Shortcuts & Scriptable vs Charging Live
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Shortcuts & Scriptable
Personalize your device with custom widgets and shortcuts. Enhance your charging experience with stylish animations. Access premium features through a subscription.
- Customizable widgets
- Personal shortcut creation
- Stylish charging animations
- VIP subscription for premium features
- Monthly addition of new features
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This app allows you to freely add stylish widgets and create personal shortcuts! Here are some cool widgets, charging animation display that look beautiful! VIP Subscription: You can subscribe all premium features(new orders will be added every month). Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. You may manage your subscription and turn off auto-renewal by going to your Account Settings after purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial period will be forfeited if you purchase a subscription. Privacy Policy: https://www.freeprivacypolicy.com/live/17595792-0651-4168-b44a-9ab817849745 Terms of use: https://www.freeprivacypolicy.com/live/0f62dbbb-0134-4b20-9469-456670cf26a1
Charging Live
Enhance your phone's charging experience with vibrant animations and sound effects. This app provides a variety of customizable charging visuals that play automatically when you connect your charger, making the process more engaging and personalized.
- Customizable charging animations
- Automatic playback on charger connection
- Visual and auditory enjoyment
- Easy to use interface
- Personalized charging experience
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If you want to display cool animations while charging, try our app, which offers several styles of charging animations and is very easy to use. Cool charging animation - charging show is coming! It's no longer boring to charge your iPhone! It meets all kinds of personalized needs of your mobile phone charging state! Just install the charging show and set it according to the tutorial. Plug in the charger on your mobile phone, and you don't need to open the app. The charging show starts running directly, and the charging effect appears immediately，bring you visual and auditory enjoyment!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Shortcuts & Scriptable at none against Charging Live's shown. Shortcuts & Scriptable also leads on iOS requirement (12.2 vs 14.0). Charging Live's advantage is ratings volume (1.1K vs 20) and rating (4.6 vs 4.3). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Shortcuts & Scriptable sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.49 per month and Charging Live sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Charging Live holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Charging Live has 1.1K ratings behind it against 20, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 15% of Shortcuts & Scriptable's written reviews are positive against 33% of Charging Live's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 10, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Shortcuts & Scriptable | Charging Live |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (20 ratings) | 4.6 (1.1K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 15.0% of reviews | 33.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 20 | 1.1K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.2 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 55 MB | 142 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | +4 |
| Developer | PeiYi Chen | Aaron Kwok |
Customer experience
Shortcuts & Scriptable
Charging Live
Bugs and requests
Shortcuts & Scriptable
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Charging Live
Reported bugs
2 issues- Animations don't unlock even after watching ads
- Doesn't work on all devices
Requested features
2 requests- Unlock animations without ads
- Improve battery performance
In-app purchases
Shortcuts & Scriptable
- 连续包月会员3 Days trial$2.491 Month
- 连续包年会员3 Days trial$10.491 Year
- 终身会员$24.99
Charging Live
- Remove All Ads$1.99
Questions
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