Comparison

Shadow vs Boing

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Community-based social platform
  • Geolocated networking
  • Exclusive event discovery
  • Real-time opportunities
  • Major city coverage
Features
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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.

About

Boing

This app facilitates a unique photo and video exchange where users must fulfill another's request to unlock their content. It encourages creative responses to prompts, fostering genuine interaction and shared moments in private messages. Content is ephemeral and viewable only a limited number of times.

Highlights
  • Fulfilling requests to unlock content
  • AI-powered response matching
  • Customizable photo and video prompts
  • Private direct messaging
  • Ephemeral content with limited views
  • User-created prompts and reactions
Features
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Boing is a photo exchange app. To see someone’s post, you have to complete their request — and if it matches, you unlock each other. For example: someone posts "What’s your favorite perfume?" You might film a "you walk in on a friend cheating, reaction" video to unlock it. Our AI checks if your response actually fits what they asked. You decide what you want to see — by asking for it. - Ask for a photo "Bite something that’s clearly not meant to be bitten." "Hold your most expensive item next to your face." - Ask a question "Have you ever stalked your ex’s new partner?" "What’s your biggest ick in other people?" If they follow your prompt, the swap unlocks automatically. Private by default Every swap lives in DMs. Each photo or video can only be viewed a few times. Nothing is public. Nothing lasts forever. Just a shared moment between two people. How people connect on Boing Make something for what the other side wants to see. People don’t just post — they react, perform, and capture moments based on each other’s prompts. You’re creating for someone, not for everyone. That’s what turns it into real reactions, real moments, and real interaction.

Screenshots

Shadow4 screens
Boing4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Shadow at none against Boing's 12. Shadow also leads on iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.0). Boing's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs fortnightly). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Boing sells 12 one-off in-app purchases. Shadow asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Shadow against 4.7 for Boing. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 44 and 111 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of Shadow's written reviews are positive against 97% of Boing's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Shadow ships an update fortnightly, Boing every 3 days. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Shadow versus Boing: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShadowBoing
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (44 ratings) — better4.7 (111 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better96.7% of reviews
Number of ratings44111 — better
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS14.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size74 MB187 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperShadow Tech IncorporatedFutureGadgets, Inc.

Customer experience

Shadow

All ratings41 ratings
Positive97.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative2.4%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Boing

All ratings40 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews60 reviews
Positive96.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative3.3%

In-app purchases

None

Shadow

No in-app purchases

12 purchases

Boing

One-time12
  • 1 Coin$1.00
  • 20 Coins$1.00
  • 5 Coins$5.00
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  • 100 Coins$5.00
  • 10 Coins$10.00
  • 200 Coins$10.00
  • 20 Coins$20.00
  • 400 Coins$20.00
  • 50 Coins$50.00
  • 1000 Coins$50.00
  • 100 Coins$100.00
  • 2000 Coins$100.00

Questions

Is Shadow free?
Shadow is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Boing free?
Boing is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Shadow or Boing?
Shadow is rated higher. Shadow averages 4.9 out of 5 from 44 ratings, while Boing averages 4.7 from 111 ratings.
Do Shadow or Boing have ads?
Neither Shadow nor Boing shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Shadow or Boing?
Shadow ships an update fortnightly, and Boing every 3 days. Most recently, Shadow was updated on October 24, 2026 and Boing on October 24, 2026.

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