Shortcuts (Quick Open) vs App Shortcut
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
App Shortcut
Create custom widgets for quick app launching. Easily find and add your favorite applications to your home screen for instant access. Streamline your mobile experience with personalized shortcuts.
- Create custom widgets
- Quickly launch favorite apps
- Search and add applications
- Personalized shortcuts
- Home screen integration
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App Shortcut enables you to create beautiful widgets to quickly launch your favourite apps. Just search the app you want to add, try it, and create a new shortcut for it in few seconds.
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Verdict
Shortcuts (Quick Open) and App Shortcut both sit at 3.9 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of App Shortcut's written reviews are positive against 16% of Shortcuts (Quick Open)'s. App Shortcut also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1). Shortcuts (Quick Open)'s advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (1.8K vs 20). On price, rating, update cadence 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
Both are free to download. Shortcuts (Quick Open) sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. App Shortcut asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.9 for Shortcuts (Quick Open) against 3.8 for App Shortcut. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Shortcuts (Quick Open) has 1.8K ratings behind it against 20, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 16% of Shortcuts (Quick Open)'s written reviews are positive against 100% of App Shortcut's.
Shortcuts (Quick Open) ships an update every 4 months, App Shortcut every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and August 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Shortcuts (Quick Open) | App Shortcut |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (1.8K ratings) — better | 3.8 (20 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 15.8% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1.8K — better | 20 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months — better | Every 7 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 34 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Andrew Fang | Burak Uzunboy |
Customer experience
Shortcuts (Quick Open)
App Shortcut
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
App Shortcut
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Shortcuts (Quick Open)
- Upgrade$0.99
App Shortcut
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Shortcuts (Quick Open) free?
Is App Shortcut free?
Which has better reviews, Shortcuts (Quick Open) or App Shortcut?
Do Shortcuts (Quick Open) or App Shortcut have ads?
Which is updated more often, Shortcuts (Quick Open) or App Shortcut?
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