Comparison

Shortify Actions vs Live Shortcut

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

Head to head
About

Shortify Actions

Save links and documents from various apps to quickly access them later. Integrate with Siri Shortcuts for hands-free retrieval and set reminders for your saved items. Customize the appearance with multiple themes.

Highlights
  • Save links from any app
  • Save documents from iCloud Drive
  • Access via Siri Shortcuts
  • Add reminders to actions
  • Multiple themes
Features
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Shortify Actions lets you save actions from almost any app. An action is composed by a name and a URL, so you can save everything that has a URL. For example you could save playlists from you favorite music app or videos from the web. With the "Documents" category you will be able to save any file or document from iCloud Drive and quickly access it through Siri Shortcuts. FEATURES: - Save links from almost any app and quickly access it - Save any document from iCloud Drive and quickly access it - Access your actions through Siri Shortcuts - Add reminded to actions - 4 themes: Light, Dark, Navy and Teal (more to be added)

About

Live Shortcut

Easily integrate your existing automations with Live Activities. Display reminders and important information on your Lock Screen and Dynamic Island to ensure you never miss a thing.

Highlights
  • Integrate automations with Live Activities
  • Display reminders on Lock Screen
  • Utilize Dynamic Island for notifications
  • Easy setup for existing shortcuts
  • Customizable display options
Features
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Turn your shortcuts into Live Activities on your Lock Screen and Dynamic Island. Live Shortcut puts the information from your automations where you can see it. Create a quick note in the app, or use Apple Shortcuts to display text from your own workflows. YOUR SHORTCUTS, AT A GLANCE Keep a reminder in sight, show a workflow result, or display a message when an automation runs. BUILT AROUND YOUR ROUTINE Choose what appears and when using your own Shortcuts automations. For example, display a garage-door reminder after your shortcut checks whether the door is open. MAKE IT YOURS Personalize your Live Activities with icons and color themes. Support for triggering another shortcut helps connect the next step in your workflow. MORE WITH PREMIUM Unlock additional customization, custom and built-in icons, multiple Live Activities, and control over which activities to end using identifiers. Create your first Live Activity and put your shortcuts in sight. Requires iOS 16.4 or later. Dynamic Island requires a compatible iPhone. Live Activity duration and visibility are managed by iOS. Some features require Premium. Privacy: https://andrewbfang.com/privacyPolicy.html Terms: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Shortify Actions4 screens
Live Shortcut4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Shortify Actions at none against Live Shortcut's 2. Shortify Actions also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (80% vs 70%). On price 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. Live Shortcut sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per year. Shortify Actions asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Shortify Actions versus Live Shortcut: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShortify ActionsLive Shortcut
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (9 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews — better70.0% of reviews
Number of ratings9 — better—
Update frequency—Every 2 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS12.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size31 MB7 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperDMP Electronics S.r.l.Andrew Fang

Customer experience

Shortify Actions

Written reviews5 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative0.0%

Live Shortcut

Written reviews10 reviews
Positive70.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative20.0%

In-app purchases

None

Shortify Actions

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Live Shortcut

Subscriptions1
  • Premium (Yearly)$0.991 Year
One-time1
  • Premium Lifetime$6.99

Questions

Is Shortify Actions free?
Shortify Actions is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Live Shortcut free?
Live Shortcut is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Shortify Actions or Live Shortcut have ads?
Live Shortcut shows ads; Shortify Actions does not.

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