Comparison

Bottled vs Shake! Weekly Challenges

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Bottled

Connect with people globally through a unique messaging system. Send a digital message in a bottle and let chance bring you new friends and meaningful conversations. Chat at your own pace and discover genuine connections.

Highlights
  • Send messages in a bottle globally
  • Match with users through random exchanges
  • Chat at your own pace
  • Send text, photo, and voice messages
  • Follow bottle journeys
  • Play Spin the Bottle game
Features
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Make friends worldwide, chat with real people, and discover meaningful pen pal connections. Bottled is a modern twist on the classic message in a bottle. Write a message, send it out to sea, and let serendipity connect you with someone, somewhere in the world. Whether you’re looking for new friends, a pen pal, emotional support, or just a meaningful conversation, Bottled helps you meet real people through chance, curiosity, and conversation. HOW BOTTLED WORKS Write a message and put it in a bottle Throw it into the sea and let it drift to a random person anywhere in the world If they keep your bottle, you match and can start chatting If they release it, your bottle sails away to someone else Every bottle can lead to a unique connection WHY PEOPLE LOVE BOTTLED Make friends and meet pen pals from around the world Chat at your own pace, without pressure Send text, photo, and voice messages Follow your bottles’ journeys in real time Play Spin the Bottle with fun questions and challenges Discover supportive, meaningful conversations with new people Join over 5 million users in a positive social app designed to help you meet new people and have genuine conversations. Chat without expectations. Talk freely. Let chance create real connections. If you have any questions or just want to say hi, feel free to contact us on Instagram (@appbottled) or by email at contact@bottledapp.com Bottled is free to download and use, and all main features are available for free. If you’d like to meet even more people, faster, you can subscribe and become a Cruise Member. We offer weekly, monthly, quarterly, and yearly subscription options. Terms of Use: https://bottledapp.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://bottledapp.com/privacy

About

Shake! Weekly Challenges

Features
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Shake! is a friends-only weekly challenge app built around going out, taking photos, and having fun with your circle. Each week, reveal a new challenge, submit your photos, vote on your friends’ entries, earn XP, unlock badges, and climb the weekly leaderboard. No public pressure. No random strangers. Just your friends, your photos, and a new reason to do something different each week. Features: • Weekly photo challenges • Friends-only feeds • Photo submissions with captions • Voting, XP, levels, and badges • Weekly leaderboards • In-app reporting and account deletion • Private friend circles, not public discovery Shake! is made for small friend groups who want a fun reason to explore, compete, and make memories together.

Screenshots

Bottled4 screens
Shake! Weekly Challenges4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Shake! Weekly Challenges at none against Bottled's 16. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Bottled sells 16 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Shake! Weekly Challenges asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Bottled versus Shake! Weekly Challenges: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBottledShake! Weekly Challenges
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (2.9K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews76.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings2.9K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.1
Further details — not scored
Size114 MB26 MB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperPierre DelannoyPhinix Tan

Bugs and requests

Bottled

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Inconsistent notification system
  • Bottles not disappearing after being blocked
  • Crashes and freezes on certain device models
  • Inability to log in or access account after device changes

Requested features

6 requests
  • Improved moderation and user verification system
  • Option to filter bottles by country or language
  • Ability to create and join interest-based groups
  • Integration of voice/video messaging features
  • Offline mode or message drafting capabilities
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  • More customization options for user profiles and islands

Shake! Weekly Challenges

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

16 purchases

Bottled

Subscriptions3
  • Explorer Membership$2.991 Month
  • Cruise Membership - weekly$5.997 Days
  • Cruise Membership$9.991 Month
One-time13
  • 5 Gold coins$0.99
  • Skull Island$0.99
  • Treasure Island$0.99
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  • Camera$1.99
  • Shield$1.99
  • 20 Gold coins$3.49
  • 40 gold coins$4.99
  • 50 Gold coins$6.99
  • 100 gold coins$9.99
  • 100 Gold coins$14.49
  • Gift 100 Gold$14.49
  • 220 gold coins$19.99
  • 500 Gold coins$54.99
None

Shake! Weekly Challenges

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Bottled free?
Bottled is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Shake! Weekly Challenges free?
Shake! Weekly Challenges is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Bottled or Shake! Weekly Challenges have ads?
Neither Bottled nor Shake! Weekly Challenges shows ads.

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