Comparison

Shooglebox vs Index

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

Head to head
About

Shooglebox

This app helps individuals and teams collect and analyze content from various sources, transforming it into shareable insights. It's ideal for spotting social media trends, conducting research, and collaborating on projects.

Highlights
  • Gather content from multiple apps
  • Explore diverse content types
  • Collaborate with teams
  • Spot social media trends
  • Create shareable outputs
  • Organize content into cards
Features
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Shooglebox helps teams and individuals gather and explore content and insights from multiple sources – and create inspiring at-a-glance outputs to share with others. Marketing and PR teams use Shooglebox service to spot, understand and act on fast-moving TikTok trends – and tap into what their customers are seeing, saying and doing across social media. Researchers, writers and creators use the Shooglebox iPhone and iPad app to save content directly from other apps – Safari, Facebook, TikTok, Reddit, Instagram, X, YouTube, Photos, Maps and more – and build on the things they gather. Shooglebox turns everything you gather into cards with an at-a-glance front and full material, embeds and notes on the back. You can use the iOS app to review and edit your cards – or switch to a web browser on a larger-screen device to explore them and see the bigger picture. Shooglebox is an indispensable tool for: • Gathering and building on research material fast • Exploring different types of content in one place • Collaborating across marketing, PR and other teams • Spotting emerging TikTok and social trends • Discovering insights from social conversations • Getting your heads round hot topics and opportunities • Reviewing live social feeds to track hot topics • Creating inspiring outputs to share with others

About

Index

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Close all those open tabs without the fear of forgetting them. Just click, Index and search later. Find a recipe you want to try? A restaurant? That smoothy blender you’ve been waiting to buy... Index it, and search for “food” later to find it all. Happy Indexing!

Screenshots

Shooglebox4 screens
Index3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Shooglebox at every 4 weeks against Index's every 15 months. Shooglebox also leads on iOS requirement (12.4 vs 15.0). On price, ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Shooglebox ships an update every 4 weeks, Index every 15 months. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Shooglebox versus Index: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShoogleboxIndex
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (12 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings12 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeks — betterEvery 15 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS12.4 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size118 MB1 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperIMP Media LtdJoseph Thom

In-app purchases

None

Shooglebox

No in-app purchases

None

Index

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Shooglebox free?
Shooglebox is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Index free?
Index is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Shooglebox or Index have ads?
Neither Shooglebox nor Index shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Shooglebox or Index?
Shooglebox ships an update every 4 weeks, and Index every 15 months. Most recently, Shooglebox was updated on October 2, 2026 and Index on October 9, 2026.

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