Comparison

CatLabel vs ShortcutsStateStorage

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

CatLabel

Create custom text and color labels for your device's home screen. Organize your pages with glanceable widgets, making navigation easier.

Highlights
  • Custom text labels
  • Customizable colors
  • Home screen widgets
  • Improved page organization
  • Glanceable information
Features
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Widget for adding labels on the Home Screen, set custom texts and color to make your pages more easily glanceable.

About

ShortcutsStateStorage

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You can read and write Strings and Ints! You can save it to your device and share it between devices using iCloud.

Screenshots

CatLabel3 screens
ShortcutsStateStorage4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: ShortcutsStateStorage at every 5 months against CatLabel's every 19 months. CatLabel's advantage is price ($0.99 vs $1.99). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

CatLabel costs $0.99 and ShortcutsStateStorage $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CatLabel ships an update every 19 months, ShortcutsStateStorage every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and December 12, 2025 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
CatLabel versus ShortcutsStateStorage: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCatLabelShortcutsStateStorage
Price$0.99 — better$1.99
Rating2.7 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 19 monthsEvery 5 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.616.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB19 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJohan JaderblomTowa TAKEUCHI

In-app purchases

None

CatLabel

No in-app purchases

None

ShortcutsStateStorage

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is CatLabel free?
CatLabel costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is ShortcutsStateStorage free?
ShortcutsStateStorage costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do CatLabel or ShortcutsStateStorage have ads?
Neither CatLabel nor ShortcutsStateStorage shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CatLabel or ShortcutsStateStorage?
CatLabel ships an update every 19 months, and ShortcutsStateStorage every 5 months. Most recently, CatLabel was updated on October 8, 2026 and ShortcutsStateStorage on December 12, 2025.

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