Comparison

ActionMate vs Live Shortcut

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

Head to head
About

ActionMate

This app enhances the functionality of the iPhone 15 Pro's Action Button by integrating with the Shortcuts app. It allows users to trigger a variety of custom actions based on device orientation, screen status, and gestures, offering expanded use cases beyond default options.

Highlights
  • Action Button customization
  • Integrates with iOS Shortcuts
  • Context-aware actions (orientation, screen status)
  • Gesture-based triggers
  • Sample shortcuts included
  • Usage tutorials
Features
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ActionMate is a practical tool designed to enhance the usage of Action Button in conjunction with the Shortcut app. The action button is a new physical button added to the iPhone 15 Pro / Pro Max models, replacing the silent mode switch. It is recommended to use ActionMate on iPhone 15 Pro / Pro Max models for the best experience. Although the iOS system provides several default action button functions, ActionMate can help you greatly expand the function usage of the action button. Pressing the function button in different states can trigger various features, such as: - Pressing the action button in portrait mode to turn silent mode on/off; pressing it in landscape mode will open the camera. - Pressing the action button when the device screen is facing up will display a payment QR code; pressing it when the screen is facing down will start a one-touch recording. - Shaking the device after pressing the action button will change the wallpaper; not shaking the device after pressing will take a screenshot and share it directly. ... These are just a few basic examples of ActionMate's capabilities. With the high degree of freedom provided by the iOS Shortcut app, you can use ActionMate to stack a wide variety of complex functions. Even if you're not familiar with the iOS Shortcut app, ActionMate includes and will continue to update a number of sample shortcuts for one-click access. It also provides a number of shortcut usage tutorials to help you solve any problems. ActionMate will continue to improve in the long term. If you have any feature suggestions, please contact us through the App's built-in feedback mechanism.

About

Live Shortcut

Easily integrate your existing automations with Live Activities. Display reminders and important information on your Lock Screen and Dynamic Island to ensure you never miss a thing.

Highlights
  • Integrate automations with Live Activities
  • Display reminders on Lock Screen
  • Utilize Dynamic Island for notifications
  • Easy setup for existing shortcuts
  • Customizable display options
Features
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Hook your Shortcut automations into Live Activities easily via LiveShortcut! Leave reminders for yourself on your Lock Screen and Dynamic Island, a place where you're sure to not miss.

Screenshots

ActionMate3 screens
Live Shortcut4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Live Shortcut at 70% against ActionMate's 13%. Live Shortcut also leads on ratings volume (9 vs 1). ActionMate's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 3.8) and ads (none vs shown). On price, in-app purchases, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. ActionMate sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Live Shortcut sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

ActionMate holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Live Shortcut has 9 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 13% of ActionMate's written reviews are positive against 70% of Live Shortcut's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ActionMate ships an update every 2 days, Live Shortcut every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
ActionMate versus Live Shortcut: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterActionMateLive Shortcut
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better3.8 (9 ratings)
Positive reviews12.5% of reviews70.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings19 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 5 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPotatso Lab LTDAndrew Fang

Customer experience

ActionMate

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive12.5%
Neutral12.5%
Negative75.0%

Live Shortcut

All ratings9 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral22.2%
Negative11.1%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive70.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative20.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

ActionMate

One-time1
  • ActionMate Pro$4.99
1 purchases

Live Shortcut

One-time1
  • Premium$0.99

Questions

Is ActionMate free?
ActionMate is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Live Shortcut free?
Live Shortcut is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, ActionMate or Live Shortcut?
ActionMate is rated higher. ActionMate averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Live Shortcut averages 3.8 from 9 ratings.
Do ActionMate or Live Shortcut have ads?
Live Shortcut shows ads; ActionMate does not.
Which is updated more often, ActionMate or Live Shortcut?
ActionMate ships an update every 2 days, and Live Shortcut every 5 months. Most recently, ActionMate was updated on October 14, 2026 and Live Shortcut on October 9, 2026.

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