Shortcutify vs Empty Widget
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Shortcutify
Connect third-party services to your device's automation app. Easily integrate popular platforms like Spotify, LIFX, and Google Drive to create custom workflows and manage multiple services from one place. Your API keys are securely stored locally for enhanced privacy.
- Third-party API integration
- Customizable workflows
- Spotify integration
- LIFX light management
- Google Maps and Drive access
- Secure local API key storage
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Shortcutify makes third party APIs available as an actions in Shortcuts app. With this you can easily connect multiple services together and do things like playing favorite playlist from Spotify, manage your LIFX lights and many more - all from Shortcuts. Current integrations include: • Spotify • LIFX • Airtable • Google Maps • Google Drive • SightEngine • Todoist • Coinbase • macOS ...with many more to be added soon Privacy Shortcutify respects your privacy. All API keys are securely stored and never leaves your iOS device. All communications happen between your device and service provider (e.g Spotify) there is no middle man. Please make sure to read setup instructions provided on service page Contact https://twitter.com/shortcutify https://reddit.com/r/shortcutify
Empty Widget
Personalize your home and lock screens with customizable widgets. Create invisible spacing, add transparent elements, or use text, emoji, and countdowns to express yourself. Supports multiple sizes and seamlessly blends with your wallpaper.
- Transparent and invisible widgets
- Custom colors and gradients
- Text, emoji, and symbol widgets
- Countdown and clock widgets
- Home and lock screen support
- Multiple widget sizes
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Blank Widget lets you customize your home screen and lock screen with invisible, transparent, and fully personalized widgets. Create clean spacing between your apps, add transparent widgets that blend seamlessly with your wallpaper, or express yourself with custom colors, gradients, text, emoji, symbols, and countdowns. • Transparent & invisible widgets • Custom colors and gradients • Text, emoji, and SF Symbol widgets • Countdown and clock widgets • Home screen & lock screen support • Multiple sizes: small, medium, and large Privacy Policy: https://www.koza.works/privacy-policy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Empty Widget at 4.2 against Shortcutify's 3.7. Empty Widget also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 9 days) and review sentiment (67% vs 58%). Shortcutify's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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. Shortcutify sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and Empty Widget sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Empty Widget holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 34 and 13 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 58% of Shortcutify's written reviews are positive against 67% of Empty Widget's.
Shortcutify ships an update every 9 days, Empty Widget every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Shortcutify | Empty Widget |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (34 ratings) | 4.2 (13 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 58.3% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 34 — better | 13 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 32 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Guram Kajaia | Dogancan Mavideniz |
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In-app purchases
Shortcutify
- Small Tip$0.99
- Medium Tip$1.99
- Large Tip$2.99
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- Extra Large Tip$9.99
Empty Widget
- Weekly Premium3 Days trial$4.997 Days
- Yearly Premium3 Days trial$29.991 Year
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