Comparison

EXTENSION.app vs HexaConverter

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

Head to head
About

EXTENSION.app

This app enhances video playback on iOS devices, enabling Picture-in-Picture mode for supported websites and apps. It allows for simultaneous playback of multiple videos, background audio, and provides extensive sharing and browser extension capabilities.

Highlights
  • Picture-in-Picture video mode
  • Simultaneous video playback
  • Background audio playback
  • Share extensions for videos
  • Safari browser extensions
  • iMessage extension for videos
  • Customizable shortcuts
Features
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EXTENSION.app is the all-in-one extension app for iOS, iPadOS, iMessage, watchOS, macOS, tvOS and visionOS. ■■■ EXTENSION.app for iOS and iPadOS ■ In-App Web Browser: - Automatic activation of "Picture-in-Picture" video mode on supported websites. - Simultaneous playback of "Picture-in-Picture" video with other video apps, without sound. ■ In-App Video Picker: - Selection of video files from Files app, iCloud Drive and On My Device directories. - Selection of music videos from Music Library. - Selection of videos from Photo Library. - Simultaneous playback of "Picture-in-Picture" video with other video apps, with or without sound. ■ Share extensions: - Player > Picture-in-Picture: extension activates Picture-in-Picture mode for videos. - Player > Picture-in-Picture Mix: extension activates Picture-in-Picture mode for videos to play simultaneously with other video apps, without sound. - Player > Fullscreen: extension activates Fullscreen mode for videos. - Player > AirPlay: extension activates AirPlay for sharing video to another device. - Player > Background Audio extension plays video in background. - Supported apps: Safari, Photos, Files, Messages and other apps with a Share button. ■ Safari browser extensions: - Player > Picture-in-Picture: extension activates Picture-in-Picture mode for videos. - Player > Picture-in-Picture Mix: extension activates Picture-in-Picture mode for videos to play simultaneously with other video apps, without sound. - Player > Fullscreen: extension activates Fullscreen mode for videos. - Player > AirPlay: extension activates AirPlay for sharing video and audio to another device. - Player > Background Audio extension plays video and audio in background. - Player > Mute: extension mutes or unmutes video and audio. - Player > Loop: extension loops video and audio playback. - Player > Skip Forward and Backward: extension skips forward or backward 15 seconds of video and audio. - Player > Next: extension skips to the next video and audio, or skips to the end of video and audio. ■ Shortcuts: - Collection of Shortcuts to launch EXTENSION.app from Home Screen, Action Button, Tap Back or automation. - "Browser" shortcut to open In-App Web Browser with On Screen website, Clipboard or list of suggested websites. - "Browser > Favorite" shortcut to open favorite website. - "Files" shortcut to open Files picker. - "Photo Library" shortcut to open Photo Library picker. ■■■ EXTENSION.app for iMessage - Activation of "Picture-in-Picture" video mode via Copy&Paste and Drag&Drop of a video or a website URL from a conversation. ■■■ EXTENSION.app for watchOS ■ In-App Web Browser: - Input of a website URL to open a website. ■ Web Search: - Supported search engines: Google, Bing or DuckDuckGo. --- EXTENSION.app is free to use and provides an optional auto-renewable subscription. EXTENSION+ is a Universal Subscription, which hides “Subscription Banner” at the top of the app and unlocks additional features on all supported platforms: iOS, iPadOS, iMessage, watchOS, macOS, tvOS and visionOS. Features, which require EXTENSION+ subscription, are marked with (+) sign. Terms of Use: https://extension.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://extension.app/privacy

About

HexaConverter

This app converts various file types directly on your device, ensuring privacy as no data is uploaded. It supports image, PDF, document, audio, video, and archive conversions, with options for resizing, merging, splitting, compressing, and more.

