Splash vs Live Shortcut
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.
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.
- Integrate automations with Live Activities
- Display reminders on Lock Screen
- Utilize Dynamic Island for notifications
- Easy setup for existing shortcuts
- Customizable display options
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Hook your Shortcut automations into Live Activities easily via LiveShortcut! Leave reminders for yourself on your Lock Screen and Dynamic Island, a place where you're sure to not miss.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Live Shortcut at 70% against Splash's 0%. Live Shortcut also leads on rating (3.8 vs 3.3). Splash's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On price and ratings volume 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. Live Shortcut sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Splash asks for nothing beyond the download.
Live Shortcut holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 3.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 11 and 9 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Splash's written reviews are positive against 70% of Live Shortcut's.
| Parameter | Splash | Live Shortcut |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (11 ratings) | 3.8 (9 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 70.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 11 — better | 9 |
| Update frequency | — | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Carlos Fialho | Andrew Fang |
Customer experience
Splash
Live Shortcut
In-app purchases
Splash
No in-app purchases
Live Shortcut
- Premium$0.99
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