Bigscreen Friends vs S3SH
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bigscreen Friends
This unofficial app lets you see which friends are online and what rooms are open without needing to wear a VR headset. It also helps you track your friends' time zones to know when they might be offline.
- See online friends without VR
- View open rooms
- Track friend time zones
- Check friend availability
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This is an unofficial bigscreen friends app, where you can see who's online without putting on the headset, as well as the rooms that are currently open. You can also store the timezone of your friends to know when they (should be) asleep!
S3SH
This messaging app prioritizes your privacy with no accounts, tracking, or compromises. It allows for instant, secure conversations and temporary collaborations without requiring personal information.
- No account sign-ups required
- Instant messaging sessions
- Absolute privacy by design
- Real-time messaging
- Optional AI assistant
- Session management
- Deep links for easy sharing
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S3SH: Privacy-First Messaging Your conversations deserve better. S3SH is the messaging app that puts privacy first - no accounts, no tracking, no compromises. INSTANT MESSAGING WITHOUT THE BAGGAGE • Create sessions with a tap - no sign-ups required • Choose any username you like • Share session codes to invite others • Start chatting immediately ABSOLUTE PRIVACY BY DESIGN • All messages stored only on your iPhone • No cloud storage or data collection • No user profiling or analytics • Delete the app = delete all data FEATURES • Real-time messaging with WebSocket technology • Multi-user sessions with unlimited participants • Optional AI assistant (toggle on/off) • Session management - create, rename, delete as needed • Smart deep links for easy session sharing • Push notifications to stay connected • Offline message history access • Native iOS design with automatic dark/light mode PERFECT FOR • Privacy-conscious users • Temporary collaborations • Group coordination without phone numbers • Anyone tired of data-harvesting apps THE S3SH PROMISE We can't read your messages by design. When you delete S3SH, everything disappears - no recovery, no backups, no traces. Experience messaging the way it should be: simple, private, and entirely yours. Support: support@s3shapp.com Privacy: s3shapp.com/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: S3SH at weekly against Bigscreen Friends's every 5 weeks. Bigscreen Friends's advantage is ratings volume (9 vs 1). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Bigscreen Friends against 5.0 for S3SH. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bigscreen Friends has 9 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Bigscreen Friends ships an update every 5 weeks, S3SH weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bigscreen Friends | S3SH |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (9 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 9 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 36 MB | 21 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Brett James | Akshay Pramod More |
Customer experience
Bigscreen Friends
S3SH
In-app purchases
Bigscreen Friends
No in-app purchases
S3SH
No in-app purchases









