Comparison

Slyde Social vs theliveapp

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

Head to head
About

Slyde Social

Connect with your real-life contacts through a unique social media experience. This app offers features like multiple personas and anonymous voting to redefine how you interact online.

Highlights
  • Connect with real-life contacts
  • Multiple personas
  • Anonymous voting system
  • Intuitive features
  • Digital connection for real-life relationships
Features
Read full description

Slyde allows you to connect to the people you know the way you should have always been able to. With its unique and intuitive features, Slyde is bringing your separate real life connections into the digital world. Providing multiple personas, an anonymous voting system and more, Slyde is changing the way people view social media.

About

theliveapp

Discover real-time campus activity and connect with fellow students. See who's gathering where, what conversations are happening, and be part of your college community as it unfolds.

Highlights
  • Real-time campus activity feed
  • See who is at specific locations
  • Location-based chatrooms
  • Post content tied to real places
  • Control presence and privacy settings
  • Exclusive college student network
Features
Read full description

See your campus live. theliveapp shows you who's where and what's happening right now on and around your college campus. See where students are gathering, who's at each location, what people are talking about, and what's happening across campus — all in real time. Your college. Your network. theliveapp is built exclusively for college students. Students verify their college email to join their school's private ecosystem, so the people you see are students from your college. See who's where. Wondering where everyone is? Explore locations across campus and nearby to see how many students are there right now. Depending on their privacy settings, you can also see who's there. From the library and student center to gyms, restaurants and nightlife, theliveapp gives you a live view of your college community. Know what's happening now. See posts, conversations and activity happening around campus right now. Location chatrooms connect the conversation to the place. When someone is actually there, you'll know. Be there to post there. Content on theliveapp is tied to real places. You have to actually be at a location to create a post there — giving you a real-time look at what's happening from students who are actually there. Control your presence. You decide how your presence is shared. Choose who can see when you're at a location or keep your identity private while still exploring what's happening around campus. College is happening right now. See who's where. See what's happening. Be part of it. See your campus live. See who's where. See what's happening.

Screenshots

Slyde Social4 screens
theliveapp4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: theliveapp at 100% against Slyde Social's 45%. theliveapp also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.1) and ads (none vs shown). Slyde Social's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and in-app purchases 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

theliveapp holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 332 and 206 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 45% of Slyde Social's written reviews are positive against 100% of theliveapp's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Slyde Social ships an update every 8 days, theliveapp every 6 days. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Slyde Social versus theliveapp: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSlyde Socialtheliveapp
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (332 ratings)5.0 (206 ratings) — better
Positive reviews45.5% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings332 — better206
Update frequencyEvery 8 daysEvery 6 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better17
Further details — not scored
Size42 MB88 MB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperAnthony BertoloLive Technologies

Customer experience

Slyde Social

All ratings326 ratings
Positive74.2%
Neutral8.6%
Negative17.2%
Written reviews33 reviews
Positive45.5%
Neutral9.1%
Negative45.5%

theliveapp

All ratings206 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews47 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

User reviews

Slyde Social

From 332 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Modern design and customization
  • 🔒 Values privacy and freedom of speech
  • 💡 Innovative concept, like IG and TikTok combined
  • 👍 Easy to sign up
  • 👍 Easy to create a channel and share content

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Account creation issues
  • 🐛 App not working/loading
  • 🐛 Can't edit profile
  • 🐛 No members visible
  • 🐛 No way to recover password

theliveapp

From 206 App Store ratings

What we love

  • ✨ Real-time location updates
  • 🤝 Connects with friends
  • 💡 Discover new places/events
  • 👍 Easy to use interface
  • 🤩 Fun and engaging

Room to improve

  • ⚠️ Need to save photos
  • ⚠️ Stories/videos auto-play needed

Bugs and requests

Slyde Social

Reported bugs

26 issues
  • Cannot create an account
  • App not loading or showing white screen
  • Unable to edit profile
  • No members visible
  • Cannot recover password
Show 21 more
  • Keyboard blocks save post button
  • App not active after login
  • Account doesn't exist after login
  • Inappropriate content (pornography)
  • Premium not eligible
  • Audio issues with videos
  • Comment section not responsive
  • Too many steps to like/dislike
  • Share functionality is limited
  • Interface missing on iPad Air 2
  • Forced portrait mode
  • Difficult to navigate back to previous screens
  • Posts take up entire screen
  • No easy way to contact developer
  • Invalid password/email for login/creation
  • App won't let user in after update
  • Extremely slow uploads
  • Clunky UI
  • Cannot view profile and posts easily
  • No interaction on posts
  • Interface issues on iPad Air

Requested features

15 requests
  • Fix account creation bugs
  • Improve profile editing functionality
  • Make more members visible
  • Add a 'forgot password' button
  • Fix keyboard obstructing save button
Show 10 more
  • Enhance user-friendliness and UI
  • Improve upload speed
  • Fix UI issues on different devices
  • Allow landscape mode
  • Improve navigation, especially back functionality
  • Add side or top menu bar for better organization
  • Add options to share outside the app
  • Beta test before release
  • Make premium accessible
  • Address inappropriate content

theliveapp

Requested features

6 requests
  • Feature to save photos
  • Stories and videos to auto-play
  • Follow places
  • Discover page for nearby happenings
  • Add more locations (e.g., Tribeca, Fairfield)
Show 1 more
  • Android support (mentioned once, but significant)

In-app purchases

None

Slyde Social

No in-app purchases

None

theliveapp

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Slyde Social free?
Slyde Social is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is theliveapp free?
theliveapp is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Slyde Social or theliveapp?
theliveapp is rated higher. Slyde Social averages 4.1 out of 5 from 332 ratings, while theliveapp averages 5.0 from 206 ratings.
Do Slyde Social or theliveapp have ads?
Slyde Social shows ads; theliveapp does not.
Which is updated more often, Slyde Social or theliveapp?
Slyde Social ships an update every 8 days, and theliveapp every 6 days. Most recently, Slyde Social was updated on November 3, 2026 and theliveapp on November 3, 2026.

Other comparisons