Comparison

SlamDunk vs dev.to

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

Head to head
About

SlamDunk

Explore beautiful design inspirations from Dribbble with this mobile client. View shots by category, read comments, and discover user profiles. Optimized for smooth image loading and a seamless browsing experience.

Highlights
  • Categorized Dribbble shot viewing
  • View popular, recent, and debut shots
  • Detailed shot view with zoom
  • Read and view comments
  • User profile and shot browsing
  • Like shots and manage profile (authentication required)
Features
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Make way for SLAM DUNK! The perfect way to see beautiful Shots from Dribbble on a mobile app. SLAM DUNK is a Dribbble client that is useful to designers, developers, creative minded people throughout the globe for their design inspirations. Features of Slam Dunk: * Categorically view Dribbble shots * Popular, Recent, Team, Debuts, Playoff shots * View details of the shot and zoom in the images for ultra high quality * Read the comments for shots * View profiles and details of individual users * View users' shots, buckets, and likes * Like shots (Authentication Required) * View your profile, your shots, buckets (Authentication Required) * Check your followers, the people you follow Slam Dunk uses Volley to minimize the consumption of bandwidth in loading the images giving you a smooth and optimized experience You will fall in love once you start using it. This is just the initial version, more updates and features will be added soon. In the meantime, if you want to get in touch with us, use the links below: e-mail: contact@falconsolutions.co Facebook: http://facebook.com/falconsolutions/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/FalconSolCo LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/falcon-solutions-m-s/ Keywords: Dribbble, Dribbble client, Behance, designer, photoshop, editors, shots, designing, creative, creativity, basket, basketball NOTE: THE USER NAMES, THE IMAGES SHOWN, THE SHOTS, PROFILE DETAILS ETC. ARE ORIGINAL CONTENT OF THE RESPECTIVE USERS FROM DRIBBBLE. THEY HAVE NO RESEMBLANCE TO SLAM DUNK OR THE DEVELOPERS OF SLAM DUNK NOR DO THE DEVELOPERS CLAIM PROPRIETORSHIP OVER THE SAME.

About

dev.to

Explore and engage with a blogging-forward social network focused on code creators. Discover content, follow tags and members, and stay updated on the evolving Forem ecosystem.

Highlights
  • Navigate Forem ecosystem
  • Follow dev.to tags and members
  • Discover Forem ecosystem content
  • Read blog posts
  • Write blog posts
  • Stay up-to-date
Features
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The best way to navigate DEV and the rest of the Forem ecosystem on your iPhone! The Forem app allows you to follow all your dev.to tags and members while also discovering what the evolving Forem ecosystem has to offer. Read, write and stay up-to-date in our blogging-forward social network.

Screenshots

SlamDunk4 screens
dev.to3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: dev.to at 3.8 against SlamDunk's 1.0. dev.to also leads on review sentiment (39% vs 0%) and update cadence (monthly vs every 6 months). SlamDunk's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

dev.to holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: dev.to has 32 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of SlamDunk's written reviews are positive against 39% of dev.to's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SlamDunk ships an update every 6 months, dev.to monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 16, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
SlamDunk versus dev.to: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSlamDunkdev.to
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (4 ratings)3.8 (32 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews39.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings432 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size54 MB47 MB
Age rating9+9+
DeveloperAditya NeelkanthDev Community Inc.

Customer experience

SlamDunk

All ratings4 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

dev.to

All ratings33 ratings
Positive63.6%
Neutral6.1%
Negative30.3%
Written reviews28 reviews
Positive39.3%
Neutral7.1%
Negative53.6%

In-app purchases

None

SlamDunk

No in-app purchases

None

dev.to

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SlamDunk free?
SlamDunk is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is dev.to free?
dev.to is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, SlamDunk or dev.to?
dev.to is rated higher. SlamDunk averages 1.0 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while dev.to averages 3.8 from 32 ratings.
Do SlamDunk or dev.to have ads?
Neither SlamDunk nor dev.to shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SlamDunk or dev.to?
SlamDunk ships an update every 6 months, and dev.to monthly. Most recently, SlamDunk was updated on September 16, 2026 and dev.to on September 29, 2026.

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