Comparison

heart vs Swiftgram

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

Head to head
About

heart

Create custom widgets for your most important contact. Display their photo or icon on your Home Screen or Lock Screen, and instantly open your chat with a single tap. Supports various messaging apps and widget styles.

Highlights
  • Customizable photo and icon widgets
  • One-tap chat access
  • Home Screen and Lock Screen support
  • Multiple messaging app integrations
  • Privacy-focused, no internet connection
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Create a shortcut widget for that one special person. Show their photo or icon in a widget on your Home or Lock Screen and, with one tap, open your conversation in the messaging app you use together. Simple setup: • Pick a contact + messaging app. • Pick a photo from your library. • Add the photo widget to your Home Screen and the icon widget to your Lock Screen. • Tap the widget any time to open your conversation. Supported apps: • Messages (iMessage/RCS) • WhatsApp • Messenger • Telegram • LINE • Signal • Custom URL Supported widgets: • 4 photo widget sizes for your Home Screen. • 5 icon widget styles for your Lock Screen. • A control in 3 styles for your Lock Screen and Control Center, which you can also assign to your iPhone’s Action button. If you have any trouble setting up the widget or have any questions, please email. You can always update your configuration by opening the app via the app icon. App privacy: • The app and widget do not connect to the internet and no data is collected. • If you have Share Analytics turned on in the Settings app > Privacy & Security > Analytics & Improvements, we receive app analytics from Apple, but this does not contain your app data or personally identify you. • If iCloud Backup is turned on for the app in the Settings app, your app data is uploaded to iCloud. This app is not affiliated with iMessage, WhatsApp, Messenger, Telegram, LINE, or Signal. The use of this app is subject to your agreement to: • Apple’s Standard End User License Agreement: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ • Apple’s Privacy Policy: https://www.apple.com/legal/privacy/

About

Swiftgram

A modified Telegram client offering enhanced privacy, unlimited accounts, and advanced messaging features. Enjoy ad-free communication with tools like message filtering, real-time translation, and voice-to-text transcription.

Highlights
  • Unlimited accounts
  • Message filtering
  • Voice-to-text transcription
  • Real-time chat translation
  • Customizable interface
  • Apple Watch companion
  • Privacy-focused features
Features
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Swiftgram is a modded client for Telegram with Lots of features, focus on Privacy, No Limits, No Ads. Completelly Open Source and includes all latest updates from Telegram plus UNLIMITED ACCOUNTS: Add as many numbers as you want for FREE. ACCOUNTS BACKUP: Log-in to your accounts without SMS-code. Restore all Sessions that are still Active on Telegram servers. MESSAGE FILTER: Reduce visibility of SPAM, promotions and annoying messages. FORMATTING PANEL: Bold, Italic, Links? Formatting with just a single tap. VOICE-TO-TEXT: Transcribe audio messages to text for FREE. TRANSLATOR: Real-time translations for an entire chat. Translate messages you send with a single tap. STORIES: Hide stories or disable swipe for recording. APPLE WATCH COMPANION: Send and Receive Text and Voice messages on your Watch, only in Swiftgram! CHAT MANAGEMENT: Control Tabs, Hide "All Chats", move Folders to bottom and remember the last opened Folder to quickly jump into the discussion. HIDE NOTIFICATIONS: No more Pinned Messages or @mentions when you need some piece of mind. 50+ CUSTOMIZATIONS: Tabs, Chat List and Folders, Profiles, Stories, Translator, Better Photos, Stickers, Context Menu and much, MUCH MORE! SIMPLICITY: Swiftgram remains easy to use with no interface clutter. PRIVACY-FOCUSED: Instant Passcode Lock, Completelly Open Source, No Ads, No Trackers. Your messages and chats remain secure. ACCESSIBILITY: Improved VoiceOver support for Messages Sharing, cause A11y matters! Follow the news: @swiftgram Discuss: @swiftgramchat Swiftgram is an unofficial fork based on Telegram API. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

heart4 screens
Swiftgram4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: heart at none against Swiftgram's 1. heart also leads on update cadence (every 10 days vs monthly). Swiftgram's advantage is ratings volume (639 vs 10) and device support (4 vs 1). On price, rating and ads 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. Swiftgram sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $3.99 per month. heart asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.3 for heart against 4.2 for Swiftgram. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Swiftgram has 639 ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

heart ships an update every 10 days, Swiftgram monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
heart versus Swiftgram: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterheartSwiftgram
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (10 ratings) — better4.2 (639 ratings)
Positive reviews—69.4% of reviews
Number of ratings10639 — better
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS18.415.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB251 MB
Age rating4+17+
DevelopernonzerosumnessAkentech Ltd

Customer experience

heart

All ratings10 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%

Swiftgram

All ratings612 ratings
Positive78.9%
Neutral6.0%
Negative15.0%
Written reviews451 reviews
Positive69.4%
Neutral10.2%
Negative20.4%

Bugs and requests

heart

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Swiftgram

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Search bar crashes the app
  • Forwarded messages disappear
  • Notification issues and unknown caller spam
  • Slow message loading and account switching
  • Crashes when accessing storage usage section

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add Thai language support
  • Integrate with iOS call features
  • Implement 'show restricted content' for entire chats
  • Add 'add to cloud' option for direct message saving
  • Allow custom app icon selection

In-app purchases

None

heart

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Swiftgram

Subscriptions1
  • Swiftgram Pro$3.991 Month

Questions

Is heart free?
heart is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Swiftgram free?
Swiftgram is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, heart or Swiftgram?
heart is rated higher. heart averages 4.3 out of 5 from 10 ratings, while Swiftgram averages 4.2 from 639 ratings.
Do heart or Swiftgram have ads?
Neither heart nor Swiftgram shows ads.
Which is updated more often, heart or Swiftgram?
heart ships an update every 10 days, and Swiftgram monthly. Most recently, heart was updated on October 24, 2026 and Swiftgram on October 25, 2026.

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