Highlights
  • On-device file conversion
  • Supports images, PDFs, documents, audio, video, archives
  • Image resizing, cropping, quality adjustment
  • PDF merging, splitting, compression, text extraction
  • Audio conversion with bitrate selection
  • Video container change, trimming, compression
  • ZIP, TAR, GZ archive creation and extraction
  • Metadata stripping from images
Features
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HexaConverter converts your files entirely on your device. Nothing is uploaded, nothing touches a server, and there is no account to create. The app declares no internet permission at all — so it is not technically capable of sending your files anywhere. That is not a promise, it is a property you can check. WHAT IT CONVERTS Images — PNG, JPG, BMP, GIF and TIFF, with WebP read as input. Resize to a bound, crop to a shape, and set JPEG quality. PDF — merge several documents, split into single pages, rotate, compress, and extract the text layer to a file. Documents — Markdown, HTML, plain text, CSV and JSON, in the pairs that convert faithfully. Plus text to PDF. Audio — MP3, AAC, FLAC, WAV and OGG, at a bitrate you choose. Convert a batch and it keeps going while you use the rest of the app. Video — change the container, trim without re-encoding, compress, or pull out the audio track. Archives — create and extract ZIP, TAR and GZ. Protect a ZIP with AES-256, which opens in 7-Zip, WinZip and Keka. Scan — photograph pages one after another and bind them into a single PDF. Reorder by dragging, and add a line of text under any page. Erase metadata — strip EXIF, XMP and IPTC from a JPEG or PNG without recompressing the picture. The pixels are copied across untouched. FREE, AND THAT IS ALL Every feature is free. No ads, no subscriptions, no in-app purchases, no trial. GOOD TO KNOW Some limits are real, and we would rather you read them here than discover them after installing: • Office formats — DOCX, XLSX and PPTX — are not supported. There is no faithful way to convert them on a phone, and doing it properly would mean uploading your file to a server. That would break the one thing this app is for. • Video re-encoding produces WebM. HexaConverter links an LGPL build of FFmpeg, which carries no H.264 encoder, so "compress to MP4" is not something it can honestly offer. • Changing a video container copies the existing streams rather than re-encoding them, so it works only where the target format can carry those codecs. • Trimming a video cuts on keyframes, so the cut may land slightly before the point you set. • Text exported to PDF uses a standard font covering Latin characters only. Files stay on your phone. Convert them there.

Screenshots

EXTENSION.app4 screens
HexaConverter4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: HexaConverter at none against EXTENSION.app's 4. HexaConverter also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 6 weeks) and review sentiment (100% vs 78%). EXTENSION.app's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and device support (6 vs 3). On price 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. EXTENSION.app sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. HexaConverter asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

EXTENSION.app ships an update every 6 weeks, HexaConverter weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
EXTENSION.app versus HexaConverter: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEXTENSION.appHexaConverter
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (5K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews77.6% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings5K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS26.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size223 MB70 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperX.appROSHAN GHANSHYAMBHAI HIRAPARA

Customer experience

EXTENSION.app

All ratings4,954 ratings
Positive91.0%
Neutral2.8%
Negative6.2%
Written reviews549 reviews
Positive77.6%
Neutral7.7%
Negative14.8%

HexaConverter

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

EXTENSION.app

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Picture-in-picture mode not working consistently
  • Age-restricted videos unable to be viewed
  • Playlist shuffling not working on iPad
  • Freezing or crashing on certain devices

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add playback speed adjustment in PIP mode
  • Implement a history or bookmarking feature
  • Improve seamless transition to PIP mode
  • Add support for more apps beyond just web-based ones
  • Integrate with system-level PIP for better integration

HexaConverter

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

4 purchases

EXTENSION.app

Subscriptions4
  • EXTENSION+ Monthly$0.991 Month
  • EXTENSION+ Monthly for Family$1.991 Month
  • EXTENSION+ Yearly3 Days trial$9.991 Year
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  • EXTENSION+ Yearly for Family3 Days trial$19.991 Year
None

HexaConverter

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is EXTENSION.app free?
EXTENSION.app is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is HexaConverter free?
HexaConverter is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do EXTENSION.app or HexaConverter have ads?
HexaConverter shows ads; EXTENSION.app does not.
Which is updated more often, EXTENSION.app or HexaConverter?
EXTENSION.app ships an update every 6 weeks, and HexaConverter weekly. Most recently, EXTENSION.app was updated on November 3, 2026 and HexaConverter on October 31, 2026.

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