WidgetPack vs Swiftfin
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
WidgetPack
Personalize your phone's Home screen with stylish, ready-made widgets. Choose from various designs and sizes, including time and date displays. Integrate with the Health app for at-a-glance information.
- Ready-made widget designs
- Three widget sizes (Small, Medium, Large)
- Easy setup
- Time and date widgets
- Health app integration
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Bring your Home screen to the next level! WidgetPack lets you add stylish widgets directly onto your Home Screen! Choose from many ready-made widget designs. FEATURES: CHOOSE FROM READY-MADE DESIGNS Just pick one of the ready-made options THREE WIDGET SIZES Choose from three Widget sizes: Small - Medium - Large EASY SETUP Choose your favorite widget and set it up in a second TIME AND DATE Arrange the time and date in one handy widget and put it on any Home Screen page Tired of the usual style? Make your phone unique with our brand-new widgets! Download the WidgetPack app and personalize your Home screen like never before! This app integrates with the Health app, so you can get timely Health information on your Home screen at a glance. All personal data is protected in accordance with the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy: https://z-software.org/products/widgets/terms-of-use https://z-software.org/products/widgets/privacy-policy
Swiftfin
Stream your video collection from a Jellyfin media server to your iOS device. Enjoy an easy-to-use interface for your media library and watch live TV if you have the necessary hardware.
- Native iOS/iPadOS video player
- Connects to Jellyfin media servers
- Stream video collection
- Easy-to-use interface
- Watch Live TV (with hardware)
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Swiftfin is a fast, native video player that works with Jellyfin, the open source free software media server. To use the app, you must have a Jellyfin server set up and running. Find out more at https://jellyfin.org With a Jellyfin server, you can: - Watch Live TV and recorded shows from your Jellyfin server (additional hardware/services required) - Stream your video to your iOS/iPadOS device - View your collection in an easy to use interface This is an official Jellyfin companion app. Thank you for using Jellyfin!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Swiftfin at none against WidgetPack's 2. Swiftfin also leads on ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (267 vs 6). WidgetPack's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 3 months) and review sentiment (75% vs 53%). On price, rating 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. WidgetPack sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Swiftfin asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.7 for WidgetPack against 3.8 for Swiftfin. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Swiftfin has 267 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 75% of WidgetPack's written reviews are positive against 53% of Swiftfin's.
WidgetPack ships an update every 2 weeks, Swiftfin every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | WidgetPack | Swiftfin |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (6 ratings) | 3.8 (267 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better | 53.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6 | 267 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Apple TV — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 151 MB | 186 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Exponential Consulting Inc | Anthony Lavado |
Customer experience
WidgetPack
Swiftfin
Bugs and requests
WidgetPack
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Swiftfin
Reported bugs
5 issues- Unable to connect to Jellyfin server after recent updates
- Sorting and filtering not working as expected
- Playback issues with certain video codecs and formats
- Home bar not disappearing during video playback
- Sync issues between iOS and tvOS versions
Requested features
5 requests- Add offline media download capability
- Implement Picture-in-Picture mode
- Introduce a shuffle option for episodes
- Integrate e-book and audiobook support
- Allow customization of media library views
In-app purchases
WidgetPack
- WidgetPack Full Access Weekly3 Days trial$4.997 Days
- WidgetPack Full Access Annual$19.991 Year
Swiftfin
No in-app purchases
