Pubrule vs Shadow
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pubrule
Easily create polls with up to four options to settle debates. Share timed surveys with friends or the public and track incoming results in real-time. A simple way to make group decisions.
- Create polls
- Up to 4 options per poll
- Timed surveys
- Share with friends
- Public polls
- View results
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How the App works is simple: · Users create a poll · Choose up to 4 options that you are debating on · Send the timed survey to your friends or with the public · Watch as the results come in
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
The clearest difference is update cadence: Shadow at fortnightly against Pubrule's every 2 months. Shadow also leads on ratings volume (44 vs 1). Pubrule's advantage is iOS requirement (12.4 vs 14.0). On price, rating, ads 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
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 — 5.0 for Pubrule against 4.9 for Shadow. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Shadow has 44 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Pubrule ships an update every 2 months, Shadow fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pubrule | Shadow |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.9 (44 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 44 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.4 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 23 MB | 74 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | KIRWM LLC | Shadow Tech Incorporated |
Customer experience
Pubrule
Shadow
In-app purchases
Pubrule
No in-app purchases
Shadow
No in-app purchases
