Shortcuts (Quick Open) vs Dark Rem
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Shortcuts (Quick Open)
Access your most used applications instantly from various convenient locations. Launch apps directly from your lock screen, a dedicated widget, or through a long-press on their icons. Supports a wide range of system and third-party applications for rapid access.
- Launch apps from lock screen
- Today View widget shortcuts
- Haptic touch app icon shortcuts
- System app shortcuts
- Third-party app shortcuts
- Quick call to contacts
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Quickly open your favorite apps using Shortcuts! Open apps directly from the lock screen, the Today View widget, or via Haptic touch on the app icon Currently featuring shortcuts to: (System) -App Store -Calendar -iBooks -Mail -Maps -Music -Notes -Phone (choose a contact to quick call) -Photos -Podcasts -Safari (3rd Party) -Amazon -Amazon Music -Audible -Box -Dropbox -Evernote -Facebook -Facebook Messenger -Fitbit -Google -Google Calendar -Google Chrome -Google Drive -Google Gmail -Google Hangouts -Google Maps -Google Photos -HBO GO -Instagram -KakaoTalk -Kindle -Line -LinkedIn -Lyft -Netflix -Outlook -Pinterest -Pokemon Go -Reddit -Skype -Slack -Snapchat -SoundCloud -Spotify -Square Cash -Telegram -TikTok -Tinder -Twitter -Uber -Venmo -Waze -WeChat -WhatsApp -Yahoo Finance -Yahoo Weather -Yelp -Youtube -YouTube Music -Zoom
Dark Rem
A straightforward reminder app that allows for easy creation of alerts. It also offers integration with Slack's reminder system for centralized management.
- Easy reminder creation
- Slack reminder integration
- Centralized management
- Simple interface
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■About Dark Rem Dark Rem is a simple reminder application. You can create a reminder easily. Also, it can connect to Slack's reminder and manage it. ■Others icons: https://icons8.com/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Dark Rem at 100% against Shortcuts (Quick Open)'s 16%. Dark Rem also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 4 months) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.6). Shortcuts (Quick Open)'s advantage is rating (3.9 vs 3.3) and ratings volume (1.9K vs 34). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Shortcuts (Quick Open) sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Dark Rem sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Shortcuts (Quick Open) holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Shortcuts (Quick Open) has 1.9K ratings behind it against 34, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 16% of Shortcuts (Quick Open)'s written reviews are positive against 100% of Dark Rem'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, Dark Rem every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Shortcuts (Quick Open) | Dark Rem |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (1.9K ratings) — better | 3.3 (34 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 15.8% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1.9K — better | 34 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 34 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Andrew Fang | Kaito Hattori |
Customer experience
Shortcuts (Quick Open)
Dark Rem
Bugs and requests
Shortcuts (Quick Open)
Reported bugs
3 issues- Incompatible with latest iOS version
- Google Maps shortcut keeps crashing
- Can't add shortcuts to home screen
Requested features
4 requests- Add ability to create custom app shortcuts
- Improve instructions and tutorials
- Integrate with more third-party apps
- Allow adding widgets to home screen
Dark Rem
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Shortcuts (Quick Open)
- Upgrade$0.99
Dark Rem
- Remove Ads$0.99
Questions
Is Shortcuts (Quick Open) free?
Is Dark Rem free?
Which has better reviews, Shortcuts (Quick Open) or Dark Rem?
Do Shortcuts (Quick Open) or Dark Rem have ads?
Which is updated more often, Shortcuts (Quick Open) or Dark Rem?
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