Comparison

Slicker vs sudo xkcd

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

Head to head
About

Slicker

Bring your favorite Slack emoji reactions to iMessage and other sticker-supporting apps. Link your Slack account to access your custom emoji collection seamlessly across different platforms.

Highlights
  • Use Slack emoji in iMessage
  • Access custom emoji reactions
  • Supports other sticker apps
  • Link Slack account
Features
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You've spent years adding a bunch of awesome emoji to your Slack teams. You've go the perfect reaction for everything, but you've been handcuffed to a simple "HA HA" reaction in iMessage. Not anymore. Just link your Slack account in Slicker, and you can use all of your awesome Slack emoji in iMessage and any other apps that support stickers, like Notes!

About

sudo xkcd

Access and enjoy all xkcd comics offline with this free app. Browse, search, and favorite comics, with features like alt-text viewing and smooth zooming. It provides a clean interface for a seamless reading experience.

Highlights
  • Offline access to all comics
  • Search by title/keywords
  • Favorites list
  • Random comic button
  • View alt-text
  • Smooth zooming and panning
  • Link to explainxkcd
Features
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All xkcd comics are *property of Randall Munroe* and are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 2.5 License. This app simply displays the comics that are already viewable for free on his website. This app is *free of charge* and *does not collect any data* from its users. It exists purely for the love of xkcd. General Features – Offline access to ALL 3000+ xkcd comics (uses only a couple hundred megabytes) – Browse chronologically – Search by title/keywords – Favorites List – Button for viewing a random comic – Download new comics by pulling down the browse list or refreshing the app. – Clear, minimal, dark design Features within each comic – View comic title, comic number, and release date – Quickly view Alt-Text – Add to Favorites List – Swipe left and right to navigate or use arrow buttons – Smooth zooming and panning (up to 10x scale) – Link to "explainxkcd" (non-affiliated, community-run Wiki that attempts to explain and provide transcripts for each comic) – Full-screen horizontal view (rotate iPhone or iPad)

Screenshots

Slicker4 screens
sudo xkcd4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: sudo xkcd at none against Slicker's 1. On price, review sentiment, ads 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. Slicker sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. sudo xkcd asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Slicker versus sudo xkcd: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSlickersudo xkcd
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (6 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings6 — better—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS1818.0
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB1 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperZGLR, LLCConnor Avery Shafran

Customer experience

Slicker

All ratings6 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

sudo xkcd

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Slicker

One-time1
  • Unlock$4.99
None

sudo xkcd

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Slicker free?
Slicker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is sudo xkcd free?
sudo xkcd is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Slicker or sudo xkcd have ads?
Neither Slicker nor sudo xkcd shows ads.

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