Shadow vs Buffet
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
Buffet
This social connection app helps users meet new people through curated experiences. It simplifies first encounters by suggesting pre-selected destinations and allowing users to propose times and dates. Find friends, dates, or activity partners.
- Meet new people
- Curated experiences
- Pre-selected destinations
- Propose time and date
- Find friends, dates, workout buddies
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Buffet is an all-you-can-meet social discovery app, serving up endless opportunities to meet new people through unique and vibrant in-person experiences. SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION Buffet+ is an auto-renewing subscription. Buffet+ Monthly: $14.99 per month Buffet+ Annual: $99 per year Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Your subscription renews automatically unless you turn off auto-renew at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel your subscription in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://joinbuffet.com/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Shadow at none against Buffet's 3. Shadow also leads on iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Buffet sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per month. Shadow asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Shadow against 4.7 for Buffet. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 44 and 47 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of Shadow's written reviews are positive against 94% of Buffet's.
Shadow ships an update fortnightly, Buffet weekly. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | Shadow | Buffet |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (44 ratings) — better | 4.7 (47 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 94.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 44 | 47 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 74 MB | 90 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Shadow Tech Incorporated | Buffet Co, Inc. |
Customer experience
Shadow
Buffet
In-app purchases
Shadow
No in-app purchases
Buffet
- Buffet+$14.991 Month
- Buffet+ Annual7 Days trial$99.991 Year
- 20 More People$4.99
