WidgetPack vs AI Actions for Shortcuts
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
WidgetPack
Design custom widgets for your homescreen using the power of Shortcuts. Utilize built-in elements like images and text, or create unique designs from scratch. Display any information directly on your device.
- Create custom widgets
- Utilize Shortcuts integration
- Modify built-in examples
- Design from scratch
- Add images and symbols
- Apply colors and effects
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Create your own Widgets with Shortcuts. With WidgetPack you can use the power of Shortcuts to design your own widgets. Use and modify the built-in examples to get started, or create a widget from scratch and unleash your creativity. WidgetPack has many elements built-in including images, symbols, text and more. All the elements can be transformed with shadow, colors and effects to create exactly the widgets you want. Shortcuts integration means you can take any kind of information and display it on your homescreen.
AI Actions for Shortcuts
Enhance your iOS Shortcuts with advanced AI capabilities. This app integrates with your existing OpenAI API key to provide powerful new actions for your automations. Note that it does not support Apple Watch or HomePod.
- AI-powered actions for Shortcuts
- Integrates with OpenAI API key
- Adds new automation capabilities
- Supports iPhone and iPad
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Supercharge your shortcuts with useful AI-powered actions. It provides additional actions for the Shortcuts app. Note: The app requires you to specify your own OpenAI API key. The actions are not able to run on Apple Watch or HomePod. Restart your device if the actions don't show up in the Shortcuts app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: AI Actions for Shortcuts at Free against WidgetPack's $4.99. AI Actions for Shortcuts also leads on rating (4.6 vs 3.4) and review sentiment (77% vs 50%). WidgetPack's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 4 weeks). On ratings volume, ads, in-app purchases 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
AI Actions for Shortcuts is free to download; WidgetPack costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
AI Actions for Shortcuts holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 17 and 27 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of WidgetPack's written reviews are positive against 77% of AI Actions for Shortcuts's.
WidgetPack ships an update weekly, AI Actions for Shortcuts every 4 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | WidgetPack | AI Actions for Shortcuts |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.4 (17 ratings) | 4.6 (27 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 77.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 17 | 27 — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 4 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 — better | 27.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Bouke van der Bijl | Sindre Sorhus |
Customer experience
WidgetPack
AI Actions for Shortcuts
In-app purchases
WidgetPack
No in-app purchases
AI Actions for Shortcuts
No in-app purchases
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