Plain Sight vs Shadow
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Plain Sight
Connect intentionally with people online or in person based on shared professions, goals, skills, and interests. Discover curated business connections at events, workspaces, and travel spaces. The app facilitates networking and event discovery.
- Curated professional connections
- Event and workspace listings
- Personalized connection suggestions
- Attendee networking
- Data and activity reports
- Sponsored post promotion
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Be more intentional about who you meet online or in-person at events, workspaces, and travel spaces. Like we’ve already done for thousands of other members of the Plain Sight community, we’ll make it easy for you to find who you should meet based on your profession, goals, skills, and interests. You can also download the Plain Sight app to list your own events and shared spaces for free! For events, workspaces, and travel spaces: We curate new business connections between your guests. Send you data and activity reports that include information on the profiles that viewed, visited, and made connections while at your listing. Our paid promotion packages allow you to reach your target audiences locally or nationally via sponsored posts, push notifications, and emails. For individual members: We curate connections for you in-person or online based on your individual skills, goals, interests, and professions, so you'll never miss an opportunity to connect with the type of people you're looking to meet. You can register for events online, and immediately start connecting with other attendees who are interested in attending the event. Reach out to us for media, partnerships, questions, or suggestions: hello@plainsighthq.com
Shadow
A community-based social platform for real-time geolocated networking. Discover exclusive events and opportunities in major cities worldwide. Connect with a highly engaged member base.
- Community-based social platform
- Geolocated networking
- Exclusive event discovery
- Real-time opportunities
- Major city coverage
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Shadow is a selective, community-based, social platform that provides geolocated networking for a highly connected member base. Join our platform to see exclusive events and opportunities in real-time, across major cities around the world including LA, NYC, Miami, London and more.
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Verdict
Plain Sight and Shadow both sit at 4.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Shadow's written reviews are positive against 88% of Plain Sight's. On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Plain Sight against 4.9 for Shadow. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 29 and 41 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 88% of Plain Sight's written reviews are positive against 100% of Shadow's.
Plain Sight ships an update every 3 weeks, Shadow fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Plain Sight | Shadow |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (29 ratings) | 4.9 (41 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 87.5% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 29 | 41 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.4 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 29 MB | 74 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Get To Work Inc | Shadow Tech Incorporated |
Customer experience
Plain Sight
Shadow
In-app purchases
Plain Sight
No in-app purchases
Shadow
No in-app purchases
