Comparison

Widget Shortcuts vs AnyShortcut

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

Head to head
About

Widget Shortcuts

Create custom widgets to quickly launch apps, make calls, send messages, or open websites. Personalize your widgets with app icons or your own images. Syncs across devices via iCloud.

Highlights
  • Launch any app via widget
  • Create custom shortcuts
  • Use app icons or custom images
  • iCloud sync across devices
  • Built-in templates
  • Launch URL schemes
Features
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Launch any app, call mom, send a mail to Bob, FaceTime Laura in a snap, open your favorite web site... and much, much more. The possibilities are endless. Your imagination is the limit. Enjoy! Features: - Launch and run any Shortcut made in the Shortcuts app through a Widget. - Launch links from popular URL-schemes like placing a calls, sending messages/mail and much more. - Run any link or URL-scheme. There are literay thousands for many popular apps. - Find icon artwork for any app in the App Store. - Pick images from your Photos to decorate your Widget. - Pick images from Files. - Completely integrated with iCloud so your Widget Shortcuts will always be update and in sync on all your devices. - Built-in templates for Phonecalls, Mail, Messages, FaceTime and Web. - The free version allows you to create 3 custom widgets. - The full version lets you create as many widgets as you like. - Everything written in SwiftUI for that fresh new feeling. If you found any bugs or have suggestions feel free to contact me at jogga@bitfield.se. Thx in advance for supporting independent developers like myself. PS! The free version let's you create 3 custom Widget Shortcuts. Subscribe to create as many as you like. Thx in advance. Read the Terms of service at https://www.bitfield.se/termsofservice.html

About

AnyShortcut

Features
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AnyShortcut puts your most-used apps one tap away — right on your lock screen or home screen. Pick any app, choose what it does, and launch it instantly from a widget. Call someone directly. Get directions. Open a chat. Search YouTube. No unlocking required. WHAT IT DOES • Tap your lock screen → the app opens and does exactly what you set • Call a contact, start a FaceTime, send a WhatsApp message, get directions — all from a single tap • Works on your lock screen, home screen, and inline above the clock SUPPORTED APPS Apple: Safari, Phone, FaceTime, Messages, Mail, Maps, Podcasts, Notes, Calendar, Reminders, Settings Google: Gmail, Google Maps, Chrome, YouTube, Google Translate Social: WhatsApp, Instagram, Telegram, Twitter/X, Facebook, Snapchat, TikTok, Discord, LinkedIn, Spotify, Outlook WIDGET TYPES • Lock Screen Circular — compact icon + label • Lock Screen Rectangular — icon, name, and detail line • Lock Screen Inline — slot 1 above the clock face • Home Screen Medium — all 4 shortcuts side by side • Text Widget — show any custom text on your lock or home screen PREMIUM Free: 1 shortcut slot Premium: All 4 shortcut slots + Text Widget Available as Monthly, Yearly, or a one-time Lifetime purchase. Restore anytime across your devices. PRIVACY No account required. No data collected. Everything stays on your device.

Screenshots

Widget Shortcuts4 screens
AnyShortcut2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Widget Shortcuts at daily against AnyShortcut's weekly. Widget Shortcuts also leads on iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.6). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Widget Shortcuts sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.49 per month and AnyShortcut sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Widget Shortcuts ships an update daily, AnyShortcut weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 16, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Widget Shortcuts versus AnyShortcut: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWidget ShortcutsAnyShortcut
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyDaily — betterWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS14.0 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBitfield ABIbrahim Malik Khasbulloh

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Widget Shortcuts

Subscriptions2
  • Full Widget Shortcuts Monthly$1.491 Month
  • Full Widget Shortcuts Annual$9.991 Year
3 purchases

AnyShortcut

Subscriptions2
  • Anyshortcut Monthly$0.991 Month
  • Anyshortcut Yearly$2.991 Year
One-time1
  • AnyShortcut Premium$4.99

Questions

Is Widget Shortcuts free?
Widget Shortcuts is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is AnyShortcut free?
AnyShortcut is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Widget Shortcuts or AnyShortcut have ads?
Neither Widget Shortcuts nor AnyShortcut shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Widget Shortcuts or AnyShortcut?
Widget Shortcuts ships an update daily, and AnyShortcut weekly. Most recently, Widget Shortcuts was updated on September 16, 2026 and AnyShortcut on September 19, 2026.

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