LudyActions vs Shrinkly
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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
Shrinkly
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Compress videos on your iPhone — Shrinkly shrinks file size fast, privately, and fully on-device so you free up storage without uploading anything. Pick a batch, preview how many MB you’ll save, then export lighter copies. Originals stay in Photos unless you choose to remove them. WHY SHRINKLY VIDEO • Compress videos before you share or upload • Preview storage savings before you commit • Batch shrink multiple videos in one go • Choose the size that fits your needs • Compare real before & after quality • Great for WhatsApp, social, email, and uploads • No account. No cloud. Videos never leave your phone. Free up storage and shrink video size without losing the moment. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://app.fandyaditya.com/privacy/shrinkly-video/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: LudyActions at none against Shrinkly's 2. On price, 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
Both are free to download. Shrinkly sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. LudyActions asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | LudyActions | Shrinkly |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (5 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Ludy Ankas, LLC | I Made Fandy Aditya Wirana |
In-app purchases
LudyActions
No in-app purchases
Shrinkly
- Shrinkly Video Pro Monthly$2.991 Month
- Shrinkly Video Pro Lifetime$14.99









