App Shortcut vs Live Shortcut
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
App Shortcut
Create custom widgets for quick app launching. Easily find and add your favorite applications to your home screen for instant access. Streamline your mobile experience with personalized shortcuts.
- Create custom widgets
- Quickly launch favorite apps
- Search and add applications
- Personalized shortcuts
- Home screen integration
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App Shortcut enables you to create beautiful widgets to quickly launch your favourite apps. Just search the app you want to add, try it, and create a new shortcut for it in few seconds.
Live Shortcut
Easily integrate your existing automations with Live Activities. Display reminders and important information on your Lock Screen and Dynamic Island to ensure you never miss a thing.
- Integrate automations with Live Activities
- Display reminders on Lock Screen
- Utilize Dynamic Island for notifications
- Easy setup for existing shortcuts
- Customizable display options
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Turn your shortcuts into Live Activities on your Lock Screen and Dynamic Island. Live Shortcut puts the information from your automations where you can see it. Create a quick note in the app, or use Apple Shortcuts to display text from your own workflows. YOUR SHORTCUTS, AT A GLANCE Keep a reminder in sight, show a workflow result, or display a message when an automation runs. BUILT AROUND YOUR ROUTINE Choose what appears and when using your own Shortcuts automations. For example, display a garage-door reminder after your shortcut checks whether the door is open. MAKE IT YOURS Personalize your Live Activities with icons and color themes. Support for triggering another shortcut helps connect the next step in your workflow. MORE WITH PREMIUM Unlock additional customization, custom and built-in icons, multiple Live Activities, and control over which activities to end using identifiers. Create your first Live Activity and put your shortcuts in sight. Requires iOS 16.4 or later. Dynamic Island requires a compatible iPhone. Live Activity duration and visibility are managed by iOS. Some features require Premium. Privacy: https://andrewbfang.com/privacyPolicy.html Terms: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: App Shortcut at none against Live Shortcut's 2. App Shortcut also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 70%) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.4). Live Shortcut's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 7 months). On price, ads 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
Both are free to download. Live Shortcut sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per year. App Shortcut asks for nothing beyond the download.
App Shortcut ships an update every 7 months, Live Shortcut every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | App Shortcut | Live Shortcut |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (37 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 70.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 37 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Burak Uzunboy | Andrew Fang |
Customer experience
App Shortcut
Live Shortcut
In-app purchases
App Shortcut
No in-app purchases
Live Shortcut
- Premium (Yearly)$0.991 Year
- Premium Lifetime$6.99
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