Comparison

Pushcut vs Pigma

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

Head to head
About

Pushcut

Automate your digital life with smart notifications and custom widgets. Trigger workflows based on time, location, or external services. Design dynamic home screen widgets to display personalized information.

Highlights
  • Smart notifications
  • Customizable widgets
  • Location-based triggers
  • Scheduled alerts
  • HomeKit scene activation
  • Webhook integration
  • API for dynamic content
Features
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Pushcut helps you kick off your automation when it matters. Create fine-tuned interactions for HomeKit, Shortcuts, and custom workflows through smart notifications and widgets combined with powerful automation actions. Use HomeKit scenes, shortcuts, online integrations, and web services as notification actions that pop up exactly when they matter to you. Trigger these smart notifications from Shortcuts, HomeKit, schedules, locations, iBeacons, online services (like IFTTT, Zapier, Flow, Integromat, ...), home servers, or anywhere that knows what HTTP is. Design beautiful custom widgets and display dynamic information that you can provide using Shortcuts actions, online services or our own API. "The premiere companion utility for Shortcuts and Home on iOS" - Federico Viticci (MacStories) "An essential tool for HomeKit power users" - Christopher Close (HomeKit Hero) "Very powerful" - Rosemary Orchard (Take Control of Shortcuts) Features + Set up alerts & reminders to trigger scheduled & location-based smart notifications + Combine time and location triggers (eg: "weekdays at 6 PM when I am at work") + Schedule notifications from Shortcuts + Schedule a shortcut from Shortcuts + Design custom home-screen widgets + Trigger notifications and widget updates through a secure webhook or Pushcut API + Trigger notifications and widget updates from third-party integrations and online services like Zapier, Integromat, IFTTT, etc. + Define notifications with custom titles and messages + Add action buttons to the notifications for quicker access + Run shortcuts directly from notification actions + Activate HomeKit scenes directly from notification actions + Add URLs to the push notifications and open them directly from the notifications + Run online actions (webhooks, HTTP requests) directly from notifications without opening any app or website + Execute online actions in the background based on location or iBeacon events + Customize notification sounds and images + Deliver push notifications to specific devices individually + Use a powerful JSON API to deliver dynamic texts, shortcut inputs, and URLs + Turn a dedicated iOS device into your personal Shortcuts and HomeKit server Apple Watch + Interactive notifications (requires watchOS 6) + Run HomeKit scenes, online actions, and HTTP requests (like IFTTT webhooks) directly from your wrist + Execute multiple actions from one notification (with "Keep Open" flag) (Note: Opening Shortcuts, Safari, or other apps is not supported on Apple Watch) Free version limits: + define up to 3 notifications + define up to 2 background actions + define up to 1 action per notification + use with local triggers or basic webhooks (no dynamic content or online actions) — Pro — + custom dynamic widgets + unlimited notification definitions + unlimited actions per notification + activate HomeKit scenes + unlimited background actions + dynamic notifications from service integrations + fully customizable actions using the powerful JSON API + execute online actions and web requests directly + input parameters for shortcuts and online actions + run and monitor an Automation Server (limits apply) — Automation Server Extended — + schedule server actions periodically + trigger delayed server actions + up to 5000 server requests per day Payments You can subscribe to a monthly or annual subscription plan. Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at the time of purchase. A subscription automatically renews unless it is canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage and cancel your subscriptions by going to your account settings on the App Store after making the purchase. Terms of Use: https://www.pushcut.io/terms Privacy Policy: https://www.pushcut.io/privacy

About

Pigma

Capture real-world colors and get their exact digital values, like Hex or RGB. Save colors to palettes, create gradients, and export projects as PDFs. It's a professional tool for artists and designers.

Highlights
  • Real-time color capture
  • Hex and RGB value display
  • Custom gradient creation
  • Project export to PDF
  • Color suggestions database
  • Personalized app themes
  • iCloud cross-device sync
Features
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Pigma Ever wanted to capture the exact color you see in real life and use it in your digital art, design or illustration? You can now do exactly that with Pigma! We bring you the most advanced Color picker app which lets you capture colors in real time and gives you the #Hex codes or RGB values of that color, which you can then save to a palette or project or even export as PDF. Pigma is simply best professional tool for designers and digital artists. ⁕ Real-time Preview Get color values with suggested name from wherever you point the camera. Whether its a movie, clothes, bags, game, painting, or just anything colorful open Pigma and get the color! ⁕ Gradient Who doesn’t love gradients? With Pigma, you can invent your own gradients using colors of your choice and get color values for any part of the gradient. ⁕ Share Export your Project as PDF or even an individual color as a beautiful image! ⁕ Suggestions Not sure what color combinations to get started with, Pigma also have suggestions for you from our database of over 18 thousand colors! ⁕ Personalize Use any color of your choice as the app theme by long pressing it! Create collections out of your colors in the form of palette or projects! With markings available like Favourite, MyLists, and Completed. ⁕ Sync Real-time syncing across all devices via iCloud. So you never lose any of your projects! That’s enough for reading, check out the fun for yourself! Download Pigma now!

Screenshots

Pushcut4 screens
Pigma4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Pigma at 5.0 against Pushcut's 4.4. Pigma also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 5). Pushcut's advantage is ratings volume (543 vs 4). On price, update cadence, 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. Pushcut sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Pigma asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Pigma holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pushcut has 543 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pushcut ships an update monthly, Pigma every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Pushcut versus Pigma: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPushcutPigma
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (543 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews52.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings543 — better4
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.614.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size180 MB20 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSimon Peter LeebKevin Shah

Customer experience

Pushcut

All ratings541 ratings
Positive85.0%
Neutral3.1%
Negative11.8%
Written reviews115 reviews
Positive52.2%
Neutral8.7%
Negative39.1%

Pigma

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Pushcut

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Shortcuts not running properly on remote server
  • Widgets not updating in a timely manner
  • Notification delivery issues, especially with location-based triggers
  • Server setup process often fails

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add live activities support
  • Allow launching apps directly from notifications
  • Improve widget performance and reliability
  • Provide more notification sound options
  • Make server setup easier and more flexible

Pigma

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Pushcut

Subscriptions4
  • Pro monthly$1.991 Month
  • Server Extended (Month)$2.491 Month
  • Pro yearly7 Days trial$17.991 Year
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  • Server Extended (Year)$22.491 Year
One-time1
  • Pro Lifetime$39.99
None

Pigma

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pushcut free?
Pushcut is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pigma free?
Pigma is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Pushcut or Pigma?
Pigma is rated higher. Pushcut averages 4.4 out of 5 from 543 ratings, while Pigma averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Pushcut or Pigma have ads?
Neither Pushcut nor Pigma shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pushcut or Pigma?
Pushcut ships an update monthly, and Pigma every 2 months. Most recently, Pushcut was updated on October 26, 2026 and Pigma on October 24, 2026.

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