Comparison

TACAC vs AfterShake

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Event schedules
  • Venue details
  • Sponsor information
  • Exhibitor information
  • Event navigation
Features
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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.

About

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.

Highlights
  • AI business card scanning
  • Automatic data extraction
  • Contact organization
  • Note-taking for context
  • AI-drafted follow-up emails
  • vCard export to address book
Features
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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/

Screenshots

TACAC3 screens
AfterShake4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. AfterShake sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. TACAC asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
TACAC versus AfterShake: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTACACAfterShake
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings2 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size45 MB31 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperTexas Association for College Admission Counseling Inc.Dr. Julia AI, LLC

Customer experience

TACAC

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

AfterShake

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

TACAC

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

AfterShake

Subscriptions1
  • Networker Pro Monthly$6.991 Month
One-time1
  • Networker Pro Lifetime$46.99

Questions

Is TACAC free?
TACAC is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is AfterShake free?
AfterShake is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, TACAC or AfterShake?
TACAC and AfterShake are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do TACAC or AfterShake have ads?
AfterShake shows ads; TACAC does not.
Which is updated more often, TACAC or AfterShake?
TACAC ships an update every 2 months, and AfterShake every 5 days. Most recently, TACAC was updated on October 20, 2026 and AfterShake on October 15, 2026.

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