IFTTT Standard accounts may create up to 3 Applets from scratch

I saw this in my inbox today too. I remember being very excited by IFTTT early in its existence but it never quite became the "universal plumbing" solution in my life. Now that I think about it Shortcuts on Apple is something I was very excited about but have found very little utility for.

Has IFTTT or Shortcuts provided some killer functionality for anyone?