Awful vs Shade Button Widget
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Awful
This app provides a streamlined browsing experience for the Something Awful forums on iOS devices. It offers access to all forums, bookmarked threads, private messages, and includes features like image uploads and a smilie keyboard.
- Browse all forums and subforums
- Access bookmarked threads
- Built-in SALR functionality
- Smilie stickers and keyboard
- Upload images and pictures
- Manage private messages
- Favorite forums
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Browse the Something Awful forums nicely on your iPhone and iPad! • Every forum and subforum! • Quickly check your bookmarked threads! • Built-in SALR! • Smilie stickers and keyboard! • Upload images and pictures! • Private messages! • Favorite forums! • Rap sheets! • Excessive exclamation marks!
Shade Button Widget
This app provides a fun way to express sass and humor through a dedicated button. Access it from your home screen or lock screen to quickly generate and share witty captions or animated stickers. It's designed for moments when you need a touch of playful sarcasm.
- Home screen widget
- Lock screen widget
- Randomized shady captions
- Shareable captions
- Animated stickers
- Resizable stickers
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Instantly throw shade with the shade button app! Throw shade from inside the app, your home screen or even your lock screen. Use it whenever you need a little shade in your day! Additional features include: - Randomized shady captions that can be copied and shared. - Resizable animated stickers for iMessage and WhatsApp. The Shade Button app and its developer, are not affiliated in any way, shape, or form with Rupaul's Drag Race, World of Wonder, or Logo TV.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Awful at 86% against Shade Button Widget's 0%. Awful also leads on ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price 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.
| Parameter | Awful | Shade Button Widget |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (237 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 86.2% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 237 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | — |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 102 MB | 18 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dale Stonall-Mellor | Hex Array Inc. |
Customer experience
Awful
Shade Button Widget
Bugs and requests
Awful
Reported bugs
4 issues- Crashes when opening certain forums
- Inability to load images and media
- Freezing and lagging on older devices
- Sync issues between app and website
Requested features
4 requests- Add search functionality
- Implement dark mode option
- Improve thread navigation and bookmarking
- Integrate with other social platforms
Shade Button Widget
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Awful
No in-app purchases
Shade Button Widget
No in-app purchases
