Sl8 Social Platform vs 4um
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sl8 Social Platform
A social platform designed around the concept of "Time Well Spent." It offers a customizable news feed and a unique "Shadow Following" subscription model for a more controlled social experience.
- Time Well Spent concept
- Shadow Following subscription
- Adjustable news feed
- Friendly environment
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Sl8 is a social platform based on the “Time Well Spent” concept and unique “Shadow Following” subscription method. In Sl8 you have freedom to adjust your news feed and enjoy a friendly environment.
4um
This social media platform allows users to share backgrounds, photos, videos, and quotes. Engage with friends and communities through likes, comments, and shares. It aims to decentralize social media and empower users.
- Share backgrounds, photos, videos, and quotes
- Interact with friends
- Connect with communities
- Like, comment, and share posts
- Decentralized platform ownership
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4um is an all-in-one social media platform which is owned and operated by its employees and users. The app allows users to share their detailed backgrounds, post pictures, videos, quotes. Users can interact with their friends and connect with communities by liking, commenting on, and sharing social media posts. The platform seeks to decentralize social media and give all users an equal chance to be heard. Own your voice!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Sl8 Social Platform at 4.5 against 4um's 3.7. Sl8 Social Platform also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs monthly) and ratings volume (18 vs 3). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Sl8 Social Platform holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sl8 Social Platform has 18 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Sl8 Social Platform ships an update fortnightly, 4um monthly. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Sl8 Social Platform | 4um |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (18 ratings) — better | 3.7 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 75.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 18 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 15.2 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 102 MB | 31 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Cassator Corp. | 4UM LLC |
Customer experience
Sl8 Social Platform
4um
In-app purchases
Sl8 Social Platform
No in-app purchases
4um
No in-app purchases
