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It feels fairly ridiculous to me that you can't do simple increments of a counter that works on all three platforms (iOS/macOS/watchOS).

There is a hack that works with only default scripting functions, but only within a repeat loop.

  • Use the "Number" verb to create a text item.
  • Use the "Add Variable" verb to append the Number to a text variable.
  • Use the "Count" verb to count the items in that text variable.
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ChristopherA commented Sep 17, 2023

We'll see if things change in iOS 17 to make Shortcuts.app better.

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