Logger for Shortcuts vs MoE Code
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Logger for Shortcuts
This app provides a developer console specifically for building complex shortcuts. It allows users to write messages to the console in real-time as shortcuts run, eliminating the need for Quick Look actions. Powerful filtering tools help users drill down into output by various criteria, and logs can be synced across devices via iCloud and exported.
- Developer console for Shortcuts
- Real-time message logging
- Powerful filtering tools
- Filter by category, device, date, contents, search, tags
- iCloud sync across devices
- Export logs to plain text or markdown
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"It has so rapidly become one of the most critical apps on my whole system, I cannot even believe it" — CGP Grey, Cortex podcast Logger is the first developer console designed for Shortcuts. Building complex shortcuts is now easier than ever! Use the Logger's shortcut actions to write messages to the console. See them posted in realtime as your shortcut runs - no more Quick Look actions required. Use the powerful filtering tools to drill down into the output. Filter by category, device, date, contents, search or tags. All your messages are synced securely between your devices using iCloud and you can even export your logs to plain text or markdown.
MoE Code
This app enhances Apple's Shortcuts with over 30 new actions for data manipulation, device information, media processing, network requests, and widget management. It aims to fill functionality gaps and offers a wide range of tools for developers and power users.
- Data conversion (PLIST, HTML, JSON)
- HTML element extraction
- String manipulation
- Device information retrieval
- Video chunking and resizing
- Network request execution
- Widget management
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MoE Code adds 61 actions to solve functionality gaps in the Shortcuts app. Where lists are mentioned: Shortcuts lists, JSON arrays, and delimited strings (e.g., CSVs) are supported for input, and the first two for output. • AI ◦ "Count Tokens For On-Device AI Model" (iOS 27+ only) ◦ "Is Apple Intelligence Functional?" ◦ "Is Apple Intelligence-Capable?" ◦ "Use On-Device AI Model (Extended)" (iOS 27+ only): Images / files, max tokens, and temperature • Clipboard (arbitrary formats, binary supported via Base64) ◦ "Get Clipboards" ◦ "Set Clipboards": Used by MoE Shortcuts Toolkit (routinehub.co/shortcut/22016/) • Data: HTML ◦ "Convert HTML Tables To JSON" ◦ "Extract HTML Elements Using SwiftSoup" • Data: JSON ◦ "Delete Nested Dictionary / JSON Object Key" ◦ "Pretty Print Dictionaries / JSON" ◦ "Set Nested Dictionary / JSON Object Value" ◦ "Transform List / Dictionaries / JSON Using JQ": Extract, filter, deduplicate, etc. Used by Summarise YouTube Video (routinehub.co/shortcut/21809/) • Data: Lists (significantly faster than using loops) ◦ "Add Value(s) To List / Merge Lists" ◦ "Convert JSON Array To Shortcuts List" ◦ "Convert String / Shortcuts List To JSON Array" ◦ "Get Items From List At Indexes (Values)" ◦ "Get Items From List At Indexes (Files)" ◦ "Get Value Position In List" ◦ "List Contains List?" ◦ "List Contains Value?" ◦ "Remove Value From List" ◦ "Sort Keys Of Dicts In List" ◦ "Subtract Lists" • Data: Text ◦ "Extract Strings From Binary" ◦ "Multi Replace Text": Lists of strings, string or regex targets, and substitutions. Used by MoE Shortcuts Backup (routinehub.co/shortcut/26330/) • Device ◦ "Get Device Ground Speed" ◦ "Get Device Model" ◦ "Get Device Type" ◦ "Is App Installed?": Actions, Microsoft Outlook, Pythonista, Scriptable, and WhatsApp • Files ◦ "Get Details of File / Folder": Unescaped file paths, top-level folder paths in the same format as Shortcuts ◦ "Save Files": List of files to list of relative paths. Used by MoE Shortcuts Backup (routinehub.co/shortcut/26330/) • Media (changes are made in-place for a smoother experience) ◦ "Change Photos Items' Captions" (iOS 27+ only): Used by Auto Tag Screenshots (routinehub.co/shortcut/26535/) and Replicate Media Metadata (routinehub.co/shortcut/21792/) ◦ "Change Photos Items' Creation Dates" ◦ "Change Photos Items' Locations": Used by Auto Tag Screenshots (routinehub.co/shortcut/26535/) and Replicate Media Metadata (routinehub.co/shortcut/21792/) ◦ "Chunk Video" ◦ "Find Photos Items By Captions" (iOS 27+ only) ◦ "Get Details of Photos Items (Extended)" (iOS 27+ only) ◦ "Mark Photos Items As Favourited, Unfavourited, Or Hidden" ◦ "Play System Sound" ◦ "Remove Photos Items' Captions" (iOS 27+ only) ◦ "Remove Photos Items' Locations" (iOS 27+ only) ◦ "Resize Images With Fill (HDR)" (iOS 26+ only): Used by routinehub.co/shortcut/21785/ • Network ◦ "Get Certificate Chain" ◦ "Is Internet-Connected?": Used by MoE Airplane Mode (routinehub.co/shortcut/24566/) ◦ "Make HTTP Request": Used by Summarise YouTube Video (routinehub.co/shortcut/21809/) • Settings ◦ "Get Reminders Default List" ◦ "Open Settings Deep Link" • Shortcuts: All used by MoE Shortcuts Toolkit (routinehub.co/shortcut/22016/) ◦ "Convert JSON To PLIST" (XML or Base64-encoded binary) ◦ "Convert PLIST Binary To JSON" ◦ "Extract Action Blocks" ◦ "Extract Named Non-Magic Variables" ◦ "Extract Named Magic Variables" ◦ "Find Invalid If Statements" ◦ "Find Invalid Variable References" ◦ "Get MoE Code App Version" • UI ◦ "Show Markdown" • Widget: All used by Starling Bank Balances Widgets (routinehub.co/shortcut/25942/) ◦ "Delete Widget / Complication Key" ◦ "Get Widget / Complication Value" ◦ "Set Circular Widget / Complication Value" ◦ "Set Text Widget / Complication Value" ◦ "Sync And Reload App Widgets"
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: MoE Code at Free against Logger for Shortcuts's $4.99. MoE Code also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 4) and update cadence (weekly vs monthly). Logger for Shortcuts's advantage is chart position (#7 vs unranked) and ratings volume (27 vs 3). On 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
MoE Code is free to download; Logger for Shortcuts costs $4.99 up front. Logger for Shortcuts sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. MoE Code asks for nothing beyond the download.
MoE Code holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Logger for Shortcuts has 27 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 79% of Logger for Shortcuts's written reviews are positive against 100% of MoE Code's.
Logger for Shortcuts ships an update monthly, MoE Code weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Logger for Shortcuts | MoE Code |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.7 (27 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 79.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 27 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #7 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Snailed It Development Ltd | BENJAMIN ANDREW HOOPER |
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Logger for Shortcuts
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In-app purchases
Logger for Shortcuts
- Small Tip$0.99
- Medium Tip$2.99
- Large Tip$4.99
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- Huge Tip$9.99
MoE Code
No in-app purchases
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