Comparison

Perspective vs Charty for Shortcuts

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

Head to head
About

Perspective

Transform your data into engaging visual stories. Move beyond static slides to interactive presentations that captivate your audience. Seamlessly integrate various data sources to create dynamic narratives.

Highlights
  • Interactive data visualization
  • Engaging presentation style
  • Data-driven storytelling
  • Multi-format data import
  • Touch gesture controls
Features
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Perspective. Where Data meets Story USERS LOVE PERSPECTIVE My default presentation tool...
A brilliant piece of software —Ben Bajarin, Analyst, Tech.pinions Hell of a good demo —John Gruber, Author, Daring Fireball Post-Powerpoint storytelling with data —Charles Arthur, 
Technology Editor, The Guardian  A feat of data visualization and data storytelling —Ryan Singer, Designer, Basecamp Some of the exciting new tools for productivity… —Steven Sinofsky
, Partner, Andreessen Horowitz a16z WHY PERSPECTIVE Bring your stories to life Go beyond slideware, bring your data to life and breathe fresh life into your presentations. Ideas in Motion Stop boring your audience with bullet points. Engage them. Use touch gestures to reveal data, zoom in to focus, or highlight key data points. Create a Conversation Show, Don't tell. Presenting with Perspective is more like having a conversation enhanced by data as opposed to a "pitch". No Data Left Behind Bring all your data: slides, spreadsheets, images, PDFs, cloud data, video.

About

Charty for Shortcuts

Enhance Apple's Shortcuts app with powerful charting capabilities. Create and customize various chart types directly from your automations. Unlock advanced features for unlimited data visualization.

Highlights
  • 24 new actions for Shortcuts
  • Create 7 different chart types
  • Add unlimited series (premium)
  • Style charts and axes (premium)
  • Export charts as images (premium)
  • Update widgets
Features
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Charty is the ultimate charting companion for Shortcuts. Whether you're tracking workouts, visualizing health data, monitoring budgets, or building dashboards from any app on your iPhone or iPad — Charty makes it effortless to go from raw numbers to beautiful, shareable charts. CREATE CHARTS YOUR WAY Build bar charts, line graphs, scatter plots, area charts, pie charts, donut charts, and ring charts — all from Shortcuts automations you already use. Combine multiple data series, customize every detail, and see your data come to life. STUNNING WIDGETS ON YOUR HOME SCREEN Display your charts as widgets that update automatically. Track your goals, habits, fitness progress, or anything else — right from your Home Screen. POWERFUL DATA TOOLS Go beyond simple plotting. Group, filter, and accumulate values. Add moving averages and trend lines. Import data from CSV files. Export charts as high-resolution images to share or save. STYLE EVERYTHING Fine-tune colors, markers, axis labels, date formats, floating-point precision, and more. Apply custom themes to keep your charts consistent and polished. Stack bars, customize line thickness, and highlight the data that matters most. LEARN AS YOU GO Access 16 built-in tutorials that walk you through creating your own Shortcuts — from simple charts to advanced data workflows. No coding required. FREE TO START Create unlimited charts with up to 2 series per chart — completely free. Unlock Charty Premium to access all 25 Shortcuts actions, unlimited series, full styling controls, area charts, CSV import, image export, widgets, and more. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Perspective4 screens
Charty for Shortcuts4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Charty for Shortcuts at 337 against Perspective's 5. Perspective's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 18.0). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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

Both are free to download. Perspective sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Charty for Shortcuts sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Perspective holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Charty for Shortcuts has 337 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 73% of Perspective's written reviews are positive against 78% of Charty for Shortcuts's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Perspective ships an update every 5 weeks, Charty for Shortcuts every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Perspective versus Charty for Shortcuts: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPerspectiveCharty for Shortcuts
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (5 ratings) — better4.7 (337 ratings)
Positive reviews73.1% of reviews78.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings5337 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS10.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size118 MB64 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerpixxa.comRapptor Desenvolvimento de Softwares LTDA

Customer experience

Perspective

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews26 reviews
Positive73.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative26.9%

Charty for Shortcuts

All ratings327 ratings
Positive93.6%
Neutral1.2%
Negative5.2%
Written reviews110 reviews
Positive78.2%
Neutral4.5%
Negative17.3%

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Perspective

One-time10
  • Story$2.99
  • Story$4.99
  • Story$9.99
Show 7 more
  • Story$14.99
  • Story$19.99
  • Story$24.99
  • Story$49.99
  • Story$99.99
  • Upgrade to Pro$99.99
  • Sankey Diagramming Tool$99.99
7 purchases

Charty for Shortcuts

Subscriptions2
  • Charty Premium$1.991 Month
  • Charty Premium7 Days trial$9.991 Year
One-time5
  • Small tip$0.99
  • Medium tip$2.99
  • Charty Premium$4.99
Show 2 more
  • Large tip$4.99
  • Charty Premium$99.99

Questions

Is Perspective free?
Perspective is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Charty for Shortcuts free?
Charty for Shortcuts is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Perspective or Charty for Shortcuts?
Perspective is rated higher. Perspective averages 5.0 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Charty for Shortcuts averages 4.7 from 337 ratings.
Do Perspective or Charty for Shortcuts have ads?
Neither Perspective nor Charty for Shortcuts shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Perspective or Charty for Shortcuts?
Perspective ships an update every 5 weeks, and Charty for Shortcuts every 3 weeks. Most recently, Perspective was updated on October 15, 2026 and Charty for Shortcuts on October 14, 2026.

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