Comparison

Shortcut for Contacts vs Color Widgets

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

Head to head
About

Shortcut for Contacts

Quickly initiate conversations with friends directly from your notification center. Add contact widgets to your screen for instant access to chats, bypassing the need to open individual apps.

Highlights
  • Notification center widgets
  • Direct conversation initiation
  • Fast chat access
  • Customizable contact widgets
  • Eliminate app navigation
Features
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Add a widget for your contacts in your notification center and start conversations super fast. Download now! The best way to start conversations with your friends. Just open the notification center, choose a friend and chat! Only that. Starting a conversation has never been faster and easier. You no longer need to go to the home screen, navigate to the social network icon, search for your friend to start chatting. Now, you just need to slide your finger on the screen and choose a friend. Make the most of the potential of your notification center, download Shortcuts to Contacts now. Upgrade to the full version to remove advertisements and add as many contacts as you want.

About

Color Widgets

Personalize your device's home and lock screens with custom widgets, icon packs, themes, and wallpapers. Choose from thousands of pre-designed options or create your own unique look.

Highlights
  • Unlimited widget customization
  • Thousands of predesigned widgets
  • Custom icon packs
  • 14,000+ themes and wallpapers
  • Daily new themes
  • Photo widgets
  • Health data integration
Features
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Color Widgets makes it simple to add aesthetic and handy widgets to your Home Screen and Lock Screen. Browse thousands of predesigned widgets or, better yet, design your own with the easy-to-use widget customizer. Color Widgets doesn't just stop at widgets... you can also discover endless icon packs, themes, and wallpapers to perfectly match your aesthetic and interests. From customizing your widgets to changing your app icons and wallpaper, Color Widgets is THE destination to transform your device. UNLIMITED WIDGETS Customize each widget with no limits by adding photos, selecting styles, editing fonts, crafting a unique color scheme, and so much more. Here’s a glimpse at some of our most-used widgets: ● Photo Widget ● Time, Date & Battery Widgets ● Countdown Widget ● Weather Widgets ● Apple Music & Spotify Widget ● Calendar Widgets ● Custom Text/Quote Widget ● Activity Tracking & Pedometer Widgets ● Solar & Moon Phase Widgets …and dozens more! 15,000+ THEMES & WALLPAPERS Immerse yourself in the #1 largest collection of phone themes, with thousands of user-crafted designs that blend widgets, icon packs, and wallpapers into stunning aesthetics. Set entire themes in just a few clicks to fully transform your Lock & Home Screen. Plus, with new themes published daily by users and artists around the globe, the possibilities for customization are endless! AESTHETIC ICON PACKS Customize your app icons in seconds with Color Widgets’ custom icon packs. Replace your default app icons with custom-themed icon packs in thousands of designs. Apply a custom icon pack in just a few clicks with Color Widgets’ quick setup, or save the icons to your camera roll and set them in Shortcuts. FREE Enjoy Color Widgets for free, with an optional upgrade to supercharge your experience. If you decide to go Pro, enjoy a free 3-day trial and then it renews at USD$2.50/month billed yearly. PRIVACY-FIRST We believe that customizing your device shouldn’t come at the expense of your privacy, which is why we collect and store as little personal information as possible. Read more on how we protect your data in our privacy policy & terms of service: https://colorwidgets.app/privacy. MORE Color Widgets works on all iPhones, iPads, and Macs running iOS 14 or later and macOS 11 or later. If you choose to use the health widgets, Color Widgets integrates with the iOS Health app to collect and display health data – such as daily step count or activity progress – seamlessly from your iPhone or Apple Watch.

