Comparison

WebWanderlust vs The Slate

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

Head to head
About

WebWanderlust

Discover fascinating and unusual websites daily with this app. It offers over 1300 curated sites for games, books, inspiration, and more, with new additions frequently. Users can also get a surprise random website to explore.

Highlights
  • Daily website discovery
  • Over 1300 curated sites
  • Random website surprise
  • Categories: games, books, inspiration
  • New sites added daily
Features
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Web Wanderlust – Discover the web’s Hidden Gems Tired of the same old websites? Embark on a journey through the internet with WebWanderlust, the ultimate app for discovering fascinating, unusual, and useful websites you never knew existed! With over 1300 websites and more added every day, there’s always something new to explore. Whether you’re looking for free games, books, productivity tools, creative inspiration, unique blogs, or just something fun, WebWanderlust is your gateway to the undiscovered corners of the internet. Feeling adventurous? Let the app surprise you with a completely random website and see where your web wanderlust takes you! Start your digital journey today—install WebWanderlust and rediscover the magic of the internet!

About

The Slate

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Never miss a movie or TV show from your favourite talent! The Slate is the unique and easy way to keep track of upcoming movie and TV projects from your favourite actors, writers, directors, or producers. Simply add them to your favourites and see their upcoming work listed in your own personal project Slate. It's all in Your Slate - Your Slate shows you poster art, release dates, and contact avatars for your favourites involved, all in a gorgeous timeline view. - Easily spot unmissable projects that multiple favourites are involved in. See beyond Your Slate - Take a peek at what projects your favourites have in pre-production, production, or post-production. (Pro feature) - Go into the past and see what they released in the last 12 months. Dive deeper - Check out dedicated pages for each movie or TV project, with summaries, trailers, and links to instantly open a title in IMDb, Sequel, or Letterboxd. - See full credit listings for your favourite talent, or instantly jump to their page in IMDb. Mark you calendar - Create individual events for projects you don't want to miss. - Alternatively, sync your whole Slate to a dedicated calendar in the iOS Calendar app. - Entries come with pre-filled summaries and links to the appropriate IMDb page. Customise your look - Choose from 4 eye-catching accent colours. - Go light or dark mode - the choice is yours! Full Accessibility & Multi-Language Support - VoiceOver, Dynamic Type, Smart Invert and more. - The Slate supports UK English, US English, Español, Français, Italiano, and Deutsch. Pro features Upgrade to unlock an unlimited number of favourites (free users get up to 6) and access to the In Development feature. --- Privacy and terms: https://jonathanreed.me/the-slate-privacy-terms

Screenshots

WebWanderlust4 screens
The Slate4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: The Slate at none against WebWanderlust's shown. WebWanderlust's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 3 days) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.2). On price, 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. WebWanderlust sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and The Slate sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

WebWanderlust ships an update every 2 days, The Slate every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on July 6, 2026 and September 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
WebWanderlust versus The Slate: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWebWanderlustThe Slate
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 3 days
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.2
Further details — not scored
Size37 MB16 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperDigitech Applications LimitedJonathan Reed

In-app purchases

1 purchases

WebWanderlust

One-time1
  • Remove Advertising$2.99
2 purchases

The Slate

Subscriptions2
  • The Slate Pro Monthly$0.991 Month
  • The Slate Pro Annual$9.991 Year

Questions

Is WebWanderlust free?
WebWanderlust is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is The Slate free?
The Slate is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do WebWanderlust or The Slate have ads?
WebWanderlust shows ads; The Slate does not.
Which is updated more often, WebWanderlust or The Slate?
WebWanderlust ships an update every 2 days, and The Slate every 3 days. Most recently, WebWanderlust was updated on July 6, 2026 and The Slate on September 14, 2026.

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