Splash vs ActionMate
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Custom programming language
- Text editor for writing scripts
- Compiler for generating Siri Shortcuts
- Built-in examples for learning
- Supports iPhone, iPad, and iPod
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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.
ActionMate
This app enhances the functionality of the iPhone 15 Pro's Action Button by integrating with the Shortcuts app. It allows users to trigger a variety of custom actions based on device orientation, screen status, and gestures, offering expanded use cases beyond default options.
- Action Button customization
- Integrates with iOS Shortcuts
- Context-aware actions (orientation, screen status)
- Gesture-based triggers
- Sample shortcuts included
- Usage tutorials
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ActionMate is a practical tool designed to enhance the usage of Action Button in conjunction with the Shortcut app. The action button is a new physical button added to the iPhone 15 Pro / Pro Max models, replacing the silent mode switch. It is recommended to use ActionMate on iPhone 15 Pro / Pro Max models for the best experience. Although the iOS system provides several default action button functions, ActionMate can help you greatly expand the function usage of the action button. Pressing the function button in different states can trigger various features, such as: - Pressing the action button in portrait mode to turn silent mode on/off; pressing it in landscape mode will open the camera. - Pressing the action button when the device screen is facing up will display a payment QR code; pressing it when the screen is facing down will start a one-touch recording. - Shaking the device after pressing the action button will change the wallpaper; not shaking the device after pressing will take a screenshot and share it directly. ... These are just a few basic examples of ActionMate's capabilities. With the high degree of freedom provided by the iOS Shortcut app, you can use ActionMate to stack a wide variety of complex functions. Even if you're not familiar with the iOS Shortcut app, ActionMate includes and will continue to update a number of sample shortcuts for one-click access. It also provides a number of shortcut usage tutorials to help you solve any problems. ActionMate will continue to improve in the long term. If you have any feature suggestions, please contact us through the App's built-in feedback mechanism.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: ActionMate at 5.0 against Splash's 3.3. ActionMate also leads on review sentiment (13% vs 0%). Splash's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (11 vs 1). On price, ads and monetization model 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
Both are free to download. ActionMate sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Splash asks for nothing beyond the download.
ActionMate holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Splash has 11 ratings behind it against 1, 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 13% of ActionMate's.
| Parameter | Splash | ActionMate |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (11 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 12.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 11 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | — | Every 2 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 20 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Carlos Fialho | Potatso Lab LTD |
Customer experience
Splash
ActionMate
In-app purchases
Splash
No in-app purchases
ActionMate
- ActionMate Pro$4.99








