Whats Messenger App vs Shift4 4Sight
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Whats Messenger App
Access your favorite messaging apps' web versions on your iPad. Sync chats, contacts, and media from your phone to your tablet. Supports all functions, including camera, voice messages, and document sharing.
- Use web versions of messengers on iPad
- Sync chats, contacts, and media
- Supports camera and voice messages
- Share pictures, videos, and PDFs
- Easy setup with QR code scanning
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With Whats Messenger App you can use the web versions of popular messengers on your iPad. All chats, contacts and media from your iPhone are now available on your iPad! Supports all functions including the camera, voice messages, pictures, videos and PDF documents. ______________________________________ Setup: 1. launch the app on your iPad. 2. open messenger on your iPhone/Smartphone 3. select "Settings" -> Web/Desktop on the iPhone 4. hold the camera on the iPad Notice: PDFs are saved in Files App -> On my iPad -> Messenger Pro Terms of Use (EULA): http://couture-pixels.de/whatschat_eula_en.html
Shift4 4Sight
Access company news, product resources, and connect with a global community. Find contact information for support, sales, and career opportunities. Share best practices and provide product feedback.
- Company news and updates
- Product and service resources
- Collaboration channels
- Best practice sharing
- Product feedback
- Contact directory
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4Sight by Shift4 is the source for the latest company news and product and service resources and tools for our global community of customers, sales partners, investors and employees. On this app, you will find: • Company News and Updates: Stay informed with the latest happenings, product announcements, and other updates from Shift4 Payments. • Collaboration Channels: Connect with other users in our social and news channels that allow best practice sharing, feedback on products, etc. • Contact Shift4: 4Sight by Shift4's directory allows customers, sales partners and others to find the right point-of-contact for anything from product support to investor relations to career opportunities to suggestions for new product features.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Shift4 4Sight at none against Whats Messenger App's 5. Shift4 4Sight also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (4.8 vs 4.5). Whats Messenger App's advantage is ratings volume (911 vs 5) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price 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. Whats Messenger App sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Shift4 4Sight asks for nothing beyond the download.
Shift4 4Sight holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Whats Messenger App has 911 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Whats Messenger App ships an update every 2 months, Shift4 4Sight fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Whats Messenger App | Shift4 4Sight |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (911 ratings) | 4.8 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 29.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 911 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 70 MB | 83 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Michael Knochen | Shift4 |
Customer experience
Whats Messenger App
Shift4 4Sight
Bugs and requests
Whats Messenger App
Reported bugs
4 issues- Blank screen issues
- Inability to send messages
- QR code scanning problems
- Frequent crashes
Requested features
4 requests- Video and voice call support
- Improved notifications
- Ability to save PDFs
- Dark mode option
Shift4 4Sight
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Whats Messenger App
- Remove Ads - Weekly Sub7 Days trial$1.997 Days
- Remove Ads - Monthly Sub1 Month trial$8.991 Month
- Status Downloader$4.99
- Remove Advertising$24.99
- Remove ads and spend a coffee$24.99
Shift4 4Sight
No in-app purchases
Questions
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