Comparison

Toolbox Pro for Shortcuts vs ShowVizz

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

ShowVizz

Features
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ShowVizz runs your lights and your video on stage. Build the show in TraxxTool on your computer, put the file on your iPad, and let the iPad run the night. Songs load themselves from your backing track player, cues fire in time, and you keep your hands on your instrument. WHAT IT DOES Runs lighting over Art-Net, on a wired network adapter, to any DMX node or fixture that speaks it. Plays video on a projector or screen plugged into the iPad, with the show's own splash between songs. Follows your set. A Song Select from Stage Traxx 4 arms the right show and Program Change fires the cues, so the lights follow the set list you already have. Four screens made for a dark stage: your shows, tonight's setup, the show that is running, and the settings. Big type, big buttons, and the screen stays awake while you are on it. Works with no network, no account, and no signal. Everything is on the device. A demo show is already installed, so you can see how it works before you build anything. WHAT YOU NEED Shows are made in TraxxTool Lighting Studio on Windows, macOS or Linux, and copied to the iPad through the Files app. ShowVizz plays shows and does not edit them. Lighting needs a USB-C ethernet adapter and an Art-Net node or fixture. Video needs a USB-C to HDMI adapter and a projector or screen. Triggering needs a class compliant MIDI interface, or a MIDI device you have already paired. ShowVizz is free. There is nothing to buy inside it.

Screenshots

Toolbox Pro for Shortcuts4 screens
ShowVizz4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ShowVizz at none against Toolbox Pro for Shortcuts's 4. Toolbox Pro for Shortcuts's advantage is iOS requirement (14.5 vs 16.0). On price, 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

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Toolbox Pro for Shortcuts ships an update every 3 weeks, ShowVizz every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Toolbox Pro for Shortcuts versus ShowVizz: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterToolbox Pro for ShortcutsShowVizz
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (434 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews66.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings434 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS14.5 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size104 MB43 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSnailed It Development LtdMatthew Brook

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

ShowVizz

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

ShowVizz

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 ShowVizz free?
ShowVizz is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Toolbox Pro for Shortcuts or ShowVizz have ads?
Neither Toolbox Pro for Shortcuts nor ShowVizz shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Toolbox Pro for Shortcuts or ShowVizz?
Toolbox Pro for Shortcuts ships an update every 3 weeks, and ShowVizz every 2 weeks. Most recently, Toolbox Pro for Shortcuts was updated on October 29, 2026 and ShowVizz on October 26, 2026.

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