This app is far more than what meets the eye at first. I don't understand why anyone would give this a 3 star rating or lower unless they just hadn't seen the extent of its features yet or weren't into programming small little scripts that basically don't require any coding knowledge at all to do. You can do so much with this app and I feel that too much of it goes way too unnoticed!! I personally enjoy using it for fun little projects like creating a mastermind game using shortcut menus and if-then scripts and stuffs, but it has a ton of practical use as well for the average person. And yeah, I understand that there are some bugs every now and then like really big shortcuts freezing up or taking awhile to run, but for what it gives in return I can overlook the little bugs and appreciate the whole far better. So in conclusion... this is a GREAT app, and should be used by and recommended to more people. Probably one of Apple's best factory default apps which deserves more love and attention.

I have noticed a bunch of limitations to the shortcuts and automations. For instance, some automations require you to click a notification to run which defeats the purpose. I cannot simply have my device play music whenever it connects to my bluetooth headphones. Also, with the automations that do not require a button press, there will be a notification that the automation ran and while that’s annoying on its own, it also lingers for a good few seconds, blocking some buttons that reside on the top of the screen. Same for the shortcuts, although the shortcut notification doesn’t stay as long, it’s much bigger. I’ve made a shortcut which selects random pictures in any designated album and displays them. However, after I press the ‘done’ button, it doesn’t allow me to do anything for a second before the ‘shortcut has been completed’ notification has disappeared. In the app itself, I believe that adding a folder or tab which the function blocks could go under but still be activated, the point of this would be to help organization and decrease the amount of scrolling one would need to get to wherever they need. It would really help, especially in the longer shortcuts/automations. Overall, I’d like more functions and freedoms with the way the shortcuts and automations are configured and

I love the potential of this app. Customization and organization are very important to me. But the constant notification banners that pop down every time you open an app are absolutely maddening (a common complaint, from what I've seen.) I scoured forums and found a way to disable them for when I open a single app (although I really think there needs to be a simple, permanent option that doesn't require screen time and running an automation) but I still get a banner every time I select an app option from a menu. (Especially frustrating considering I'd like to pair multiple camera apps in a menu together under one icon, but the banner freezes the camera screen for a full few seconds making it impossible to snap a quick photo.) Also, it would be great if we could choose custom photos for shortcuts added to widgets like we can for shortcuts added to the home screen. Lastly, if possible, it would be lovely to have notification badges display on the shortcut icons like they do on the originals, so I can customize my mail and messages apps and still be able to see the number of new emails and texts. Thank you for taking the time to read this and (hopefully) take this into consideration for future updates!

I have been using this app since it was taken over by Apple Developer sometime ago. It’s not exactly a great app but its a good addition to Apple HomeKit app. However, recently there are few functions which is broken and needs fixing especially with the realise of new iOS 16.3.1. I first realised a problem using this app with HomeKit for “Match Text” syntax before even the latest iOS release. The problem was, any script done using “Match Text” syntax with HomeKit will just won’t run when the automation is triggered with a sensor or any conditional trigger. For example, if the automation uses “Match Text” in HomeKit convert to shortcuts script to switch on lights when a motion sensor detects motion, it just won’t trigger this automation automatically. I have tried all the possible scenarios using sensors in conjunction with “Match Text” it just don’t work. It got buggier in iOS 16.x onwards, it broke the “Dictionary” functionality in shortcuts overall. For example, when I create a nested dictionary, inside the nested dict all values will change to objects as soon as you enter a value for the key. Doesn’t matter what type I choose (number or bool). It will create an infinite nested dict.This really disappointing especially after having it reported to Apple support numerous times, the problem still persist. The support for this product/app has really gotten bad to worse now. Hope the issues will be fixed before the next iOS release and hope Apple developer test the functionality of all their product prior officially releasing to the masses.