Comparison

Samson Community vs SHALLOW

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

Head to head
About

Samson Community

This app offers a global brotherhood for men focused on connection, mutual support, and recovery. It centralizes online and in-person meetings, recovery resources, and community spaces for personal growth and belonging.

Highlights
  • Integrated calendar for online and in-person meetings
  • Tailored access to meeting groups
  • Newcomer onboarding path
  • Recovery resources and courses
  • Confidential spaces for specialized groups
  • Membership contribution options
Features
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Samson Society is a global brotherhood for men seeking authentic connection, mutual support, and recovery. Whether you're on a personal growth journey, navigating addiction recovery, or simply looking for a place to be real with other men, Samson Society provides a trusted community space to walk the road together. Founded in 2004 and now serving over 20,000 men worldwide, Samson Society unites in-person meetings with vibrant online gatherings happening seven days a week. Our app centralizes it all—no more bouncing between Slack, Marco Polo, or Zoom links. Just one powerful hub for connection, growth, and belonging. Inside the Samson Society app, you’ll find: - An integrated calendar of online meetings and in-person gatherings - Tailored access to meeting groups, by geography, interest, or affiliation - A dedicated newcomer path for safe onboarding into the community - Recovery resources, past retreat videos, and courses for deeper engagement - Confidential spaces for specialized populations, such as men in ministry - The ability to contribute and support the mission through memberships Our tiered membership structure means you can join for free and attend meetings. For deeper resources and exclusive materials—like access to other members, national summit recordings, or recovery-focused content—you can choose to subscribe and support the sustainability of our nonprofit mission. Whether you’re at home, on the road, or meeting face-to-face, the Samson Society app keeps your support system just a tap away. Brotherhood. Recovery. Growth. You’re not alone—join us. -- Terms of Use: https://mn.co/terms-of-use

About

SHALLOW

Discover and connect with people physically present in the same venue. See who's around you as floating bubbles, and initiate private conversations by sending waves. Your presence is temporary, disappearing when you leave.

Highlights
  • See people in your current location
  • Initiate private conversations
  • Temporary presence
  • Live city map of occupied venues
  • Create private Currents for events
  • Verified user profiles
  • Voice notes for communication
Features
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SHALLOW shows you the room you're standing in. Every place has its own Current — a bar, a house party, a concert, a wedding. Walk in, dive in, and you'll see the people who are actually there with you, floating as bubbles. Nobody else. There is no feed of strangers and nothing to browse. THE CURRENT Dive into a venue and you appear as a bubble — your colors, your light. Tap a bubble to open someone up: what they're into, what they're here for. Send a wave. If they wave back, a private conversation opens between the two of you. WHEN YOU LEAVE, YOU LEAVE Presence expires. Walk out of the venue and you disappear from it — for everyone. Nothing about you stays behind and nothing follows you home. SCOUT THE NIGHT A live map of the city showing which places have people in them right now, with real head counts. Know where the night is before you leave the house. YOUR OWN CURRENT Hosting something? Start a private Current for your party, your event, your wedding, your conference. Guests join with your code and the room belongs to you. BUILT FOR BEING SOMEWHERE - Verified people — every checkmark is a real person, selfie-checked by a human - Your exact location is never shown to anyone, ever - Photos stay private until both people agree - Voice notes, for when typing is too slow - Block and report anyone, anytime Start Shallow. Go Deeper.

Screenshots

Samson Community4 screens
SHALLOW4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: SHALLOW at 100% against Samson Community's 50%. SHALLOW also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and update cadence (daily vs every 3 months). Samson Community's advantage is ratings volume (50 vs 3). On price, 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. Samson Community sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. SHALLOW asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

SHALLOW holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Samson Community has 50 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Samson Community's written reviews are positive against 100% of SHALLOW's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Samson Community ships an update every 3 months, SHALLOW daily. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Samson Community versus SHALLOW: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSamson CommunitySHALLOW
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (50 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings50 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size131 MB22 MB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperSamson HouseManoah Rodriguez

Customer experience

Samson Community

All ratings50 ratings
Positive96.0%
Neutral2.0%
Negative2.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%

SHALLOW

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Samson Community

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Plan7 Days trial$7.991 Month
  • Annual Plan7 Days trial$87.991 Year
None

SHALLOW

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Samson Community free?
Samson Community is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SHALLOW free?
SHALLOW is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Samson Community or SHALLOW?
SHALLOW is rated higher. Samson Community averages 4.8 out of 5 from 50 ratings, while SHALLOW averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Samson Community or SHALLOW have ads?
Neither Samson Community nor SHALLOW shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Samson Community or SHALLOW?
Samson Community ships an update every 3 months, and SHALLOW daily. Most recently, Samson Community was updated on October 30, 2026 and SHALLOW on October 8, 2026.

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