Comparison

ShortcutStudio vs PrayerPlan+

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

Head to head
About

ShortcutStudio

Easily build and refine Apple Shortcuts using AI. Describe your automation needs in plain English, and the app generates working shortcuts. Explore community creations and export directly to your device.

Highlights
  • Create shortcuts from AI prompts
  • Refine shortcut logic with AI
  • Browse community shortcuts
  • Export to Apple Shortcuts app
  • Manage shortcut drafts
  • Discover new automations
Features
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ShortcutStudio is the fastest way to create, refine, and install Apple Shortcuts and Automations on iPhone, iPad, and macOS. Describe what you want to automate in plain English, and ShortcutStudio helps turn your idea into a working shortcut. You can keep refining the result with AI, or explore community-made shortcuts in the marketplace, and export directly into the Apple Shortcuts app when you're ready to run it. Features: • Create shortcuts from a simple prompt • Refine shortcut logic with AI • Browse featured and community shortcuts • Search, sort, and discover new automations • Export and open shortcuts in the Apple Shortcuts app • Save, duplicate, reorder, and manage drafts Whether you are building personal automations, productivity tools, or reusable workflows, ShortcutStudio makes shortcut creation more approachable and much faster. Some features may require an internet connection. Optional paid subscriptions may be offered for expanded usage and premium capabilities: Free: • 15 messages/day • 10 downloads/day • 5 marketplace downloads/day • 350 character input limit • Auto thinking mode Plus ($4.99/mo, $49.99/year, or $99.99 lifetime) • Force Actions • Private downloads • 50 messages/day • 50 downloads/day • 5 web searches/day • Unlimited marketplace downloads • Choose thinking mode • 1,000 character input Pro ($9.99/mo, $99.99/year, or $199.99 lifetime) • Force Actions • Private downloads • 200 messages/day • 150 downloads/day • 15 web searches/day • Unlimited marketplace downloads • Import shortcuts • Choose thinking mode • 2,500 character input Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ ShortcutStudio is independent and not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Apple Inc.

About

PrayerPlan+

This app helps manage overwhelming prayer lists by rotating requests daily. It allows quick capture of new requests, scheduling specific prayers, and organizing them with color-coded categories. Premium features unlock unlimited requests and advanced scheduling options.

Highlights
  • Daily prayer request rotation
  • Quick request capture
  • Scheduled prayers (daily, weekly, monthly)
  • Color-coded categories
  • iCloud sync across devices
  • Import/export as CSV or JSON
  • Siri and Shortcuts integration
Features
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Prayer lists have a way of becoming overwhelming. You write down every request you mean to pray for, and within a few weeks the list is so long you don't know where to start. Trying to schedule them is a hassle that you never have time for. PrayerPlan+ fixes that issue with rotation. Instead of handing you the whole list, it chooses a few requests each day and takes you through them one at a time. Everyone gets prayed for. You never have to decide where to start. CAPTURE A REQUEST IN SECONDS The add button follows you through the app, so you can quickly add a request the moment you hear it. Need a new category or a new requester? Add it quickly on the fly without leaving the screen. PRAY, DON'T ORGANIZE • Rotation chooses today's requests for you. • Set how many requests you want in a session. • Pray through them one at a time. • Swipe to mark a request as prayed and to pray for the next one. • Advance through prayer requests through an attached keyboard (especially on iPad). SCHEDULE THE ONES THAT NEED A DATE • Daily - every day, for the most important prayer requests • Weekly - any days of the week you choose (Premium) • Monthly - any days of the month, including the last (Premium) • On a date - a one-time reminder that archives itself once you've prayed ORGANIZED WITHOUT EFFORT • Color-coded categories • Keep track of who asked for prayer • Archive answered requests • Search across everything BUILT NATIVELY FOR IPHONE AND IPAD • Syncs across your devices with iCloud; no account to set up and your data stays yours alone • Add, find, and update prayer requests with Siri and Shortcuts • Requests you mark sensitive are kept out of notifications and hidden from Siri and Shortcuts results • Import and export as CSV or JSON • Support for Siri AI • Light and dark modes • Themes (Premium) FREE AND PREMIUM PrayerPlan+ is free to use, with rotation, daily, and specific-date schedules and room for 100 active and 400 archived prayer requests. PrayerPlan+ Premium unlocks: • Unlimited prayer requests • Weekly and monthly schedules • Custom themes Spend less time organizing and more time praying.

Screenshots

ShortcutStudio4 screens
PrayerPlan+4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: PrayerPlan+ at 5.0 against ShortcutStudio's 4.1. ShortcutStudio's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 weeks) and ratings volume (23 vs 2). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. ShortcutStudio sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and PrayerPlan+ sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PrayerPlan+ holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ShortcutStudio has 23 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ShortcutStudio ships an update every 4 days, PrayerPlan+ every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
ShortcutStudio versus PrayerPlan+: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShortcutStudioPrayerPlan+
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (23 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews71.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings23 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFreemium
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSEAN JASON SAULSBURYApptentional, LLC

Customer experience

ShortcutStudio

All ratings17 ratings
Positive76.5%
Neutral11.8%
Negative11.8%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive71.4%
Neutral14.3%
Negative14.3%

PrayerPlan+

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

10 purchases

ShortcutStudio

Subscriptions4
  • ShortcutStudio Plus (Monthly)$4.991 Month
  • ShortcutStudio Pro (monthly)$9.991 Month
  • ShortcutStudio Plus (yearly)$49.991 Year
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  • ShortcutStudio Pro (yearly)$99.991 Year
One-time6
  • ShortcutStudio BYOK Free$4.99
  • ShortcutStudio BYOK (Plus)$9.99
  • ShortcutStudio BYOK (Pro)$19.99
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  • ShortcutStudio Plus (Lifetime)$99.99
  • ShortcutStudio Plus -> Pro Upgrade$99.99
  • ShortcutStudio Pro (Lifetime)$199.99
3 purchases

PrayerPlan+

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Yearly1 Month trial$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Premium$79.99

Questions

Is ShortcutStudio free?
ShortcutStudio is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PrayerPlan+ free?
PrayerPlan+ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, ShortcutStudio or PrayerPlan+?
PrayerPlan+ is rated higher. ShortcutStudio averages 4.1 out of 5 from 23 ratings, while PrayerPlan+ averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do ShortcutStudio or PrayerPlan+ have ads?
Neither ShortcutStudio nor PrayerPlan+ shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ShortcutStudio or PrayerPlan+?
ShortcutStudio ships an update every 4 days, and PrayerPlan+ every 2 weeks. Most recently, ShortcutStudio was updated on October 24, 2026 and PrayerPlan+ on October 28, 2026.

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