Comparison

Shortcuts Browser vs Open Hub

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

Head to head
About

Shortcuts Browser

Instantly access your favorite websites with one tap from your home screen. This app creates custom shortcuts that open any URL in full-screen Safari, streamlining your browsing and enhancing productivity. Enjoy a clean interface and local data storage for privacy.

Highlights
  • One-tap website access
  • Full-screen Safari browsing
  • iOS Shortcuts integration
  • Smart history tracking
  • Local data storage
  • Interactive setup guide
Features
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Your favorite websites, one tap from your Home Screen. Shortcuts Browser helps you create a separate Home Screen shortcut for each website you visit often. Tap a shortcut to open that site in the app’s Safari view. Keep recipes, news, reference pages, and other everyday sites close at hand. GET STARTED WITH A GUIDE Enter a website address and follow the setup guide. Copy the prepared link and use Apple’s Shortcuts app to create the shortcut, then add it to your Home Screen. The manual guide works without Apple Intelligence. On supported devices, an AI request is also available to copy; generation depends on the features available in Shortcuts. RETURN TO RECENT SITES Open browsing history to revisit a website. You can delete individual entries or clear the history. Browsing history is stored locally on your device. MADE FOR IPHONE AND IPAD Use the same guide and browsing experience on iPhone and iPad. Requires iOS/iPadOS 27 or later. Initial setup uses Apple’s Shortcuts app.

About

Open Hub

Features
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OpenHub turns all your cloud storage and local files into one native media box for iPhone and iPad. Connect your own accounts, browse every folder as a drive, and stream, download, and organize — fast and native, with no ads and no account required. YOUR CLOUDS, ONE APP Add the storage you already use and browse it side by side: • Google Drive, Dropbox, OneDrive, Box, pCloud, MEGA • FTP and HTTP servers on your own network • Files stored right on your device OpenHub only opens storage you own or are authorized to access — there is no built-in catalog. REAL VIDEO PLAYBACK Powered by VLCKit, OpenHub plays the formats other apps choke on — MKV, AVI, MOV and more — with multiple audio and subtitle tracks, and it resumes where you left off. MORE THAN VIDEO Open PDFs, photos, and documents too. Pin favorites with bookmarks and search your files right on the device. PRIVATE BY DESIGN • Secure Share Info — share a folder or a login as a sealed, self-expiring code; the real path stays hidden. • Local lock — keep photos, videos, and documents behind a passcode that never leaves your device. • Credentials are stored in the device Keychain. OpenHub has no account and collects no personal data. MAKE IT YOURS Switch between a clean modern look and a playful retro theme. WAYS TO USE IT • Share a public link as a code that expires on its own. • Turn a folder on your computer into a home media hub over your own network. • Lock away private files behind an on-device passcode. • Run a time-limited hub and hand out sealed codes that expire. OpenHub is part of vuba.one. Free on iPhone and iPad.

Screenshots

Shortcuts Browser3 screens
Open Hub4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Shortcuts Browser at none against Open Hub's 1. Open Hub's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 27.0). On price 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Open Hub sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Shortcuts Browser asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Shortcuts Browser versus Open Hub: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShortcuts BrowserOpen Hub
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 8 days—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS27.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB54 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperKeisuke KarijukuVu Bach

In-app purchases

None

Shortcuts Browser

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Open Hub

One-time1
  • Buy Me a Coffee$0.99

Questions

Is Shortcuts Browser free?
Shortcuts Browser is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Open Hub free?
Open Hub is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Shortcuts Browser or Open Hub have ads?
Shortcuts Browser shows ads; Open Hub does not.

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