iFixit vs Small Web
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
iFixit
Access a vast library of repair guides and troubleshooting tools for electronics and appliances. Diagnose issues, find compatible parts, and get step-by-step instructions to fix your devices. Join a community dedicated to repairing rather than replacing.
- Step-by-step repair guides
- Smart troubleshooting and device insights
- Personalized Workbench for parts and guides
- In-app tool and part shopping
- AI repair assistant (FixBot)
- Voice Mode for hands-free guidance
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iFixit brings the world’s repair knowledge into your pocket. Whether you’re fixing your phone, troubleshooting a laptop, or restoring a kitchen appliance, iFixit has everything you need to fix your stuff with confidence. Step-by-step repair guides will make you successful the first time. Each guide is carefully crafted by our expert technicians and our repair community. Diagnose problems faster with smart troubleshooting, battery analytics, and device insights that help you understand how to extend the life of your stuff. Add your things to your personal Workbench and instantly see compatible parts, tools, and replacement guides. Shop the high-quality tools you need for the job directly inside the app. No guesswork, just the right components when you need them. Get personalized support with FixBot, our AI repair assistant. FixBot leverages our huge library of quality resources to help you find the right solution fast. FixBot will even coach you through your repair with hands-free Voice Mode. Share a picture of the issue, and FixBot will take it from there. Join the millions of people who repair instead of replace. Every successful repair saves money, extends the life of your belongings, and helps reduce e-waste. Join the repair revolution.
Small Web
Discover fresh content from independent creators, bloggers, and developers. This app filters out algorithmic noise to surface genuine human expression, offering a curated feed of personal blogs, open-source projects, and webcomics.
- Browse content from 30K+ creators
- Bookmark posts
- Send appreciation to creators
- Filter by category
- Distraction-free reader mode
- Open source
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Kagi Small Web brings you fresh content from real people: bloggers, creators, and independent voices that make the internet worth exploring. The web has become dominated by algorithms, ads, and AI-generated noise. Small Web cuts through it all to surface genuine human expression: personal blogs, independent YouTube creators, open-source projects, and webcomics from people who create because they love it. ## What is the Small Web? Think of the internet as a huge neighborhood. There are millions of people around, but we rarely bump into each other anymore. The Small Web is that quieter corner where real humans share their thoughts, projects, and creativity without the corporate megaphone. Kagi curates thousands of these independent voices and delivers fresh posts from the last seven days, so you always discover something new. ### Features • Browse content from over 30K+ blogs, YouTube creators, GitHub projects, and webcomics • Bookmark posts to read later • Send appreciation to creators • Filter by category to find exactly what interests you • Use reader mode for a clean, distraction-free reading experience ### Open Source Small Web is completely open source. Check out the code, suggest improvements, or see how we curate our sources on GitHub. ### From Kagi Small Web is built by Kagi, the company behind the ad-free Kagi Search. We're on a mission to humanize the web, and this app is one small step toward surfacing the people behind the posts. Ready to meet some neighbors?
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Small Web at 100% against iFixit's 34%. Small Web also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and rating (4.9 vs 4.7). iFixit's advantage is ratings volume (231 vs 11). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Small Web holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: iFixit has 231 ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 34% of iFixit's written reviews are positive against 100% of Small Web's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and August 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | iFixit | Small Web |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (231 ratings) | 4.9 (11 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 34.2% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 231 — better | 11 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 52 MB | 22 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | +17 |
| Developer | iFixit Inc | Kagi Inc. |
Customer experience
iFixit
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In-app purchases
iFixit
No in-app purchases
Small Web
No in-app purchases





