Shatoetry vs CrowdWork
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Shatoetry
Create unique messages and phrases by arranging words, then have them performed in a famous actor's voice. Save, share, and collaborate with friends on your creations.
- Arrange words to compose messages
- Hear creations performed in a famous voice
- Save and share messages
- Collaborate with friends online
- Party game functionality
- Compose poetry and haiku
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THE OFFICIAL WILLIAM SHATNER APP “This app is ingenious” – Cult of Mac “Way too fun” – Geekazine “Can’t stop laughing” – bOing bOing “Simple to use and often hilarious… with great production value” – Appolicious/Yahoo “Completely unique app… effortless to create… interesting and enjoyable” – Apple’N’Apps “Has the potential for lots of hilarity and fun. May it live long and prosper.” – Examiner.com “Shatoetry boldly goes where no app has gone before” – IGN & Mashable “It will keep you amused and connected with your friends" – MacNewsWorld “Shatoetry combines the addictive nature of magnet poetry with the convenience of a smart phone app… Playing alone is fun, but it could be a really cool party game, too. All of these qualities make the app well worth the price to download.” – Nerdist “Once you download it you'll say to yourself, ‘Of course! This app is brilliant!’” – Crave Online “Totally different than anything else you’ve ever seen.” – William Shatner ********** I am pleased to present to you my official app. I created it to invite you to collaborate with me – through Shatoetry. Shatoetry lets you arrange words to compose sentences, statements, phrases, messages… and hear me perform them for you. That’s right: You author it, and I’ll recite it. And what do we call that? A Shatism, of course. You can save the Shatisms you create, send them to your friends by email, and share them through social media. You can team up with other Shatoetists through GameCenter and co-create with your friends online. Or pass it around the room to take turns Shatoetizing with that person next to you. Some people like to use it to compose poetry and haiku… but the more common and practical creations are simple sentences, phrases, word juxtapositions… even individual words sent in my voice as messages, comments, and communications to friends can be really fun. You’ve heard my spoken-word performances. But until now, you’ve only ever heard what I wanted to say. This one-of-a-kind app makes it truly interactive for everyone. It’s a way for you to express your thoughts and your ideas, using my voice. Now when you want to say something, with Shatoetry on your iPhone, I’m there to say it for you! So give it a try. And happy Shatoetizing! My best, Bill -------- *** If you'd like assistance, please email our support team at support@shatoetry.com. *** This app contains over 500 words, each with 3 different versions in delivery... so you can't say *everything* but you sure can say a lot of things! Additional wordpacks are available for purchase from within the app.
CrowdWork
This point-of-sale companion app allows users to easily view and sell tickets for their events, shows, and classes in person. It requires an account on the associated website to function.
- View event tickets
- Sell tickets in person
- Manage shows and classes
- Companion POS functionality
- Requires website account
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The companion point-of-sale app for CrowdWork. Easily view and sell tickets to your shows, classes, and other events in person. Requires an account on https://www.crowdwork.com to use.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: CrowdWork at Free against Shatoetry's $0.99. CrowdWork also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 61%) and rating (5.0 vs 4.5). Shatoetry's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 3 months). On 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
CrowdWork is free to download; Shatoetry costs $0.99 up front. Shatoetry sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. CrowdWork asks for nothing beyond the download.
CrowdWork holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Shatoetry has 75 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 61% of Shatoetry's written reviews are positive against 100% of CrowdWork's.
Shatoetry ships an update every 4 weeks, CrowdWork every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Shatoetry | CrowdWork |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.5 (75 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 61.4% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 75 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 58 MB | 150 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Blindlight Apps | Matthew Hoelter |
Customer experience
Shatoetry
CrowdWork
Bugs and requests
Shatoetry
Reported bugs
4 issues- Crashes on startup
- Missing words and functionality
- Sharing/saving issues
- Compatibility problems on newer devices
Requested features
4 requests- Expand word library
- Add ability to save/load creations
- Improve sharing options
- Allow custom text input
CrowdWork
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Shatoetry
- More Words$0.99
- Valentine Words$0.99
- More Words 2$0.99
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- Names$0.99
- Numbers & Dates$0.99
- More Words 3$0.99
- More Words 4$0.99
- More Words 5$0.99
- Space Words$1.99
- All Words$14.99
CrowdWork
No in-app purchases









