Comparison

Fast Reply vs AI Actions for Shortcuts

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

Head to head
About

Fast Reply

Streamline your communication by saving frequently used messages and accessing them instantly via a custom keyboard. Features include fill-in-the-blank variables, AI-powered rephrasing, and organized folders. Sync across devices with iCloud.

Highlights
  • Saved replies with custom shortcuts
  • Fill-in-the-blank variables
  • AI-powered rephrasing
  • Organized folders with search
  • Attachments with replies
  • iCloud sync
  • Randomized wording options
Features
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Stop typing the same message twice. Fast Reply is a keyboard for iPhone that keeps your most-used replies one shortcut - or one tap - away. Texts, DMs, emails, support replies, marketplace messages: save it once, send it anywhere. TWO WAYS TO SEND A SAVED REPLY • Type a shortcut. Give a reply a short trigger like omw or addr, type it on the Fast Reply keyboard, and it expands into the full message right where your cursor is. • Or browse and tap. Forgot the shortcut? Bring your library up from the keyboard and tap the reply you want, without leaving the app you're in. WHAT'S INSIDE • Fill-in-the-blank variables. Add blanks like {name} or {date} to one reply and fill them in as you send, so a single template fits every conversation. • AI Assist. Reword any reply warmer, shorter, or more polished in a tap, on device on supported iPhones. • Folders inside folders. Organize by client, property, or project, and find anything with instant search. • Attachments. Keep a logo, price sheet, or link with a reply so the whole message goes out together. • iCloud sync. Your library on every device, always current. • Auto-fills. Greeting, date, time, and clipboard resolve themselves as you insert. • Randomized wording, so a reply you send fifty times a week doesn't read like a robot. • Share a folder with a private link. Whoever opens it gets the whole set, free. WHO IT'S FOR Realtors, photographers, online sellers, contractors, property managers, freelancers, support reps: anyone who answers the same questions all day. FREE AND PRO The keyboard is free, and so is sending the replies you already have, plus up to five you create yourself. Fast Reply Pro unlocks unlimited replies, autotext expansion, fill-in-the-blank variables, AI Assist, attachments, iCloud sync, and smart collections. Start with a 7-day free trial, then $19.99 a year or $2.99 a month. Prefer to pay once? Lifetime access is $39.99, with no subscription. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the period. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Privacy Policy: https://fastreplyapp.com/privacy/ Terms of Use: https://fastreplyapp.com/terms/ Save your first reply in under a minute. Never type it twice again.

About

AI Actions for Shortcuts

Enhance your iOS Shortcuts with advanced AI capabilities. This app integrates with your existing OpenAI API key to provide powerful new actions for your automations. Note that it does not support Apple Watch or HomePod.

Highlights
  • AI-powered actions for Shortcuts
  • Integrates with OpenAI API key
  • Adds new automation capabilities
  • Supports iPhone and iPad
Features
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Supercharge your shortcuts with useful AI-powered actions. It provides additional actions for the Shortcuts app. Note: The app requires you to specify your own OpenAI API key. The actions are not able to run on Apple Watch or HomePod. Restart your device if the actions don't show up in the Shortcuts app.

Screenshots

Fast Reply4 screens
AI Actions for Shortcuts2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: AI Actions for Shortcuts at none against Fast Reply's 3. Fast Reply's advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs every 4 weeks) and iOS requirement (16.4 vs 27.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Fast Reply sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. AI Actions for Shortcuts asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Fast Reply holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 35 and 27 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 70% of Fast Reply's written reviews are positive against 77% of AI Actions for Shortcuts's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Fast Reply ships an update every 9 days, AI Actions for Shortcuts every 4 weeks. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Fast Reply versus AI Actions for Shortcuts: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFast ReplyAI Actions for Shortcuts
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (35 ratings) — better4.6 (27 ratings)
Positive reviews70.0% of reviews77.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings35 — better27
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterEvery 4 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.4 — better27.0
Further details — not scored
Size40 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAryaman ShardaSindre Sorhus

Customer experience

Fast Reply

All ratings35 ratings
Positive97.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative2.9%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive70.0%
Neutral30.0%
Negative0.0%

AI Actions for Shortcuts

All ratings26 ratings
Positive92.3%
Neutral3.8%
Negative3.8%
Written reviews22 reviews
Positive77.3%
Neutral4.5%
Negative18.2%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Fast Reply

Subscriptions2
  • Fast Reply Pro (Monthly)$2.991 Month
  • Fast Reply Pro (Annual)$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Fast Reply Pro (Lifetime)$39.99
None

AI Actions for Shortcuts

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Fast Reply free?
Fast Reply is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is AI Actions for Shortcuts free?
AI Actions for Shortcuts is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Fast Reply or AI Actions for Shortcuts?
Fast Reply is rated higher. Fast Reply averages 4.8 out of 5 from 35 ratings, while AI Actions for Shortcuts averages 4.6 from 27 ratings.
Do Fast Reply or AI Actions for Shortcuts have ads?
Neither Fast Reply nor AI Actions for Shortcuts shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Fast Reply or AI Actions for Shortcuts?
Fast Reply ships an update every 9 days, and AI Actions for Shortcuts every 4 weeks. Most recently, Fast Reply was updated on November 3, 2026 and AI Actions for Shortcuts on November 3, 2026.

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