Comparison

Scriptable vs Push Preview

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

Head to head
About

Scriptable

Automate tasks on your device by writing custom scripts in JavaScript. Integrate with native iOS features like files, calendars, and reminders. Create personalized widgets for your Home Screen and interact with Siri.

Highlights
  • Write and run JavaScript
  • Create custom widgets
  • Siri Shortcuts integration
  • Access native iOS features
  • Schedule notifications
  • File management
  • Script gallery
Features
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Scriptable is an automation tool that enables you to write scripts that integrates with native features of iOS such as files, calendars, reminders, documents and much more. An extensive support for widgets enables you to write your own widgets using JavaScript and run the scripts on your Home Screen. Your widgets can show any data and be customised to look just the way you want. With Siri Shortcuts you can present images, tables and more in Siri as well as making Siri read out loud a text when you run a script from a Siri Shortcut. There's a growing gallery of scripts to get you started with Scriptable. Here’s a few examples of scripts you can create: - Ask Siri whether a web service is down. - Create a widget that shows data from your weather station. - Postpone the next event in your calendar half an hour. - Check what is currently on TV. - Manage a list of movies you would like to watch. - Upload files to an image optimizer and store a URL to the optimized image. - Receive a notification with the weather report every morning. - Create todos with prefilled data in your favorite todo app using URL schemes. Features include: - Write and run JavaScript. - Auto complete of variable names, functions, keywords and properties as you type. - Access lots of native iOS features from your JavaScript code, including managing files, calendars, reminders, contacts, photos, location, pasteboard, web views and more. - Create your own widgets. Your scripts run on the Home Screen without needing to open the app. - Siri Shortcuts enabling you to present images, tables, websites, HTML and more in Siri as well as making Siri read out loud a text. - Support for input and output parameters in Siri Shortcuts. - Easily schedule rich notifications to run your scripts periodically. - Work with files and directories from third party apps using File Bookmarks. - Synchronise scripts to all of your devices using iCloud Drive. - Scripts are stored as plain JavaScript files and can be browsed using the Files app. - Assign one of over 800 glyphs and a color to a script to easily identify it in your directory of scripts. - Run scripts directly on your Lock Screen and Home Screen using widgets. - Run a script by 3D touching the app icon. - Run a script from a share sheet and process the inputs. - Schedule notifications and run a script directly from a notification. - URL schemes enabling you to run scripts from other apps. - Support for x-callback-url enabling advanced integration with other apps that support x-callback-url. - Export and share scripts. - Example scripts helping you get started creating your own scripts. - Extensive documentation for all the native APIs you can use in your scripts. Available offline in the app and online on docs.scriptable.app. - View the documentation in a separate window on iPad. - Support for dark mode. - Customise the editor to your liking.

About

Push Preview

Features
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Buzzzzzz - there it goes again. Another notification, craving your attention. But instead of something meaningful or urgent, it's just... more spam. When the tables are turned, and it's our turn to craft those notifications, we've all felt that sting of disappointment when our carefully chosen words fall flat. Introducing Push Preview, designed to refine and perfect the art of push notification - an experience and interaction that matters. Test Headlines: Experiment with different headlines to capture the essence of your message instantly. Test Body Text: Fine-tune the body of your notifications. Simulate Your App Icon: Try out various image colors to see how your app icon looks against different backgrounds. Preview with 2 or 4 Lines of Text: Choose between previewing what the notification looks like at the top of your screen and in the Notification Center. Send Endless Push Notifications: Practice makes perfect. Send as many test notifications as you need to nail your copy. Elevate your messaging, engage your audience meaningfully, and make every alert count. It's time your notifications became as thoughtful and considered as the rest of your app.

Screenshots

Scriptable4 screens
Push Preview3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Scriptable at Free against Push Preview's $0.99. Scriptable also leads on chart position (#9 vs unranked) and device support (3 vs 1). Push Preview's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3). On ads 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

Scriptable is free to download; Push Preview costs $0.99 up front. Scriptable sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Push Preview asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Scriptable versus Push Preview: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScriptablePush Preview
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating4.7 (4K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews69.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings4K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
Best chart rank#9 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.5 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB1 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperSimon B. StøvringAvery Intelligence

Bugs and requests

Scriptable

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Scripts say need '(' at end when already there
  • Reminders scheduling crashes when changing date/time
  • Reminders Due Today has variable scope issues
  • setInterval is not set
  • Accessing Contacts and ContactsContainer causes blank widget

Requested features

6 requests
  • Add HTML support
  • Add Apple Watch support
  • Improve documentation with examples
  • Add ability to access files from other apps
  • Add ability to require other scripts
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  • Integrate with GitHub/repository managers

Push Preview

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Scriptable

One-time3
  • Small Tip$0.99
  • Medium Tip$2.99
  • Large Tip$4.99
None

Push Preview

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Scriptable free?
Scriptable is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Push Preview free?
Push Preview costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Scriptable or Push Preview have ads?
Neither Scriptable nor Push Preview shows ads.

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