Comparison

Shift4 4Sight vs Forum, a Facebook app

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

Head to head
About

Shift4 4Sight

Access company news, product resources, and connect with a global community. Find contact information for support, sales, and career opportunities. Share best practices and provide product feedback.

Highlights
  • Company news and updates
  • Product and service resources
  • Collaboration channels
  • Best practice sharing
  • Product feedback
  • Contact directory
Features
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4Sight by Shift4 is the source for the latest company news and product and service resources and tools for our global community of customers, sales partners, investors and employees. On this app, you will find: • Company News and Updates: Stay informed with the latest happenings, product announcements, and other updates from Shift4 Payments. • Collaboration Channels: Connect with other users in our social and news channels that allow best practice sharing, feedback on products, etc. • Contact Shift4: 4Sight by Shift4's directory allows customers, sales partners and others to find the right point-of-contact for anything from product support to investor relations to career opportunities to suggestions for new product features.

About

Forum, a Facebook app

This app offers a dedicated space for engaging in deeper discussions within your Facebook groups. It focuses on shared interests and real conversations, allowing you to ask questions and get answers from people with relevant experience. Group admins also receive AI assistance for moderation.

Highlights
  • Dedicated group discussion space
  • Sign in with Facebook account
  • Post with a nickname option
  • Group feed based on conversations
  • Ask and get answers from real people
  • AI assistant for group admins
  • Connect around shared interests
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Facebook is great for keeping up with friends, watching videos, and staying connected. Forum is where you go deeper in groups. It's a space designed for real discussions, shared interests, and the people who’ve been there. Dedicated space for your groups Sign in with your Facebook account and your groups, profile and activity carry over. You have the option to post with a nickname. Your groups still exist on Facebook and anything you share on Forum will be visible in your groups on Facebook. This is just a space built around them. Stay in the loop on conversations you care about Your feed is built around conversations from groups. See what real people are saying, not just what’s trending, and easily jump back in where you left off. Ask and get answers from real people Looking for opinions, advice or recommendations? Ask pulls together responses from across groups, so you can get answers right away from people who've been there and join the conversation. Built for the people who run groups Admins still have access to all their tools on Facebook, and now they also have an admin AI assistant on Forum to help manage their groups, moderate content, and keep their communities healthy — all while maintaining control. Dive into topics that interest you Forum brings people together around the things they care about, from niche hobbies to local recommendations to support groups. Share your take, join the conversation and connect with your communities. Some features may not be available in your country or region.

Screenshots

Shift4 4Sight3 screens
Forum, a Facebook app4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Shift4 4Sight at none against Forum, a Facebook app's shown. Shift4 4Sight also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Forum, a Facebook app's advantage is ratings volume (10K vs 5) and chart position (#14 vs unranked). On price, rating, 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Shift4 4Sight against 4.7 for Forum, a Facebook app. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Forum, a Facebook app has 10K ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Shift4 4Sight ships an update fortnightly, Forum, a Facebook app weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Shift4 4Sight versus Forum, a Facebook app: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShift4 4SightForum, a Facebook app
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (5 ratings) — better4.7 (10K ratings)
Positive reviews—53.8% of reviews
Number of ratings510K — better
Update frequencyFortnightlyWeekly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
Best chart rank—#14 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size83 MB115 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperShift4Meta Platforms, Inc.

Customer experience

Shift4 4Sight

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Forum, a Facebook app

All ratings9,727 ratings
Positive93.3%
Neutral3.0%
Negative3.7%
Written reviews186 reviews
Positive53.8%
Neutral7.5%
Negative38.7%

In-app purchases

None

Shift4 4Sight

No in-app purchases

None

Forum, a Facebook app

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Shift4 4Sight free?
Shift4 4Sight is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Forum, a Facebook app free?
Forum, a Facebook app is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Shift4 4Sight or Forum, a Facebook app?
Shift4 4Sight is rated higher. Shift4 4Sight averages 4.8 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Forum, a Facebook app averages 4.7 from 10K ratings.
Do Shift4 4Sight or Forum, a Facebook app have ads?
Forum, a Facebook app shows ads; Shift4 4Sight does not.
Which is updated more often, Shift4 4Sight or Forum, a Facebook app?
Shift4 4Sight ships an update fortnightly, and Forum, a Facebook app weekly. Most recently, Shift4 4Sight was updated on October 17, 2026 and Forum, a Facebook app on October 31, 2026.

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