Comparison

Telly Big vs Toolbox Pro for Shortcuts

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

Head to head
About

Telly Big

Visualize any TV size in your space using augmented reality. See how different screen sizes, from small to extremely large, fit on your wall or stand. Get measurements for optimal viewing distance and mounting height.

Highlights
  • Augmented reality TV placement
  • Adjustable TV sizes (10" to 200")
  • Visualize wall-mounted or stand placement
  • Supports flat, curved, and tube TVs
  • Provides viewing distance measurements
  • Calculates wall mount height
Features
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Telly Big is the answer for the eternal question: What size TV should I buy? Using the power of augmented reality, Telly Big lets you put a TV anywhere in the world, from 10 inches to whatever size you want: 100" - OK, 200" - sure why not! With Telly Big you can visualise a wall mounted TV, or pop it onto a TV stand or cabinet. You can even place it over your existing TV. Choose from flat screen, curved screen, or a retro tube telly! We'll even tell you measurements, such as your viewing distance from the TV and how far from the floor your wall mount is so you can gauge the best viewing fidelity. Telly Big is the ultimate way to judge what size TV will fit in your space, and what size TV you'll be comfortable with.

About

Toolbox Pro for Shortcuts

Enhance Apple's Shortcuts app with over 130 powerful new actions. Utilize advanced tools like OCR, document scanning, music integration, and NFC for deeper automation. Create custom app-like experiences and manage data across devices.

Highlights
  • 130+ powerful new actions for Shortcuts
  • On-device text recognition (OCR)
  • NFC Read + Write
  • Style and render text to images
  • Global variables for data storage
  • Create custom app-like experiences with Preview Tool
  • Apple Music integration
Features
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Toolbox Pro gives you 130+ powerful new actions to use within Apple’s Shortcuts app. Tools include the latest iOS technologies: • iOS document scanner • Lightning-fast, on-device text recognition (OCR) • Tag files • Manipulate reminders and calendar events with more options than Shortcuts • Apple Music tools give you access to the whole catalogue of 60 million songs (Apple Music subscription required) • Transcribe speech from audio files • Add contacts and contact groups • Get workouts and activity summaries from Health • TouchID/FaceID authentication • Style and render text to images • NFC Read + Write • Image filters • Create photo albums • The Preview Tool lets you present text, images, rich URLs & interactive maps with flexible layouts. Add your own buttons to create your own app-like experience • Global variables let you store data between shortcuts and devices • Menu creator • Icon generator • Recognise objects in images using machine learning • Get current motion of device (driving, walking etc) • Full-screen text input box • Remove duplicates from list • Quick-match text before, after or between words • Device details like orientation/is dark mode on/is audio playing/is silent mode on And many, many more. Get nearly 40 tools for *FREE*, unlock everything with a single in-app purchase. You can find detailed descriptions of what each tool does in the app along with *lots* of example shortcuts to get you started. This app supports dark mode, voice control and dynamic type. Privacy policy spoilers: I don’t store any of your data or track you. (Read more: www.toolboxpro.app/privacy-policy)

Screenshots

Telly Big4 screens
Toolbox Pro for Shortcuts4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Toolbox Pro for Shortcuts at 4.4 against Telly Big's 2.3. Toolbox Pro for Shortcuts also leads on ratings volume (434 vs 11) and review sentiment (66% vs 50%). Telly Big's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 14.5). On price, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Toolbox Pro for Shortcuts sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Telly Big asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Toolbox Pro for Shortcuts holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Toolbox Pro for Shortcuts has 434 ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Telly Big's written reviews are positive against 66% of Toolbox Pro for Shortcuts's.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Telly Big versus Toolbox Pro for Shortcuts: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTelly BigToolbox Pro for Shortcuts
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.3 (11 ratings)4.4 (434 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews66.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings11434 — better
Update frequency—Every 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS11.0 — better14.5
Further details — not scored
Size73 MB104 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLumen DigitalSnailed It Development Ltd

Customer experience

Telly Big

All ratings11 ratings
Positive27.3%
Neutral9.1%
Negative63.6%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Toolbox Pro for Shortcuts

All ratings432 ratings
Positive85.4%
Neutral3.5%
Negative11.1%
Written reviews229 reviews
Positive66.4%
Neutral8.3%
Negative25.3%

Bugs and requests

Telly Big

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Toolbox Pro for Shortcuts

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Restore purchase not working
  • Clipboard issues
  • List manipulation bugs
  • Haptic feedback not working
  • Example shortcuts not working

Requested features

8 requests
  • Sort numbers action
  • Custom repeat action
  • Detect if other apps are open
  • Share multiple shortcuts at once
  • Ability to read AAE files and photo edits
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  • SD card management
  • Detect currently running shortcut
  • Mac version

In-app purchases

None

Telly Big

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Toolbox Pro for Shortcuts

One-time4
  • Tip Jar - Small$0.99
  • Tip Jar - Medium$2.99
  • Tip Jar - Large$4.99
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  • Toolbox Pro Premium$5.99

Questions

Is Telly Big free?
Telly Big is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Toolbox Pro for Shortcuts free?
Toolbox Pro for Shortcuts is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Telly Big or Toolbox Pro for Shortcuts?
Toolbox Pro for Shortcuts is rated higher. Telly Big averages 2.3 out of 5 from 11 ratings, while Toolbox Pro for Shortcuts averages 4.4 from 434 ratings.
Do Telly Big or Toolbox Pro for Shortcuts have ads?
Neither Telly Big nor Toolbox Pro for Shortcuts shows ads.

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