# Actions — user reviews > 286 indexed App Store user reviews of Actions by Sindre Sorhus, rated 4.80/5 from 469 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/actions/id1586435171/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/actions/id1586435171.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 430 · 4★ 18 · 3★ 7 · 2★ 1 · 1★ 13 ## What do users think of Actions? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 🚀 Powerful and flexible shortcuts - 👍 Intuitive and easy to use - 🔓 No ads or in-app purchases - 🤖 Impressive range of actions - 🔥 Indispensable for Shortcuts users **Cons** - 🐛 Occasional bugs or performance issues - ⚠️ Compatibility concerns with newer iOS versions - 🕰️ Slow response times in some cases **Commonly reported bugs** - Errors when using list manipulation actions - Incompatibility with HomePod mini - Shortcut actions not working on iPhone 15 Pro **Most requested features** - Add support for device orientation detection - Integrate with more system-level APIs - Provide a way to create custom actions - Expand language support beyond English ## Newest reviews (18 of 286) ### 5/5 — An absolute godsend *2026-06-06, version 4.1.1* I’ve never used the Shortcuts app because of how limited it felt like using, but this app makes it so much better to use, and it’s user-friendly as well. ### 4/5 — 请添加中文语言谢谢 *2026-06-04, version 3.8.0* 请添加中文语言谢谢请添加中文语言谢谢请添加中文语言谢谢请添加中文语言谢谢请添加中文语言谢谢请添加中文语言谢谢请添加中文语言谢谢请添加中文语言谢谢请添加中文语言谢谢请添加中文语言谢谢 ### 5/5 — I love this app and love that it’s free *2026-06-04, version 4.1.1* The dev is a real one ### 5/5 — This is the most UNDER RATED app on this store! *2026-05-30, version 4.1.1* If you use apple shortcuts and make them? You need this app! Seriously its amazing, no ads, no pay walls, The person that designed this has made an amazing stable app that they could have made a lot of money from and they are giving you it for FREE!!! Side note if you make shortcuts and you aren’t using it? Download the app, visit the website and learn what amazing powerful actions you can do with it. You will NOT regret it. ### 5/5 — Best Shortcuts companion app by far *2026-05-17, version 4.1.1* If you’re just getting into shortcuts and you’ve stumbled upon companion apps or have just run into roadblocks with the native features—start here. I have Actions, Toolbox Pro, and DataJar, and I’m really only using Actions at this point. Only a few actions in Toolbox Pro are not replicated here, and since Actions has support for global variables, keywords, and a ton more, I’m just not using data jar as much these days. We’re all very lucky that the developer has chosen to keep this app fully free, doesn’t do a single thing to get your data, and still updates it. Ethical, self-sacrificing, and highly competent ### 5/5 — Needs more text and array functions. *2026-05-15, version 4.1.1* App is very powerful and as tons of functionality to shortcuts it’s a must have! Dev should add more text matching and array vs text matching functions oh and live activity and maybe enhanced notifications too 😁🥴 very good app once again this is a must have!! ### 4/5 — Great *2026-05-10, version 4.1.1* “Is silent mode on” always returns true when the camera app is open ### 5/5 — The best app in the world *2026-05-08* Thank you for this app ### 5/5 — Game changer! *2026-05-08* Just converted an infinite (kind of) looped shortcut to parse some data, to a few lines of actions node. Aaaand it's entirely free!! ### 5/5 — Great Feedback/Support! *2026-05-07, version 4.1.1* I had an issue with the app while running it from the shortcuts app and the developer went above and beyond to help with the issue, despite the hostile tone in my original review. Thanks again for the help! ### 5/5 — Amazingly useful app *2026-04-27, version 4.1.1* For me it worked even without the restart. Thank you for making Shortcuts an actually valuable app ### 5/5 — It’s amazing *2026-04-25, version 4.1.1* It’s free and provides many useful, fast-executing shortcuts actions. What more can you want? ### 5/5 — Numerous valuable add-on *2026-04-23, version 4.1.1* Numerous valuable add-on functionalities are available to enhance the potential for shortcuts and scripts. ### 5/5 — Useful *2026-04-20, version 4.1.0* The show black screen action has been really useful for my kinito pet recreation I’m making. ### 5/5 — Amazing app! *2026-04-12, version 4.0.1* I use this every single day :3 ### 5/5 — This app is great! *2026-04-10, version 4.0.1* This app has so many great features, I would really recommend it. Also, it’s really, really nice that all actions are free, compared to some other apps! ### 5/5 — Best choice for iOS Shortcuts app. *2026-04-07* Although I've been quite satisfied with the current app, I would appreciate it if you would consider implementing Webhook and API integration features. However, that doesn't quite seem to fit the direction of this app. Anyway, I'm gladly accept In-App Purchases if this app had them. ### 5/5 — iOS 18 not supported anymore *2026-04-04* The new version requires iOS 26 but you can atleast publish the old version ipa file ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Amazing 🛠️ *2026-05-20, version 4.1.1* Love 💕 ### 1/5 — Useless *2026-04-09, version 4.0.1* The app now crashes within 30 minutes of running it. It was good while it lasted. Per developer response: I have a shortcut that uses actions to determine with an inbound call is initiated. The shortcut has worked but now ends because the Actions app crashes. My review is in fact for the Actions