Actions vs Seritag NFC Encoder
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Actions
This app provides a vast collection of additional actions to enhance the functionality of the Shortcuts app on iOS. It offers a wide range of tools for manipulating data, interacting with device features, and automating complex tasks.
- Add to List
- Apply Capture Date
- Blur Images
- Calculate with Soulver
- Convert Date to Unix Time
- Format Number as Ordinal
- Get Device Details (Extended)
- Get SF Symbol Image
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Supercharge your shortcuts with lots of useful actions. It provides additional actions for the Shortcuts app. IMPORTANT: Because of an iOS bug, to make the actions show up in the Shortcuts app, you need to first launch the app and then restart your device. 重要提示:由于 iOS 错误,要使操作显示在“快捷方式”应用程序中,您需要先启动该应用程序,然后重新启动设备。 WICHTIG: Aufgrund eines iOS-Fehlers müssen Sie, damit die Aktionen in der Shortcuts-App angezeigt werden, zuerst die App starten und dann Ihr Gerät neu starten. IMPORTANT : en raison d'un bug iOS, pour que les actions s'affichent dans l'application Raccourcis, vous devez d'abord lancer l'application, puis redémarrer votre appareil. 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. ■ Actions - Add to List - Apply Capture Date - Ask for Text with Timeout - Authenticate - Blur Images - Boolean - Calculate with Soulver - Choose from List (Extended) - Clamp Number - Color - Combine Lists - Combine Videos - Convert Coordinates to Location - Convert Date to Unix Time - Convert Location to Geo URI - Convert Unix Time to Date - Create Color Image - Create Menu Item - Create URL - Download File - Edit URL - Encrypt File - Encrypt Text - Filter List - Find Music Playlist - Format Currency - Format Date Difference - Format Duration - Format Number as Ordinal - Format Number — Compact - Format Person Name - Format Text List - Generate CSV - Generate Haptic Feedback - Generate Random Data - Generate Random Text - Generate UUID - Get All System Colors - Get Audio Playback Destination - Get Average Color - Get Average Color of Image - Get Battery State - Get Bluetooth Device - Get Bluetooth Devices - Get Boolean from Input - Get Compass Heading - Get Device Details (Extended) - Get Device Motion Activity - Get Device Motion Data - Get Device Orientation - Get Dominant Colors of Image - Get Elevation - Get Emojis - Get File Path - Get High-Resolution Timestamp - Get Image Capture Date / Set Image Capture Date - Get Image Location / Set Image Location - Get Index of List Item - Get Map Image of Location - Get Paragraphs from Text - Get Query Item Value from URL - Get Query Items from URL - Get Query Items from URL as Dictionary - Get Random Boolean - Get Random Color - Get Random Date and Time - Get Random Emoticon - Get Random Floating-Point Number - Get Random Number from Seed - Get Related Words - Get Sentences from Text - Get SF Symbol Image - Get System Color - Get Title of URL - Get Uniform Type Identifier / Set Uniform Type Identifier - Get User Details - Get Values Using JSONPath - Global Variable - Hex Encode - Hide Shortcuts App - Invert Images - Is Accessibility Feature On - Is Audio Playing - Is Bluetooth On - Is Call Active - Is Cellular Data On - Is Cellular Low Data Mode On - Is Conforming to Uniform Type Identifier - Is Connected to VPN - Is Dark Mode On - Is Day - Is Device Locked - Is Device Moving - Is Device Orientation - Is Host Reachable - Is Location Services Enabled - Is Low Power Mode On - Is Online - Is Shaking Device - Is Silent Mode On - Is Time - Is Time In Range - Is Web Server Reachable - Join Wi-Fi - Merge Dictionaries - Open URLs in Safari - Overwrite File - Parse CSV - Parse JSON5 - Pick Color - Pretty Print Dictionaries - Remove Duplicate Lines - Remove Duplicates from List - Remove Emojis - Remove Empty Lines - Remove from List - Remove Non-Printable Characters - Reverse Lines - Reverse List - Round Number to Multiple - Scan Documents - Scan QR Codes in Image - Set Creation and Modification Date of File - Show Black Screen - Show Notification - Shuffle List - Sort List - Sort Months - Spell Out Number - Toggle Boolean - Transform Lists - Transform Text - Transform Text with JavaScript - Trim Whitespace - Truncate List - Truncate Number - Truncate Text - Wait Milliseconds - Write or Edit Text
Seritag NFC Encoder
This utility app allows users to read, write, and lock various NFC tags. It can scan tags to retrieve encoded data like URLs or text, identify unique chip IDs, and determine if a chip is locked or writable.
- Read NFC tag data (URL, text)
- Get NFC chip Unique ID
- Check if NFC chip is locked
- Check if NFC chip is writable
- Write data to NFC tags
- Lock NFC tags
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The Seritag Encoder is an NFC app capable of reading, writing and locking a range of NFC tags. Read: - Scan an NFC tag to get the URL, text or other encoded data. - Get the Unique ID of an NFC chip. - Tell whether an NFC chip is locked or writable.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Actions at none against Seritag NFC Encoder's 3. Seritag NFC Encoder's advantage is update cadence (every 11 days vs monthly) and review sentiment (100% vs 92%). 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. Seritag NFC Encoder sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Actions asks for nothing beyond the download.
Actions ships an update monthly, Seritag NFC Encoder every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Actions | Seritag NFC Encoder |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (469 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 91.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 469 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 11 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 28 MB | 34 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sindre Sorhus | TabDesk Ltd |
Customer experience
Actions
Seritag NFC Encoder
Bugs and requests
Actions
Reported bugs
3 issues- Errors when using list manipulation actions
- Incompatibility with HomePod mini
- Shortcut actions not working on iPhone 15 Pro
Requested features
4 requests- Add support for device orientation detection
- Integrate with more system-level APIs
- Provide a way to create custom actions
- Expand language support beyond English
Seritag NFC Encoder
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Actions
No in-app purchases
Seritag NFC Encoder
- Password Features: 5 Tags$1.99
- Password Features: 25 Tags$4.99
- Password Features: 100 Tags$14.99
Questions
Is Actions free?
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