Shortcuts+ (Quick Open) vs Ikes
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Shortcuts+ (Quick Open)
Access your favorite applications instantly with this tool. Utilize widgets on your lock screen or Haptic Touch on app icons to launch frequently used apps directly. It supports a wide range of system and third-party applications for quick access.
- Launch apps from lock screen widget
- Haptic Touch app icon shortcuts
- Supports numerous system apps
- Extensive third-party app integration
- Direct contact calling shortcut
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Quickly open your favorite apps using Shortcuts+! Open up apps directly from the lock screen using the Shortcuts+ widget, or Haptic touch on the app icon to jump into your favorite apps. Currently featuring shortcuts to: (System) -App Store -Calendar -Health -iBooks -Mail -Maps -Music -Notes -Phone (choose a contact to quick call) -Photos -Podcasts -Safari (3rd Party) -1Password -AirMail -Alipay -Amazon -Amazon Music -Amazon Video -Audible -Box -BuzzFeed -Capital One -CityMapper -Clear -Cloud Magic -DayOne -Deezer -Dolphin -Dr. Wallet -Dropbox -Facebook -Facebook Messenger -Facebook Paper -Fantastical -Feedly -Firefox -Fitbit -Flipboard -Goodreads -Google -Google Calendar -Google Chrome -Google Drive -Google Gmail -Google Hangouts -Google Inbox -Google Maps -Google Maps Navigate home -Google Voice -Google Voice Search -HBO GO -Hearthstone -Hound -iHeart Radio -IMDb -Instagram -iTranslate -KakaoTalk -Kindle -Line -LinkedIn -LinkedIn Sales Navigator -Lyft -Marvin3 -Medium -Moves -Narwhal -Netflix -nPlayer -Office Lens -OneDrive -OneNote -Outlook -Overcast -Pandora -Pinterest -Pokemon Go -QQ -Reddit -Remote -Runtastic -Salesforce1 -Scanner Pro -Shazam -Simplenote -Skype -Slack -Sleipnir -Snapchat -Sonos -SoundCloud -Spark -Splitwise -Spotify -Square Cash -Telegram -TikTok -Tinder -Transit -Tumblr -Tweetbot -Twitter -Uber -Venmo -VSCO -Waze -WeChat -Weibo -WhatsApp -Yahoo Finance -Yahoo Weather -Yelp -Youtube -YouTube Music -Zoom
Ikes
Capture and organize text or image ideas with a dynamic feed. Intelligent search and discovery help you find inspiration and make unexpected connections. Syncs seamlessly across devices and prioritizes your privacy.
- Quick capture for text and images
- Dynamic Idea Feed for discovery
- Tag, source, and color organization
- Intelligent search by meaning
- Automatic idea discovery
- Shuffle for serendipity
- iCloud sync across devices
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Ikes is not your ordinary note app. It's built for capturing ideas and finding them again — fast. Got an idea? Read a great quote? Snapped a page from a book? Just throw it all into Ikes. Text, images, and links drop into a single feed, and you add tags, sources, and sparkles to whatever matters. Later, filters and search bring anything back in seconds. Now with a new unified export: send your whole library — or just the ideas matching your current filter — out as TXT, CSV, TSV, JSON, or YAML. JSON and YAML are designed for AI and RAG workflows, ready to drop straight into your pipeline. - Save text, images, and links instantly, with tags, sources, and sparkles. - Works inside Safari, X/Twitter, book readers, and other apps via the share extension. - Filter bar, tag/source browsers, and full-text search surface what you need. - Shuffle and random idea views bring forgotten ideas back to the top. - iCloud sync across iPhone, iPad, and Mac — included for free. - Place your favorite quotes on your Home Screen with widgets. [ Premium features ] - Intelligent Search — semantic search across your entire idea feed. - Intelligent Discovery — surface related ideas you had forgotten. - Unified Export to TXT / CSV / TSV / JSON / YAML (Export All or Export Filtered). - Text recognition (OCR) on captured images — perfect for reading physical books. - Filter which ideas appear in widgets. - Custom color schemes and app icons. [ Ikes at a glance ] - Free iCloud sync - Text, images, and links with tags, sources, and sparkles - Share extension for 3rd-party apps - Filter bar + tag cloud - Shuffle / random view - Home Screen widgets - Dark mode - Universal: iPhone, iPad, and Mac
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Ikes at Free against Shortcuts+ (Quick Open)'s $0.99. Ikes also leads on review sentiment (93% vs 63%) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 4 months). Shortcuts+ (Quick Open)'s advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). On ads and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Ikes is free to download; Shortcuts+ (Quick Open) costs $0.99 up front. Ikes sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Shortcuts+ (Quick Open) asks for nothing beyond the download.
Shortcuts+ (Quick Open) holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ikes has 31 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 63% of Shortcuts+ (Quick Open)'s written reviews are positive against 93% of Ikes's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Shortcuts+ (Quick Open) ships an update every 4 months, Ikes every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Shortcuts+ (Quick Open) | Ikes |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | 4.7 (31 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 62.5% of reviews | 92.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 31 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 29 MB | 284 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Andrew Fang | INCREDIBLE FOX, Inc. |
Customer experience
Shortcuts+ (Quick Open)
Ikes
In-app purchases
Shortcuts+ (Quick Open)
No in-app purchases
Ikes
- Ikes PREMIUM$9.99
