Comparison

Shade Button Widget vs Old Buddies

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Home screen widget
  • Lock screen widget
  • Randomized shady captions
  • Shareable captions
  • Animated stickers
  • Resizable stickers
Features
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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.

About

Old Buddies

Rediscover forgotten screen names and online identities from your contacts. Relive the nostalgia of the early internet era with an authentic Windows XP-inspired design and classic features.

Highlights
  • Rediscover forgotten screen names
  • See old buddies from contacts
  • Recreate buddy lists
  • Windows XP era design
  • Authentic nostalgia
  • Privacy focused
Features
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Remember when your screen name was everything? CoolKid2003. sk8rgirl94. luv2chat. These weren't just usernames—they were who you were. Your digital identity. Your after-school persona. The name that appeared when you logged on, and everyone knew you were there. That feeling when your crush came online. The door slam when your best friend logged off. The carefully crafted away message that said everything without saying anything. Those days are gone. But what if they weren't completely lost? Old Buddies helps you rediscover the screen names you thought were gone forever. Hidden in your contacts—buried in old email addresses, nicknames, and notes—are pieces of your digital past. The screen names of friends you talked to for hours. The buddies who shaped your teenage years. The online identities that defined an entire generation. WHAT YOU'LL EXPERIENCE • Rediscover forgotten screen names from your contacts • See who your old buddies were before they became "just contacts" • Recreate your buddy list exactly as you remember it • Relive the Windows XP era with authentic design • Feel that rush of nostalgia you've been missing This isn't just an app. It's a time machine back to when life was simpler. When your biggest worry was updating your away message. When waiting for someone to log on felt like waiting for the world. AUTHENTIC NOSTALGIA Every detail recreated with love—the Windows XP interface, the classic smileys, the sounds, the feeling of opening your buddy list and seeing who's online. YOUR PRIVACY MATTERS Everything stays on your device. Your contacts, your memories, your past—all private and secure. Reclaim something you once thought was lost forever. Some things shouldn't stay in the past. Download Old Buddies and bring back the screen names, the memories, and the feeling of a time when being online meant something different. Your buddy list is waiting.

Screenshots

Shade Button Widget4 screens
Old Buddies3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Old Buddies at 100% against Shade Button Widget's 0%. Old Buddies also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.0) and ads (none vs shown). Shade Button Widget's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2). On price, ratings volume 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. Old Buddies sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Shade Button Widget asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Old Buddies holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Shade Button Widget's written reviews are positive against 100% of Old Buddies's.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Shade Button Widget versus Old Buddies: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShade Button WidgetOld Buddies
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings12 — better
Update frequency—Every 2 days
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB32 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHex Array Inc.Kevin Klein

Customer experience

Shade Button Widget

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

Old Buddies

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Shade Button Widget

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Old Buddies

One-time2
  • Unlock your old buddy list.$2.99
  • Premium Unlimited$2.99

Questions

Is Shade Button Widget free?
Shade Button Widget is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Old Buddies free?
Old Buddies is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Shade Button Widget or Old Buddies?
Old Buddies is rated higher. Shade Button Widget averages 3.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Old Buddies averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Shade Button Widget or Old Buddies have ads?
Shade Button Widget shows ads; Old Buddies does not.

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