Charting vs Charty for Shortcuts
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Simple operation interface
- Quick chart drawing
- iCloud sync support
- Export Plotter format files
- Cross-device compatibility
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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.
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.
- 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
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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/
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Verdict
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
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.
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.
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.
| Parameter | Charting | Charty for Shortcuts |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.4 (23 ratings) | 4.7 (337 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 35.3% of reviews | 78.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 23 | 337 — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 64 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 奇 张 | Rapptor Desenvolvimento de Softwares LTDA |
Customer experience
Charting
Charty for Shortcuts
In-app purchases
Charting
- Full version$2.99
Charty for Shortcuts
- Charty Premium$1.991 Month
- Charty Premium7 Days trial$9.991 Year
- Small tip$0.99
- Medium tip$2.99
- Charty Premium$4.99
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- Large tip$4.99
- Charty Premium$99.99
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