Slingshot vs Sugar
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Slingshot
Instantly share photos with friends by pulling down to capture and releasing to send. View incoming photos that disappear after a short time or when closed. It's a fun and quick way to connect visually.
- Instant photo capture
- Share with friends
- Disappearing photos
- Bubble-based viewing
- Quick visual connection
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Slingshot is the quickest way to share moments with your friends. Just drag your finger down to reveal the camera, then release to instantly capture the picture and send it off. Your screen will fill up with slingshots your friends have sent you, and can be viewed just by tapping each bubble. Bubbles are open for a default of six seconds, and "pop" once closed. Have fun, and happy Slingshotting!
Sugar
Express yourself beyond standard chat bubbles with a unique canvas for text, images, GIFs, and drawings. Customize your message style for a more artistic and chaotic conversation experience.
- Unlimited conversation canvas
- Text, image, GIF, and video sharing
- Drawing tools
- Customizable text styles
- Unique chat experience
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Why are our messages with friends constrained to generic green and blue chat bubbles? It’s time to add some color (and chaos) to your conversations with Sugar. On Sugar, chat outside the box by dropping text, images, GIFs, videos, and drawings anywhere on the unlimited canvas. Pick a text style as unique as your own voice (or keep it old school with a green or blue bubble). On Sugar, conversation is art.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Slingshot at 75% against Sugar's 32%. Slingshot also leads on rating (3.4 vs 2.4) and update cadence (daily vs every 2 days). On price, ratings volume, ads 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.
Slingshot holds the better App Store score, 3.4 against 2.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 15 and 10 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of Slingshot's written reviews are positive against 32% of Sugar's.
Slingshot ships an update daily, Sugar every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Slingshot | Sugar |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.4 (15 ratings) — better | 2.4 (10 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better | 31.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 15 — better | 10 |
| Update frequency | Daily — better | Every 2 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.1 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 63 MB | 285 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Wellnest, Inc. | amo |
Customer experience
Slingshot
Sugar
Bugs and requests
Slingshot
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Sugar
Reported bugs
4 issues- Login issues
- Crashes and freezes
- Disappearing content
- Unresponsive controls
Requested features
4 requests- Add ability to delete content
- Improve navigation and UI
- Expand customization options
- Allow sign-up without inviting friends
In-app purchases
Slingshot
No in-app purchases
Sugar
No in-app purchases
