Comparison

Shade Mobile vs Buzz

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

Head to head
About

Shade Mobile

Access and manage your team's media files from anywhere. Browse full-resolution footage, leave frame-accurate notes, and search your entire library on the go. Upload new files and share them securely with collaborators.

Highlights
  • Browse full-resolution media
  • Leave frame-accurate comments
  • Search entire media library
  • View transcripts and metadata
  • Upload and capture media
  • Securely share files
Features
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Media storage that just works better, now in your pocket. Shade is the system of record for your team's media. The mobile app puts the whole workspace in your hand, so you can browse full-res footage, review cuts, and leave frame-accurate notes between meetings or on set. Scroll, scrub, zoom, and comment with the same precision you get at your desk. No downloads, no manual syncing. VIEW ASSETS ANYWHERE --- Open a file and everything about it is right there. Comments, transcript, color palette, camera metadata, and the shots that look like it, without bouncing between your phone and your desk to track down one detail. SEARCH YOUR WORKSPACE --- Search by name across every drive and shared folder. Files, folders, and collections come back grouped, so you tap straight to what you came for. BROWSE YOUR WHOLE LIBRARY --- Your drives, folders, collections, and shared work, a tap away. Switch between grid and list, resize cards, jump back into recent work, or dig through Trash. PREVIEW FULL-RES MEDIA --- Full-resolution images you can pinch to zoom into. Video with variable-speed playback, a precision scrubber, and full screen. Audio and documents open inline, no waiting on a download. VIEW TRANSCRIPTS --- Read the full transcript for any video or audio, with speaker labels and timestamps, right next to the media. METADATA THAT TAGS ITSELF --- Every file shows up already understood. Color palette, camera metadata, and custom fields are filled in for you, so you don't have to tag anything by hand. FRAME-ACCURATE FEEDBACK --- Leave comments pinned to the exact frame. Draw on images, reply in threads, drop in a mention or an emoji, and mark threads resolved when the work is done. CAPTURE AND UPLOAD --- Upload from your camera roll, grab a document from Files, or shoot a new photo straight into a drive. Watch each file's progress, and get a notification the second it lands. SHARE WITH ANYONE --- Send a public link with an Editor, Reviewer, or Client preset. Lock it with a password, set it to expire, and keep internal permissions exactly where you want them. STAY IN THE LOOP --- The inbox pulls together new comments, mentions, and activity on your work, so nothing gets past you while you are out. BUILT TO PROTECT YOUR WORK --- Shade is built to protect creative IP, with compliance-backed security for every team. Your data stays 100% yours, and it is never used for training. Stop waiting. Start creating.

About

Buzz

Collaborate with both humans and AI agents in shared workspaces. Every interaction is logged for a transparent audit trail, ensuring a unified identity model for all participants. Agents can actively participate in channels, not just communicate.

Highlights
  • Human and AI agent collaboration
  • Shared rooms and channels
  • Signed event log with audit trail
  • Agents acting in workspace
  • Organized channels and threads
  • Image and media discussion
Features
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Buzz is a workspace where humans and AI agents share the same rooms. Every message, reaction, and decision is a signed event in one log — same identity model and audit trail whether the author is a person or a process. Add an agent to a channel the same way you add a teammate. Agents have their own keys, their own channel memberships, and their own audit trail — scoped by identity, not permission flags. • Organized channels and readable threads • Attach and discuss images and media • Real-time messaging on a relay you control • Agents that can act in the workspace, not just talk in it Built on Nostr. Self-hostable. The relay is yours.

Screenshots

Shade Mobile4 screens
Buzz4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Shade Mobile at 5.0 against Buzz's 4.2. Shade Mobile also leads on device support (3 vs 1). Buzz's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs monthly) and ratings volume (65 vs 4). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Shade Mobile holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Buzz has 65 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Shade Mobile ships an update monthly, Buzz every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Shade Mobile versus Buzz: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShade MobileBuzz
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings) — better4.2 (65 ratings)
Positive reviews—59.0% of reviews
Number of ratings465 — better
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple TV — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.416.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size135 MB66 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperShade, Incorporated.Block, Inc.

Customer experience

Shade Mobile

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Buzz

All ratings64 ratings
Positive76.6%
Neutral7.8%
Negative15.6%
Written reviews39 reviews
Positive59.0%
Neutral23.1%
Negative17.9%

In-app purchases

None

Shade Mobile

No in-app purchases

None

Buzz

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Shade Mobile free?
Shade Mobile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Buzz free?
Buzz is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Shade Mobile or Buzz?
Shade Mobile is rated higher. Shade Mobile averages 5.0 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Buzz averages 4.2 from 65 ratings.
Do Shade Mobile or Buzz have ads?
Neither Shade Mobile nor Buzz shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Shade Mobile or Buzz?
Shade Mobile ships an update monthly, and Buzz every 4 days. Most recently, Shade Mobile was updated on October 24, 2026 and Buzz on October 30, 2026.

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