SF Symbols
  • Modify symbols with SwiftUI modifiers
  • Real-time preview of changes
  • Adjust preview scale for pixel-perfect design
  • Copy Swift code for SwiftUI/UIKit
  • Save favorite symbols
Features
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Swimbols provides a swifty way to work with SF Symbols. Do the searching, designing and then changing symbols all in one place, and take your code with you. Some prominent features: - Find the right symbol for your app by browsing through the categories or using the search bar. - Select and modify symbols with SwiftUI modifiers. - See real time preview as you add, edit, reorder or delete modifiers. - Achieve pixel perfect designs by adjusting the preview scale to suit your need. - Change symbol anytime and see live preview with all applied modifiers. - Copy Swift code to use in your SwiftUI or UIKit projects. - Save your favorite symbols for easy reference and instant access. Swimbols Lite is free forever with limited features. You can unlock all features by upgrading to Swimbols Pro.

About

SymbolCraft

Features
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SymbolCraft is a fast, native catalog and inspector for browsing SF Symbols and Apple system symbols on iPhone and iPad. Built for Apple-platform developers, designers, students, and curious makers, SymbolCraft helps you find the right symbol, preview how it behaves, and copy what you need without leaving your device. - Browse A Native Symbol Catalog Explore organized categories, scan a spacious adaptive grid, and move quickly through the symbol library with a touch-first interface that also feels at home on iPad. - Search By Name And Synonym Find symbols by the words you already use. Search stays fast, local, and focused so you can get from idea to symbol name with less friction. - Inspect Before You Copy Open any symbol to review its name, categories, synonyms, availability, restrictions, and accessibility details in one clear detail workflow. - Preview And Customize Experiment with rendering modes, colors, palette behavior, font weight, scale, variable values where available, and symbol animations directly on your device. - Favorite Your Regulars Save symbols you use often and return to them quickly from a dedicated favorites area. Favorites stay local and are part of the free core experience. - Copy And Export For Real Work Copy symbol names and available implementation details from the inspector, and use individual export actions where supported by the app. - Private, Offline, And Indie-Built No accounts, no analytics, no ads, no tracking, and no cloud sync. SymbolCraft is designed as a focused local tool, not a design-system manager or backend service. SymbolCraft Pro is an optional one-time lifetime upgrade for saved-work productivity, including project collections, saved symbol recipes, batch export workflows, and advanced export presets as they are available in the app. Download SymbolCraft and keep a simple, lovable, complete symbol reference with you wherever you build.

Screenshots

Swimbols4 screens
SymbolCraft4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is chart position: Swimbols at #194 against SymbolCraft's unranked. Swimbols also leads on device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 18.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Swimbols sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and SymbolCraft sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Swimbols ships an update every 5 weeks, SymbolCraft every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 7, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 8 level
Swimbols versus SymbolCraft: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSwimbolsSymbolCraft
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (7 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings7 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
Best chart rank#194 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS14.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVaan CorporationRemi Herbiet

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Swimbols

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Yearly$17.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$49.99
1 purchases

SymbolCraft

One-time1
  • SymbolCraft Pro$14.99

Questions

Is Swimbols free?
Swimbols is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SymbolCraft free?
SymbolCraft is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Swimbols or SymbolCraft have ads?
Neither Swimbols nor SymbolCraft shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Swimbols or SymbolCraft?
Swimbols ships an update every 5 weeks, and SymbolCraft every 2 months. Most recently, Swimbols was updated on October 7, 2026 and SymbolCraft on October 7, 2026.

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