SideCast appears to be a legitimate app. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for SideCast is 88 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.

SideCast Reviews: Is It Legit?

Name: SideCast
Rating: 4.56459 (209 reviews)

SideCast

Alerion Media LLC

🔧 Utilities

🎬 Entertainment

Customer Experience

Positive experience92.8% of reviews

Neutral1.4% of reviews

Negative experience5.8% of reviews

~ Based on 69 written reviews from the US App Store.

What users say about SideCast

Reviews of SideCast are mostly positive: the Entertainment app is rated 4.6/5 from 209 App Store ratings. What users like most: simple and effective communication, useful for various noisy environments. Top complaints: freezes too often, does not rotate reliably. Summarized from real user reviews.

Positive things

👍Simple and effective communication
💡Useful for various noisy environments
🚀Fast and snappier UX (recent updates)
👍Easy to use and understand
💡Great for communicating when unable to speak
👍Works well for distance communication
💡Handy for families and kids
💡Useful for public policy and meetings
👍Solves specific communication problems
💡Great for Deaf and hard of hearing coworkers
👍Entertaining and fun
💡Good for ordering in loud places
👍Works with iOS 16 (after update)
💡Innovative and unique functionality

Negative things

🐛Freezes too often
🐛Does not rotate reliably
🐛Pages run into each other
🐛Timed out forcing upgrade
🐛Not compatible with older iOS versions (historically)
💡Time limit (mentioned once)
💡Desire for text/background color selection

Is SideCast Safe?

SideCast appears safe based on user ratings. AppsHunter Safety Score for SideCast is 89/100.

This assessment is based on 209 user ratings, with an App Store average of 4.6/5.

Safety Analysis

89.0% of ratings point to a safe experience

2.4% of ratings suggest some concerns

8.6% of ratings point to a risky experience

~ Based on 209 App Store ratings for SideCast.

Is SideCast Legit?

SideCast appears to be a legitimate app. AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for SideCast is 88/100.

Based on 88 of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.

Top reviews

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When you need to share a talking point

Working in a public policy realm there were countless times I held up a quick reminder of a talking point when someone was in a meeting or conducting an interview.

Yes, this is great for ordering in a loud bar, but it’s fabulous for reminding someone in a meeting about a key point when they’re speechifying.

Ttaniac

4 years ago

One of my faves - Thanks for the UPDATE!!

Edit: 3/25/23 I really, really appreciate the new SideCast!!!

Previous review still applies:
I absolutely adore SideCast. I use it for communicating while on calls, across the room, during concerts, and to make people crack up! It’s so simple but so very effective.

YYamsBell

4 years ago

Now updated to iOS 16, nothing else like it!

Love the app as it has now been upgraded to iOS 16! I’ve looked and as far as I know there’s no other app like it! 😊

VVanCollins

4 years ago

Response from developer

Hi VanCollins, the new SideCast 4.0.0 that is compatible with iOS 16 just launched today so please download the latest version to enjoy the best messaging experience yet. Please update your review after downloading the latest version, and thank you in advance!

5 Stars after update!

The latest update has corrected the problems. Glad to have this App back up and running.

Thank you developer guy.

RReztnulb

4 years ago

Response from developer

Hi Reztnulb -- ask and you shall receive! The new SideCast 4.0.0 that is compatible with iOS 16 just launched today so please download the latest version to enjoy the best messaging experience yet. Please update your review after downloading the latest version, and thank you in advance!

Love this app.

We use SideCast whenever we want to show someone a message quickly from a distance.

They don’t even have to get a phone out or have a phone, as the app automatically formats the text to be read from far away.

So thankful for the recent updates to clean up the app for new devices!!! Thanks!

JJohnNorCal

4 years ago

Super Useful with Families

This is one of those handy little apps that end up being a lot more useful than you expect. I frequently use it to share a note with someone when I can’t speak out loud (because my kids will overhear, because someone’s on the phone, etc). Highly recommend!

GGayleLMcDowell

4 years ago

Awesome app!

All the utility of SideCast with a faster snappier UX! Love the update! 🫶🏼

SShrinidhi

4 years ago

Sweet update!

It’s been a while but I love all the usability updates in the new version.

I1iOS user 146753

4 years ago

Freezes to often

The side cast does not rotate more often than not. Then when it does rotate, the pages run into each other

JJayfrmphly

4 years ago

Needs an update

I really enjoy this app, but it hasn’t been updated for 6 years and no longer works properly with the latest IOS.

RReztnulb

4 years ago

Straightforward and Useful

Useful for sales and getting people’s attention. It’s helped me get the point across amongst large crowds. Howe ever, not a fan of the time limit, hence the 4-star rating.

TTriforcechaotix

4 years ago

Response from developer

Hi Triforcechaotix, cool name! The new SideCast 4.0.0 just launched today so please download the latest version to enjoy the best messaging experience yet. For $1, the timer will go away and you'll have infinite time forever. SideCast was built by just 1 person (me), so hopefully that's agreeable to you. Please let me know what else I can do to earn that 5th star!

One of my faves - NEEDS UPDATE

I absolutely adore SideCast. Have used it for communicating while on calls, across the room, during concerts, and to make people crack up! It’s so simple but so very effective.

With the new iOS SideCast doesn’t seem to work when you turn it to ‘cast’.

I know there haven’t been many updates for a few years, this one is all we need - just let it work again, please! Pretty, pretty please!

YYamsBell

4 years ago

Doesn’t work with iOS 16

I have enjoyed this app for a couple years and just upgraded to iOS 16 and now when I rotate the phone to show a message, it doesn’t do anything.
It just stays on the previous message composure screen. I’m not totally surprised as it hasn’t had an update in 5 years with the last one making it compatible with iOS 10. 😳

VVanCollins

4 years ago