Shortcuts vs SyncOnSet 5.0
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Shortcuts
Automate tasks on your device with custom multi-step actions. Create personalized workflows from a vast library of examples or build your own using drag-and-drop. Trigger shortcuts with a tap, Siri, or a home screen icon.
- Create multi-step shortcuts
- Hundreds of example shortcuts
- Drag-and-drop shortcut builder
- Launch via Siri or tap
- Home screen icons for shortcuts
- Over 300 built-in actions
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Siri Shortcuts deliver a quick way to get things done with your apps with just a tap or by asking Siri. The Shortcuts app enables you to create personal shortcuts with multiple steps from your favorite apps. Start from hundreds of examples in the Gallery or drag and drop to create your own. Shortcuts includes over 300 built-in actions and works with many of your favorite apps including Contacts, Calendar, Maps, Music, Photos, Camera, Reminders, Safari, Health as well as any app that supports Siri Shortcuts. Use the Shortcuts app to: * Get directions home, send your ETA and start listening to the news, just by asking Siri * Add a home screen icon that calls a loved one * Make animated GIFs * Make PDFs from Safari or any app with a share sheet * Get directions to the nearest coffee shop in one tap * Tweet the song you're listening to * Get all of the images on a web page * Send a message including the last screenshot you took * And so much more... Shortcuts can be launched from the Today widget, from Search or by asking Siri. You can even add an app icon to your home screen for your favorite Shortcuts. Shortcuts opens up incredible possibilities to automate things you do regularly on your iPhone and iPad.
SyncOnSet 5.0
This Emmy Award-winning tool streamlines TV and film production for creative departments. It digitally manages script breakdowns, continuity photos, inventory, and approvals from prep to wrap, optimizing workflows and communication.
- Digital script breakdowns
- Continuity photo management
- Inventory tracking
- Approvals and notes
- Department-specific workflows
- Pre-production to wrap management
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SyncOnSet is an Emmy Award-winning digital continuity and collaboration tool that helps streamline TV and Film production from prep to wrap. With SyncOnSet, your whole team can digitally manage script breakdowns, continuity photos, inventory, approvals, notes, and much more! Designed for Costume, Hair, Makeup, Props and Set Dec departments, SyncOnSet helps optimize workflows and secure communication throughout the life of a project. Creative departments use SyncOnSet production apps from pre-production (script breakdown and budgeting) to principal photography (continuity notes and photos), through wrap (wrap labels and reports).
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Shortcuts at 52% against SyncOnSet 5.0's 3%. Shortcuts also leads on rating (4.2 vs 1.7) and ratings volume (8.5K vs 61). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Shortcuts holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 1.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Shortcuts has 8.5K ratings behind it against 61, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 52% of Shortcuts's written reviews are positive against 3% of SyncOnSet 5.0's.
Shortcuts ships an update every 6 weeks, SyncOnSet 5.0 monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Shortcuts | SyncOnSet 5.0 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (8.5K ratings) — better | 1.7 (61 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 52.1% of reviews — better | 2.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 8.5K — better | 61 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 136 MB | 43 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Apple Inc. | wymsee Inc. |
Customer experience
Shortcuts
SyncOnSet 5.0
User reviews
Shortcuts
From 8.5K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Powerful automation capabilities
- 👍 Customizable app icons
- 🚀 Efficient workflow creation
- 🚀 Seamless integration with iOS
Room to improve
- 🐛 Inconsistent behavior with certain actions
- 🐛 Buggy home screen integration
- 🔒 Limited permissions control
- 🔋 Potential device slowdown with extensive use
SyncOnSet 5.0
From 61 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Industry leader
- 👍 Saves time and paper
- 👍 Great for department-wide visibility
- 👍 Easy for anyone to learn
- 👍 Art and makeup can use it too
Room to improve
- 👎 Quality going down
- 👎 Price going up
- 👎 Nothing gets fixed
- 👎 Bane of existence
- 👎 NFG POS
Bugs and requests
Shortcuts
Reported bugs
4 issues- Shortcuts database corruption issues
- Crashes when running certain workflows
- Inconsistent behavior with location-based shortcuts
- Issues with sharing and exporting shortcuts
Requested features
5 requests- Improved Apple Watch integration
- More granular control over shortcuts
- Ability to run shortcuts in the background
- Better documentation and tutorials
- Expanded third-party app support
SyncOnSet 5.0
Reported bugs
18 issues- App crashes
- Photos take forever to upload
- App never loads
- Multi-factor ID issues
- Frequent logouts
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- SyncOnSet not working with T-Mobile
- App barely works
- New EP version wouldn't start
- New app moves slower
- App rarely responds to touch
- App lags constantly
- Takes minutes to view loaded photos
- Cannot open app
- Password reset issues
- Old app having problems
- Photos not synced
- Cannot access changes through main page
- Photos in gallery difficult to access
Requested features
11 requests- Bring back the old app
- Improve desktop tagging
- Better/simpler fitting info view
- Label continuity photos
- Make app more efficient
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- Improve search functionality for costume items
- Allow desktop functionality on app
- Improve cast/character sorting
- Easier access to changes
- Allow adding photos per episode
- Make it easier to add background/edit on app
In-app purchases
Shortcuts
No in-app purchases
SyncOnSet 5.0
No in-app purchases









