Comparison

Toolbox Pro for Shortcuts vs Point in time

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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)

About

Point in time

This utility app helps you track significant moments in time. It can count up from past events or count down to future ones, with optional notifications. Display options include dynamic island, live activities, and widgets.

Highlights
  • Count up from past events
  • Countdown to future events
  • Event notifications
  • Dynamic Island integration
  • Live Activity display
  • Home and Lock screen widgets
Features
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Track a single point in time. Setting the date/time to the past will count upwards to show you the time since the event has occurred. Setting the date/time to the future will countdown until the event. You will receive a notification at the point of the event (if permissions are granted). You can track point in time from the: - Dynamic island (on supported devices) - Live activity on the lock screen - Lock screen widgets - Home screen widgets Examples: - Countdown until Christmas - Time since you called mum - How long left until your birthday - How long since you've planted those seedlings - Months left until that big vacation - Years since you've touched a cigarette - Days left until the next Genshin Impact release - Days since you've had a cuddle - How long until the next Doctor Who episode - How long you've been alive for This app is deliberately minimalistic to allow you to only track just a single moment in time, your most important moment.

Screenshots

Toolbox Pro for Shortcuts4 screens
Point in time4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Point in time at none against Toolbox Pro for Shortcuts's 4. Point in time also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 66%). Toolbox Pro for Shortcuts's advantage is ratings volume (434 vs 5) and iOS requirement (14.5 vs 16.0). On price, rating, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Toolbox Pro for Shortcuts sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Point in time asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for Toolbox Pro for Shortcuts against 4.4 for Point in time. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Toolbox Pro for Shortcuts has 434 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 66% of Toolbox Pro for Shortcuts's written reviews are positive against 100% of Point in time's.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Toolbox Pro for Shortcuts versus Point in time: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterToolbox Pro for ShortcutsPoint in time
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (434 ratings) — better4.4 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews66.4% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings434 — better5
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS14.5 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size104 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSnailed It Development LtdAn Trinh

Customer experience

Toolbox Pro for Shortcuts

All ratings432 ratings
Positive85.4%
Neutral3.5%
Negative11.1%
Written reviews229 reviews
Positive66.4%
Neutral8.3%
Negative25.3%

Point in time

All ratings5 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Point in time

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Toolbox Pro for Shortcuts

One-time4
  • Tip Jar - Small$0.99
  • Tip Jar - Medium$2.99
  • Tip Jar - Large$4.99
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  • Toolbox Pro Premium$5.99
None

Point in time

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Toolbox Pro for Shortcuts free?
Toolbox Pro for Shortcuts is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Point in time free?
Point in time is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Toolbox Pro for Shortcuts or Point in time?
Toolbox Pro for Shortcuts is rated higher. Toolbox Pro for Shortcuts averages 4.4 out of 5 from 434 ratings, while Point in time averages 4.4 from 5 ratings.
Do Toolbox Pro for Shortcuts or Point in time have ads?
Neither Toolbox Pro for Shortcuts nor Point in time shows ads.

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