Comparison

COPIC Collection vs Shortcut Remote

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

Head to head
About

COPIC Collection

Manage your Copic marker collection, discover complementary colors, and get color suggestions based on your images. Easily register markers and pens using barcodes, add personal notes, and tag colors used in your artwork.

Highlights
  • Barcode product registration
  • Multiliner product registration
  • Color picker for image suggestions
  • Wish list for future purchases
  • Personal color notes
  • Artwork color tagging
Features
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Copic Collection is a free smartphone app that lets you efficiently manage and search Copic markers that you currently own or are planning to purchase. It also lets you search for complimentary colors, and display color drawing samples. The app has been well received by many Copic users. How to use Copic Collection '- Easily register products using barcodes: You can now scan barcodes to register your Copic products. For sets, you can register all Copic products included in the set by scanning the barcode on the package. You can easily view your Copic products registered on the app from a color bar list, making it easier to find the next color you may be looking for. Register Multiliner products Copic products other than Copic markers (Multiliner Pen/Multiliner SP Pen/Copic Drawing Pen/Gasen-Fude Brush Pen) can also now be registered in your list. Multiliner Pen products can be registered by color and line width. View suggestions with the color picker feature Do you ever find yourself wondering what color should be used to color particular areas? Copic Collection can help you with that. The app allows you to load photos, illustrations and other images from "Camera" within the app, and will display a list of recommended Copic colors that best fits a specified area of an image. If you select a color from the list and tap the star icon, the chosen color will be displayed in the "WISH LIST." You can use this feature as a memo for your next purchase. - Your own MY COLOR MEMO On the detail screen for each color, you can tap the MEMO icon to make notes about the corresponding color. For example, you can leave notes for a particular color such as "Used to color my favorite manga character" and "Color was used by a popular artist in a video." - Tag the colors you used in a piece You can load images of artwork created with Copic markers from "Camera" within the app and add "Color Tags" that indicate the colors that were used. You can then save the image with the added color tags. You can save the image as reference for your own use, or share the image with Color Tags on social media, etc.

About

Shortcut Remote

Customize wireless shortcut remote button functions on your mobile device. Enhance your creative workflow with pre-set software configurations for popular tools.

Highlights
  • Customize remote button functions
  • Wireless connectivity
  • Mobile device integration
  • Pre-set software configurations
  • Enhance creative workflow
Features
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XPPen tools help users customize wireless shortcut remote button functions on mobile devices (providing some commonly used software presets), better assisting your creativity.

Screenshots

COPIC Collection4 screens
Shortcut Remote4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: COPIC Collection at 3.3 against Shortcut Remote's 1.3. COPIC Collection also leads on review sentiment (41% vs 13%) and ratings volume (133 vs 12). Shortcut Remote's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 4 months) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 14.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

COPIC Collection holds the better App Store score, 3.3 against 1.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: COPIC Collection has 133 ratings behind it against 12, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 41% of COPIC Collection's written reviews are positive against 13% of Shortcut Remote's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

COPIC Collection ships an update every 4 months, Shortcut Remote every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
COPIC Collection versus Shortcut Remote: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCOPIC CollectionShortcut Remote
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.3 (133 ratings) — better1.3 (12 ratings)
Positive reviews40.7% of reviews — better12.5% of reviews
Number of ratings133 — better12
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size293 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperToo corporation深圳汉王友基科技有限公司

Customer experience

COPIC Collection

All ratings130 ratings
Positive53.8%
Neutral13.8%
Negative32.3%
Written reviews118 reviews
Positive40.7%
Neutral17.8%
Negative41.5%

Shortcut Remote

All ratings12 ratings
Positive8.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative91.7%
Written reviews56 reviews
Positive12.5%
Neutral8.9%
Negative78.6%

User reviews

COPIC Collection

From 133 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Helpful for tracking marker collection
  • 🚀 Great for avoiding duplicate purchases

Room to improve

  • 🤔 Confusing new interface
  • 👎 Difficult to see owned colors
  • 💤 Cluttered and not user-friendly

Shortcut Remote

From 12 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Good form factor and feel
  • 💡 Potential for a great budget alternative
  • 👍 App interface looks promising
  • 👍 Device is inexpensive and easy to use
  • 👍 Works after firmware update

Room to improve

  • 🐛 App crashes frequently
  • 🐛 App connects but does nothing
  • 🐛 Cannot save shortcuts
  • 🐛 App doesn't work on iPad
  • 🐛 Not saving changes

Bugs and requests

COPIC Collection

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Randomly deletes user's marker data
  • Barcode scanner not working

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add ability to track ink refills
  • Implement color palette organization
  • Add search and filter functions
  • Improve color matching from photos
  • Provide better visual representation of owned colors

Shortcut Remote

Reported bugs

15 issues
  • Shortcut remote not connecting
  • App crashes
  • App connects but does nothing
  • Cannot save shortcuts
  • App doesn't work on iPad
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  • Not saving changes
  • Keys don't change
  • App not working
  • Buttons not mapping
  • App fails to modify keys
  • App does not open
  • Connection issues
  • Software keyboard US layout issue
  • UI only supports portrait mode
  • Shortcut remote not saving assigned key binding

Requested features

7 requests
  • Fix shortcut remote connection issue
  • Allow remote connection only to iPad
  • Provide detailed connection and usage guides for iPad
  • Add support for Ibispaint
  • Add K11 switching function
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  • Support JIS keyboard layout
  • Support landscape UI

In-app purchases

None

COPIC Collection

No in-app purchases

None

Shortcut Remote

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is COPIC Collection free?
COPIC Collection is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Shortcut Remote free?
Shortcut Remote is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, COPIC Collection or Shortcut Remote?
COPIC Collection is rated higher. COPIC Collection averages 3.3 out of 5 from 133 ratings, while Shortcut Remote averages 1.3 from 12 ratings.
Do COPIC Collection or Shortcut Remote have ads?
Neither COPIC Collection nor Shortcut Remote shows ads.
Which is updated more often, COPIC Collection or Shortcut Remote?
COPIC Collection ships an update every 4 months, and Shortcut Remote every 2 weeks. Most recently, COPIC Collection was updated on October 21, 2026 and Shortcut Remote on October 14, 2026.

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