Comparison

LudyActions vs Summonarr

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

Head to head
About

LudyActions

Enhance your iPhone and iPad automation with over 200 powerful actions for Apple Shortcuts. This free app offers extensive tools for text, math, date, media, and more, all processed on-device for privacy.

Highlights
  • 226+ powerful actions for Apple Shortcuts
  • Text processing and manipulation
  • Math and number operations
  • Advanced date and time formatting
  • JSON parsing and manipulation
  • Extensive media tools (image, PDF, video)
  • Persistent storage and iCloud sync
Features
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LudyActions supercharges Apple Shortcuts with 226 powerful actions to automate anything on your iPhone and iPad. And it's completely FREE! ** NEW IN v1.3: Media Power Update - 25 new media actions! ** COMPLETELY FREE - All 226 actions included at no cost - No subscription required - ever - No in-app purchases needed - Privacy-first: all processing on-device BROWSE ALL ACTIONS - New Actions tab with complete catalog - Search and filter by category - Detailed descriptions and examples - Copy action names to find in Shortcuts TEXT PROCESSING (45 actions) - Case conversion: uppercase, lowercase, title case - Trim, split, join, replace text - Count words, characters, lines - Extract emails, URLs, numbers - Base64 and URL encoding/decoding - MD5, SHA256 hash generation MATH AND NUMBERS (33 actions) - Arithmetic and rounding - Min, max, average, sum - Random number generation - Trigonometry functions - Number formatting DATE AND TIME (31 actions) - Format dates with custom patterns - Add/subtract days, months, years - Calculate days between dates - Get date components - Relative time formatting JSON PROCESSING (14 actions) - Parse and validate JSON - Get values by key path - Create and modify structures LIST OPERATIONS (15 actions) - Sort, reverse, shuffle - Get first/last/random item - Filter and find items MEDIA TOOLS (54 actions) - Image resize, crop, rotate, flip, overlay - Image filters, watermark, format conversion - PDF text extraction, merge, split, page count - Video trimming, thumbnails, metadata - Audio metadata extraction - OCR text recognition PERSISTENT STORAGE (7 actions) - Store values across shortcut runs - iCloud sync across devices - Perfect for counters and preferences HTTP AND NETWORKING (6 actions) - GET, POST, PUT, DELETE requests - URL building and encoding CLOUDKIT SYNC (7 actions) - Save/fetch data to iCloud - Query cloud records NOTION INTEGRATION (5 actions) - Search and update pages - Add database rows Download LudyActions and unlock the full potential of Apple Shortcuts - completely FREE! Privacy Policy: https://ludy.app/privacy

About

Summonarr

Features
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Summonarr puts your self-hosted media request server in your pocket. Browse what’s new, request the movies and shows you actually want, and see the moment they land on your server — without leaving the couch. Summonarr is the native iOS companion for a Summonarr server. You’ll need your own server to sign in. BROWSE & DISCOVER • Trending, popular, top-rated, and upcoming movies and TV, powered by TMDB • Discover and filter by genre or keyword • Rich detail pages with cast, seasons, ratings, and similar titles • Tap any actor to explore their full filmography REQUEST IN A TAP • Request movies and TV shows for your library • Track every request from pending, to approved, to available • See at a glance what’s already on Plex or Jellyfin STAY IN THE LOOP • Get notified by Discord or email when a request is approved, declined, or ready to watch • Vote on the titles your community wants cleared out • Report a problem with a title and follow the conversation through to a fix FOR ADMINS • Approve or decline requests on the go — and pick the quality profile right at approval time • Auto-fulfill straight to Radarr and Sonarr • Manage users, watch live activity and play history, browse the library, and review the audit log SIGN IN YOUR WAY • Email and password • Plex • Jellyfin, including Quick Connect Your library, your data, your rules. Summonarr talks only to the server you point it at — nothing is shared with third parties. Free and open source, licensed under AGPL-3.0.

Screenshots

LudyActions4 screens
Summonarr3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: LudyActions at Free against Summonarr's $1.99. On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases 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

LudyActions is free to download; Summonarr costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

LudyActions ships an update every 9 days, Summonarr every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
LudyActions versus Summonarr: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLudyActionsSummonarr
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating4.2 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB8 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperLudy Ankas, LLCChris Burton

In-app purchases

None

LudyActions

No in-app purchases

None

Summonarr

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is LudyActions free?
LudyActions is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Summonarr free?
Summonarr costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do LudyActions or Summonarr have ads?
Neither LudyActions nor Summonarr shows ads.
Which is updated more often, LudyActions or Summonarr?
LudyActions ships an update every 9 days, and Summonarr every 2 weeks. Most recently, LudyActions was updated on October 21, 2026 and Summonarr on October 14, 2026.

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