HTML Sandbox 2 vs Loccali
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
HTML Sandbox 2
Create custom lock and home screens using HTML and various data sources like weather, battery, and calendar events. Download themes from a large community and receive support.
- Custom lock screen design
- Custom home screen design
- Integrate weather data
- Integrate battery status
- Integrate calendar events
- Integrate RSS feeds
- Community theme downloads
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The HTML Sandbox app is a productivity tool for the HTML Sandbox shortcut. With the shortcut you can create your own lockscreen and/or homescreen using e.g. weather data, battery status, calendar events, RSS-feeds and much more. Download the HTML Sandbox shortcut from the app. Join our iNNOVATION community with 18k+ members and download your favourite themes. Get 24/7 support from iNNOVATION community.
Loccali
This app provides persistent, global storage for Apple Shortcuts, allowing variables to survive between runs, automations, and devices. It supports various data types and offers a free tier with limitations and a Pro version with unlimited capabilities.
- Persistent global variable storage
- Cross-shortcut and cross-device variable access
- Sync variables via iCloud
- Support for complex data types
- Instant Shortcuts integration
- Free tier with limited variables
- Pro tier with unlimited variables and features
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Make your local variables global — across Shortcuts, devices, and time. Loccali gives Apple Shortcuts the one thing it's missing: persistent, global storage. With Loccali, you can store data that survives between runs, across automations, and even across devices — without resorting to workarounds or iCloud Drive hacks. What It Does: - Store key-value data outside of individual shortcuts - Retrieve or update that data from any shortcut - Sync variables via iCloud across iPhone, iPad, and Mac - Store more complex data types (arrays, locations, dates, files) Free Version Includes: - Store up to 10 variables - Supports Text (up to 256 characters), Booleans, and Positive Integers - Instant Shortcuts integration via native actions - Clean, simple UI for direct variable management Pro Unlocks: - Unlimited variables - Full support for: - Text (no limit) - Integers & Decimals (positive and negative) - Arrays (e.g., JSON-style lists) - Dates and Locations - Files (store and retrieve files via Shortcuts) - More flexibility for serious automation workflows Available as: - Monthly auto-renewable subscription - Yearly auto-renewable subscription (best value per month) - One-time lifetime unlock Already bought Pro? You're set — your original purchase keeps unlocking the full Pro feature set you paid for, forever, no subscription required. Privacy: - Your variables stay on your device and in your private iCloud — never uploaded to our servers - Anonymous usage analytics and crash diagnostics via Firebase to help us fix bugs - Free tier shows a rewarded ad when you reach the daily action cap (iPhone and iPad only — Mac is ad-free) - Pro removes ads entirely - Full details: https://pierrejanineh.com/loccali/privacy-policy Who This Is For: - Automation enthusiasts - Shortcuts power users - Developers who want real persistence across Shortcuts - Anyone who's hit the limits of "magic variables" or built clunky workarounds Note: "Magic variables" are Shortcuts' built-in auto-generated values — they're convenient but temporary. Loccali gives you real, persistent ones. Loccali is not for everyone — but if you know what a global variable is, this is probably for you. No noise. Just clean, script-free state management for your Shortcuts. If you use Shortcuts seriously, this belongs in your toolbox. Subscription terms: - Loccali Pro is available as a monthly or yearly auto-renewable subscription, or a one-time lifetime unlock. - Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. - Your subscription renews automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. - The account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period at the same price as the original subscription. - Manage or cancel your subscription in Settings → your Apple ID → Subscriptions. - Privacy policy: https://pierrejanineh.com/loccali/privacy-policy - Terms of use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
HTML Sandbox 2 and Loccali both sit at 4.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 85% of HTML Sandbox 2's written reviews are positive against 0% of Loccali's. HTML Sandbox 2 also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 4) and ads (none vs shown). On price, rating, 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
Both are free to download. Loccali sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. HTML Sandbox 2 asks for nothing beyond the download.
Loccali holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: HTML Sandbox 2 has 53 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 85% of HTML Sandbox 2's written reviews are positive against 0% of Loccali's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
HTML Sandbox 2 ships an update every 5 days, Loccali every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on August 12, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | HTML Sandbox 2 | Loccali |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (53 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 84.6% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 53 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Every 4 weeks |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 27 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Eric Roembach | Pierre Janineh |
Customer experience
HTML Sandbox 2
Loccali
In-app purchases
HTML Sandbox 2
No in-app purchases
Loccali
- Pro - monthly$1.991 Month
- Pro - yearly7 Days trial$9.991 Year
- Pro Version$3.99
- Lifetime Pro$29.99







