Action Status vs Core Image Toy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Action Status
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A simple utility for monitoring GitHub Actions. Input the details of your repositories and workflow files, sign in to GitHub, and get a live update of their success/failure status. The list of repositories is stored in iCloud and synchronised across all your devices, including tvOS.
Core Image Toy
Explore and learn Core Image filters by chaining them together in any order. Add your own images to experiment with different filter combinations and discover how to enhance your photos.
- Chain Core Image filters
- Add custom images
- Experiment with filter order
- Discover photo enhancement techniques
- Learn Core Image filters
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CoreImageToy is the app I needed last week, when I wanted to learn how to use Core Image filters. Add your own images to the app, and chain together Core Image filters in any order to discover how to make the photos in your app look great.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Core Image Toy at every 10 days against Action Status's every 6 months. Core Image Toy also leads on iOS requirement (17.2 vs 26.0). Action Status's advantage is device support (5 vs 1). On price, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Action Status ships an update every 6 months, Core Image Toy every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Action Status | Core Image Toy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple TV — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 17.2 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Elegant Chaos Limited | Jacob Bartlett |
In-app purchases
Action Status
No in-app purchases
Core Image Toy
No in-app purchases
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