Clap Messenger vs Slingshot
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Clap Messenger
This app provides free and instantaneous communication globally. Send and receive high-fidelity messages, engage in one-to-one chats with friends and family, and create groups to share thoughts.
- Instantaneous communication
- High-fidelity messaging
- One-to-one messaging
- Group creation
- Share thoughts
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Clap Messenger is a free and instantaneous communication anywhere in the world. Send and receive high-fidelity messages. One to one messaging Enables you to communicate with your friends and family. You can create groups and share your thoughts.
Slingshot
Instantly share photos with friends by pulling down to capture and releasing to send. View incoming photos that disappear after a short time or when closed. It's a fun and quick way to connect visually.
- Instant photo capture
- Share with friends
- Disappearing photos
- Bubble-based viewing
- Quick visual connection
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Slingshot is the quickest way to share moments with your friends. Just drag your finger down to reveal the camera, then release to instantly capture the picture and send it off. Your screen will fill up with slingshots your friends have sent you, and can be viewed just by tapping each bubble. Bubbles are open for a default of six seconds, and "pop" once closed. Have fun, and happy Slingshotting!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Slingshot at 75% against Clap Messenger's 0%. Slingshot also leads on rating (3.4 vs 2.8) and update cadence (daily vs every 2 weeks). Clap Messenger's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). 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.
Slingshot holds the better App Store score, 3.4 against 2.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 15 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Clap Messenger's written reviews are positive against 75% of Slingshot's.
Clap Messenger ships an update every 2 weeks, Slingshot daily. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | Clap Messenger | Slingshot |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.8 (4 ratings) | 3.4 (15 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 15 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 68 MB | 63 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | tvisha | Wellnest, Inc. |
Customer experience
Clap Messenger
Slingshot
In-app purchases
Clap Messenger
No in-app purchases
Slingshot
No in-app purchases
