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Add to SafariWhen comparing Launch Center Pro vs Pythonista, the Slant community recommends Pythonista for most people. In the question“What are the best iOS automation apps?” Pythonista is ranked 2nd while Launch Center Pro is ranked 3rd. The most important reason people chose Pythonista is:
It's not just python-like - it is python, and as such can use a ton of handy python modules from the internet to do strange and outlandish things. Being able to leverage your existing python skills is super handy.
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Pros
Pro Excellent third-party app support
The library includes actions for hundreds of apps.
Pro Allows scheduling actions
You can set up an actionable notification to pop up at a certain time that will allow you to run an action. It's possible to schedule repeat notifications.
Pro Allows launching apps from the notification center
Pro Supports location based actions
You can set up an actionable notification to pop up at a certain location that will allow you to run an action.
Pro Integrates with IFTT for even more functionality
Pro It's Python
It's not just python-like - it is python, and as such can use a ton of handy python modules from the internet to do strange and outlandish things. Being able to leverage your existing python skills is super handy.
Pro Good docs and active forum
Pythonista comes with volumes of built-in docs, and the Pythonista forum at https://forum.omz-software.com/category/5/pythonista is active and detailed. Updates are frequent and substantial.
Cons
Con Limited support for action chaining
LCP uses x-callback-url for action chaining. Currently the app supports x-callback-url in Dropbox, clipboard, defining, brightness, messaging, email, and speaking URL schemes.
Con No in-app way to discover user-created actions
Con It's Python
If you do not know Python or are not interested in coding or learning it, this is wholly unsuited for you. That's cool - it takes all kinds, and there are good alternatives available for you.
Con Not primarily intended as an automation app
Pythonista is a general programming app; it can do automation, and do it well, but automation is not the primary focus of the app or it's users, and so it takes some digging to find the bits you need related to automation. I see this as a plus for the app in and of itself, but many will find an app that is focused on automation to be more useful for their needs.
