StreamWise vs XL Widgets
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
StreamWise
This app helps you find the most affordable way to access your favorite streaming services. It compares standalone subscriptions, bundles, and carrier perks to recommend the cheapest plan based on your selections.
- Find cheapest streaming combinations
- Compare monthly vs. 12-month costs
- Discover bundles and perks
- Transparent cost-based recommendations
- Open provider pages for subscription
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StreamWise helps you stop overpaying for streaming services. Pick the services you want—like Netflix, Disney+, Hulu, and more—and StreamWise finds the cheapest way to get them. It compares standalone subscriptions, bundles, carrier perks, and included memberships to recommend the best plan based on your selections. FEATURES • Find the cheapest streaming combination instantly • Compare monthly vs 12-month total cost • Discover bundles and included perks you might already have • Transparent recommendations based on cost—not commissions • Open official provider pages to verify and subscribe StreamWise is an independent comparison tool. Some outbound links may be affiliate-supported, but ranking is based on pricing logic. Make wiser streaming decisions in seconds. Be StreamWise.
XL Widgets
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XL Widgets is built for the brand-new extra-large widget in iOS 27, the 4x6 tile that fills most of your Home Screen. Turn one page into a photo frame, a countdown, a calendar, or a giant clock. Every widget comes in four sizes, small, medium, large, and extra-large, so you can mix a tiny CarPlay-ready dial with a full-page XL centerpiece. The five widgets: Photo Pick one or more photo sets from your library. The widget rotates through them on your Home Screen. At extra-large size it becomes a full-page picture frame. Countdown Track the days to a trip, a birthday, a deadline, or any date that matters. The XL size turns a countdown into a bold, glance-and-go number. Calendar See your upcoming events at a glance, from a quick agenda strip at small size to a full week view at extra-large. Daily Note A single line for today, written on-device by Apple Intelligence on supported iPhones. On other iPhones you get a curated quote instead. Either way, it is a fresh line worth a glance every morning. Clock and Date A big, typographic clock and date. At extra-large size it becomes a striking Home Screen centerpiece; at small size it doubles as a clean CarPlay dashboard widget. How it works Long-press your Home Screen, tap the plus button, choose XL Widgets, and pick a widget and size. Small widgets also show up on your CarPlay dashboard automatically. Privacy XL Widgets has no accounts, no sign-in, and no servers. Your photos, events, and notes are read and processed entirely on your iPhone and never leave the device. There is no analytics and no tracking of any kind. FREE TO TRY XL Widgets is free: Clock & Date, Daily Note, one countdown and one photo set. XL Widgets Pro adds the Calendar widget, unlimited countdowns and unlimited photo sets. Choose a yearly subscription, which renews automatically until you cancel it in Settings, or a one-time Lifetime purchase. If you bought Pro before, it stays yours. No ads, ever. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://telepaxa.com/xlwidgets/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: StreamWise at none against XL Widgets's 3. StreamWise also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). XL Widgets's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (daily vs every 10 days). On price 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. XL Widgets sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per year. StreamWise asks for nothing beyond the download.
StreamWise ships an update every 10 days, XL Widgets daily. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | StreamWise | XL Widgets |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days | Daily — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 24 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Christopher Anderson | League of Strategic Enterprises and Revenue, LLC. |
In-app purchases
StreamWise
No in-app purchases
XL Widgets
- XL Widgets Pro Yearly$9.991 Year
- XL Widgets Pro$2.99
- XL Widgets Pro Lifetime$19.99









