# Pushcut

> Smart notifications, widgets and a server for Apple Shortcuts

Pushcut is an iOS app that extends Apple's Shortcuts and HomeKit with actionable notifications, custom widgets and background triggers. Notifications can be raised by a schedule, a location, a webhook or a service such as IFTTT or Zapier, and their buttons run shortcuts, HomeKit scenes or web requests. A spare iPhone or iPad can also act as an Automation Server that runs shortcuts on request or on a schedule.

- **Category:** Automation
- **Made by:** Snailed It Development Ltd
- **Website:** https://www.pushcut.io
- **Runs on:** iOS
- **Facts last checked:** Oct 6, 2026

## Pricing

Pushcut has a free plan. Paid plans start at $1.99 / month for Pro, or $17.99 per year.

- **Pricing model:** Free plan
- **Free plan:** Up to 3 notifications with 1 action each and 2 background actions, using local triggers or basic webhooks. No widgets, dynamic content, online actions or Automation Server.
- **Free trial:** None listed.

| Plan | Price | What you get |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Free | $0 | Up to 3 notifications with 1 action each and 2 location-based background actions, sent from local triggers or basic webhooks without dynamic content. |
| Pro | $1.99 per month; $17.99 per year | Unlimited notifications and actions, custom widgets, HomeKit scenes, online actions, the JSON API and an Automation Server limited to 100 requests a day. |
| Pro Lifetime | $39.99 one-time purchase | The Pro feature set bought once as an in-app purchase instead of by subscription. |
| Automation Server Extended | $2.49 per month; $22.49 per year | Separate package for the Automation Server: 5,000 requests a day instead of 100, interval schedules, delayed execution and longer request timeouts. |

Read from https://www.pushcut.io/ on Oct 6, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Pushcut before buying.

## Ways to pay less

- **About 25% less on annual plans** (Annual discount): Pro is $17.99 a year against $1.99 a month ($23.88 over 12 months), and Server Extended is $22.49 a year against $2.49 a month. Source: https://www.pushcut.io/
- **Pro Lifetime for $39.99** (Lifetime license): Pushcut Pro can be bought once for $39.99 as an in-app purchase. The Automation Server Extended package is listed only as a monthly or annual subscription. Source: https://www.pushcut.io/

## Key features

- **Actionable notifications:** Notifications carry custom text, images and sounds plus buttons that run a shortcut, activate a HomeKit scene, open a URL or send a web request. They can target specific devices.
- **Time, location and webhook triggers:** Notifications and background actions fire on daily, weekly or monthly schedules, at locations or iBeacons, from Shortcuts and HomeKit automations, or from a webhook.
- **Custom widgets:** Widgets for the home and lock screen show content that automations, online services or the API update, and run a shortcut or HomeKit scene when tapped. They need Pro.
- **Automation Server:** A dedicated iOS device running Pushcut executes shortcuts and HomeKit scenes without confirmation, triggered by schedules, locations, notifications, integrations or the API.
- **Integrations and Web API:** IFTTT, Zapier and Make can send notifications, update widgets and run server actions, and a JSON API accepts requests from home servers or anything that can make an HTTP call.
- **Apple Watch support:** Interactive notifications arrive on the watch, where HomeKit scenes, online actions and HTTP requests can be run directly. Opening Shortcuts or other apps from the watch is not supported.

## Good for

- Shortcuts and HomeKit users who want notifications with action buttons
- Running shortcuts unattended on a spare iPhone or iPad
- Triggering iOS shortcuts from IFTTT, Zapier, Make or a home server

## Worth knowing

- The app is listed for iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch only; the site offers no Mac, Android or web version.
- The free version stops at 3 notifications, 1 action per notification and 2 background actions, with no widgets or dynamic content.
- The Automation Server needs a dedicated, always-on iOS device with Pushcut in the foreground, and it runs requests one at a time.
- Pro caps the server at 100 requests a day. Interval schedules, delayed execution and timeouts over 10 seconds need the separate Server Extended subscription.

## What people say

- **App Store rating of the iPhone and iPad app:** 4.4 out of 5 from 541 ratings in the United States, read Oct 6, 2026. This is the store's rating of the app, not a score from ToolGPA. Source: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/id1450936447

## Works with

Apple Shortcuts, HomeKit, IFTTT, Zapier, Make

**Tags:** Workflow automation, Public API, One-time purchase

## Alternatives

- [Apple Shortcuts](https://toolgpa.com/tools/apple-shortcuts): Free automation app for iPhone, iPad and Mac, built by Apple. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/apple-shortcuts-vs-pushcut)
- [IFTTT](https://toolgpa.com/tools/ifttt): Simple trigger-and-action automations for apps and smart devices. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/ifttt-vs-pushcut)
- [MacroDroid](https://toolgpa.com/tools/macrodroid): Android automation app built on triggers, actions and constraints. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/macrodroid-vs-pushcut)
- [Tasker](https://toolgpa.com/tools/tasker): Android automation app driven by profiles, contexts and tasks. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/pushcut-vs-tasker)

## Sources

The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Oct 6, 2026:

- https://www.pushcut.io/
- https://apps.apple.com/us/app/pushcut-shortcuts-automation/id1450936447
- https://www.pushcut.io/support/automation-server
- https://www.pushcut.io/support

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