# Shortcuts — Do more with your apps

> Create custom multi-step workflows to automate tasks on your device. (iPhone/iPad app by Apple.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/shortcuts/id915249334 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Apple](https://appshunter.io/developer/284417353)
- Category: Productivity, Utilities
- Price: Free
- Rating: 4.20/5 from 8,527 App Store ratings · 1,750 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 12.0 · 136 MB
- Languages: Korean, Greek, Dutch, Danish, German (Germany), Russian, Romanian, Malay, Vietnamese, Norwegian Bokmål and 23 more
- Released: 2014-12-11
- Data updated: 2026-08-28
- Monetization: free
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/shortcuts/id915249334/reviews.md

## What is Shortcuts?

Siri Shortcuts deliver a quick way to get things done with your apps with just a tap or by asking Siri. The Shortcuts app enables you to create personal shortcuts with multiple steps from your favorite apps. Start from hundreds of examples in the Gallery or drag and drop to create your own. 

Shortcuts includes over 300 built-in actions and works with many of your favorite apps including Contacts, Calendar, Maps, Music, Photos, Camera, Reminders, Safari, Health as well as any app that supports Siri Shortcuts. 

Use the Shortcuts app to:
* Get directions home, send your ETA and start listening to the news, just by asking Siri
* Add a home screen icon that calls a loved one 
* Make animated GIFs
* Make PDFs from Safari or any app with a share sheet
* Get directions to the nearest coffee shop in one tap
* Tweet the song you're listening to
* Get all of the images on a web page
* Send a message including the last screenshot you took
* And so much more...

Shortcuts can be launched from the Today widget, from Search or by asking Siri. You can even add an app icon to your home screen for your favorite Shortcuts. 

Shortcuts opens up incredible possibilities to automate things you do regularly on your iPhone and iPad.

## Key features

- Create multi-step shortcuts
- Hundreds of example shortcuts
- Drag-and-drop shortcut builder
- Launch via Siri or tap
- Home screen icons for shortcuts
- Over 300 built-in actions

## What do users think of Shortcuts?

Overall sentiment: positive

**Pros**

- 🚀 Powerful automation capabilities
- 👍 Customizable app icons
- 🚀 Efficient workflow creation
- 🚀 Seamless integration with iOS

**Cons**

- 🐛 Inconsistent behavior with certain actions
- 🐛 Buggy home screen integration
- 🔒 Limited permissions control
- 🔋 Potential device slowdown with extensive use

**Commonly reported bugs**

- Shortcuts database corruption issues
- Crashes when running certain workflows
- Inconsistent behavior with location-based shortcuts
- Issues with sharing and exporting shortcuts

**Most requested features**

- Improved Apple Watch integration
- More granular control over shortcuts
- Ability to run shortcuts in the background
- Better documentation and tutorials
- Expanded third-party app support

## Recent user reviews (10 of 1,750)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/shortcuts/id915249334/reviews.md

### 5/5 — Blaze and the monster machines

*2026-08-10, version 2.2.2*

Blaze and the monster machines

### 5/5 — Omg perfect

*2026-04-12, version 2.2.2*

I have iPad Air 1 on ios 12 .5.8 and it works I can do all my work it is so good for my doccouments people should get this app

### 3/5 — Problem on iOS 12 and missing feature for Apple Watch

*2026-04-10, version 2.2.2*

It makes me go to the browser to add a shortcut to the home screen when it isn’t that on iOS 15 or later and sometimes it doesn’t work for the icon as it sometimes is just a screenshot of the website with white at the bottom of the icon and I guess it’s because of the image resolution I was doing but even then the resolution of my image matches the resolution of what all my app icons display as most of the time plus it’s just buggy when you give it lower resolution images and it limits how far you can zoom in to whats not enough in my opinion, and when you open a shortcut that is supposed to open another app it opens the shortcut as it’s own app, then loads, then goes to the Shortcuts app, loads, then opens the app like it shouldn’t need to open 2 other apps first to open the app I told it to do and the two apps it opens first don’t fully close after and I can see them in my app switcher and in my opinion it feels unorganized having apps not being used currently there and I like to close the ones I’m not using to save battery just in case it does use battery and I can tell it would be annoying to close two apps every time you open a shortcut like that.

And where is automations it’s on iOS 15 or later and app compatibility literally says requires iOS 12 or later and normally the app compatibility section is true only for the latest version of the app so it should at least tell me if it’s compatible or not in app for that feature or just change the app compatibility information or add it for iOS 12. But please add it for iOS 12 I love my iPhone 5s.