app that now crashes as of iOS 26.x. ### 1/5 — good but *2026-03-28* missing language **Developer response:** 🤷‍♂️ ### 1/5 — Stopped Working After iOS Update, App Seems Abandoned *2026-03-15, version 3.8.0* After the latest iOS update, this app no longer works properly. I’m running the current version of the app, but it has not been updated in about 9 months, which raises serious concerns about whether it is still being actively maintained. Based on my experience, it seems incompatible with the latest iOS version and has become unreliable for actual use. A free app still needs basic maintenance and compatibility support, especially after major iOS changes. Right now, it feels like the app may have been abandoned. I’m disappointed because the concept is useful, but without updates and stability fixes, it’s hard to recommend. ### 1/5 — バグが治らない *2025-10-15* iPhoneの傾きでショートカットを複数割り当てる設定をしていますが、5ヶ月以上前からいきなりショートカットの実行ができなくなっています。 実際には、iPhoneを左に傾けた時にアクションボタンを押すとAppleMusicのイコライザー設定画面を表示させるショートカットを設定していますが、実行を完了できません。 **Developer response:** The action you refer to has been deprecated for a year. There is a built-in action you can use for it instead. Also, this is not the place to report bugs. Use the feedback button in the app. -- ご指摘のアクションは1年前に廃止されました。代わりに同等の機能を持つ内蔵アクションを使用できます。また、ここはバグ報告の場ではありません。アプリ内のフィードバックボタンから報告してください。 ### 1/5 — Completely broken and useless in iOS 26 *2025-09-27, version 3.8.0* After upgrading to iOS 26, every Shortcut using one of these actions will become totally useless. ### 1/5 — Get Device Orientation *2025-03-22, version 3.6.0* Why I haven’t find Get Device Orientation? ### 1/5 — Get Unsplash Image DON'T WORK *2024-06-26, version 3.2.0* Get Unsplash Image DON'T WORK: Request failed: service unavailable (503) ### 1/5 — エラー *2024-01-18* iPhone15proで画面の向きによって動作を変更出来るショートカット使用しているが、アップデート後にエラーが出るようになり使えなくなった。 **Developer response:** デバイスを再起動してください。これはiOSの問題であり、アプリとは何の関係もありません。 — Restart your device. This is an iOS problem and has nothing to do with the app. ### 1/5 — 啥年代了还不出中文？？？ *2023-12-21* 赶紧出中文 ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — its good and I have a idea! *2026-08-17, version 4.2.0* Maybe make a slider that makes it change a variable, Also a action that picks up solar activity, And also the moon, because for some reason it isn't in shortcuts. Also it would be useful if we had a wait action that could actually type in the number, and also change between seconds and minutes ### 5/5 — Amazing *2026-07-29* The possibilities are endless with the building blocks you have provided. Much thanks ### 5/5 — Should Be OS Included *2026-07-25, version 4.2.1* Absolute necessity for anyone interested in utilizing shortcuts. Apple should include these features by default. Unbelievably great and seamless. Developer deserves 5 stars. ### 5/5 — Excellent! *2026-07-22* At least on ios26 a restart before being able to see and use the Actions in Shortcuts isn’t necessary. ### 5/5 — Top dog *2026-07-21, version 4.2.0* So good so many possibilities ### 5/5 — Everything one can want for Shortcuts and more :) *2026-07-12, version 4.2.0* fast and i have yet to encounter any bugs ### 5/5 — Great *2026-07-09, version 4.2.0* Gives so many options. I wish that they didn’t have to open the app when they are run in a shortcut but there’s probably no other way. ### 5/5 — Apple please hire this person *2026-07-01, version 3.5.1* Before I downloaded Actions, I was making lots of simple programs in Shortcuts, but kept running into things I couldn’t do. I knew my ideas were possible. I knew exactly what features I was missing. Now, with Actions, I’m making a tool that triangulates the location of a distant object. In order to do that, you need access to your phone’s compass, which there is an Action for (Get Compass Heading). You can also access the phone’s gyroscopic movement sensors (Get Device Motion Data, Get Device Orientation). These appear alongside the standard actions in the Shortcuts app. So there are some things like that, that aren’t possible in Shortcuts without Actions. Many other things such as list processing are possible without it but easier or fewer steps with it. There are a bunch of random cool features such as Get Related Words (multiple languages supported) and lots of basic little workhorses like Remove Duplicate Lines. You can encrypt and decrypt. You can process images or create a blank one from scratch. There are some Actions that duplicate standard Shortcuts actions but with nitpicky improvements in how they’re carried out. My complaints are minor. Current version of iOS required. Some fields need a press & hold to select a variable or prior action. Some descriptions are detailed and helpful while others are like “Shuffle List: Shuffles the input list.” Some bugs exist, but nothing like the Shortcuts app itself. In fact, some of them are due to Shortcuts bugs that Apple would need to fix. This is my first ever app review but now I want to review Shortcuts! No five stars there! Maybe Apple should hire the person who made this app. Work like this is a gift to humanity. ### 5/5 — Awesome app for shortcuts :) *2026-06-25, version 4.2.0* It’s really good and smooth, and has a colour picker which I very much needed for one of my shortcuts. One thing though, when you go in the app to do some actions, it shows the menu for a second then goes to the action you want to do. ### 5/5 — Ein Traum *2026-06-09* Danke für die super App! --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. 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