Comparison

Slack vs LDRLY

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

Head to head
About

Slack

This platform securely connects coworkers, customers, and contractors for streamlined communication and collaboration. It offers AI-powered search, conversation summaries, and automation tools to boost productivity and focus on business growth.

Highlights
  • Secure connection for coworkers, customers, contractors
  • AI-powered search and conversation summarization
  • Video conferencing with screen sharing
  • Voice notes for clear communication
  • Organized channels for projects and conversations
  • Integrations with over 2,600 apps
  • Automation of routine tasks
Features
Currently charting
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Companies in every industry around the world grow their business in Slack because it gets busywork off their plates and wasteful meetings off their calendars. Slack brings everyone from coworkers, customers, and contractors into one secure place, so you don’t have to chase approvals or wait around on emails. Slack even has AI that can search to find the information you need instantly and summarize conversations to catch you up with a click. Better yet, Slack makes it easy for anyone on your team to automate the small stuff, giving everyone more time to focus on the big picture. AKA, growing your business. COLLABORATE QUICKER. Work alongside teammates and external partners securely in Slack. • Connect with everyone: Invite vendors, customers, and contractors to work with you and your coworkers — all in one place. • Video chat face-to-face, from anywhere: Meet with teammates instantly through video conferencing, and discuss work live with screen sharing. • Crystal-clear communication: Use voice notes when text alone doesn’t cut it, ensuring complicated messages are better understood. • Stay organized: Keep project, customer, and product conversations in dedicated channels and documents. ACCESS YOUR KNOWLEDGE. Slack is where you can find every file, message, and decision. • Find anything, instantly: Our intelligent, AI-powered search understands context and saves you from digging around to find the answers you need to do your job.** • Collaborate on deliverables: Co-create marketing plans, product specs, and more in shared documents that live right next to your team’s conversations. • Streamline project execution: Track tasks, owners, and priorities with project management tools and lists that connect seamlessly to the rest of your work.* • Create consistent processes: Make sure every new project is set up to succeed with Slack-generated or custom-created* templates. • Capture meeting notes automatically: Let AI transcribe and summarize meeting notes for you in Slack, so you can focus on the conversation.** PERFECT EVERY PROCESS. Let Slack automations do your busywork for you. • Centralize your work: Connect to 2,600+ apps and focus just on Slack, including Google Drive, Dropbox, Asana, Zapier, Figma, Zendesk, and more. • Manage routine tasks: Approve PTO requests, manage your calendar, or update file permissions — all in one place (talk about convenient). • Stay on top of your to-dos: Manage your to-do list from your notepad to where you’re getting the rest of your work done. • Bring the power of Agentforce to your team: Access AI agents to respond to HR tickets, set team reminders, resolve IT issues, and much more.*** *Requires an upgrade to Slack Pro, Business+, or Enterprise. **Requires Slack AI add-on ***Requires Agentforce license from Salesforce

About

LDRLY

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LDRLY is a digital tool that helps individuals or groups working towards social or political change to communicate and collaborate more effectively. With features such as secure messaging, group chat, file sharing, and task management, LDRLY makes it easy for activists, organizers, and other changemakers to stay connected and organized as they work towards creating positive impact in their communities. Whether you're at the office or on the go, LDRLY gives you the power to connect with your virtual political attaché at the Leaderly agency and stay on track with your efforts.

Screenshots

Slack4 screens
LDRLY4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is chart position: Slack at #21 against LDRLY's unranked. LDRLY's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.5). On price, 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.

Scorecard2 real differences · 9 level
Slack versus LDRLY: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSlackLDRLY
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (55K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews55.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings55K — better—
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsNo—
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
Best chart rank#21 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.513.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size362 MB139 MB
Age rating+174+
DeveloperSlack Technologies, Inc.9474-3390 Quebec Inc

Bugs and requests

Slack

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Messages failing to send or upload
  • Notifications not working as expected
  • Frequent app crashes and freezes
  • Syncing issues between desktop and mobile
  • Compatibility problems with older devices

Requested features

5 requests
  • Customizable do not disturb schedules
  • Improved search and organization
  • Better integration with other productivity apps
  • More granular notification controls
  • Ability to edit/delete old messages

LDRLY

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Slack

No in-app purchases

None

LDRLY

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Slack free?
Slack is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is LDRLY free?
LDRLY is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

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