TACAC vs AfterShake
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TACAC
This application helps members and attendees of various events stay connected. It provides schedules, venue details, and sponsor information for events like the Annual Conference and Middle Management Institute. Attendees can use it to navigate events seamlessly.
- Event schedules
- Venue details
- Sponsor information
- Exhibitor information
- Event navigation
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Want to stay connected with TACAC's most popular events? This app is for members and attendees of various TACAC events including our Annual Conference, Admission and College Counseling Institute and the Middle Management Institute. The app features schedules, venue details, sponsor/exhibitor information and so much more! Attendees can use this app to seamlessly navigate TACAC events.
AfterShake
Instantly digitize business cards with AI-powered scanning and data extraction. Organize contacts, add notes about your interactions, and generate personalized follow-up emails to nurture professional relationships.
- AI business card scanning
- Automatic data extraction
- Contact organization
- Note-taking for context
- AI-drafted follow-up emails
- vCard export to address book
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Never lose a business connection again. AfterShake turns the business cards you collect at conferences, mixers, and chamber events into organized, actionable contacts — instantly. Scan any business card and AI extracts the name, email, phone, company, title, and LinkedIn automatically. No manual typing. Add a quick note about where you met and what you talked about, and you'll never forget the context behind a connection again. Key features: Instant card scanning — point your camera at a card and get a clean, organized contact in seconds AI-drafted follow-up emails — generate a personalized follow-up email based on your notes, ready to send vCard export — save contacts straight to your phone's address book Built for networkers — chamber members, BNI groups, sales professionals, and anyone who meets a lot of people and wants to follow up like a pro Free to start: scan up to 5 cards a month at no cost. Go Pro for unlimited scans and AI email drafting — available as a one-time lifetime purchase or monthly subscription. Stop losing business cards in a drawer. Start turning every handshake into a real relationship. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: TACAC at none against AfterShake's 2. TACAC also leads on ads (none vs shown). AfterShake's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 months). On price, rating, ratings volume 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. AfterShake sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. TACAC asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for TACAC against 5.0 for AfterShake. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.
TACAC ships an update every 2 months, AfterShake every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TACAC | AfterShake |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 45 MB | 31 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Texas Association for College Admission Counseling Inc. | Dr. Julia AI, LLC |
Customer experience
TACAC
AfterShake
In-app purchases
TACAC
No in-app purchases
AfterShake
- Networker Pro Monthly$6.991 Month
- Networker Pro Lifetime$46.99








