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Shortcuts

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49K ratings
2839 reviews
🔧 Utilities
📊 Productivity
Free

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Released
June 4, 2019
Updated
October 19, 2026

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Apple
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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 about Shortcuts

Reviews of Shortcuts are mixed: the Productivity app is rated 4.6/5 from 49K App Store ratings. What users like most: powerful automation capabilities, customizable app icons and widgets. Top complaints: buggy, crashes, and exhibits unexpected behavior, inaccessible and difficult to use. Summarized from real user reviews.

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

6.7

October 19, 2026

Bug Fixes and Feature Enhancements

User reviews

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I love it I

Love shortcuts
NONiknaem : O

It’s amazing for spamming

I learned how to spam my friend with just the press of a button using this app 10 out of 10 recommendations for those who need to spam someone
LBLe boogesmaster

What a nightmare

Simple task shouldn’t be this complicated.

I want you to schedule a text for a specific date and time to an android user I wanted to send it once and be done. Instead, I ended up trying to build a repeating automation with extra steps just to stop it from sending again.

Shortcuts is not intuitive something this basic shouldn’t require a tutorial and a workaround as someone with ADD. I need tools that make remembering things easier setting up. The reminder shouldn’t become another frustrating project.

It’s 2026 choosing a recipient typing a message and picking a date and time should be simple. Please make Shortcuts more flexible and easier for everyday people to use.
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JJCIDGAF!

YAY

It’s good btw I’m like 10 sooo
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Alert Fatigue

Please give users a way to disable notifications when shortcuts are run. I know they are running! I wrote them!
CVComputer User VI
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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.