Comparison

Social Simpli vs Ctrl+Shift+3

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

Head to head
About

Social Simpli

Connect with friends, discover new people, and share content like photos and videos on an active wall. Offers private settings for profiles, the wall, and messages.

Highlights
  • Discover and connect with friends
  • Find new friends
  • Share photos and videos
  • Active content wall
  • Private profile settings
  • Private message settings
Features
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Social Simpli is a place to discover and connect and interact with friends and find new friends, share content and discover new content such as photos and videos, Members can share on an easy to use active wall. Social Simpli has private settings for all users for all profile pages and for our active wall and messages

About

Ctrl+Shift+3

Features
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Ctrl+Shift+3 was created because social media got out of hand. A clear sign is the fact that countries are passing laws preventing certain age groups from using social media. This tells you it's as risky as smoking or drinking alcohol. We offer a calmer, more sane space to share thoughts and links. No likes, follows, or other vanity counts. Features: - A shared chronological stream of public posts. Newest first. No algorithmic "For You" by default. - An optional wave button. Turn it on to see posts with a lot of comments first, with newer posts favored so old ones do not stay stuck on top (plus light randomization). Turn it off to return to newest-first. - Subscribe to people from their profile (privately... no follower counts). Your Subs feed shows their main-feed posts in chronological order. - A public page for each account: bio, posts, optional wall posts from others, and RSS. You control whether visitors can write on your profile. - Flat comments under a post... readable conversation without nested threads competing for attention. - Connect related posts when the community agrees the link makes sense. Ideas can point to each other over time. - Private groups called Clicks (aka cliques) for friends, family, or a shared topic. Membership is required to enter. Signed-in people can browse the directory and request to join; moderators decide. - Mention someone to get their attention. Pings collect mentions, comment notices, Click invites, and join-request notices in one place. You can optionally receive a daily email digest of unread pings (review your settings). - Block haters. A one-way way to stop seeing someone’s posts and comments, and to limit how they interact with you. - Polls: On the Feed, in a Click, or on a profile wall, use the poll toggle next to the compose label to post a timed poll instead of a plain thought. - Art: Art opens a 40×40 text "paint" grid. - Swipe right to open the chatroom. If it's not available you'll see a schedule showing the next date/time that it will open. - Old posts with 3 or less comments might get bubbled back up for a second chance at some love. - Transparent moderation with logged actions and reasons. Platform and Click moderators can keep spaces usable without silent black-box systems. - Your data: Delete your account and your writing is replaced with placeholders.

Screenshots

Social Simpli4 screens
Ctrl+Shift+34 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Ctrl+Shift+3 at none against Social Simpli's shown. Social Simpli's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). 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 · 7 level
Social Simpli versus Ctrl+Shift+3: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSocial SimpliCtrl+Shift+3
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequency—Every 3 days
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB4 MB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperFrancesco PillininiWilliam Wilcosky

In-app purchases

None

Social Simpli

No in-app purchases

None

Ctrl+Shift+3

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Social Simpli free?
Social Simpli is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Ctrl+Shift+3 free?
Ctrl+Shift+3 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Social Simpli or Ctrl+Shift+3 have ads?
Social Simpli shows ads; Ctrl+Shift+3 does not.

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