Your Home Screen is full of apps you only open for one specific task, and the Action button can only point at a single shortcut at a time. Smart Menu fixes that by turning one shortcut into a personal launch pad: pick a destination from a list and it hands off to the app, control, or feature you actually wanted.
How it works
Smart Menu is a hub shortcut from ProBotMaster that opens apps, device controls, and other destinations from one menu instead of making you hunt across Home Screens. It’s built and tested on both iOS and iPadOS, so the menu behaves the same on an iPhone or an iPad. The list of options isn’t fixed either; the author keeps adding to it, and version 1.7.0, shipped July 22, 2026, folded in a new Neo tab alongside some light bug fixes.
Apps you might want on hand
Both apps below appear as “required” in the shortcut’s metadata, but the author is explicit that neither one actually is. Install them if you want their menu entry to do something.
- Grok — lets you jump straight from the menu into xAI’s assistant app.
- Claude by Anthropic — same idea, opens Anthropic’s app instead of, or alongside, Grok.
Installing it
- Tap Add Shortcut on this page to open Smart Menu in the Shortcuts app.
- Scroll the preview to the bottom and tap Add Shortcut again to confirm.
- Run it once from the Shortcuts app so you can see the full menu before assigning it anywhere else.
- Go to Settings > Action Button, or long-press a Lock Screen widget, and point it at Smart Menu for one-tap access.
Getting it set up the first time
Smart Menu ships as a starting point rather than a finished product. Open it in the Shortcuts app and every entry sits as its own editable step, so swapping an app link, renaming an option, or deleting something you’ll never use is a normal edit, not a workaround. ProBotMaster built it this way on purpose: the shortcut’s own listing invites people to leave feedback requesting new apps or controls, and those requests get folded into future versions for everyone.
Putting it to work
Where you put Smart Menu is up to you. Assign it to the Action button for a one-press launch pad, drop it on your Lock Screen as a widget, or attach it anywhere else a regular shortcut can go, then pick a destination from the list each time you run it. One of the more unusual entries is a “360” photo option. How good it looks depends heavily on which iPhone and camera you’re shooting with, so treat it as a fun extra rather than a guaranteed feature. Version 1.7.0 added a Neo tab for quick access, though that entry only does anything once you’ve also installed the separate Neo shortcut it points to.
FAQ
Do I actually need Grok and Claude installed?
Not really — both are flagged as required apps in the listing, but the author calls that optional. Skip either one and that specific menu entry just won’t have anywhere to go until you install it.
What’s this “360” photo thing supposed to do?
It’s a built-in menu option for capturing a wraparound-style shot. Results depend a lot on your device and camera, so don’t expect a polished 360-degree render out of every iPhone.
Can Smart Menu do something it doesn’t already?
Only if you edit it yourself, or ask nicely. The author reads feedback on the shortcut’s page and has a track record of folding requested apps and controls into new releases, most recently the Neo quick-access tab in version 1.7.0.
A few things worth knowing
- The menu isn’t static. Check back after an update, since the author regularly adds apps and controls based on what people ask for.
- Not using the “360” photo option, or the Grok and Claude entries? Delete those steps instead of leaving dead menu items sitting around.
