Loccali vs Action Button Pro
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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/
Action Button Pro
Customize your iPhone 15 Pro's Action Button with custom conditions and actions. Automate app launches based on your current activity, location, or even sports game schedules. Explore unique combinations and suggest new features.
- Create custom conditions
- Assign actions to conditions
- Automate app launches
- Location-based triggers
- Activity-based triggers
- Sports game integration
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Action Button Pro lets you supercharge the Action Button on your iPhone. Create conditions and assign actions to them. Some examples: - If I'm playing music, open Spotify - If I'm on the train, open the Podcasts app - If I'm at work, open Slack - If a meeting just started, start a new note - If it's after 10pm, turn on the flashlight - If the Warriors or the Bulls are playing, open ESPN Sequences. Group your triggers into sets like Work, Travel, or Gym and switch between them from the top of the screen. Give a sequence its own condition and it switches itself when you get there. Not sure where to start? Six templates get you running in a tap. And when you press the button, you can see exactly which conditions passed, which didn't, and why — plus a history of everything your button has done. So many unique combinations and we are listening to feedback for any other suggestions you may have! Send feedback to me@shabz.co Works on any iPhone with an Action Button — iPhone 15 Pro and later. Terms: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Loccali at 5.0 against Action Button Pro's 3.7. Action Button Pro's advantage is review sentiment (36% vs 0%) and ads (none vs shown). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model and device support 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 and Action Button Pro sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Loccali holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Action Button Pro has 26 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 0% of Loccali's written reviews are positive against 36% of Action Button Pro's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Loccali ships an update every 4 weeks, Action Button Pro every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Loccali | Action Button Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | 3.7 (26 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 36.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 26 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 27 MB | 24 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Pierre Janineh | ShabzCo, LLC |
Customer experience
Loccali
Action Button Pro
In-app purchases
Loccali
- Pro - monthly$1.991 Month
- Pro - yearly7 Days trial$9.991 Year
- Pro Version$3.99
- Lifetime Pro$29.99
Action Button Pro
- Action Button Pro Monthly3 Days trial$0.991 Month
- Action Button Pro Yearly3 Days trial$5.991 Year
- Unlock Action Button Pro$9.99
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