Comparison

Explicit Gesture vs Loccali

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

Head to head
About

Explicit Gesture

Streamline daily device tasks with quick shortcuts. Launch frequently used actions like calling, emailing, or visiting websites directly from your Today View, reducing multi-step processes to a single tap.

Highlights
  • Create custom shortcuts
  • Launch from Today View
  • Call/text contacts
  • Draft emails quickly
  • Access favorite websites
  • Check current location
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Explicit Gesture now makes daily tasks on your device much much easier. It's the best shortcut launcher for your device. Benefits of making shortcuts from Explicit Gesture by launching via Today View : - You can call/text your friends/family. - Draft an email using shortcuts(no need to keep entering the email address every time). - Check your current address anytime you want. - Open favorite websites. With just a tap from Today's view, writing emails, accessing websites, messaging friends and more are now just a shortcut. Customize your own actions using the interactive platform to make daily recurring tasks more fun. Want to find your current location, no problem. Want to draft an email to your colleague, no problem. Want to see your favorite NFL team's stats, no problem. Using the simple easy to use interface, customize your actions, and launch them without even opening the app or unlocking your phone making the same old boring tasks a relief. That's not all, the easy setup interface allows you to change your actions anytime and anywhere you want Your multi-step processes are now over. It is all one step from the Today view Explicit Gesture offers a variety of options plus more for you to choose from. - Access current location with just a tap - Open your desired websites with just a tap - Text family and friends with just a tap - Call loved ones with just a tap - Email clients with just a swipe Let's Take Emailing as an example, the process of drafting an email has all ways been lengthy. Just to type in an email address used to be 4 steps, now it's 2. It Used to be: 1. Find and open the Mail App 2. Tap the compose button 3. Enter the Email address 4. Start drafting Now using Explicit Gesture 1. Pre-Enter the email address using the intuitive interface 2. Tap the email widget from Today's view and bam start drafting. Email is just one of many examples, take advantage of the other options. Using your phone has become much much easier than it has ever been! Icons by Icons8(https://icons8.com)

About

Loccali

This app provides persistent, global storage for Apple Shortcuts, allowing variables to survive between runs, automations, and devices. It supports various data types and offers a free tier with limitations and a Pro version with unlimited capabilities.

Highlights
  • Persistent global variable storage
  • Cross-shortcut and cross-device variable access
  • Sync variables via iCloud
  • Support for complex data types
  • Instant Shortcuts integration
  • Free tier with limited variables
  • Pro tier with unlimited variables and features
Features
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Make your local variables global — across Shortcuts, devices, and time. Loccali gives Apple Shortcuts the one thing it's missing: persistent, global storage. With Loccali, you can store data that survives between runs, across automations, and even across devices — without resorting to workarounds or iCloud Drive hacks. What It Does: - Store key-value data outside of individual shortcuts - Retrieve or update that data from any shortcut - Sync variables via iCloud across iPhone, iPad, and Mac - Store more complex data types (arrays, locations, dates, files) Free Version Includes: - Store up to 10 variables - Supports Text (up to 256 characters), Booleans, and Positive Integers - Instant Shortcuts integration via native actions - Clean, simple UI for direct variable management Pro Unlocks: - Unlimited variables - Full support for: - Text (no limit) - Integers & Decimals (positive and negative) - Arrays (e.g., JSON-style lists) - Dates and Locations - Files (store and retrieve files via Shortcuts) - More flexibility for serious automation workflows Available as: - Monthly auto-renewable subscription - Yearly auto-renewable subscription (best value per month) - One-time lifetime unlock Already bought Pro? You're set — your original purchase keeps unlocking the full Pro feature set you paid for, forever, no subscription required. Privacy: - Your variables stay on your device and in your private iCloud — never uploaded to our servers - Anonymous usage analytics and crash diagnostics via Firebase to help us fix bugs - Free tier shows a rewarded ad when you reach the daily action cap (iPhone and iPad only — Mac is ad-free) - Pro removes ads entirely - Full details: https://pierrejanineh.com/loccali/privacy-policy Who This Is For: - Automation enthusiasts - Shortcuts power users - Developers who want real persistence across Shortcuts - Anyone who's hit the limits of "magic variables" or built clunky workarounds Note: "Magic variables" are Shortcuts' built-in auto-generated values — they're convenient but temporary. Loccali gives you real, persistent ones. Loccali is not for everyone — but if you know what a global variable is, this is probably for you. No noise. Just clean, script-free state management for your Shortcuts. If you use Shortcuts seriously, this belongs in your toolbox. Subscription terms: - Loccali Pro is available as a monthly or yearly auto-renewable subscription, or a one-time lifetime unlock. - Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. - Your subscription renews automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. - The account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period at the same price as the original subscription. - Manage or cancel your subscription in Settings → your Apple ID → Subscriptions. - Privacy policy: https://pierrejanineh.com/loccali/privacy-policy - Terms of use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Explicit Gesture3 screens
Loccali4 screens

Verdict

The call

Explicit Gesture and Loccali both sit at 5.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 86% of Explicit Gesture's written reviews are positive against 0% of Loccali's. Explicit Gesture also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 4) and ads (none vs shown). Loccali's advantage is update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 7 months). On price, rating, ratings volume 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. Loccali sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Explicit Gesture asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Explicit Gesture against 5.0 for Loccali. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 2 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 86% of Explicit Gesture's written reviews are positive against 0% of Loccali's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Explicit Gesture ships an update every 7 months, Loccali every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Explicit Gesture versus Loccali: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterExplicit GestureLoccali
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews85.7% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings3 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsEvery 4 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.4 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB27 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGautam ProthiaPierre Janineh

Customer experience

Explicit Gesture

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive85.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative14.3%

Loccali

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

Explicit Gesture

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Loccali

Subscriptions2
  • Pro - monthly$1.991 Month
  • Pro - yearly7 Days trial$9.991 Year
One-time2
  • Pro Version$3.99
  • Lifetime Pro$29.99

Questions

Is Explicit Gesture free?
Explicit Gesture is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Loccali free?
Loccali is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Explicit Gesture or Loccali?
Explicit Gesture and Loccali are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 3 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do Explicit Gesture or Loccali have ads?
Loccali shows ads; Explicit Gesture does not.
Which is updated more often, Explicit Gesture or Loccali?
Explicit Gesture ships an update every 7 months, and Loccali every 4 weeks. Most recently, Explicit Gesture was updated on October 7, 2026 and Loccali on October 15, 2026.

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