Shortcuts (Quick Open) vs WA Planner
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
WA Planner
Schedule WhatsApp messages in advance to avoid forgetting important reminders, greetings, or work-related communications. This tool helps you plan and send messages at optimal times, ensuring you stay organized and connected.
- Schedule WhatsApp messages
- Set optimal send times
- Never forget messages
- Stay organized
- Simple and easy to use
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Now you can schedule your WhatsApp messages with WA Planner. Never forget to send important work messages, birthday, or anniversary wishes, ever again. * Schedule Your WhatsApp Messages. * Simple and Easy to Use. * Choose Optimal Time for Your Messages. * Take Control of Your Tomorrows. * Stay Organized.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Shortcuts (Quick Open) at 3.9 against WA Planner's 1.5. Shortcuts (Quick Open) also leads on ratings volume (1.9K vs 13) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 26.0). WA Planner's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 4 months). On price, review sentiment, 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
Both are free to download. Shortcuts (Quick Open) sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and WA Planner sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Shortcuts (Quick Open) holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 1.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Shortcuts (Quick Open) has 1.9K ratings behind it against 13, 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 17% of WA Planner'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, WA Planner weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Shortcuts (Quick Open) | WA Planner |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (1.9K ratings) — better | 1.5 (13 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 15.8% of reviews | 17.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1.9K — better | 13 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Weekly — 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 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 34 MB | 48 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Andrew Fang | Eddy . |
Customer experience
Shortcuts (Quick Open)
WA Planner
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
WA Planner
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Shortcuts (Quick Open)
- Upgrade$0.99
WA Planner
- Monthly$1.991 Month
- Monthly + Trial7 Days trial$1.991 Month
- Yearly$9.991 Year
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- Yearly + Trial7 Days trial$9.991 Year
- Yearly + Trial7 Days trial$14.991 Year
- Yearly$14.991 Year
- Lifetime$11.99
- Lifetime$15.99
Questions
Is Shortcuts (Quick Open) free?
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