Ticker vs AI Actions for Shortcuts
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ticker
Stream live data for cryptocurrencies, stocks, news, YouTube, Reddit, and podcasts without ads or registration. Get real-time updates, customizable notifications, and in-depth charts all in one convenient application.
- Live streaming data
- Crypto and stock prices
- Real-time bid/ask depth charts
- Company and crypto news
- YouTube clips and podcasts
- Customizable notifications
- No account registration
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- FREE to use - No ads - No account registration or login required - Just download, open, and go! We are streaming apps. Say goodbye to pull to refresh and say hello to live streaming data for crypto, stocks, news, YouTube, Reddit, Podcasts and more. Get live crypto & stock prices that continuously update. Real-time bid/ask depth charts. Company and crypto news. YouTube clips, r/Subreddits, and podcasts. Receive notifications for significant changes. Easily customizable to fit your needs. Stop switching between so many apps. Ticker is the super app that has all the things you care about in one place.
AI Actions for Shortcuts
Enhance your iOS Shortcuts with advanced AI capabilities. This app integrates with your existing OpenAI API key to provide powerful new actions for your automations. Note that it does not support Apple Watch or HomePod.
- AI-powered actions for Shortcuts
- Integrates with OpenAI API key
- Adds new automation capabilities
- Supports iPhone and iPad
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Supercharge your shortcuts with useful AI-powered actions. It provides additional actions for the Shortcuts app. Note: The app requires you to specify your own OpenAI API key. The actions are not able to run on Apple Watch or HomePod. Restart your device if the actions don't show up in the Shortcuts app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: AI Actions for Shortcuts at 4.6 against Ticker's 4.4. Ticker's advantage is review sentiment (89% vs 77%) and iOS requirement (18.0 vs 27.0). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
AI Actions for Shortcuts holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 16 and 27 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 89% of Ticker's written reviews are positive against 77% of AI Actions for Shortcuts's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Ticker ships an update every 5 weeks, AI Actions for Shortcuts every 4 weeks. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | Ticker | AI Actions for Shortcuts |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (16 ratings) | 4.6 (27 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 88.9% of reviews — better | 77.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 16 | 27 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 4 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 — better | 27.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 57 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Firehose, Inc | Sindre Sorhus |
Customer experience
Ticker
AI Actions for Shortcuts
In-app purchases
Ticker
No in-app purchases
AI Actions for Shortcuts
No in-app purchases
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