Tatatu vs ShineUp
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Tatatu
This social media platform rewards users with cryptocurrency for engaging with content and their network. Earn coins by watching videos, posting, and interacting with others. Use earned coins to purchase products or win items in auctions.
- Earn cryptocurrency for viewing content
- Earn cryptocurrency for social media activity
- Post photos and videos to earn more
- Use earned coins in an online store
- Participate in auctions to win products
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TaTaTu is the first social media app that rewards you for viewing content and for your social media activities. You can watch videocontent, post your photos ,videos and earn even more TTU Coins when someone likes, comments, views or shares your post or receive a call or message from a friend. You can use your TTU Coins to buy products in the TaTaTu online store. Each day, each week, each month, TaTaTu will offer the community an auction with must-have products (hi-tech, smartphone and coming soon even moto-scooters, and cars) that users can win using just TTU Coins. TaTaTu is the first sharing economy of data!! The more you share , the more you earn!
ShineUp
This platform allows users to share videos and compete for daily rankings. Content is viewed and voted on by the community, offering everyone a chance to become the "Star of the day." An algorithm ensures equal visibility, and users can discover diverse videos based on their interests.
- Video sharing
- Daily community rankings
- Equal visibility algorithm
- Community voting
- Personalized video discovery
- Star of the day competition
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ShineUp is the perfect platform for your videos. Share your content with the community and climb the daily rankings in your chosen category. Each day, your videos are viewed and voted on by the community, giving you the opportunity to become the Star of the day. The rankings reset daily, giving all users an equal chance for their video to reach the top spot in their chosen category. Our algorithm ensures equal visibility for everyone, regardless of the number of followers. Watch videos from other users, vote, and influence the daily rankings with your preferences. Discover a wide range of videos in each category, shown based on your interests. With ShineUp, you will always have engaging videos to watch.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: ShineUp at 5.0 against Tatatu's 4.3. ShineUp also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (100% vs 67%). Tatatu's advantage is ratings volume (82 vs 1). On price, in-app purchases and device support 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
ShineUp holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tatatu has 82 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Tatatu's written reviews are positive against 100% of ShineUp's.
Tatatu ships an update every 3 weeks, ShineUp every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tatatu | ShineUp |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (82 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 67.4% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 82 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 11 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 82 MB | 67 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Tatatu S.p.A. | Victor Motricala |
Customer experience
Tatatu
ShineUp
Bugs and requests
Tatatu
Reported bugs
10 issues- App not working/maintenance mode
- Login errors and crashes
- Cannot see videos/content
- Posts/likes/comments not working
- App crashes on login
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- Profile deletion issues
- Checkout page not working
- Username already exists error
- App not loading content after login
- Cannot convert TTU points
Requested features
10 requests- Allow TTU conversion to PayPal
- Allow shipping payment with TTU
- Increase spendability of TTU coins
- Add more diverse and recent content
- Improve app fluidity and speed
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- Add a 'back to top' button
- Facilitate discovery of new profiles
- Make app fully accessible with voiceover
- Add chat functionality
- Update movies and content regularly
ShineUp
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Tatatu
No in-app purchases
ShineUp
No in-app purchases
