Shortcut Archive vs Control Mark
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Shortcut Archive
Discover, organize, and integrate powerful shortcuts for your Apple devices. This platform offers a vast library of curated shortcuts to boost productivity and streamline tasks, with seamless syncing across iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch. Join a community of enthusiasts to share and refine workflows.
- Vast library of curated shortcuts
- Organize and integrate shortcuts
- Community sharing and collaboration
- One-tap shortcut activation
- Seamless cross-device syncing
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Shortcut Archive - Your Ultimate Shortcut Hub Unlock the full potential of your iPhone, Mac, and Apple Watch with Shortcut Archive, the go-to platform for discovering, organising, and integrating powerful shortcuts into your daily life. Discover & Explore Access a vast library of carefully curated shortcuts designed to boost productivity, enhance entertainment, and streamline everyday tasks. Join the Community Become part of a thriving community of shortcut enthusiasts. Share your favourite shortcuts, exchange insights, and collaborate to create and refine the most powerful workflows. One-Tap Integration No more hassle, easily add and activate shortcuts with just a tap, transforming your workflows effortlessly. Seamless Across Devices Your shortcuts, your way, sync effortlessly across all your devices for a consistent and smooth experience. Disclaimer: Shortcut Archive is an independent platform and is not affiliated with Apple Inc. All trademarks and copyrights belong to their respective owners.
Control Mark
Create quick access shortcuts to your favorite websites. Add any webpage and place these shortcuts on your lockscreen, as action buttons, or as Control Center widgets for instant access.
- Add any webpage as a shortcut
- Share sheet extension for easy adding
- Customizable shortcut symbols
- Lockscreen quick actions
- Control Center widget integration
- Action Button support
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Control Mark lets you create quick access shortcuts to your favorite websites. Add any website in the Control Mark or while browsing using the Add Page to Control Mark action. You can then place your favorite websites on your lockscreen as quick action button, as action for the Action Button, or as Control Center Widget. Features: - Add any webpage as Control Mark - Action Extension for the Share sheet to add a Control Mark directly from the browser - Choose an individual symbol for the Control Mark - Add Control Marks to your lockscreen as quick action, to the Control Center, or the Action Button
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Shortcut Archive at Free against Control Mark's $0.99. Shortcut Archive also leads on review sentiment (36% vs 0%) and ratings volume (23 vs 1). Control Mark's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 3.6) and in-app purchases (none vs 3). On ads, 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
Shortcut Archive is free to download; Control Mark costs $0.99 up front. Shortcut Archive sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Control Mark asks for nothing beyond the download.
Control Mark holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Shortcut Archive has 23 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 36% of Shortcut Archive's written reviews are positive against 0% of Control Mark's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Shortcut Archive ships an update monthly, Control Mark every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Shortcut Archive | Control Mark |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.99 |
| Rating | 3.6 (23 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 36.4% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 23 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 46 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Marco Tammaro | Arno Appenzeller |
Customer experience
Shortcut Archive
Control Mark
In-app purchases
Shortcut Archive
- Pro Bronze$0.99
- Pro Silver$2.99
- Pro Gold$3.49
Control Mark
No in-app purchases
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