AI Actions for Shortcuts vs Action Button Pro
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- AI-powered actions for Shortcuts
- Integrates with OpenAI API key
- Adds new automation capabilities
- Supports iPhone and iPad
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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.
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: AI Actions for Shortcuts at 4.6 against Action Button Pro's 3.7. AI Actions for Shortcuts also leads on review sentiment (77% vs 36%) and in-app purchases (none vs 3). Action Button Pro's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 4 weeks) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 27.0). On price, ratings volume, ads 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. Action Button Pro sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. AI Actions for Shortcuts asks for nothing beyond the download.
AI Actions for Shortcuts holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 27 and 26 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 77% of AI Actions for Shortcuts's written reviews are positive against 36% of Action Button Pro's.
AI Actions for Shortcuts ships an update every 4 weeks, Action Button Pro every 4 days. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | AI Actions for Shortcuts | Action Button Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (27 ratings) — better | 3.7 (26 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 77.3% of reviews — better | 36.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 27 — better | 26 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 27.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 24 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sindre Sorhus | ShabzCo, LLC |
Customer experience
AI Actions for Shortcuts
Action Button Pro
In-app purchases
AI Actions for Shortcuts
No in-app purchases
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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