Comparison

Spotlyte vs ScreensChat

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

Head to head
About

Spotlyte

Easily discover local social events or create your own. Find new happenings with personalized recommendations and map views, or host gatherings for friends or your community. Spotlyte simplifies event planning and attendance tracking.

Highlights
  • Discover local events
  • Host new events
  • Map view for events
  • Personalized event recommendations
  • Event details and spotting
  • Share events with friends/community
  • Estimate event attendance
Features
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Welcome to Spotlyte! Our goal is to make your search for social events as easy as possible. Spotlyte allows you to easily see events in your area and quickly host new events for others to see. You can use the Discover and Maps screens to quickly find new events in your area. The Home Screen will display similar events, as well as the events you’ve already spotted. You can quickly create an event by clicking the large + on the icon bar and entering the event information as necessary. If you need more information about an event or you want to spot it, you can simply click on the event to see the event details page. Based on your interests, Spotlyte will recommend events that may interest you and will even distinguish and suggest other events to you to try and expand your horizons in new ways. Spotlyte makes hosting events easy. You can quickly share all relevant event information with just your friends or your entire college community, and Spotlyte will even help you judge event attendance in advance!

About

ScreensChat

Features
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Experience social media like never before. Stream live with a tap, share your stories with lasting highlights, and connect with new people instantly. From live TV and podcasts to AI-driven chats, we bring you closer to the content and conversations that matter. It’s more than social—it’s dynamic, real-time, and built for deeper connections

Screenshots

Spotlyte4 screens
ScreensChat4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Spotlyte at every 3 days against ScreensChat's every 10 days. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Spotlyte ships an update every 3 days, ScreensChat every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Spotlyte versus ScreensChat: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpotlyteScreensChat
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (20 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews60.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings20 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 10 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.5
Further details — not scored
Size63 MB162 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperSpotlyte LLCThierno Diallo

In-app purchases

None

Spotlyte

No in-app purchases

None

ScreensChat

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Spotlyte free?
Spotlyte is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ScreensChat free?
ScreensChat is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Spotlyte or ScreensChat have ads?
Neither Spotlyte nor ScreensChat shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Spotlyte or ScreensChat?
Spotlyte ships an update every 3 days, and ScreensChat every 10 days. Most recently, Spotlyte was updated on October 5, 2026 and ScreensChat on October 10, 2026.

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