# Pushcut: Shortcuts Automation — Notifications and Widgets

> Automation utility for smart notifications, widgets, and custom workflows. (iPhone/iPad app by Simon Peter Leeb.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pushcut-shortcuts-automation/id1450936447 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Simon Peter Leeb](https://appshunter.io/developer/664001386)
- Category: Utilities, Developer Tools
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Rating: 4.40/5 from 533 App Store ratings · 115 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 15.6 · 185 MB
- Languages: American English, Brazilian Portuguese, European Spanish
- Released: 2019-04-17
- Data updated: 2026-08-27
- Monetization: freemium
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pushcut-shortcuts-automation/id1450936447/reviews.md

## What is Pushcut?

Pushcut helps you kick off your automation when it matters. Create fine-tuned interactions for HomeKit, Shortcuts, and custom workflows through smart notifications and widgets combined with powerful automation actions. 

Use HomeKit scenes, shortcuts, online integrations, and web services as notification actions that pop up exactly when they matter to you. Trigger these smart notifications from Shortcuts, HomeKit, schedules, locations, iBeacons, online services (like IFTTT, Zapier, Flow, Integromat, ...), home servers, or anywhere that knows what HTTP is.

Design beautiful custom widgets and display dynamic information that you can provide using Shortcuts actions, online services or our own API.

"The premiere companion utility for Shortcuts and Home on iOS" - Federico Viticci (MacStories)
"An essential tool for HomeKit power users" - Christopher Close (HomeKit Hero)
"Very powerful" - Rosemary Orchard (Take Control of Shortcuts)

Features
+ Set up alerts & reminders to trigger scheduled & location-based smart notifications
+ Combine time and location triggers (eg: "weekdays at 6 PM when I am at work")
+ Schedule notifications from Shortcuts
+ Schedule a shortcut from Shortcuts
+ Design custom home-screen widgets
+ Trigger notifications and widget updates through a secure webhook or Pushcut API
+ Trigger notifications and widget updates from third-party integrations and online services like Zapier, Integromat, IFTTT, etc.
+ Define notifications with custom titles and messages
+ Add action buttons to the notifications for quicker access
+ Run shortcuts directly from notification actions
+ Activate HomeKit scenes directly from notification actions
+ Add URLs to the push notifications and open them directly from the notifications
+ Run online actions (webhooks, HTTP requests) directly from notifications without opening any app or website
+ Execute online actions in the background based on location or iBeacon events
+ Customize notification sounds and images
+ Deliver push notifications to specific devices individually
+ Use a powerful JSON API to deliver dynamic texts, shortcut inputs, and URLs
+ Turn a dedicated iOS device into your personal Shortcuts and HomeKit server

Apple Watch
+ Interactive notifications (requires watchOS 6)
+ Run HomeKit scenes, online actions, and HTTP requests (like IFTTT webhooks) directly from your wrist
+ Execute multiple actions from one notification (with "Keep Open" flag)
(Note: Opening Shortcuts, Safari, or other apps is not supported on Apple Watch)

Free version limits:
+ define up to 3 notifications
+ define up to 2 background actions
+ define up to 1 action per notification
+ use with local triggers or basic webhooks (no dynamic content or online actions)

— Pro —
+ custom dynamic widgets
+ unlimited notification definitions
+ unlimited actions per notification
+ activate HomeKit scenes
+ unlimited background actions
+ dynamic notifications from service integrations
+ fully customizable actions using the powerful JSON API
+ execute online actions and web requests directly
+ input parameters for shortcuts and online actions
+ run and monitor an Automation Server (limits apply)

— Automation Server Extended —
+ schedule server actions periodically
+ trigger delayed server actions
+ up to 5000 server requests per day

Payments
You can subscribe to a monthly or annual subscription plan. Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at the time of purchase. A subscription automatically renews unless it is canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage and cancel your subscriptions by going to your account settings on the App Store after making the purchase.

Terms of Use: https://www.pushcut.io/terms
Privacy Policy: https://www.pushcut.io/privacy

## Key features

- Smart notifications
- Customizable widgets
- Location-based triggers
- Scheduled alerts
- HomeKit scene activation
- Webhook integration
- API for dynamic content

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Pro yearly | $17.99 | per year |
| Pro monthly | $1.99 | per month |
| Server Extended (Month) | $2.49 | per month |
| Server Extended (Year) | $22.49 | per year |

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Pro Lifetime | $39.99 | one-time |


## What do users think of Pushcut?

Overall sentiment: neutral

**Pros**

- 🚀 Great app
- 🚀 Powerful automation
- 🚀 Excellent for HomeKit
- 🚀 Gives full control over notifications
- 🚀 Reliable for background actions

**Cons**

- 🐛 Unreliable, often needs to be restarted
- 🔑 Paywall for essential features
- 🔋 Battery drain issues
- 🤔 Steep learning curve
- 🤔 Confusing setup and documentation

**Commonly reported bugs**

- Shortcuts not running properly on remote server
- Widgets not updating in a timely manner
- Notification delivery issues, especially with location-based triggers
- Server setup process often fails

**Most requested features**

- Add live activities support
- Allow launching apps directly from notifications
- Improve widget performance and reliability
- Provide more notification sound options
- Make server setup easier and more flexible

## Recent user reviews (10 of 115)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pushcut-shortcuts-automation/id1450936447/reviews.md

### 1/5 — Não funciona direito

*2026-06-18*

Assinei e ficam solicitando uma nova assinatura .

