Comparison

Deflector ◇ vs QuillCue

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

Head to head
About

Deflector ◇

Create custom buttons for your iPhone's Dynamic Island, Lock Screen, and Apple Watch to trigger any shortcut. On specific Japanese iPhones, utilize the Side Button for voice assistant shortcuts. Requires initial setup within the Shortcuts app.

Highlights
  • Dynamic Island shortcut buttons
  • Lock Screen shortcut buttons
  • Apple Watch shortcut buttons
  • Voice assistant shortcuts (Japan)
  • Shortcuts app integration
Features
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With Deflector, you can add buttons to the Dynamic Island, Lock Screen and Apple Watch to run any shortcut. On supported iPhones in Japan, you can use your preferred voice assistant using shortcuts with the Side Button. To use Deflector, you need to set up an automation in the Shortcuts app. The automation is available within the app.

About

QuillCue

This utility app provides a custom keyboard to quickly access and insert your saved prompts into other applications. Organize your prompts with categories, colors, and favorites for easy retrieval. It prioritizes user privacy with local storage and no analytics or advertising.

Highlights
  • Custom keyboard for prompt insertion
  • Organize prompts with categories and colors
  • Search and favorite prompts
  • Customizable app appearance
  • Local data storage for privacy
  • JSON backup functionality
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Store your favorite prompts and use them in your favorite AI apps. • A Keyboard for Your Favorite Apps Add the QuillCue keyboard in Settings, then insert the prompt you need into a compatible text field with one tap. It also works with Type to Siri. Browse prompts by category and switch between list and grid layouts. • Configure and Organize Your Prompts Assign categories, colors, and symbols to keep your prompt library organized. Keep prompts inside the app for reference or choose which ones appear in the QuillCue keyboard. • Search, Categorize, and Favorite Create custom categories, mark important prompts as favorites, and quickly search your library by title or prompt text. Favorites and categories are also available from the keyboard. • Make the Library Your Own Choose from multiple Home Screen app icons, typography options, color settings, and library layouts. Enable haptic feedback, simplify your cards with monochrome mode, or go back in time with the skeuomorphic cork board theme. • Private by Design with Easy Backups QuillCue has no accounts, analytics, advertising, or developer-operated servers. Your prompt library is stored locally, and QuillCue does not provide cloud synchronization. Create a JSON backup whenever you want to save your library or manually transfer it to another device.

Screenshots

Deflector ◇3 screens
QuillCue4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Deflector ◇ at 3 against QuillCue's 1. On price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Deflector ◇ versus QuillCue: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDeflector ◇QuillCue
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—4 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS27.027.0
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB38 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperCizzuk ShihuParker Ortolani

Customer experience

Deflector ◇

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

QuillCue

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Deflector ◇

No in-app purchases

None

QuillCue

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Deflector ◇ free?
Deflector ◇ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is QuillCue free?
QuillCue is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Deflector ◇ or QuillCue have ads?
Neither Deflector ◇ nor QuillCue shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Deflector ◇ or QuillCue?
Deflector ◇ ships an update every 3 weeks, and QuillCue every 3 weeks. Most recently, Deflector ◇ was updated on October 22, 2026 and QuillCue on October 13, 2026.

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