Comparison

Charty for Shortcuts vs Collection & Inventory Tracker

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

Collection & Inventory Tracker

Organize your belongings with custom collections, photos, and barcodes. Easily track quantities, add custom fields, and find items quickly, even offline. Share collections with others for collaborative management.

Highlights
  • Custom collections for any item type
  • Barcode and QR code scanning
  • Add photos, notes, and custom fields
  • Offline access and optional cloud sync
  • Search, filter, and sort items
  • Share collections with others
Features
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Organize your inventory, home items, tools, and personal collections in one flexible app. Create custom collections, add photos and barcodes, track quantities, and find anything quickly, even when you are offline. Collection & Inventory Tracker is made for hobby collectors, households, and small teams who want a simple way to catalog, organize, and manage their stuff without messy spreadsheets. Create Custom Collections Build collections for anything you want to track: books, coins, tools, wine, crafts, vinyl records, DVDs, stamps, home storage, assets, and more. Add items with photos, barcodes, quantity, price, rating, notes, and other details. Scan and Track Items Use the built-in barcode scanner to add or find items faster. The app supports QR, EAN, and UPC codes, making it useful for home inventory, tool tracking, craft supplies, product lists, and personal collections. Customize Your Item Catalog Every collection can have its own fields. Add text, numbers, dates, dropdowns, checkboxes, photos, and more. Create the structure that fits your collection instead of forcing your items into a fixed template. Find Everything Quickly Search your collections instantly and filter items by tag, folder, category, or storage location. Sort by name, date, value, quantity, or your own custom fields. Offline Access and Optional Sync Your collections are available offline, so you can browse, edit, and manage items anytime. With cloud sync, you can keep your data updated across devices. Share Collections Invite others to view or edit shared collections. Perfect for families managing home inventory or small teams tracking shared assets, tools, equipment, or supplies. Key Features * Custom collections for inventory and personal items * Barcode and QR code scanning * Photos, notes, quantities, prices, ratings, and custom fields * Tags, folders, search, filters, and sorting * Offline access * Optional cloud sync across devices * Collection sharing with viewer and editor roles * Useful for home inventory, tools, books, wine, crafts, stamps, vinyl, DVDs, and more Whether you are organizing your home, tracking tools, cataloging collectibles, or managing shared assets, Collection & Inventory Tracker helps you keep everything clear, searchable, and easy to update. Download the app today and start building your organized item catalog. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Charty for Shortcuts4 screens
Collection & Inventory Tracker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Charty for Shortcuts at 4.6 against Collection & Inventory Tracker's 3.0. Charty for Shortcuts also leads on ratings volume (344 vs 2). On price, update cadence, 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

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 and Collection & Inventory Tracker sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Charty for Shortcuts holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Charty for Shortcuts has 344 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Charty for Shortcuts ships an update every 3 weeks, Collection & Inventory Tracker monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Charty for Shortcuts versus Collection & Inventory Tracker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCharty for ShortcutsCollection & Inventory Tracker
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (344 ratings) — better3.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews77.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings344 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size69 MB86 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRapptor Desenvolvimento de Softwares LTDAPavel Poley

Customer experience

Charty for Shortcuts

All ratings344 ratings
Positive92.2%
Neutral1.2%
Negative6.7%
Written reviews111 reviews
Positive77.5%
Neutral4.5%
Negative18.0%

Collection & Inventory Tracker

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

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
5 purchases

Collection & Inventory Tracker

Subscriptions4
  • Pro Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Pro Yearly$29.991 Year
  • Cloud Sync Yearly$59.991 Year
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  • Team 3 Yearly$99.991 Year
One-time1
  • Pro Lifetime$59.99

Questions

Is Charty for Shortcuts free?
Charty for Shortcuts is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Collection & Inventory Tracker free?
Collection & Inventory Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Charty for Shortcuts or Collection & Inventory Tracker?
Charty for Shortcuts is rated higher. Charty for Shortcuts averages 4.6 out of 5 from 344 ratings, while Collection & Inventory Tracker averages 3.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Charty for Shortcuts or Collection & Inventory Tracker have ads?
Neither Charty for Shortcuts nor Collection & Inventory Tracker shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Charty for Shortcuts or Collection & Inventory Tracker?
Charty for Shortcuts ships an update every 3 weeks, and Collection & Inventory Tracker monthly. Most recently, Charty for Shortcuts was updated on November 11, 2026 and Collection & Inventory Tracker on November 10, 2026.

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