Comparison

Convos · The Agentic Messenger vs Shake Social

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

Head to head
About

Convos · The Agentic Messenger

Instantly connect with others without sharing personal information like phone numbers. Messages and participants are automatically deleted after conversations end, ensuring privacy. Create a unique identity for each chat or use a quick name.

Highlights
  • No signup or phone number required
  • Ephemeral messages and group chats
  • Unique identity per conversation
  • Open-source and post-quantum encrypted
  • Scan, tap, or AirDrop to join
  • Dynamic and unspammable identity
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Every groupchat gets an agent. Each convo is a groupchat with an agent in it. It keeps up with the thread so nobody has to — who's in, when, where, what got decided, what everyone said they'd bring. Then it turns forty messages into something you can actually use. You’re in control of what your agent sees — and doesn’t. AGENTS LISTEN SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO SCROLL Plans get made in the middle of the chaos. Your agent keeps track. Nine confirmed for the match. Kickoff at 7:30. Louis called out the pizza place. Ask it later and it just knows — no one has to scroll back three days to find the address. YOU CONTROL WHEN YOUR AGENT SPEAKS UP Three settings, one tap. Listen: it only speaks up when someone says "Agent." Chat: it chimes in anytime it can help. Pause: it never sees the messages. Ever. GET THINGS DONE WITHOUT BLOWING UP THE CHAT Ask your group's agent something 1:1 — what was that pizza place, when does the flight land, what did we decide — and get an answer without twenty phones buzzing. Same agent, same context, private thread. IT MAKES THINGS AND KEEPS THEM HANDY Itineraries, lineups, notes, running lists, receipts. Everything your agent makes lands in Things, right in the chat, ready to open, edit, or share. NO SIGNUP, NO PHONE NUMBER Scan, tap, or AirDrop into a convo. Chat instantly with anybody. WHY WE BUILT THIS An agent in the group chat should be a great listener, not an annoying yapper or a surveillance bot. So we put the group in control: it hears what you let it hear, it speaks when you let it speak, and it makes useful stuff for the crew. LEARN MORE Built in the open by XMTP Labs — github.com/xmtplabs/convos-ios Feedback and support — convos@xmtp.com Privacy is our policy — https://hq.convos.org/privacy-and-terms Secured by XMTP — xmtp.org

About

Shake Social

Connect with people in real life by simply shaking phones. Build a visual social network, organize events, and discover secret achievements. It's a unique way to document your real-world interactions and grow your social graph.

Highlights
  • Phone shaking for instant connection
  • Visual social network graph
  • Event hosting and RSVP management
  • Automatic crew formation (scenes)
  • Unlockable secret achievements
  • Streak tracking for daily connections
  • Leaderboards for social activity
Features
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shake is the social app for real life. when you meet someone, you shake your phones together. that's it. no usernames, no QR codes, no "what's your @". one shake and you're connected. every shake becomes part of your story: your graph: watch your real-life social network grow. every person you've shaken with, every group that's shaken together, drawn as a living map. your groups cluster, your worlds collide, and you can replay the whole thing growing from your very first shake. quakes: host a night out or make it a recurring thing. invite your connections and scenes, collect RSVPs, and chat with your guests. recurring dates share one chat. friends can RSVP in their browser without downloading shake. subscribe in Apple Calendar or Google Calendar, then shake at the event to see who actually connected. scenes — shake with the same people enough times and shake works out who your crews are, and names them. nobody invites you into a scene and nobody can invite anyone else in — you shake your way in, and if you drift away from a crew you drift out of it. each one gets its own page, its own chat room, and a map of how it's actually connected. not in one yet? the tab shows your whole graph until your first scene forms. achievements: over 250 badges, most of them secret. you find them by seeing them on other people's profiles… or by earning them yourself. the achievements tab shows the ones you're closest to, the ones you can only earn right now (shake at exactly 11:11), and one featured badge each week whose criteria we reveal. streaks: shake with the same person every day and keep it alive. lose it and, well, there might be a badge for that too. ranks: weekly and all-time leaderboards with your friends or everyone: connections, shakes, streaks, recruits, badges, biggest group shakes. summons: drop a pin and summon your people to you, right now. whoever shows up and shakes made it real. shake works at parties, shows, meetups, weddings, hackathons, first dates, chance encounters — anywhere people actually meet. if your phone is in your hand and someone's in front of you, you're one shake away. shake — because you were there.

Screenshots

Convos · The Agentic Messenger4 screens
Shake Social4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Shake Social at none against Convos · The Agentic Messenger's 2. Shake Social also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 80%) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Convos · The Agentic Messenger sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per month. Shake Social asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Shake Social holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 21 and 50 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 80% of Convos · The Agentic Messenger's written reviews are positive against 100% of Shake Social's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Convos · The Agentic Messenger versus Shake Social: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterConvos · The Agentic MessengerShake Social
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (21 ratings)5.0 (50 ratings) — better
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2150 — better
Update frequencyWeeklyWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size166 MB17 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperXMTP LabsMatt Van Ommeren

Customer experience

Convos · The Agentic Messenger

All ratings20 ratings
Positive95.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative5.0%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%

Shake Social

All ratings24 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews16 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Convos · The Agentic Messenger

Subscriptions2
  • Convos Plus$19.991 Month
  • Convos Plus$199.991 Year
None

Shake Social

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Convos · The Agentic Messenger free?
Convos · The Agentic Messenger is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Shake Social free?
Shake Social is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Convos · The Agentic Messenger or Shake Social?
Shake Social is rated higher. Convos · The Agentic Messenger averages 4.8 out of 5 from 21 ratings, while Shake Social averages 5.0 from 50 ratings.
Do Convos · The Agentic Messenger or Shake Social have ads?
Neither Convos · The Agentic Messenger nor Shake Social shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Convos · The Agentic Messenger or Shake Social?
Convos · The Agentic Messenger ships an update weekly, and Shake Social weekly. Most recently, Convos · The Agentic Messenger was updated on November 5, 2026 and Shake Social on November 9, 2026.

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