Comparison

ShortcutStudio vs Sakemly

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

Sakemly

Features
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Sakemly turns the chaos of your busy group chats into a clear, calm summary you can actually use. Export a chat, share it to Sakemly, and in seconds you get a clean digest: upcoming events, to-dos, decisions the group made, open questions, and the topics being discussed — neatly organized so nothing important slips through. Built for the people who hold everything together: parents in school and class groups, families coordinating plans and care, building and community residents, and busy teams. WHAT YOU GET - Events — every date, deadline, and meetup pulled out and ready for your calendar. - To-dos — what you actually need to do (sign the form, pay the fee, bring the thing), with due dates. - Decisions — what the group agreed on, so you don't have to scroll back. - Topics — a short summary of what's being discussed. - Open questions — things raised but never answered. ORGANIZED YOUR WAY - Spaces — keep each group in its own space (the class, the building, the family). - Reminders — gentle nudges to refresh a chat so you stay up to date. - Pinned — keep the items that matter most one tap away. - Search — find anything across your chats by word or person. - One-tap calendar — add any event to your calendar in seconds. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Sakemly respects everyone in the chat. You choose exactly what to share — nothing is read automatically, and there's no bot sitting in your group. Your data is encrypted, never sold, and never used for advertising or tracking. Works in English and Hebrew, with full right-to-left support. Stop scrolling back through hundreds of messages. Let Sakemly keep you on top of it.

Screenshots

ShortcutStudio4 screens
Sakemly4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Sakemly at none against ShortcutStudio's 10. Sakemly also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, ads 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. ShortcutStudio sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Sakemly asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
ShortcutStudio versus Sakemly: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShortcutStudioSakemly
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (23 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews71.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings23 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 daysEvery 4 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB25 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSEAN JASON SAULSBURYTomer Epshtein

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
None

Sakemly

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ShortcutStudio free?
ShortcutStudio is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Sakemly free?
Sakemly is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do ShortcutStudio or Sakemly have ads?
Neither ShortcutStudio nor Sakemly shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ShortcutStudio or Sakemly?
ShortcutStudio ships an update every 4 days, and Sakemly every 4 days. Most recently, ShortcutStudio was updated on November 5, 2026 and Sakemly on October 31, 2026.

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