Comparison

Deflector ◇ vs OutSpan

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

Head to head
About

Deflector ◇

Create custom buttons for your iPhone's Dynamic Island, Lock Screen, and Apple Watch to trigger any shortcut. On specific Japanese iPhones, utilize the Side Button for voice assistant shortcuts. Requires initial setup within the Shortcuts app.

Highlights
  • Dynamic Island shortcut buttons
  • Lock Screen shortcut buttons
  • Apple Watch shortcut buttons
  • Voice assistant shortcuts (Japan)
  • Shortcuts app integration
Features
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With Deflector, you can add buttons to the Dynamic Island, Lock Screen and Apple Watch to run any shortcut. On supported iPhones in Japan, you can use your preferred voice assistant using shortcuts with the Side Button. To use Deflector, you need to set up an automation in the Shortcuts app. The automation is available within the app.

About

OutSpan

This utility expands web pages to fill the entire outer display of compatible phones when browsing in Safari. It also optimizes page layout when Safari shares the inner screen in Split View, ensuring content utilizes available space edge-to-edge.

Highlights
  • Full-width browsing on outer display
  • Optimized Split View on inner screen
  • Adjustable blur behind controls
  • Persistent settings across sessions
  • No account or tracking
  • Built-in setup guide
Features
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Use the whole outer display in Safari. When your iPhone Duo is folded, Safari keeps its controls in a strip along the side of the outer display, and web pages stop short of them. OutSpan widens pages into that space, so articles, images, and everyday browsing fill the screen. It does the same on the inner screen when Safari shares it with another app. Choose Wide to expand the page layout, or Off to restore the website's original layout. Your choice is remembered across websites, tabs, reloads, and Safari restarts. • Pages use the full width of the outer display • Works in Split View on the inner screen • Optional blur behind Safari's controls, with adjustable strength • Simple Wide and Off controls in Safari's page menu • One choice that follows you as you browse • No account and no tracking. Everything runs on your iPhone • A built-in guide to turn on the extension SPLIT VIEW Open your iPhone Duo and put Safari beside another app. Safari keeps its controls on the outer edge of its half of the screen, and OutSpan widens pages beneath them. The first time, choose which side Safari's controls are on in the OutSpan menu. Your choice is remembered. When Safari has the inner screen to itself, it shows its controls along the top, and pages already use the full width. FREE TRIAL AND UNLOCK Off is always free. Wide is free for 3 days from the moment you first turn it on. After that, Wide requires Full Unlock, a one-time in-app purchase. There is no subscription. REQUIREMENTS Requires iPhone Duo. On other iPhone models, Safari already uses the full screen width, so OutSpan has nothing to change. Turn on the extension in Settings > Apps > Safari > Extensions, and allow it on the websites you want to widen. Most websites widen cleanly. A few with unusual layouts may not, and Off restores them instantly. Safari's side controls stay on top of the widened page. Terms and Conditions: https://outspan.app/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://outspan.app/privacy/

Screenshots

Deflector ◇3 screens
OutSpan3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Deflector ◇ at 100% against OutSpan's 43%. Deflector ◇ also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and rating (4.0 vs 3.8). OutSpan's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 weeks) and ratings volume (10 vs 2). On price, ads and iOS requirement 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. OutSpan sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Deflector ◇ asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Deflector ◇ holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: OutSpan has 10 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Deflector ◇'s written reviews are positive against 43% of OutSpan's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Deflector ◇ ships an update every 2 weeks, OutSpan every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Deflector ◇ versus OutSpan: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDeflector ◇OutSpan
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (2 ratings) — better3.8 (10 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better42.9% of reviews
Number of ratings210 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS27.027.0
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCizzuk ShihuYaw Boamah

Customer experience

Deflector ◇

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

OutSpan

All ratings10 ratings
Positive60.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive42.9%
Neutral28.6%
Negative28.6%

In-app purchases

None

Deflector ◇

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

OutSpan

One-time1
  • Full Unlock$3.99

Questions

Is Deflector ◇ free?
Deflector ◇ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is OutSpan free?
OutSpan is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Deflector ◇ or OutSpan?
Deflector ◇ is rated higher. Deflector ◇ averages 4.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while OutSpan averages 3.8 from 10 ratings.
Do Deflector ◇ or OutSpan have ads?
Neither Deflector ◇ nor OutSpan shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Deflector ◇ or OutSpan?
Deflector ◇ ships an update every 2 weeks, and OutSpan every 3 days. Most recently, Deflector ◇ was updated on October 29, 2026 and OutSpan on October 31, 2026.

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