Comparison

Beeper vs Shortake

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

Head to head
About

Beeper

Consolidate all your conversations from multiple messaging platforms into a single application. Send and receive messages across nine different chat networks, streamlining your communication experience.

Highlights
  • Supports 9 chat networks
  • Unified inbox
  • Send and receive messages
  • Desktop app available
  • Cross-platform compatibility
Features
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You want to talk to people, not switch apps. Beeper puts WhatsApp, Instagram, Google Messages, and 12 more in one app. Connect up to 5 accounts for free. CONNECT UP TO 15 CHAT APPS WhatsApp, Instagram, Facebook Messenger, Discord, Google Chat, Google Messages, Google Voice, Line, LinkedIn, Signal, Slack, Telegram, Tumblr, Viber, and X (Twitter) MULTIPLE ACCOUNTS PER APP You've got two WhatsApp accounts, personal and business. Connect both and see everything in one inbox. FIND ANY MESSAGE, INSTANTLY Search every chat app at once. Filter by person, by app, or by what you're looking for: images, video, links, and files. CONTROL THE CHAT CHAOS · Merge chats across apps into one conversation. · Organize with labels: friends, work, family. · Custom notifications to avoid interruptions. · Clear one inbox, not one per app. WORKS ON ALL YOUR DEVICES Beeper works on iPhone, iPad, Mac, Windows, Linux, and Chromebook. Everything stays in sync. Start a reply at your desk, finish it on the train. DO MORE WITH BEEPER PLUS · 10 accounts, up to 3 per chat app · Unlimited merged chats and labels · Reminders: never drop the ball · Send later: write at midnight, send at 9am · Incognito mode: read quietly · Voice note transcription · Custom app icon Privacy Policy: https://beeper.com/privacy Terms of Use: https://beeper.com/terms

About

Shortake

This app creates a private daily video journal for your close friends. Film short clips throughout the day, which appear as stills until a nightly premiere where they become a collaborative movie. It focuses on shared moments without traditional social media metrics.

Highlights
  • 15-second live clips
  • Daily movie premieres
  • Split-screen fusion
  • Reaction replays
  • Weekly recap episodes
  • Offline clip uploading
  • Private diary mode
Features
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photos of my friends all day. at 9, our day becomes a movie. shortake is a private daily-video app for your crew, the friends you actually want to keep up with. film 15-second live clips of your day whenever you like. all day, your crew sees only stills: a photo of each moment on their bubbles and on the home-screen widget. post today to see today. then, every night at 9, the whole day premieres as one film. clips filmed in the same minutes fuse into split-screen. everyone's name rolls in the credits. it's the first time the day has motion and sound, and you watch it together, even apart. WHAT IT IS • 15-second live clips, anytime, three light pings a day keep the rhythm • stills all day, the film at night: no scrolling, no feed • split-screen fusion when you and a friend film the same moment • hold anywhere to react, your reactions replay for the crew at the exact same seconds • sunday episode: the week's best moments, picked by where the reactions landed • the vault: every day, week, and month film, forever, plus "one year ago today" • home-screen widget with the crew's latest still • live activity countdown to the premiere on your lock screen • one link brings the whole crew in, up to 12 people, two crews free • works offline: clips upload whenever you're back online • just me mode: a private daily diary that still becomes a film WHAT IT ISN'T no likes. no followers. no comments. no strangers. no ads. ever. started in 2024, rebuilt in 2026 for the people who never stopped using it.

Screenshots

Beeper4 screens
Shortake4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Beeper at 4.7 against Shortake's 3.5. Beeper also leads on ratings volume (1.1K vs 2). Shortake's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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. Beeper sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Shortake asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Beeper holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Beeper has 1.1K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 71% of Beeper's written reviews are positive against 79% of Shortake's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Beeper ships an update every 6 days, Shortake weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Beeper versus Shortake: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBeeperShortake
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (1.1K ratings) — better3.5 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews71.3% of reviews78.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.1K — better2
Update frequencyEvery 6 days — betterWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size481 MB23 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperAutomatticSTYLIANOS PAPAPETROU

Customer experience

Beeper

All ratings1,105 ratings
Positive92.2%
Neutral2.5%
Negative5.2%
Written reviews588 reviews
Positive71.3%
Neutral9.5%
Negative19.2%

Shortake

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews19 reviews
Positive78.9%
Neutral15.8%
Negative5.3%

Bugs and requests

Beeper

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Crashes when trying to tag users
  • Deletes parts of message when typing on Mac

Requested features

1 request
  • Support for more services like Threads, Bluesky, Matrix, Reddit Chat, Twitch, & TikTok DMs

Shortake

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Beeper

Subscriptions4
  • Beeper Plus Monthly7 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Beeper Plus Plus Monthly7 Days trial$49.991 Month
  • Beeper Plus Yearly7 Days trial$99.991 Year
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  • Beeper Plus Plus Yearly7 Days trial$499.991 Year
None

Shortake

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Beeper free?
Beeper is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Shortake free?
Shortake is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Beeper or Shortake?
Beeper is rated higher. Beeper averages 4.7 out of 5 from 1.1K ratings, while Shortake averages 3.5 from 2 ratings.
Do Beeper or Shortake have ads?
Neither Beeper nor Shortake shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Beeper or Shortake?
Beeper ships an update every 6 days, and Shortake weekly. Most recently, Beeper was updated on October 24, 2026 and Shortake on October 22, 2026.

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