Shadow vs Slingshot
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.
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 rating: Shadow at 4.9 against Slingshot's 3.4. Shadow also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 75%) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.1). Slingshot's advantage is update cadence (daily vs fortnightly). On price, ratings volume, 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.
Shadow holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 41 and 15 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Shadow's written reviews are positive against 75% of Slingshot's.
Shadow ships an update fortnightly, Slingshot daily. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Shadow | Slingshot |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (41 ratings) — better | 3.4 (15 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 75.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 41 — better | 15 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 16.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 74 MB | 63 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Shadow Tech Incorporated | Wellnest, Inc. |
Customer experience
Shadow
Slingshot
In-app purchases
Shadow
No in-app purchases
Slingshot
No in-app purchases
