Comparison

Splash vs Charty for Shortcuts

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

Head to head
About

Splash

This app provides a text editor and compiler to create Siri Shortcuts using a custom programming language. It includes built-in examples to help users learn and get started with building their own shortcuts.

Highlights
  • Custom programming language
  • Text editor for writing scripts
  • Compiler for generating Siri Shortcuts
  • Built-in examples for learning
  • Supports iPhone, iPad, and iPod
Features
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Splash is a programming language created to help you build your shortcuts. To get started at the language you can check one of the built in examples. The app contains a text editor, to write your splash scripts and a compiler, that generates Siri Shortcuts for you.

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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/

Screenshots

Splash4 screens
Charty for Shortcuts4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Charty for Shortcuts at 78% against Splash's 0%. Charty for Shortcuts also leads on rating (4.7 vs 3.3) and ratings volume (337 vs 11). Splash's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 7) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 18.0). 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. Charty for Shortcuts sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Splash asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Charty for Shortcuts holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Charty for Shortcuts has 337 ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Splash's written reviews are positive against 78% of Charty for Shortcuts's.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Splash versus Charty for Shortcuts: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSplashCharty for Shortcuts
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.3 (11 ratings)4.7 (337 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews78.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings11337 — better
Update frequency—Every 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB64 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCarlos FialhoRapptor Desenvolvimento de Softwares LTDA

Customer experience

Splash

All ratings11 ratings
Positive45.5%
Neutral9.1%
Negative45.5%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Charty for Shortcuts

All ratings327 ratings
Positive93.6%
Neutral1.2%
Negative5.2%
Written reviews110 reviews
Positive78.2%
Neutral4.5%
Negative17.3%

In-app purchases

None

Splash

No in-app purchases

7 purchases

Charty for Shortcuts

Subscriptions2
  • Charty Premium$1.991 Month
  • Charty Premium7 Days trial$9.991 Year
One-time5
  • Small tip$0.99
  • Medium tip$2.99
  • Charty Premium$4.99
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  • Large tip$4.99
  • Charty Premium$99.99

Questions

Is Splash free?
Splash is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Charty for Shortcuts free?
Charty for Shortcuts is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Splash or Charty for Shortcuts?
Charty for Shortcuts is rated higher. Splash averages 3.3 out of 5 from 11 ratings, while Charty for Shortcuts averages 4.7 from 337 ratings.
Do Splash or Charty for Shortcuts have ads?
Neither Splash nor Charty for Shortcuts shows ads.

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