GizmoPack vs ShortFlow
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
GizmoPack
Enhance your device's automation capabilities with a wide array of powerful actions. Create custom shortcuts for tasks like managing data, encoding information, and interacting with files. Many features are available for free, with a one-time purchase unlocking the full suite.
- Add/Create Wallet Pass
- Encode Hex & Property List
- File Information & Manipulation
- Fuzzy Find & Data Filtering
- Generate & Parse CSV/JSON
- Query HTML/XML Documents
- Universal Variables
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Bring your shortcuts to the next level with GizmoPack! The following powerful actions are included: - Add Wallet Pass - Combine Lists - Create Wallet Pass - Encode Hex - Encode Property List - File Info - Filter Dictionaries - Fuzzy Find - Generate CSV - Generate Hash (Extended) - Overwrite File - Parse CSV - Parse Date - Query HTML/XML Document - Query CSV/JSON with SQL - Random Data - Shortcut Metadata - Snapshot Map - Trim File - Universal Variables Many useful actions are available for free, with a single in-app purchase unlocking the rest. The app contains descriptions for all the actions and example shortcuts to get you started.
ShortFlow
Access your favorite apps, websites, and custom shortcuts directly from your iPhone's Lock Screen. Create personalized widget buttons with a vast icon library for quick launching. Supports Always-On display and offers advanced customization options.
- Launch apps from Lock Screen
- Open URLs from Lock Screen
- Access Shortcuts app actions
- Customizable widget buttons
- Over 4,000 icons available
- Supports Always-On display
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Open any apps, shortcuts, URLs from the Lock Screen. Place custom widget buttons on your Lock Screen, with your choice of over 4,000 icons. Each can be configured to launch your favorite app, website, or any shortcut from the Shortcuts app. Other Features: • Display custom title on a widget • Built-in presets for quick configuration • Supports iPhone 14 Pro's Always-On display • Easily change widgets through the app Pro Features: • Transparent widget backgrounds • Create up to 20 different widgets • Place an inline widget above time
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: ShortFlow at 196 against GizmoPack's 32. ShortFlow also leads on iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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. GizmoPack sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and ShortFlow sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for GizmoPack against 4.7 for ShortFlow. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ShortFlow has 196 ratings behind it against 32, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 75% of GizmoPack's written reviews are positive against 68% of ShortFlow's.
GizmoPack ships an update every 4 days, ShortFlow every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | GizmoPack | ShortFlow |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (32 ratings) | 4.7 (196 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better | 67.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 32 | 196 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Every 8 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Bouke van der Bijl | Kenneth Kao |
Customer experience
GizmoPack
ShortFlow
Bugs and requests
GizmoPack
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
ShortFlow
Reported bugs
8 issues- App and ShirFlow both launch when shortcut is pressed
- Shortcuts do not appear in widget list
- App does not work on iOS17
- Face ID required even for lock screen shortcuts
- Black screen followed by shortcuts app and then target app
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- Icons disappear after iPhone restart, requiring unlock and widget run
- Buttons within widgets are not functional
- Pro version states up to 8 widgets, but only 4 are supported
Requested features
6 requests- Add Tidal as a preset
- More than 8 shortcut slots
- Add Spotify support
- Add Naverpay support
- Remove icon background
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- Longer widget size with 4 configurations
In-app purchases
GizmoPack
- GizmoPack Pro$5.99
ShortFlow
- ShortFlow Pro$2.99
Questions
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