Comparison

Toolbox Pro for Shortcuts vs Text Shot

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

Text Shot

Easily transform text snippets into visually appealing, shareable images. Customize with titles, sources, themes, fonts, and sizes. Automate creation with Shortcuts integration.

Highlights
  • Create shareable text images
  • Add title, source, and author
  • Customize theme, font, and size
  • Shortcuts app integration
  • Universal iOS/iPadOS/macOS support
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Text Shot is a universal (iOS/iPadOS/macOS) application that lets you take text snippets and create beautiful shareable images (text shots). You can add a title, source, author, and the quote, or just a few of them! From there, you can choose a theme, font, and a size, to customise how each text shot looks. You can also find all of this functionality inside of a "Create Text Shot" action in the Shortcuts app. Which means, you can even build your own automations to make the process of creating and sharing your text shots even easier.

Screenshots

Toolbox Pro for Shortcuts4 screens
Text Shot3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Toolbox Pro for Shortcuts at Free against Text Shot's $2.99. Toolbox Pro for Shortcuts also leads on ratings volume (432 vs 3) and iOS requirement (14.5 vs 16.0). Text Shot's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and rating (4.7 vs 4.5). On update cadence, 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

Toolbox Pro for Shortcuts is free to download; Text Shot costs $2.99 up front. Toolbox Pro for Shortcuts sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Text Shot asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Text Shot holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Toolbox Pro for Shortcuts has 432 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 65% of Toolbox Pro for Shortcuts's written reviews are positive against 75% of Text Shot's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Toolbox Pro for Shortcuts ships an update every 3 weeks, Text Shot every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and August 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Toolbox Pro for Shortcuts versus Text Shot: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterToolbox Pro for ShortcutsText Shot
PriceFree — better$2.99
Rating4.5 (432 ratings)4.7 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews64.8% of reviews75.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings432 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS14.5 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size104 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSnailed It Development LtdChristopher R Hannah

Customer experience

Toolbox Pro for Shortcuts

All ratings432 ratings
Positive85.4%
Neutral3.5%
Negative11.1%
Written reviews199 reviews
Positive64.8%
Neutral8.0%
Negative27.1%

Text Shot

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral25.0%
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

Text Shot

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

Text Shot

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 Text Shot free?
Text Shot costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Toolbox Pro for Shortcuts or Text Shot?
Text Shot is rated higher. Toolbox Pro for Shortcuts averages 4.5 out of 5 from 432 ratings, while Text Shot averages 4.7 from 3 ratings.
Do Toolbox Pro for Shortcuts or Text Shot have ads?
Neither Toolbox Pro for Shortcuts nor Text Shot shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Toolbox Pro for Shortcuts or Text Shot?
Toolbox Pro for Shortcuts ships an update every 3 weeks, and Text Shot every 5 weeks. Most recently, Toolbox Pro for Shortcuts was updated on September 22, 2026 and Text Shot on August 27, 2026.

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