And this part of my review is for my Apple Watch which is why does the app say “Night Shift is not supported on Apple Watch” like you can use Siri to turn on Night Shift on that product, like isn’t it better for your eyes, and Apple Watch is for health recording to your advertisements so it doesn’t make sense and I was using this app on someone’s iPhone to keep it on all the time which means I wasted a bit of time like just add full support for Night Shift on Apple Watch please.

And if you are an Apple worker reading this helping make these apps better thank you for reading.

Disclaimer but I don’t know how the app is like on iOS 13 and 14 so when I said iOS 15 or later I was just saying I know it acts like that on these iOS versions.

Also I was updating this review because I noticed more things wrong and while I was doing it I went to another app for a quick sec and it put me back at the recent tab I used on the store when I come back to this app (App Store) then I had to put my iPhone in sleep mode to do something and it did it again and made updating this review feel like a hassle and yes I was on low power mode but it never specifically told me anything about this anyway and I’m not sure the newest version of iOS will change anything so can you all fix this or make it a option for my iPhone to ask me if I want to somewhat close my app for the reason of performance usage from that app or the current app doing more that would make things less frustrating and because I want you all to do it, it might help make the idea of a non iPhone user trying their parents old and maybe abandon iPhone then think iOS does all of it’s things right.

### 5/5 — Nhận Xét về phím tắt

*2026-02-19, version 2.2.2*

Đó là một ứng dụng mà tôi thích đấy

### 3/5 — Not Going Through

*2026-02-16, version 2.2.2*

It might just be the kind of phone I’m using - it’s an old iPhone 12 - but when I make an app look nice and aesthetic, then press add to home screen, it’s not working. I like how it works inside the app but I wouldn’t recommend getting it unless you have an iPhone 13 or up.

### 1/5 — Iphone6

*2025-12-27, version 2.2.2*

K cài đc

### 2/5 — Cho 2 sao

*2025-10-17, version 2.2.2*

iPhone 6 iOS 12.5.7 k có tự động hoá

### 1/5 — Hay quá

*2025-08-18, version 2.2.2*

Hay lắm ạ.sop làm cái này để tải ứng dụng về để làm nhưng ko ngờ là app này quá hay

### 3/5 — 😕

*2025-08-15, version 2.2.2*

Pues me pareció muy divertida pero yo la quería utilizar como para poner mis aplicaciones de colores pero no puedo ya que he visto usted tú tú no eres que hay unos que le parecen seleccionar y todavía el más pero a mí no me sale que no sé por qué

### 3/5 — sao phím tắt của tôi không có tự động hoá?

*2025-08-08, version 2.2.2*

hay do máy tôi lỏ?

## Frequently asked questions about Shortcuts

### What does the Shortcuts app do?

The Shortcuts app allows you to create personalized, multi-step workflows that automate tasks on your iPhone and iPad. You can combine actions from your favorite apps to perform complex operations with a single tap or by asking Siri.

### How do I create a shortcut?

You can create shortcuts by starting from hundreds of examples provided in the Gallery or by using the drag-and-drop interface to build your own. The app includes over 300 built-in actions to help you construct your desired workflows.

### How much does Shortcuts cost?

The Shortcuts app is free to download and use. There are no in-app purchases or advertisements associated with its functionality.

### What devices is Shortcuts compatible with?

Shortcuts is designed for Apple devices, including iPhone and iPad. It works with many of your favorite apps that support Siri Shortcuts, such as Contacts, Calendar, Maps, Music, Photos, and Safari.

### What are some common use cases for Shortcuts?

Common use cases include getting directions home and sending your ETA with a single command, creating home screen icons for quick actions like calling a loved one, making animated GIFs, generating PDFs from web pages, and tweeting the song you're currently listening to.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 2.2.2 — 2019-07-22

Bug fixes and improvements

### 2.2.1 — 2019-04-29

• Bug fixes and improvements

### 2.2 — 2019-03-26

• Create and access Notes in your shortcuts with the new Create Note, Append to Note, Find Notes, and Show Note actions
• Pull out numbers from text using the new Get Numbers from Input action
• Tapping on the Library tab will now scroll to the bottom of your shortcuts list
• Get Travel Time now returns more details, including route name, arrival time, and distance
• Bug fixes and improvements

### 2.1.3 — 2019-02-07

• Bug fixes and improvements

### 2.1.2 — 2018-12-05

• Bug fixes and improvements

Learn more and see the full list of changes at https://support.apple.com/HT209087.

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