Comparison

Rocket Video Cast vs Simple Widgets

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

Head to head
About

Rocket Video Cast

Stream any web video directly to your TV with this app. It also functions as a file manager, allowing you to store, organize, and play videos offline on your device or cast them to a larger screen. Supports a wide range of video formats and includes a built-in web browser.

Highlights
  • Cast web videos to TV
  • Full-featured file manager
  • Built-in web browser
  • Organize files in folders
  • Playlists and background audio
  • Multi-format video/audio player
  • FTP server for file transfer
Features
Currently charting
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Unleash your TV with Rocket Video Cast. With Rocket you can browse the web and stream any web video on your TV. Rocket is also a fully featured file manager that allows you to store files to your iOS device. You can then view the stored files right on your device offline or transfer them to your computer, and of course you can cast your stored videos to your big screen, just copy them into the app using iTunes File Sharing. Features: - Cast videos from all major streaming video sites - Cast from major file sharing sites - Full featured web browser - Start screen with the most frequent visited history entry's - Open saved tabs on startup - Real-time search in your browsing history, bookmarks and tabs - Search engine integration in the Address bar - Share URL's via Twitter, Mail - Search in the website - Passcode protected - FTP Server to transfer files in and out of the app - FIle Manager to organize your files in folders etc. - Playlists and background audio - Address bar search engine options (Google, Bing, DuckDuckGo, StartPage can be changed App Settings > Search Engine) - Multi format video/audio player allows you to play almost any video and audio format without leaving the app (wmv, mpeg, mpeg1, mpeg2, mpeg4, 3gp, sf, avi, divx, dv, gxf, m2p, m2ts, m2v, m4v, mkv, moov, mov, mp4, mpg, mpv, mt2s, mts, mxf, ogm, ogv, ps, qt, ts, vob, webm, wm, mp3, m4a, wma). - Extract audio from mp4 files (convert to mp3) - Cast your Rocket playlist for files in the app ..and lots lots more. Supported format for TV include mp4, m4v, m3u8, hls, and live streams are supported. IMPORTANT NOTES, PLEASE READ BEFORE PURCHASING: Flash video, iTunes purchased videos, Silverlight and other DRM protected videos like Amazon Instant Videos, HBO now, Hulu, Netflix are not supported! This app is not affiliated with Google or one of its products or trademarks and is developed independently.

About

Simple Widgets

Personalize your home and lock screens with customizable widgets. Choose from various sizes and styles, including different backgrounds, font colors, and borders. Easily edit existing widgets to change their appearance.

Highlights
  • Customizable widget types
  • Small, Medium, Large, and Lock Screen widgets
  • Background and font color customization
  • Border customization
  • Edit existing widget appearance
Features
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Simple Widgets • Photo makes it super easy to customize your home and lock screen like never before. Customize every widget, and personalize your home and lock screen. Features: • Create different types of widgets. • Small, Medium, Large, and lock screen widgets, all customizable. • Customize the added widget with different backgrounds, font colors, borders, etc. • Edit the added widgets to a different appearance. ——— FEEDBACK ——— Have any suggestions? Feel free to contact us at joezhang176776005@gmail.com Term of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://zhangkaigogo.github.io/Widgets/

Screenshots

Rocket Video Cast4 screens
Simple Widgets4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Simple Widgets at Free against Rocket Video Cast's $1.99. Simple Widgets also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 months) and review sentiment (100% vs 81%). Rocket Video Cast's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (958 vs 19). On rating, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Simple Widgets is free to download; Rocket Video Cast costs $1.99 up front. Rocket Video Cast sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Simple Widgets sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.3 for Rocket Video Cast against 4.2 for Simple Widgets. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Rocket Video Cast has 958 ratings behind it against 19, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 81% of Rocket Video Cast's written reviews are positive against 100% of Simple Widgets's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Rocket Video Cast ships an update every 2 months, Simple Widgets every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
Rocket Video Cast versus Simple Widgets: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRocket Video CastSimple Widgets
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating4.3 (958 ratings) — better4.2 (19 ratings)
Positive reviews81.4% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings958 — better19
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#74 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS8.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size68 MB66 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperAmeen ModyWuhan Linggu Dingdang Technology Co., Ltd

Customer experience

Rocket Video Cast

All ratings957 ratings
Positive81.2%
Neutral5.3%
Negative13.5%
Written reviews1,105 reviews
Positive81.4%
Neutral4.1%
Negative14.5%

Simple Widgets

All ratings19 ratings
Positive84.2%
Neutral5.3%
Negative10.5%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Rocket Video Cast

Reported bugs

6 issues
  • Doesn't cast anymore
  • Can't download videos anymore
  • Crashes when receiving calls
  • Doesn't work with newer iPhones
  • Constant errors and crashes
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  • Doesn't work with VPN

Requested features

6 requests
  • Update for iOS 16
  • Add pop-up blockers
  • Improve file management
  • Add search bar in download
  • Support for newer iPhones
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  • Improve UI/UX

Simple Widgets

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Rocket Video Cast

One-time1
  • Upgrade to Rocket Pro$0.99
2 purchases

Simple Widgets

Subscriptions2
  • Widget Premium (Monthly)$1.991 Month
  • Widget Premium (Annual)$19.991 Year

Questions

Is Rocket Video Cast free?
Rocket Video Cast costs $1.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Simple Widgets free?
Simple Widgets is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Rocket Video Cast or Simple Widgets?
Rocket Video Cast is rated higher. Rocket Video Cast averages 4.3 out of 5 from 958 ratings, while Simple Widgets averages 4.2 from 19 ratings.
Do Rocket Video Cast or Simple Widgets have ads?
Simple Widgets shows ads; Rocket Video Cast does not.
Which is updated more often, Rocket Video Cast or Simple Widgets?
Rocket Video Cast ships an update every 2 months, and Simple Widgets every 5 days. Most recently, Rocket Video Cast was updated on November 1, 2026 and Simple Widgets on October 24, 2026.

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