Toolbox Pro for Shortcuts vs Laundry Lens
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Toolbox Pro for Shortcuts
Enhance Apple's Shortcuts app with over 130 powerful new actions. Utilize advanced tools like OCR, document scanning, music integration, and NFC for deeper automation. Create custom app-like experiences and manage data across devices.
- 130+ powerful new actions for Shortcuts
- On-device text recognition (OCR)
- NFC Read + Write
- Style and render text to images
- Global variables for data storage
- Create custom app-like experiences with Preview Tool
- Apple Music integration
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Toolbox Pro gives you 130+ powerful new actions to use within Apple’s Shortcuts app. Tools include the latest iOS technologies: • iOS document scanner • Lightning-fast, on-device text recognition (OCR) • Tag files • Manipulate reminders and calendar events with more options than Shortcuts • Apple Music tools give you access to the whole catalogue of 60 million songs (Apple Music subscription required) • Transcribe speech from audio files • Add contacts and contact groups • Get workouts and activity summaries from Health • TouchID/FaceID authentication • Style and render text to images • NFC Read + Write • Image filters • Create photo albums • The Preview Tool lets you present text, images, rich URLs & interactive maps with flexible layouts. Add your own buttons to create your own app-like experience • Global variables let you store data between shortcuts and devices • Menu creator • Icon generator • Recognise objects in images using machine learning • Get current motion of device (driving, walking etc) • Full-screen text input box • Remove duplicates from list • Quick-match text before, after or between words • Device details like orientation/is dark mode on/is audio playing/is silent mode on And many, many more. Get nearly 40 tools for *FREE*, unlock everything with a single in-app purchase. You can find detailed descriptions of what each tool does in the app along with *lots* of example shortcuts to get you started. This app supports dark mode, voice control and dynamic type. Privacy policy spoilers: I don’t store any of your data or track you. (Read more: www.toolboxpro.app/privacy-policy)
Laundry Lens
Instantly understand laundry care instructions by pointing your camera at clothing labels. Access a comprehensive library to search for symbols and their meanings, ensuring proper garment care for washing, ironing, and professional cleaning.
- Camera-based symbol recognition
- Instant care instruction display
- Searchable laundry symbol library
- Washing, ironing, and professional care symbols
- Detailed symbol explanations
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Laundry Lens is your ideal laundry assistant. Simply point your camera at a care label, and you'll instantly get the correct instructions for taking care of your clothes. You can also use the Library to search for laundry symbols by their description. Laundry Lens provides a full list of symbols, covering everything from washing and ironing to professional care, ensuring you always know how to handle your garments properly.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Laundry Lens at none against Toolbox Pro for Shortcuts's 4. Laundry Lens also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.4) and review sentiment (75% vs 66%). Toolbox Pro for Shortcuts's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (14.5 vs 26.0). On price, ratings volume, 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
Both are free to download. Toolbox Pro for Shortcuts sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Laundry Lens asks for nothing beyond the download.
Laundry Lens holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 434 and 281 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 66% of Toolbox Pro for Shortcuts's written reviews are positive against 75% of Laundry Lens's.
Toolbox Pro for Shortcuts ships an update every 3 weeks, Laundry Lens every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Toolbox Pro for Shortcuts | Laundry Lens |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (434 ratings) | 4.8 (281 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.4% of reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 434 — better | 281 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 14.5 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 104 MB | 65 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Snailed It Development Ltd | Alan Pegoli |
Customer experience
Toolbox Pro for Shortcuts
Laundry Lens
User reviews
Toolbox Pro for Shortcuts
From 434 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Powerful shortcuts extensions
- 👍 Useful free tools
- 🔒 No data collection
- 💡 Variety of actions
- 👍 Premium worth the price
Room to improve
- 🐛 Unreliable actions
- 🔒 Premium features required for core functionality
- 🐛 Buggy notifications
- 🐛 Shortcuts not working as expected
- 🐛 Broken music actions
Laundry Lens
From 281 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Simple and intuitive user interface
- 🆓 Free app with no data collection or in-app purchases
- 🎯 Solves a specific practical problem effectively
- 📱 Works well with VoiceOver accessibility features
- ⚡ Quick symbol recognition when functioning properly
Room to improve
- 🐛 Camera focus issues, especially on newer iPhone models (13 Pro, 14 Pro)
- 🐛 Inconsistent symbol recognition accuracy
- 🐛 Misreads temperature numbers frequently
- 🐛 App freezes or hangs when interacting with symbols
- 🐛 Blurry camera output on some devices
Bugs and requests
Toolbox Pro for Shortcuts
Reported bugs
5 issues- Restore purchase not working
- Clipboard issues
- List manipulation bugs
- Haptic feedback not working
- Example shortcuts not working
Requested features
8 requests- Sort numbers action
- Custom repeat action
- Detect if other apps are open
- Share multiple shortcuts at once
- Ability to read AAE files and photo edits
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- SD card management
- Detect currently running shortcut
- Mac version
Laundry Lens
Reported bugs
12 issues- Camera fails to focus on laundry tags, especially on iPhone 13 Pro Max and iPhone 14 Pro
- App hangs or freezes when tapping on symbols
- Incorrect symbol recognition, often showing opposite instructions
- Misreads temperature numbers (e.g., shows 40° instead of 30°)
- Duplicate symbols appearing in results
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- App doesn't work properly on iOS 15
- Camera produces grainy, blurry images
- Doesn't utilize macro lens on newer iPhones
- Scanning doesn't work reliably on shiny labels
- UI becomes unresponsive when attempting actions
- Manual search results don't display information
- Cannot easily restart scanning without closing app
Requested features
15 requests- Garment organization and categorization system
- Save and manage laundry labels for specific clothing items
- Black and white symbol display option for better visibility
- Italian language translation
- Fahrenheit temperature display option
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- Photo gallery upload feature instead of camera-only scanning
- Symbol drawing/handwriting recognition
- Search symbols by temperature number (e.g., type '30' to find all 30°C variants)
- Tableware/dishwasher symbols support
- Macro mode support for iPhone 14 Pro and newer
- Better camera focus controls (tap to focus, zoom)
- More obvious scanning completion indicators
- Browse symbols without adding them to results
- Clothes management with photos and tags
- Barcode scanning capability
In-app purchases
Toolbox Pro for Shortcuts
- Tip Jar - Small$0.99
- Tip Jar - Medium$2.99
- Tip Jar - Large$4.99
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- Toolbox Pro Premium$5.99
Laundry Lens
No in-app purchases
Questions
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