Shortcuts+ (Quick Open) vs Manipulist Lite
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
Manipulist Lite
This app helps you quickly transform text with various tools. Import text from typing, pasting, or files, apply transformations like case conversion or line manipulation, and then export the result.
- Import text via typing, paste, or file upload
- Apply numerous text transformation tools
- Find and Replace functionality
- Line manipulation (add, remove, sort)
- Case conversion
- Export text to clipboard or share
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Manipulist Lite is a text productivity tool to help you transform text the way you need it, in few clicks. Just few steps needed. Step 1 - Import text To start, type in the textarea, paste text from clipboard or upload a file (plain text file formats). Step 2 - Choose tools Click the Tools icon on the bottom bar. Click on the tool you want to apply. If a tool requires no input, the text will be transformed straight away. If a tool requires input, the sidebar will display all required input fields. Fill the input fields and press the Apply button to update the text. Step 3 - Check and export output After tools have been applied, click on the Import icon in the bottom bar. Check if the text was transformed as you expected. You can export text by copying it to clipboard or sharing it. What can you do with Manipulist? - Add new line - Add text at lines - Add text every nth line - Convert case - Extract every Nth line - Extract line chunk before/after Nth character - Extract line chunk before/after text - Find and Replace - Remove blank lines - Remove every Nth line - Remove new lines - Remove non-alphanumeric characters - Sort lines - Trim lines Limitations Large text files could slow down the application significantly. If possible, split large text files into multiple smaller files. If you spot any bug, please get in touch. For more file upload formats and more tools, get the full-featured Manipulist app. For more info or to use the web application, visit manipulist.com Made by RADOST IT - https://radostit.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Manipulist Lite at Free against Shortcuts+ (Quick Open)'s $0.99. Manipulist Lite also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 63%). Shortcuts+ (Quick Open)'s advantage is update cadence (every 4 months vs every 22 months). On rating, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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
Manipulist Lite is free to download; Shortcuts+ (Quick Open) costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Shortcuts+ (Quick Open) against 5.0 for Manipulist Lite. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 63% of Shortcuts+ (Quick Open)'s written reviews are positive against 100% of Manipulist Lite's.
Shortcuts+ (Quick Open) ships an update every 4 months, Manipulist Lite every 22 months. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Shortcuts+ (Quick Open) | Manipulist Lite |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 62.5% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months — better | Every 22 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 29 MB | 18 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Andrew Fang | RADOST IT j.d.o.o. |
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Shortcuts+ (Quick Open)
Manipulist Lite
In-app purchases
Shortcuts+ (Quick Open)
No in-app purchases
Manipulist Lite
No in-app purchases
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