ThePlateau.co vs VideoShops
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ThePlateau.co
Discover local small businesses, real estate listings, and community events. Explore nearby hikes and attractions, and delve into the history of your town through curated interviews.
- Shop local small businesses
- Search local real estate
- Find local events
- Discover local hikes and attractions
- Explore local history projects
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ThePlateau.co exists to partner with the small businesses in our area, and to be a powerful tool for you, the consumer. Through our platforms you can achieve the following: Shop participating makers and merchants. Our platform functions like Etsy but is only available for small businesses in our neck of the woods. Search local Real Estate. The founder of ThePlateau.co is also a Realtor, so it is one-stop shopping! Find local happenings. Our goal is to promote local events for those entities that wish to partner with us. Find local hikes. While we may never catalogue them all, we can certainly try! We also provide a listing of local attractions for your convenience. These include photos, as well as directions on how to find your adventure. History. Our founder is a native of Highlands, NC. The latest initiative is the Rooted in Highlands project. This series of interviews seeks to preserve the history of Highlands, the town we all love dearly.
VideoShops
This platform empowers creators to monetize their influence by building personalized storefronts and earning commissions on sales. It offers instant setup, same-day payouts, and access to a wide range of products without requiring brand approvals or follower minimums.
- Build personalized storefronts instantly
- Earn same-day payouts on sales
- Access millions of commissionable products
- No brand approvals or follower minimums required
- Seamless path to becoming your own brand
- Engaging video feed with shoppable content
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VideoShops is the unicorn of social commerce. While other platforms make you wait for brand approvals, use affiliate links, or require follower minimums, we hand you the keys from day one. Because creators shouldn’t need permission to profit. VideoShops doesn’t plug into affiliate networks, we replace them. We’re a creator-first, community-powered platform where anyone can turn influence into income. Build your personalized storefront in under 60 seconds. Share brands and products you love and earn Same Day Pay on every sale. Sell with Zero Hassle No approvals, no fees, no inventory required—start selling instantly! Access millions of commissionable products from top brands. Customize your digital storefront and showcase your favorite finds. Earn in Real Time Get same-day payouts on every sale you make. Track earnings with a transparent and user-friendly dashboard. Monetize your content by sharing what you love! Watch & Shop Instantly Browse an engaging video feed filled with shoppable content. Like, comment, and share your favorite posts. Follow creators and discover their top product picks. Whether you have 200 followers or 2,000,000+ VideoShops was built to serve creators of all sizes with open access, instant commissions, and a seamless path to becoming your own brand. This is your shop. Your voice. Your community….No approvals needed. Pure commerce powered by you. This isn’t affiliate marketing. This is ownership. This is freedom. This is VideoShops.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: ThePlateau.co at none against VideoShops's shown. ThePlateau.co also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and iOS requirement (13.4 vs 15.1). VideoShops's advantage is update cadence (every 6 days vs fortnightly) and ratings volume (11 vs 1). On price, rating, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for ThePlateau.co against 5.0 for VideoShops. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: VideoShops has 11 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
ThePlateau.co ships an update fortnightly, VideoShops every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ThePlateau.co | VideoShops |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (11 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 11 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.4 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 63 MB | 72 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Waylon Chastain | NowWith Ventures, Inc |
Customer experience
ThePlateau.co
VideoShops
In-app purchases
ThePlateau.co
No in-app purchases
VideoShops
No in-app purchases