Screenshots

Shortcut for Contacts4 screens
Color Widgets4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Color Widgets at 528K against Shortcut for Contacts's 302. Color Widgets also leads on review sentiment (64% vs 39%) and chart position (#113 vs unranked). On price, rating, 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. Shortcut for Contacts sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days and Color Widgets sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Shortcut for Contacts against 4.6 for Color Widgets. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Color Widgets has 528K ratings behind it against 302, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 39% of Shortcut for Contacts's written reviews are positive against 64% of Color Widgets's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Shortcut for Contacts ships an update every 5 weeks, Color Widgets monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Shortcut for Contacts versus Color Widgets: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShortcut for ContactsColor Widgets
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (302 ratings)4.6 (528K ratings) — better
Positive reviews39.0% of reviews63.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings302528K — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksMonthly — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank—#113 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS16.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB152 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperAplicativos LegaisDigital Charms, Inc.

Customer experience

Shortcut for Contacts

All ratings302 ratings
Positive85.1%
Neutral5.3%
Negative9.6%
Written reviews154 reviews
Positive39.0%
Neutral7.8%
Negative53.2%

Color Widgets

All ratings523,844 ratings
Positive90.0%
Neutral4.8%
Negative5.2%
Written reviews5,272 reviews
Positive63.8%
Neutral14.2%
Negative21.9%

User reviews

Shortcut for Contacts

From 302 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Useful app
  • 🚀 Practical and intuitive
  • 💡 Great idea
  • 👍 Simple and efficient

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Doesn't work
  • 🔒 Only 3 contacts allowed in free version
  • 💡 Lacks group support
  • 🐛 Crashes and freezes
  • 🐛 Doesn't load properly

Color Widgets

From 528K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Good customization options
  • 🎨 Aesthetic themes and widgets
  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 🎨 Variety of free options
  • 🎨 Ability to use own photos

Room to improve

  • 💰 Many pro features locked behind paywall
  • 🐛 Widgets not always working correctly
  • 🔋 Battery percentage inaccurate
  • 🤔 Complicated icon installation process
  • 🤔 Difficulty adding multiple widgets

Bugs and requests

Shortcut for Contacts

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Doesn't open on iOS 8.3
  • Widget doesn't show contact photos
  • Shortcuts don't open WhatsApp chats
  • App doesn't work after updates

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add group support
  • Allow more than 3 contacts in free version
  • Improve stability and performance
  • Provide more customization options

Color Widgets

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Widgets displaying incorrect time and battery
  • Widgets causing performance issues and freezes
  • Inconsistent behavior when adding/removing widgets

Requested features

5 requests
  • More free icon and widget options
  • Ability to edit font colors and positions
  • Option to create custom widgets
  • Improved calendar and weather widget support
  • Easier way to manage and switch between widgets

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Shortcut for Contacts

Subscriptions2
  • Subscription$1.997 Days
  • Subscription7 Days trial$1.997 Days
One-time1
  • Full Version$1.99
10 purchases

Color Widgets

Subscriptions9
  • Color Widgets Pro$4.991 Month
  • Color Widgets Pro3 Days trial$6.991 Month
  • Color Widgets Pro$6.991 Month
Show 6 more
  • Color Widgets Pro$21.991 Year
  • Color Widgets Pro$24.991 Year
  • Color Widgets Pro3 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • Color Widgets Pro$29.991 Year
  • Color Widgets Pro$34.991 Year
  • Color Widgets Pro3 Days trial$34.991 Year
One-time1
  • Color Widgets Pro$49.99

Questions

Is Shortcut for Contacts free?
Shortcut for Contacts is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Color Widgets free?
Color Widgets is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Shortcut for Contacts or Color Widgets?
Color Widgets is rated higher. Shortcut for Contacts averages 4.5 out of 5 from 302 ratings, while Color Widgets averages 4.6 from 528K ratings.
Do Shortcut for Contacts or Color Widgets have ads?
Both Shortcut for Contacts and Color Widgets show ads.
Which is updated more often, Shortcut for Contacts or Color Widgets?
Shortcut for Contacts ships an update every 5 weeks, and Color Widgets monthly. Most recently, Shortcut for Contacts was updated on November 1, 2026 and Color Widgets on November 6, 2026.

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