Shortcuts & Scriptable vs Loccali
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
Loccali
This app provides persistent, global storage for Apple Shortcuts, allowing variables to survive between runs, automations, and devices. It supports various data types and offers a free tier with limitations and a Pro version with unlimited capabilities.
- Persistent global variable storage
- Cross-shortcut and cross-device variable access
- Sync variables via iCloud
- Support for complex data types
- Instant Shortcuts integration
- Free tier with limited variables
- Pro tier with unlimited variables and features
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Make your local variables global — across Shortcuts, devices, and time. Loccali gives Apple Shortcuts the one thing it's missing: persistent, global storage. With Loccali, you can store data that survives between runs, across automations, and even across devices — without resorting to workarounds or iCloud Drive hacks. What It Does: - Store key-value data outside of individual shortcuts - Retrieve or update that data from any shortcut - Sync variables via iCloud across iPhone, iPad, and Mac - Store more complex data types (arrays, locations, dates, files) Free Version Includes: - Store up to 10 variables - Supports Text (up to 256 characters), Booleans, and Positive Integers - Instant Shortcuts integration via native actions - Clean, simple UI for direct variable management Pro Unlocks: - Unlimited variables - Full support for: - Text (no limit) - Integers & Decimals (positive and negative) - Arrays (e.g., JSON-style lists) - Dates and Locations - Files (store and retrieve files via Shortcuts) - More flexibility for serious automation workflows Available as: - Monthly auto-renewable subscription - Yearly auto-renewable subscription (best value per month) - One-time lifetime unlock Already bought Pro? You're set — your original purchase keeps unlocking the full Pro feature set you paid for, forever, no subscription required. Privacy: - Your variables stay on your device and in your private iCloud — never uploaded to our servers - Anonymous usage analytics and crash diagnostics via Firebase to help us fix bugs - Free tier shows a rewarded ad when you reach the daily action cap (iPhone and iPad only — Mac is ad-free) - Pro removes ads entirely - Full details: https://pierrejanineh.com/loccali/privacy-policy Who This Is For: - Automation enthusiasts - Shortcuts power users - Developers who want real persistence across Shortcuts - Anyone who's hit the limits of "magic variables" or built clunky workarounds Note: "Magic variables" are Shortcuts' built-in auto-generated values — they're convenient but temporary. Loccali gives you real, persistent ones. Loccali is not for everyone — but if you know what a global variable is, this is probably for you. No noise. Just clean, script-free state management for your Shortcuts. If you use Shortcuts seriously, this belongs in your toolbox. Subscription terms: - Loccali Pro is available as a monthly or yearly auto-renewable subscription, or a one-time lifetime unlock. - Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. - Your subscription renews automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. - The account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period at the same price as the original subscription. - Manage or cancel your subscription in Settings → your Apple ID → Subscriptions. - Privacy policy: https://pierrejanineh.com/loccali/privacy-policy - Terms of use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Loccali at 5.0 against Shortcuts & Scriptable's 4.3. Loccali also leads on update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 2 months). Shortcuts & Scriptable's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (15% vs 0%). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. Shortcuts & Scriptable sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.49 per month and Loccali sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Loccali holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Shortcuts & Scriptable has 20 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 15% of Shortcuts & Scriptable's written reviews are positive against 0% of Loccali's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Shortcuts & Scriptable ships an update every 2 months, Loccali every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Shortcuts & Scriptable | Loccali |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (20 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 15.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 20 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 4 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.2 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 55 MB | 27 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | PeiYi Chen | Pierre Janineh |
Customer experience
Shortcuts & Scriptable
Loccali
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
Loccali
- Pro - monthly$1.991 Month
- Pro - yearly7 Days trial$9.991 Year
- Pro Version$3.99
- Lifetime Pro$29.99








