JS.Notebook vs AI Actions for Shortcuts
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
JS.Notebook
Build, test, and run your JavaScript code directly on your iOS device. This utility allows you to execute scripts in widgets and even use your device as a host for computer browser code execution.
- Build JavaScript code
- Test code at runtime
- Run code in widgets
- Use device as code host
- Code execution in computer browser
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JS Notebook provides a creative way for you to build and try out your Javascript. - Build, test, and check your code at runtime. - Easily run your code in Widgets - Read code in computer browse, make the iOS device to be a host.
AI Actions for Shortcuts
Enhance your iOS Shortcuts with advanced AI capabilities. This app integrates with your existing OpenAI API key to provide powerful new actions for your automations. Note that it does not support Apple Watch or HomePod.
- AI-powered actions for Shortcuts
- Integrates with OpenAI API key
- Adds new automation capabilities
- Supports iPhone and iPad
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Supercharge your shortcuts with useful AI-powered actions. It provides additional actions for the Shortcuts app. Note: The app requires you to specify your own OpenAI API key. The actions are not able to run on Apple Watch or HomePod. Restart your device if the actions don't show up in the Shortcuts app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: AI Actions for Shortcuts at every 3 weeks against JS.Notebook's every 50 months. AI Actions for Shortcuts also leads on ratings volume (26 vs 1). JS.Notebook's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
JS.Notebook holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: AI Actions for Shortcuts has 26 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
JS.Notebook ships an update every 50 months, AI Actions for Shortcuts every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and August 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | JS.Notebook | AI Actions for Shortcuts |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.6 (26 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 81.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 26 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 50 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Zijie Deng | Sindre Sorhus |
Customer experience
JS.Notebook
AI Actions for Shortcuts
In-app purchases
JS.Notebook
No in-app purchases
AI Actions for Shortcuts
No in-app purchases
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