Shortcuts (Quick Open) vs Tips Buddy
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
Tips Buddy
Easily calculate and split tips among individuals. This tool simplifies the process of dividing bills and ensuring fair contributions for service staff.
- Tip calculation
- Bill splitting
- Fair contribution division
- Service staff support
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App to help you split the tips.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Tips Buddy at 5.0 against Shortcuts (Quick Open)'s 3.9. Tips Buddy also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1). Shortcuts (Quick Open)'s advantage is ratings volume (1.9K vs 1) and update cadence (every 4 months vs every 12 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Tips Buddy asks for nothing beyond the download.
Tips Buddy holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Shortcuts (Quick Open) has 1.9K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Shortcuts (Quick Open) ships an update every 4 months, Tips Buddy every 12 months. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Shortcuts (Quick Open) | Tips Buddy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (1.9K ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 15.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1.9K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months — better | Every 12 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 34 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Andrew Fang | Konstantin Mishukov |
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
Tips Buddy
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Shortcuts (Quick Open)
- Upgrade$0.99
Tips Buddy
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Shortcuts (Quick Open) free?
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