Shortcut Maker Downloads & RevenueShortcut Maker · Google Play
Shortcut Maker gets 5k+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, November 2026, rounded down to a band).
Shortcut Maker is #8 in Personalization Free on Google Play in Japan and charting in 23 of 23 countries we track.
Updated 11 Nov 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
Full timeline · 10 events
- 📈Shortcut Maker entered the top 100Top Free · Personalization · IN
- 📈Shortcut Maker entered the top 100Top Free · Personalization · AE
- 📈Shortcut Maker charting in a new countryMexico
- 📈Shortcut Maker entered the top 100 in 2 chartsTop Free · Personalization · SE · Top Free · Personalization · TR
- 📈Shortcut Maker charting in a new country in 2 chartsSweden · Turkey
- 📈Shortcut Maker charting in a new country in 5 chartsSpain · Netherlands · Thailand · Taiwan · +1 more
- 📈Shortcut Maker entered the top 100 in 4 chartsTop Free · Personalization · ES · Top Free · Personalization · NL · Top Free · Personalization · TH · Top Free · Personalization · TW
- 🆕Shortcut Maker first spotted by AppInsiderCanada
- 📦Shortcut Maker version 5.0.710M+ Downloads! 🚀 Rebuilt for Modern Android.
- Bug fixes
✅ NEW: Adaptive 1x1 Widgets (Fully customizable, icon, label & spacing)
✅ NEW: Material 3 UI & Shortcut Delay
✅ NEW: Standardized Shortcuts for easier sharing & integration
✅ IMPROVED: Work App support & faster indexing/loading
✅ FIXED: Massive cleanup of long-awaited bugs
✅ SMARTER: Message shortcuts & auto-favicons for links
Major database update! If you face data migration issues, please email me directly. ❤️… more - 🆕Shortcut Maker released on Google Play
Collected from the stores by AppInsider since we first spotted the app. Dates are when we saw each change.
Personalization FreeShortcut Maker at a glance
AI summary written from our chart and store data, 2026-11-07. It can be wrong: check the numbers above.
A free utility that enables Android users to create custom home screen shortcuts for apps, files, system settings, and websites. The app maintains a strong presence in the Personalization category across global markets, ranking #5 in Japan and within the top 70 in Europe, North America, and Asia.
Similar apps: Activity Launcher, Shortcut Maker (by various devs), Tasker
Shortcut Maker on Google Play
App details
Tech stack
Trackers and permissions of build v5.0.7, from the εxodus privacy report (CC BY-SA).
Shortcut Maker downloads
Worldwide, per day, and installs to date. The band is open; the exact number is free with an account.
How this is calculated
Where Shortcut Maker's downloads come from Modelled
Last 30 days: organic search, browsing the store, features and paid ads.
Active users
All platforms, worldwide. Free with an account.
Retention · share of new users still active
Time spent · per daily user
How this is calculated
In-app revenue
Worldwide, what users spend in Shortcut Maker before Apple and Google take their fee.
How this is calculated
Business model: In-app purchase-led
How Shortcut Maker makes money: subscriptions, one-off purchases and ads.
Where it ranks on Google Play
Every top 200 chart it appears in across 23 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Japan | PersonalizationFree | #8 |
 United States | PersonalizationFree | #92 |
 United Kingdom | PersonalizationFree | #67 |
 Germany | PersonalizationFree | #70 |
 Australia | PersonalizationFree | #40 |
 South Korea | PersonalizationFree | #63 |
 France | PersonalizationFree | #67 |
 Spain | PersonalizationFree | #36 |
 Canada | PersonalizationFree | #59 |
 Italy | PersonalizationFree | #53 |
 Brazil | PersonalizationFree | #73 |
 Taiwan | PersonalizationFree | #63 |
 Russia | PersonalizationFree | #91 |
 Sweden | PersonalizationFree | #40 |
 Netherlands | PersonalizationFree | #59 |
 India | PersonalizationFree | #163 |
 Mexico | PersonalizationFree | #113 |
 Indonesia | PersonalizationFree | #125 |
 Turkey | PersonalizationFree | #89 |
 Saudi Arabia | PersonalizationFree | #163 |
 United Arab Emirates | PersonalizationFree | #134 |
 Thailand | PersonalizationFree | #161 |
 Vietnam | PersonalizationFree | #149 |
Apps near Shortcut Maker on the chart
Personalization Free, around #8.
Ratings
Google Play, worldwide.
Review momentum
ⓘ How we measure thisReview momentum (0-100) blends how fast the app collects ratings compared with other apps in its category (60%), whether that pace is speeding up (25%) and what recent raters give it (15%; recent stars well below lifetime pull it down). Ratings counts are read daily. A jump usually means a launch, a feature, ads or a new review prompt.
What users say about Shortcut Maker
From the 132 most recent Google Play reviews in the US.
Users highly praise the app's ability to customize icons and create shortcuts for hidden settings or specific activities. However, frequent complaints arise regarding bugs where shortcuts reset after restarts, fail to appear in docks, or stop working after system updates.
Mostly positive (79% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). People like it for being useful, and its features and content. The main complaints are about crashes and bugs.
What people like
- Useful: “would definitely recommend!!!”
- Features & content: “Amazing app, full of features!”
- Speed & performance: “Still works smoothly with my new phone”
- Crashes & bugs: “error: no app to open this shortcut”
Common complaints
- Crashes & bugs: “tried again to get same error 😔”
About Shortcut Maker
Simply select the feature and click on CREATE to shortcut. That's it!
Quite simple right?
You can also use this app to launch an actvity from installed app.
Apps and Activities: Create shortcut of installed apps and activities.
Folder and Files : Create shortcut of folder and files from internal storage.
Intents: Create shortcut of android system intents along with the default app.
Quick Settings: Create shortcut to quickly change your system settings.
Website: Shortcut for your favourite website.
User Requested: Features that are requested by users.
#Custom#: Just a bonus and fresh feature to get shortcuts from installed apps and edit in this app before creating.
Contact me: Shortcut to mail me your suggestions :)
Shortcut Preview: after selecting the activity app will show you a preview of shortcut before creating. Here you can also rename the shortcut name. You can also add shortcut to favourite.
History: here you can check the list of shortcuts created by you.
Favourite: here you can check the list of your favourite shortcuts.
If you wish to add any features in this app, please send me your responses and feedbacks on [email protected] (Don't forget to add app name in subject)
Special Thanks to MaterialSearchView (Thanks MiguelCatalan! :)) for providing a free searchview with a clean UI with simple implementation. Here's the link the library I used for this:
https://github.com/MiguelCatalan/MaterialSearchView
What's new in 5.0.7
- Bug fixes
✅ NEW: Adaptive 1x1 Widgets (Fully customizable, icon, label & spacing)
✅ NEW: Material 3 UI & Shortcut Delay
✅ NEW: Standardized Shortcuts for easier sharing & integration
✅ IMPROVED: Work App support & faster indexing/loading
✅ FIXED: Massive cleanup of long-awaited bugs
✅ SMARTER: Message shortcuts & auto-favicons for links
Major database update! If you face data migration issues, please email me directly. ❤️