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Shortcuts

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📊 Productivity
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Apple Inc.
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Automate everyday tasks on your iPhone and iPad by creating custom workflows. Combine actions from your favorite apps to perform complex operations with a single tap, Siri command, or even automatically. Explore hundreds of built-in actions to streamline your digital life.

✓Create custom automations
✓Hundreds of built-in actions
✓Integrates with favorite apps
✓Home Screen icons for quick access
✓Siri integration
✓Automatic task execution
✓Make animated GIFs
✓Create PDFs from Safari
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What users say

Summarized from real user reviews of Shortcuts. Based on 47K reviews and a 4.6/5 average, it highlights the 4 positives and 4 negatives reviewers mention most about this Productivity app.

Positive things

  • 🚀Powerful automation capabilities
  • 👍Customizable app icons and widgets
  • 🎨Aesthetic customization options
  • 💡Useful for home automation and productivity

Negative things

  • 🐛Buggy, crashes, and exhibits unexpected behavior
  • 🔍Inaccessible and difficult to use
  • 🔕Annoying notification banners
  • 🔌Drains battery when running complex shortcuts
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What's New in Shortcuts

6.3

September 14, 2026

Describe a shortcut. Automate daily tasks with a simple description. Just describe what you need, and Shortcuts creates an automation that connects actions across apps.

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User reviews

Most RecentHighest RatedLowest Rated

I hate it

I made a mistake and now I can’t undo that mistake I absolutely to not recommend hate it so much! Only gave one star because I had to.
Preposterous Preposterous 

Cannot remove automation notification

I don’t see a way to stop receiving automation notifications on iOS 27.
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Could be better

Needs Spotify shortcuts
LuckFire34LuckFire34

Please give me a shortcut for type to Siri

The current UI/UX for accessing Type to Siri is ATROCIOUS. Please give me a shortcut where I can open Type to Siri with the side button instead of talk to Siri. I’m losing my mind here.
Sara50840Sara50840

SO GOOD AHHHH

I use this to get notifications from my f/o (fictional other) as a yumeshipper and I love it!!
Asher loves goldfish <3Asher loves goldfish <3
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User experience

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Reported Bugs

4 issues

Shortcuts randomly stop working, requiring device restart

Bug

Inconsistent behavior when adding/removing actions in shortcuts

Bug

Shortcuts not syncing properly between devices

Bug

Automations not running automatically as expected

Bug
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Requested Features

4 requests

Add 'and' statement for automations

Feature

Allow toggling of silent mode on iPad and Apple Watch

Feature

Provide option to disable notification banners

Feature

Improve syncing and reliability between devices

Feature

FAQ

What does the Shortcuts app do?

This app allows you to create custom automations and workflows on your iPhone and iPad. You can combine actions from various apps to accomplish everyday tasks with a simple tap, a Siri command, or even automatically. It aims to streamline your digital life by automating repetitive processes.

What are some key features of Shortcuts?

Key features include the ability to create custom automations, access hundreds of built-in actions from your favorite apps like Calendar and Camera, and integrate with Siri. You can also create Home Screen icons for quick access to your automations, make animated GIFs, and generate PDFs directly from Safari.

Is Shortcuts free to use?

Yes, the Shortcuts app is available for free. There are no in-app purchases or advertisements mentioned, indicating it is a completely free application for users to download and utilize.

What devices is Shortcuts compatible with?

The app is designed for Apple devices, specifically mentioning compatibility with iPhone and iPad. It leverages features unique to these platforms, such as Siri integration and Home Screen access, to provide its automation capabilities.

What are common use cases for Shortcuts?

Common use cases include creating a Home Screen icon to quickly call a loved one, generating animated GIFs from photos, or easily making PDFs from web pages viewed in Safari. It's ideal for automating any task you find yourself doing regularly on your iOS device.