Comparison

Charting vs Charty for Shortcuts

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Charting

Easily create and share charts with a simple interface. Supports iCloud sync for seamless data management across devices. Export your plots in a dedicated format for collaboration.

Highlights
  • Simple operation interface
  • Quick chart drawing
  • iCloud sync support
  • Export Plotter format files
  • Cross-device compatibility
Features
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Simple and easy operation interface. Draw charts easily and quickly anytime, anywhere. Usage: Please watch the app preview. Note: 1.Support iCloud sync. 2.Export Plotter format files to share data with other users.

About

Charty for Shortcuts

Enhance Apple's Shortcuts app with powerful charting capabilities. Create and customize various chart types directly from your automations. Unlock advanced features for unlimited data visualization.

Highlights
  • 24 new actions for Shortcuts
  • Create 7 different chart types
  • Add unlimited series (premium)
  • Style charts and axes (premium)
  • Export charts as images (premium)
  • Update widgets
Features
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Charty is the ultimate charting companion for Shortcuts. Whether you're tracking workouts, visualizing health data, monitoring budgets, or building dashboards from any app on your iPhone or iPad — Charty makes it effortless to go from raw numbers to beautiful, shareable charts. CREATE CHARTS YOUR WAY Build bar charts, line graphs, scatter plots, area charts, pie charts, donut charts, and ring charts — all from Shortcuts automations you already use. Combine multiple data series, customize every detail, and see your data come to life. STUNNING WIDGETS ON YOUR HOME SCREEN Display your charts as widgets that update automatically. Track your goals, habits, fitness progress, or anything else — right from your Home Screen. POWERFUL DATA TOOLS Go beyond simple plotting. Group, filter, and accumulate values. Add moving averages and trend lines. Import data from CSV files. Export charts as high-resolution images to share or save. STYLE EVERYTHING Fine-tune colors, markers, axis labels, date formats, floating-point precision, and more. Apply custom themes to keep your charts consistent and polished. Stack bars, customize line thickness, and highlight the data that matters most. LEARN AS YOU GO Access 16 built-in tutorials that walk you through creating your own Shortcuts — from simple charts to advanced data workflows. No coding required. FREE TO START Create unlimited charts with up to 2 series per chart — completely free. Unlock Charty Premium to access all 25 Shortcuts actions, unlimited series, full styling controls, area charts, CSV import, image export, widgets, and more. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Charting4 screens
Charty for Shortcuts4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Charty for Shortcuts at 78% against Charting's 35%. Charty for Shortcuts also leads on rating (4.7 vs 3.4) and ratings volume (337 vs 23). Charting's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks) and device support (4 vs 2). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Charting sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Charty for Shortcuts sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Charty for Shortcuts holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Charty for Shortcuts has 337 ratings behind it against 23, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 35% of Charting's written reviews are positive against 78% of Charty for Shortcuts's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Charting ships an update weekly, Charty for Shortcuts every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Charting versus Charty for Shortcuts: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChartingCharty for Shortcuts
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.4 (23 ratings)4.7 (337 ratings) — better
Positive reviews35.3% of reviews78.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings23337 — better
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB64 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer奇 张Rapptor Desenvolvimento de Softwares LTDA

Customer experience

Charting

All ratings23 ratings
Positive56.5%
Neutral8.7%
Negative34.8%
Written reviews17 reviews
Positive35.3%
Neutral17.6%
Negative47.1%

Charty for Shortcuts

All ratings327 ratings
Positive93.6%
Neutral1.2%
Negative5.2%
Written reviews110 reviews
Positive78.2%
Neutral4.5%
Negative17.3%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Charting

One-time1
  • Full version$2.99
7 purchases

Charty for Shortcuts

Subscriptions2
  • Charty Premium$1.991 Month
  • Charty Premium7 Days trial$9.991 Year
One-time5
  • Small tip$0.99
  • Medium tip$2.99
  • Charty Premium$4.99
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  • Large tip$4.99
  • Charty Premium$99.99

Questions

Is Charting free?
Charting is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Charty for Shortcuts free?
Charty for Shortcuts is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Charting or Charty for Shortcuts?
Charty for Shortcuts is rated higher. Charting averages 3.4 out of 5 from 23 ratings, while Charty for Shortcuts averages 4.7 from 337 ratings.
Do Charting or Charty for Shortcuts have ads?
Neither Charting nor Charty for Shortcuts shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Charting or Charty for Shortcuts?
Charting ships an update weekly, and Charty for Shortcuts every 3 weeks. Most recently, Charting was updated on September 19, 2026 and Charty for Shortcuts on September 30, 2026.

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