Comparison

Charty for Shortcuts vs Chart Maker

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Charty for Shortcuts

Enhance Apple's Shortcuts app with powerful charting capabilities. Create and customize various chart types directly from your automations. Unlock advanced features for unlimited data visualization.

Highlights
  • 24 new actions for Shortcuts
  • Create 7 different chart types
  • Add unlimited series (premium)
  • Style charts and axes (premium)
  • Export charts as images (premium)
  • Update widgets
Features
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Charty is the ultimate charting companion for Shortcuts. Whether you're tracking workouts, visualizing health data, monitoring budgets, or building dashboards from any app on your iPhone or iPad — Charty makes it effortless to go from raw numbers to beautiful, shareable charts. CREATE CHARTS YOUR WAY Build bar charts, line graphs, scatter plots, area charts, pie charts, donut charts, and ring charts — all from Shortcuts automations you already use. Combine multiple data series, customize every detail, and see your data come to life. STUNNING WIDGETS ON YOUR HOME SCREEN Display your charts as widgets that update automatically. Track your goals, habits, fitness progress, or anything else — right from your Home Screen. POWERFUL DATA TOOLS Go beyond simple plotting. Group, filter, and accumulate values. Add moving averages and trend lines. Import data from CSV files. Export charts as high-resolution images to share or save. STYLE EVERYTHING Fine-tune colors, markers, axis labels, date formats, floating-point precision, and more. Apply custom themes to keep your charts consistent and polished. Stack bars, customize line thickness, and highlight the data that matters most. LEARN AS YOU GO Access 16 built-in tutorials that walk you through creating your own Shortcuts — from simple charts to advanced data workflows. No coding required. FREE TO START Create unlimited charts with up to 2 series per chart — completely free. Unlock Charty Premium to access all 25 Shortcuts actions, unlimited series, full styling controls, area charts, CSV import, image export, widgets, and more. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Chart Maker

Easily generate line, pie, and bar graphs from your data. This tool also functions as a simple spreadsheet creator, making it a versatile option for organizing information and visualizing trends.

Highlights
  • Line graph creation
  • Pie chart generation
  • Bar graph visualization
  • Spreadsheet functionality
  • Data organization
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This application allows you to easily create line, pie, and bar graphs. It can also be used for spreadsheets, so we recommend it.

Screenshots

Charty for Shortcuts4 screens
Chart Maker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Chart Maker at none against Charty for Shortcuts's 7. Chart Maker also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 18.0). Charty for Shortcuts's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and rating (4.7 vs 4.2). On price 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. Charty for Shortcuts sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Chart Maker asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Charty for Shortcuts holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Charty for Shortcuts has 337 ratings behind it against 37, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 78% of Charty for Shortcuts's written reviews are positive against 50% of Chart Maker's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Charty for Shortcuts ships an update every 3 weeks, Chart Maker every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Charty for Shortcuts versus Chart Maker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCharty for ShortcutsChart Maker
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (337 ratings) — better4.2 (37 ratings)
Positive reviews78.2% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings337 — better37
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS18.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size64 MB62 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRapptor Desenvolvimento de Softwares LTDATaro Horiguchi

Customer experience

Charty for Shortcuts

All ratings327 ratings
Positive93.6%
Neutral1.2%
Negative5.2%
Written reviews110 reviews
Positive78.2%
Neutral4.5%
Negative17.3%

Chart Maker

All ratings37 ratings
Positive78.4%
Neutral8.1%
Negative13.5%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral37.5%
Negative12.5%

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Charty for Shortcuts

Subscriptions2
  • Charty Premium$1.991 Month
  • Charty Premium7 Days trial$9.991 Year
One-time5
  • Small tip$0.99
  • Medium tip$2.99
  • Charty Premium$4.99
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  • Large tip$4.99
  • Charty Premium$99.99
None

Chart Maker

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Charty for Shortcuts free?
Charty for Shortcuts is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Chart Maker free?
Chart Maker is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Charty for Shortcuts or Chart Maker?
Charty for Shortcuts is rated higher. Charty for Shortcuts averages 4.7 out of 5 from 337 ratings, while Chart Maker averages 4.2 from 37 ratings.
Do Charty for Shortcuts or Chart Maker have ads?
Chart Maker shows ads; Charty for Shortcuts does not.
Which is updated more often, Charty for Shortcuts or Chart Maker?
Charty for Shortcuts ships an update every 3 weeks, and Chart Maker every 6 weeks. Most recently, Charty for Shortcuts was updated on October 14, 2026 and Chart Maker on October 7, 2026.

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