Shake for iMessage vs Big
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Shake for iMessage
This app transforms casual bets with friends into a structured, fun experience directly within iMessage. It allows users to place wagers with real or virtual currency, sealed with a customizable animated handshake. Make every bet engaging and memorable with unique accessories.
- Place bets within iMessage
- Use real or virtual currency
- Customizable animated handshake
- Add accessories to handshakes
- Structured betting experience
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Turn informal bets with friends and family into a fun, structured experience - right inside iMessage! Shake lets you place official wagers using real or virtual currency, complete with a signature animated handshake to seal the deal. Customize your handshakes with accessories and watch your bets come to life, making every wager engaging, social, and memorable.
Big
Stream a diverse range of entertainment, including exclusive interviews, licensed films, sports commentary, short-form videos, and music. Personalized recommendations ensure you always find content you love, with features like continue watching and save for later.
- Exclusive artist interviews and originals
- Licensed films and documentary series
- Sports previews and commentary
- Short-form video feed
- Music catalog with background playback
- Personalized recommendations
- Continue watching and save for later
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Big Eye Network brings entertainment worth watching into one beautifully simple home — exclusive artist interviews and originals, licensed films and series, sports commentary, short-form video, and music, with recommendations that learn what you love and keep it in view the moment you open the app. WATCH • Exclusive artist interviews and original entertainment • Licensed films and documentary series • Sports previews, commentary and roundtables • Shorts — a fast, full-screen feed of quick hits LISTEN • A growing music catalog: artists, albums and tracks • Background playback with lock-screen and Control Center controls MADE FOR YOU • Continue watching picks up right where you left off • My List — save anything for later • Follow your favorite creators and artists • Fast search across videos and music • Viewer profiles with kid-safe maturity limits and PIN-protected parental controls No clutter. No endless scrolling. Just the good stuff, always in view. SUBSCRIPTION Big Eye Premium — Early Adopter Monthly: $9.99 per month, auto-renewing. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically at $9.99/month unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your Apple Account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage your subscription or turn off auto-renew in Settings > Apple Account > Subscriptions. Any unused portion of a free trial is forfeited when a subscription is purchased. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Big Eye Terms of Service: https://bigeye.app/legal/terms-of-service Privacy Policy: https://bigeye.app/legal/privacy-policy Questions or feedback? Visit bigeye.app/help
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Shake for iMessage at none against Big's 1. Big's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.5). 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
Both are free to download. Big sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $9.99 per month. Shake for iMessage asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Shake for iMessage against 5.0 for Big. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 5 respectively.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Shake for iMessage | Big |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (6 ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Weekly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Subscription |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.5 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 30 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Pranav Perumal | CyberGen, Inc. |
Customer experience
Shake for iMessage
Big
In-app purchases
Shake for iMessage
No in-app purchases
Big
- Early Adopter$9.991 Month
