Comparison

Shortake vs UniChApp

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

Head to head
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 โ€ข 15-second live clips, anytime, three light pings a day keep the rhythm โ€ข stills all day, the film at night: no scrolling, no feed โ€ข split-screen fusion when you and a friend film the same moment โ€ข hold anywhere to react, your reactions replay for the crew at the exact same seconds โ€ข sunday episode: the week's best moments, picked by where the reactions landed โ€ข the vault: every day, week, and month film, forever, plus "one year ago today" โ€ข home-screen widget with the crew's latest still โ€ข live activity countdown to the premiere on your lock screen โ€ข one link brings the whole crew in, up to 12 people, two crews free โ€ข works offline: clips upload whenever you're back online โ€ข 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.

About

UniChApp

Features
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University is full of people you'll probably never meet. UniChApp helps you change that. Meet verified university students like you, through real conversations, without the pressure of profiles or first impressions. If you both click, reveal your names and keep the friendship going.

Screenshots

Shortake4 screens
UniChApp4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Shortake at none against UniChApp's shown. On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 7 level
Shortake versus UniChApp: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShortakeUniChApp
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews78.9% of reviewsโ€”
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysโ€”
AdsNo โ€” betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeโ€”
DevicesiPhone, iPad โ€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size23 MB53 MB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperSTYLIANOS PAPAPETROUIoannis Dimitropoulos

In-app purchases

None

Shortake

No in-app purchases

None

UniChApp

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Shortake free?
Shortake is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is UniChApp free?
UniChApp is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Shortake or UniChApp have ads?
UniChApp shows ads; Shortake does not.

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