Comparison

Toolbox Pro for Shortcuts vs Clear Widget (

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

Clear Widget (

Design transparent spaces on your home screen with customizable overlay widgets for essential information like time and date. Personalize your device further with quotes and stickers, and rearrange icons for a unique user experience.

Highlights
  • Customizable transparent widgets
  • Overlay widgets for time and date
  • Personalized quotes and stickers
  • Icon rearrangement
  • Enhanced home screen aesthetic
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Clear Widget offers a bounty of customisation possibilities, enabling you to design essential transparent spaces with the additional feature of overlay widgets for immediate access to information like the time, date and many others. You can also enhance your home screen aesthetic with personalised quotes and stickers using Clear Widget. These features empower you to rearrange your icons wherever you prefer, paving the way for a truly custom user experience. EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Toolbox Pro for Shortcuts4 screens
Clear Widget (4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Toolbox Pro for Shortcuts at 66% against Clear Widget ('s 17%. Toolbox Pro for Shortcuts also leads on rating (4.5 vs 2.3) and ads (none vs shown). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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 and Clear Widget ( sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Toolbox Pro for Shortcuts holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Toolbox Pro for Shortcuts has 432 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 66% of Toolbox Pro for Shortcuts's written reviews are positive against 17% of Clear Widget ('s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Toolbox Pro for Shortcuts ships an update every 3 weeks, Clear Widget ( every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Toolbox Pro for Shortcuts versus Clear Widget (: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterToolbox Pro for ShortcutsClear Widget (
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (432 ratings) — better2.3 (7 ratings)
Positive reviews66.4% of reviews — better16.7% of reviews
Number of ratings432 — better7
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS14.5 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size104 MB24 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperSnailed It Development LtdEden Software Limited

Customer experience

Toolbox Pro for Shortcuts

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

Clear Widget (

All ratings7 ratings
Positive28.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative71.4%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive16.7%
Neutral16.7%
Negative66.7%

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

Clear Widget (

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
1 purchases

Clear Widget (

Subscriptions1
  • Clear Widget Pro$0.991 Month

Questions

Is Toolbox Pro for Shortcuts free?
Toolbox Pro for Shortcuts is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Clear Widget ( free?
Clear Widget ( is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Toolbox Pro for Shortcuts or Clear Widget (?
Toolbox Pro for Shortcuts is rated higher. Toolbox Pro for Shortcuts averages 4.5 out of 5 from 432 ratings, while Clear Widget ( averages 2.3 from 7 ratings.
Do Toolbox Pro for Shortcuts or Clear Widget ( have ads?
Clear Widget ( shows ads; Toolbox Pro for Shortcuts does not.
Which is updated more often, Toolbox Pro for Shortcuts or Clear Widget (?
Toolbox Pro for Shortcuts ships an update every 3 weeks, and Clear Widget ( every 2 months. Most recently, Toolbox Pro for Shortcuts was updated on October 18, 2026 and Clear Widget ( on October 2, 2026.

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