Comparison

Slate Forums vs Pew Review

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

Head to head
About

Slate Forums

This community app allows users to engage with the Slate Auto Truck forum. Browse forums, threads, and user profiles, or log in to post content and receive native push notifications for alerts and messages.

Highlights
  • Native push notifications
  • Browse forum list
  • Browse threads
  • Search content
  • Post threads/replies
  • View and edit user profiles
Features
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Community app for the Slate Auto Truck (Pickup & SUV) forum at Slateforums.com. Browse as a guest or log in to use native push notifications for alerts and conversation messages. Key Features: - Native push notifications for the same alerts as on the website - Browse forum list - Browse threads list - Search content - Post threads/replies - View alerts - Watch content - View user profiles - Edit profile - Report content This Slate Forums app and the Slateforums.com website are independent / privately owned and are not affiliated in any manner with Slate Auto

About

Pew Review

Connect with fellow firearm enthusiasts on this community-focused social platform. Share experiences, review gear and venues, and engage in responsible discussions. Discover ranges, events, and groups within your local community.

Highlights
  • Community activity feed with posts, likes, and comments
  • Check-in and review shooting ranges
  • Rate firearms, accessories, and venues
  • Discovery page for ranges, events, and users
  • Join public or private community groups
  • In-app messaging and notifications
  • Content moderation and filtering
Features
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Pew Review is a community-oriented social platform for firearm enthusiasts to connect with each other, share ideas, and engage in responsible conversation about guns and venues. Users have the ability to create a user profile, follow other users, and have a personalized activity feed that shows community posts and experiences others have shared. The focus of Pew Review is on factual information, reviews of products, and providing an avenue for socially responsible behaviors in a law-abiding way. Pew Review has the following major features : - An active community activity feed where users can post pictures and videos and 'like' and comment on other users' posts - Users can check-in at ranges they visit and share their range experiences - Users can leave reviews and rate the firearm, accessory and shooting venues that they have visited. - Users can use the discovery page to find shooting ranges, events, and other users within their community and to see what users have posted. - Users can join community groups (public or private) to discuss common interests with other users - There is built-in in-app messaging and notification system available to each user. - Admin and admin users oversees for community moderation (reporting inappropriate content and filtering content) All content submitted by a user will be moderated and will be reviewed for compliance with applicable laws, platform policies and community standards. Pew Review does not allow firearms or ammunition to be bought, sold or transferred through the use of Pew Review in this phase. The app is available in English only.

Screenshots

Slate Forums4 screens
Pew Review4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Pew Review at fortnightly against Slate Forums's every 5 months. Pew Review also leads on ratings volume (5 vs 1). Slate Forums's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.6). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Slate Forums against 5.0 for Pew Review. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pew Review has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Slate Forums ships an update every 5 months, Pew Review fortnightly. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Slate Forums versus Pew Review: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSlate ForumsPew Review
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings15 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size36 MB103 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperJWKZ LLCPew Review LLC

Customer experience

Slate Forums

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Pew Review

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Slate Forums

No in-app purchases

None

Pew Review

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Slate Forums free?
Slate Forums is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pew Review free?
Pew Review is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Slate Forums or Pew Review?
Slate Forums and Pew Review are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 5 ratings respectively.
Do Slate Forums or Pew Review have ads?
Neither Slate Forums nor Pew Review shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Slate Forums or Pew Review?
Slate Forums ships an update every 5 months, and Pew Review fortnightly. Most recently, Slate Forums was updated on October 24, 2026 and Pew Review on October 24, 2026.

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