Comparison

Jimdo Creator vs FreeSite

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

Head to head
About

Jimdo Creator

Easily build and manage your own free website, blog, or online store on the go. Choose a template, add content like text and photos, and ensure your site looks great on any device. Edit existing sites or start a new one from your smartphone or tablet.

Highlights
  • Create free responsive websites
  • Add and edit blog posts
  • Build an online store
  • Manage website navigation
  • Insert text and photos
  • Edit orders on-the-go
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With the Jimdo Creator app you can easily create your own free website with responsive website design, a blog, an online store, and much more. And edit it on-the-go! The Jimdo Creator app has been downloaded over a million times and has helped to create some of the 20 million websites now online with Jimdo. What do you want to show on your website? Your website. Always available. Always with you. *What the app can do* New to Jimdo? It’s so quick and easy to get your new website online. Choose your template, select a domain, insert text and photos—done! The design of your Jimdo website is automatically responsive, so it is optimized for smartphones, tablets and desktop computers. In addition to the app, you can also edit your website on a desktop computer to use many more features. Already with Jimdo? You can edit your existing website with the app. Wherever you are with your iPhone or iPad—your website is right there with you. App features Navigation: Add new subpages to your website—or you can change, hide or delete these pages. Content for your website: Write or publish blog posts, add photos, photo galleries, text, headings, and buttons to your website. Structure for your website: Headings, spacing, and lines can help your visitors get a great overview of your website. Online store: You can see and edit your open and closed orders directly in the app. Mark items as sent and/or paid to have even more control on-the-go. What else can Jimdo do? Use the desktop version for even more features including more online store options, search engine optimization (SEO), contact forms and much more. Also: We’re always working on making the Jimdo Creator app even better, and will continue to release new features for it. We can’t wait to see your new website +++ We'd love to hear from you. Send us your suggestions and comments! +++ Ideas, suggestions, or comments? Please share them with us: mobile-feedback@jimdo.com Terms of Use: http://www.jimdo.com/info/terms-of-use-privacy/ Privacy Policy: http://www.jimdo.com/info/privacy-statement/

About

FreeSite

Easily create a professional-looking website with free hosting and no ads. This tool guides beginners through the process, offering essential features to get your site online quickly and optimized for search engines.

Highlights
  • Create free websites up to 5 pages
  • Add logo, photos, gallery, videos, maps
  • Website contact form
  • Graphic customization (fonts, header, colors)
  • Optimization Assistant for SEO advice
  • Visitor statistics in-app
  • Purchase custom domain names
Features
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A completely free website builder with free hosting. FreeSite is the easiest way to quickly make a real website: a website which is clearly organized and optimized for your visitors and for search engines. Easily understand how to make your first website FreeSite is for beginners, for technologically challenged professionals, for people who don't have a computer, or don't want to use a computer. A Free Website + Free Site Builder + Free Hosting ? Yes, FreeSite offers you the tools, the hosting, and the guidance to create a real, effective website. Just publish your site at least once every 6 months, to show that you care, and it will stay online. You can even buy your own domain name for your free site, right in the App, for a normal price, with no need to upgrade. And there will be NO Ads on your site. If there are no paid plans, and no ads, how does FreeSite make money ? FreeSite is a simplified version of the popular professional website builder, SimDif, with FREE and uncluttered access to the ESSENTIAL features. SimDif does have paid upgrades, but only when you need them. FreeSite is here to help you make a successful start, and SimDif will be there to accompany you as you grow. CREATE YOUR FREE WEBSITE • Create a Free website with up to 5 pages. • Add your logo, photos, a gallery, videos, maps, and more. • Website contact form. • Choose your fonts, header and colors in Graphic Customization. Get your website online, for Free • The Optimization Assistant gives advice on what to work on, before you publish. • Rotate your phone to view how your site will appear on a computer. • See your site Visitor Statistics, right in the app. • Keep your website online for free by publishing your site at least once every 6 months. Have fun presenting your business or hobby with FreeSite If you want more pages and more professional features, just download the fully featured SimDif app, login with the same username and password, and start editing your website. You will already know how everything works. Just enjoy the extra features and upgrades. How easy can it be to Build a Website ? FreeSite is designed to answer this question. Easy to use and to create with, FreeSite is a website builder which helps you avoid the usual mistakes and lets you learn the essentials at your own pace. How can FreeSite be Free? As your site and your activity grows, you will need a domain name, which you can purchase right inside the website builder, for a standard price, including a free SSL certificate (https). You may find you need more than 5 pages; special features for Search Engine Optimization; an E-commerce solution; or more control over sharing your site on Social media. In this case, download the fully featured SimDif app, which does include paid upgrades. Often, if the service is free, you are the product. Not here. We are proud of how strictly we respect our users and their privacy. For example, if you choose to stop using FreeSite, all your data is erased from our system after 6 months. You are free to come back, with a clean slate, whenever you like. This is how we think and work. We call it User Advocacy. GET IN TOUCH Feel free to check our website. • SimDif Privacy Policy : https://privacy-en.simdif.com • SimDif Terms of Use : https://www.simdif.com/en/tos.html

Screenshots

Jimdo Creator4 screens
FreeSite4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: FreeSite at every 5 weeks against Jimdo Creator's every 4 months. FreeSite also leads on review sentiment (83% vs 74%) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). Jimdo Creator's advantage is ratings volume (803 vs 42). On price, rating, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Jimdo Creator against 4.7 for FreeSite. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Jimdo Creator has 803 ratings behind it against 42, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 74% of Jimdo Creator's written reviews are positive against 83% of FreeSite's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Jimdo Creator ships an update every 4 months, FreeSite every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Jimdo Creator versus FreeSite: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterJimdo CreatorFreeSite
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (803 ratings)4.7 (42 ratings) — better
Positive reviews74.4% of reviews83.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings803 — better42
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size47 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJimdo GmbHThe Simple Different Company Ltd

Customer experience

Jimdo Creator

All ratings778 ratings
Positive91.4%
Neutral2.6%
Negative6.0%
Written reviews644 reviews
Positive74.4%
Neutral6.5%
Negative19.1%

FreeSite

All ratings42 ratings
Positive92.9%
Neutral2.4%
Negative4.8%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral8.3%
Negative8.3%

Bugs and requests

Jimdo Creator

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • App crashes frequently
  • Unable to log in or access account
  • Editing features not working properly
  • Syncing issues between mobile and desktop
  • Unexpected errors when making changes

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add more customization options
  • Improve mobile editing capabilities
  • Provide better customer support
  • Fix login and account issues
  • Allow deleting of website elements

FreeSite

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Jimdo Creator

No in-app purchases

None

FreeSite

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Jimdo Creator free?
Jimdo Creator is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is FreeSite free?
FreeSite is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Jimdo Creator or FreeSite?
FreeSite is rated higher. Jimdo Creator averages 4.6 out of 5 from 803 ratings, while FreeSite averages 4.7 from 42 ratings.
Do Jimdo Creator or FreeSite have ads?
Neither Jimdo Creator nor FreeSite shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Jimdo Creator or FreeSite?
Jimdo Creator ships an update every 4 months, and FreeSite every 5 weeks. Most recently, Jimdo Creator was updated on September 23, 2026 and FreeSite on September 10, 2026.

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