Modrinth App vs FTB App

Modrinth App7.7Visit FTB App6.8Visit

Higher score Modrinth App #3 in Minecraft Modpack Builders 7.7/10 Free · optional Modrinth Plus Free plan✓ 2 of 4 features Get Modrinth App

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FTB App #7 in Minecraft Modpack Builders 6.8/10 Free Free plan✓ 1 of 4 features Get the FTB App

• Modrinth App fits best

  Creators who publish packs on Modrinth

• FTB App fits best

  Players of Feed The Beast's own modpacks

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Side by side

Feature	Modrinth App 7.7/10 Visit ↗	FTB App 6.8/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	7.7	6.8
Ranking	#3 in Minecraft Modpack Builders	#7 in Minecraft Modpack Builders
Best for	Creators who publish packs on Modrinth	Players of Feed The Beast's own modpacks
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Free
Starting price	Not published	Not published
Free plan	✓	✓
Free trial	—	—
Features Modrinth App 2/4 · FTB App 1/4
Built-in publishing	✓ (best)	Not published
Server tools	Not published	✓ (best)
Share by code	Not published	Not published
Open source	✓ (best)	Not published
Specs
Runs on	Windows, macOS, Linux	Windows, macOS, Linux
Mod & pack sources	Modrinth	FTB, CurseForge
Export formats	Modrinth .mrpack	Not published
Our review
Pros	Exports any instance as a Modrinth .mrpack from its Mods tab One-click install, update and removal of mods from Modrinth Open source under GPL-3.0, for Windows, macOS and Linux	The officially supported place to get FTB's own modpacks Adds mods from the full CurseForge catalogue to any pack Server installer sets up any FTB pack in a few clicks or one command
Cons	Still labelled a beta release Modrinth warns its Linux builds can be unstable on some systems Its content browser covers Modrinth-hosted projects only	On Windows it runs through Overwolf unless you pick the standalone build Its page lists instance creation tools as still coming soon The CurseForge modpack catalogue is still marked as beta
Our verdict	Modrinth App is the desktop launcher from Rinth, Inc., the company behind the Modrinth mod platform, and it is open source under the GPL-3.0 with builds for Windows, macOS and Linux. It installs, updates and removes mods from the Modrinth… Read the review →	The FTB App is Feed The Beast's official desktop launcher and the only officially supported way to get the team's own modpacks, which it lets players search, install in several versions, update and manage. It also browses the CurseForge… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Modrinth App — where it wins

  • Exports any instance as a Modrinth .mrpack from its Mods tab
  • One-click install, update and removal of mods from Modrinth
  • Open source under GPL-3.0, for Windows, macOS and Linux

  Where it doesn't

  • Still labelled a beta release
  • Modrinth warns its Linux builds can be unstable on some systems
  • Its content browser covers Modrinth-hosted projects only

• FTB App — where it wins

  • The officially supported place to get FTB's own modpacks
  • Adds mods from the full CurseForge catalogue to any pack
  • Server installer sets up any FTB pack in a few clicks or one command

  Where it doesn't

  • On Windows it runs through Overwolf unless you pick the standalone build
  • Its page lists instance creation tools as still coming soon
  • The CurseForge modpack catalogue is still marked as beta

• Modrinth App7.7/10 · Free · optional Modrinth Plus

  Modrinth's own open-source launcher, which installs and updates mods and exports packs as .mrpack files.

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• FTB App6.8/10 · Free

  The only official home of FTB's own packs, with CurseForge packs, extra mods and fast server installs.

  Get the FTB AppFull verdict →