App Store

Check top free apps

Gets 25 items from Apple’s RSS feed for top free apps, asks you to pick from the list, and opens one.

Scripting Actions

RSS, Web

Get Items from RSS Feed

Downloads the latest items from an RSS feed.

Lists, Scripting

Choose from List

Presents a menu of the items passed as input to the action and outputs the user’s selection. Prompt The instruction provided when the list is presented. Select Multiple When enabled, multiple items may be chosen from the list.

Safari, Web

Show Web Page

Shows the web URL passed into he action in a Safari View Controller, allowing you to view the web page without switching apps. Includes a toggle to enter Safari Reader mode if it’s available for the given web page.

Extra Details

Link to Run Shortcut

shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Check%20top%20free%20apps

Link to Open Shortcut

shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Check%20top%20free%20apps

AppleScript code

tell application “Shortcuts Events” run shortcut “Check top free apps” end tell

Membership

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