ShortSheets vs LIDHome
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ShortSheets
This app enhances your device's automation capabilities by integrating with Google Drive and Google Sheets. It allows for reading, writing, appending, and finding data within spreadsheets, as well as managing files in your cloud storage. Widgets are also available for quick access to sheet values and goals.
- Read, write, and append Google Sheets
- Find specific data ranges in Sheets
- List files in Google Drive
- Duplicate Google Drive files
- Sheet Value widget
- Sheet Goal widget
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Bringing a whole set of new capabilities to Shortcuts. Easily read, write or append a Google Sheet. Duplicate a Google Drive file. Action list: - Google Sheets: Read, write or append - Google Sheets: Find range for value - Google Drive: List your files Widgets: - Sheet Value - Sheet Goal
LIDHome
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LIDlight Home is a smart lighting system. You can control, scheduled and customize your lights. Remarks : ．some icon sources made by https://www.freepik.com from https://www.flaticon.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: LIDHome at Free against ShortSheets's $99.99. LIDHome also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). ShortSheets's advantage is update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 4 months). On ads, in-app purchases 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
LIDHome is free to download; ShortSheets costs $99.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
ShortSheets ships an update every 6 weeks, LIDHome every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ShortSheets | LIDHome |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $99.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.8 (6 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 111 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hunter Hillegas | LIDlight INC. |
In-app purchases
ShortSheets
No in-app purchases
LIDHome
No in-app purchases
