Comparison

App Folder Launcher WidgetLoft vs Coolpanion

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

Head to head
About

App Folder Launcher WidgetLoft

Organize your apps into custom folders and launch them directly from your home or lock screen with a single tap. This utility declutters your device by grouping favorites into colorful widgets, offering quick access without endless swiping.

Highlights
  • App folders
  • Home & lock screen widgets
  • One-tap app launch
  • Customizable folder colors
  • Real app icons
  • Lightweight and fast
Features
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WidgetLoft sorts your apps into colorful folders and launches them with one tap from a Home Screen or Lock Screen widget: no more swiping through pages of icons. KEY FEATURES • Widgets. Home Screen, Lock Screen and Dynamic Island; small, medium and large sizes. • Transparent or Colored. Glass look or your own color; dark/light icons, optional names under icons. • Folder in Folder. Tap a folder in the widget to open what's inside. • Every Kind of Tile. App, website, Shortcut, person (call, message, WhatsApp, Telegram) and custom link. • Notification Dot. A red dot on the tile of any app that gets a notification (iOS 27). • Icon Studio. Custom icons from a photo, symbol, emoji or monogram; real app icons. • Tags and Library. Tag, filter and archive your apps. • Backup. Export your whole layout to a single file; iCloud sync between iPhone and iPad. Privacy Policy: https://mucahitk.com/widgetloft/privacy-policy Terms of Use: https://mucahitk.com/widgetloft/terms-of-use

About

Coolpanion

Features
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Coolpanion is a native iPhone and iPad client for Coolify, the self-hosted platform you deploy your applications, services and databases on. Connect your own instance with an API token and you get its whole dashboard in your pocket, and the controls that go with it. SEE WHAT IS RUNNING • One overview with your applications, services, databases and servers, and how many of each are up • A “Needs attention” list, with the states that count as trouble entirely up to you • Status badges everywhere, parsed from what Coolify actually reports • The last sync and the last deployments, always in sight TAKE ACTION • Deploy, restart, start and stop any resource • Deploy with options: force a rebuild without cache, deploy a pull request preview or a specific image tag • Follow a deployment while it runs, with its build log in a sheet you can close and reopen • Roll an application back to an earlier image • Clone a resource, move it to another environment, or delete it GO DEEPER • A real log viewer: per container, with wrapping, line numbers, timestamps, a filter, live follow and sharing • Environment variables and shared variables, with values hidden until you ask • Domains, scheduled tasks, persistent storages and database backups • Servers: reachability, proxy, Docker cleanup and the resources they host • Projects, environments, tags and Coolify’s own notification settings BUILT FOR THE PLATFORM • iPad layout with a sidebar, a resource list and a detail column side by side, plus ⌘ shortcuts • A home screen widget and a Control Center control • Siri and Shortcuts: redeploy a resource, restart it, or ask how your instance is doing • Optional Face ID lock, and a notification when something goes down while the app is closed • Works offline: the last sync is kept on device so the dashboard is never empty • Fully localised: English, French, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Swedish, Simplified Chinese, Hindi, Russian and Arabic NO INSTANCE YET? Tap “Explore the demo” on the connection screen to walk through a fictional instance. Nothing leaves your device and no address is contacted. PRIVACY Coolpanion talks to your instance and nowhere else. There is no account, no analytics and no tracking. Your API token is stored in the device keychain and is only ever sent to the instance it belongs to. WHAT YOU NEED A Coolify instance you can reach, and an API token with read and deploy permissions. Coolpanion is an independent app and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Coolify. COOLPANION PRO Pro unlocks a second and further instance with full control, and the Insights section. Available as a yearly subscription with a 7-day free trial, or as a one-time lifetime purchase. A subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least a day before the renewal date, in Settings, Apple Account, Subscriptions. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://coolpanion.coolify.kloude.fr/privacy.html

Screenshots

App Folder Launcher WidgetLoft4 screens
Coolpanion4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Coolpanion at none against App Folder Launcher WidgetLoft's shown. App Folder Launcher WidgetLoft's advantage is iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.0). On price, in-app purchases and device support 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. App Folder Launcher WidgetLoft sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Coolpanion sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
App Folder Launcher WidgetLoft versus Coolpanion: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterApp Folder Launcher WidgetLoftCoolpanion
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (34 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews90.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings34 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 days—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size83 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMucahit KOKDEMIRMathieu SANTOSTEFANO

In-app purchases

6 purchases

App Folder Launcher WidgetLoft

Subscriptions1
  • FolderMini Pro Monthly3 Days trial$4.991 Month
One-time5
  • Coffee Tip$2.99
  • Pizza Tip$6.99
  • Dinner Tip$14.99
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  • FolderMini Pro Lifetime$19.99
  • WidgetLoft Pro Lifetime$39.99
2 purchases

Coolpanion

Subscriptions1
  • Coolpanion Pro Yearly7 Days trial$6.991 Year
One-time1
  • Coolpanion Pro Lifetime$19.99

Questions

Is App Folder Launcher WidgetLoft free?
App Folder Launcher WidgetLoft is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Coolpanion free?
Coolpanion is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do App Folder Launcher WidgetLoft or Coolpanion have ads?
App Folder Launcher WidgetLoft shows ads; Coolpanion does not.

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