When comparing Automate vs Automagic, the Slant community recommends Automate for most people. In the question“What are the best Android apps for making your phone automatically perform certain actions based on set criteria?” Automate is ranked 4th while Automagic is ranked 8th. The most important reason people chose Automate is:
The free version of this app allows 30 concurrent 'blocks' to be run. No other limitations on functionality are set.
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Pros
Pro Free version
The free version of this app allows 30 concurrent 'blocks' to be run. No other limitations on functionality are set.
Pro Uses flowcharts
Flowcharts offer both a nice way of visualizing the logic and an intuitive way of creating it by dragging and connecting the boxes.
Pro Includes more than 250 blocks
Pro Supports Tasker and Locale plugins
Pro A bit simpler than Tasker
Pro Profiles can be exported as launcher home screen icons
Built into the features of the app, users can create profiles to then export them as a launcher app to easily be launched from ones home screen. Sadly though there is no way to add these to ones app drawer.
Pro Live view of executing flows
Pro Flows can be defined graphically like a flowchart
Pro Easy
It's easier than Tasker to me.
Pro Plug in
It supports all the plug in which supports Tasker.
Pro Better programming
Some flows work better than Tasker. In fact, some tests that often don't in Tasker do so easily in Automagic.
Pro Less or no dependency
It doesn't need an app like 'auto voice' or something like this of Tasker app.
Pro Scripting language is superior
This app has a much more intuitive scripting language with tons of snippets and function examples. More powerful, elegant, flexible, and seems less resource intense.
Cons
Con Can't create custom scenes
Automate can't create actionable graphic overlays and dialogs.
Con Profiles can't be exported as independent apps
Con You are forced to draw out flow diagrams
Pretty, but at the end of the day a pain to maintain diagram readability AND logic.
Con Not popular
It's not as popular as Tasker.