### 1/5 — Broken

*2026-06-14, version 2026.5*

Shortcuts no longer import.

### 4/5 — It’s Easy

*2026-05-18, version 2026.4*

This automation app integrates seamlessly with Apple Shortcuts seamlessly. It runs in the background and makes automation dependable. The interface is easy to use.

### 1/5 — So much for the free trial.

*2026-02-03, version 2026.1*

I wanted to do the trial, I selected the lifetime option, because I thought if I like the app, I’ll let it charge me for the lifetime license. I hate subscriptions with a passion! Anyway, it billed me straight away and now I have no option to cancel it. 

Secondly, there is another subscription hidden in this app even if you do have a lifetime license?

### 1/5 — Useless unless you pay for it.

*2025-12-30*

Unless you pay for the app, it’s useless because the notification that you receive will always have “upgrade message” in the beginning and only then your message. 
Better option is telegram.

### 1/5 — Not reliable

*2025-12-23, version 2025.11*

Not reliable at all

### 2/5 — “Critical Alerts” not available.

*2025-12-17, version 2025.11*

It is not worth paying if critical alerts are not available.

### 5/5 — Idk

*2025-11-21, version 1.13.3*

OMG it’s so easy and good i love it

### 1/5 — Fagqot Flags

*2025-10-29, version 2025.9.2*

Celebrating who you sleep with is weird for an automation app

### 5/5 — Great app

*2025-10-22, version 2025.9.2*

Thank you for creating this! I use it to get notified whenever the back door has been left open for more than five minutes—and it works flawlessly every time.

## Frequently asked questions about Pushcut

### What does Pushcut do?

Pushcut helps you trigger automations at the right time. It allows you to create smart notifications and custom widgets that can initiate workflows for HomeKit, Shortcuts, and other services. You can set up triggers based on schedules, locations, or external online services.

### What are the key features of Pushcut?

Key features include setting up alerts and reminders for scheduled and location-based smart notifications, designing custom home-screen widgets, triggering notifications and widget updates via webhooks or an API, and integrating with third-party services like Zapier and IFTTT. You can also add action buttons to notifications for quicker access.

### How much does Pushcut cost?

Pushcut offers a free version with limitations on the number of notifications, background actions, and actions per notification. For unlimited access to features like custom dynamic widgets, unlimited notifications, and advanced integrations, a Pro subscription is available.

### What devices is Pushcut compatible with?

Pushcut is designed for iOS devices. It also offers interactive notifications and the ability to run actions directly from your Apple Watch, provided you are running watchOS 6 or later.

### What are common use cases for Pushcut?

Common use cases include receiving timely reminders based on your location (e.g., "remind me to take out the trash when I get home"), automating HomeKit scenes with custom notifications, displaying dynamic information on your home screen via widgets, and triggering complex workflows from simple alerts.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 2026.7 — 2026-08-05

- Added Find Logged Notifications shortcuts action. Currently you can filter this by name, title, date sent, or error status. This is intended to help you build workflows that need to check whether a notification was delivered.
- Automation Server now shows your last successful action at-a-glance. If you're encountered a series of failures, it will show you the first action that failed to help you find the broken shortcut.

### 2026.6 — 2026-07-01

- Pushcut's URL Scheme now supports x-callback-urls. Now other apps can trigger Automation Server actions, integrations, and HomeKit Scenes without you writing a shortcut.
- Fixed the "Copy curl" button on widgets providing an invalid URL when the widget name contained spaces.

### 2026.5 — 2026-06-01

- Shortcuts list now allows you to manually add and delete imported shortcuts. It should also perform better when you have a large number of shortcuts.
- Add Find Images shortcut, which allows you to fetch the list of images that have been imported into Pushcut.
- Upload Image shortcut is now categorised under the Images section.
- Add updateWidget action to URL scheme.
- Workaround bug in iOS 26.5 that causes Shortcuts import to fail due to the now-broken x-callback-url implementation.
- Fix crash when deleting the last entry from the list of triggers on a Notification.
- Fix automatic trigger backups not always running automatically.

Happy Pride Month!

### 2026.4.2 — 2026-05-20

- More updates to shortcuts import flow that works around iOS26.5 breaking x-callback-url support in Shortcuts.

### 2026.4.1 — 2026-05-19

- Replace shortcuts import flow to workaround iOS26.5 breaking x-callback-url support in Shortcuts.

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