Shake Social vs Node Social
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Shake Social
Instantly connect with people nearby by simply shaking your phones together. Share contact information and social handles without typing or scanning. Build streaks with frequent connections and compete on leaderboards for most connections and longest streaks.
- Instant contact sharing via phone shake
- Bluetooth and motion detection for connection
- Share chosen social media handles
- Build streaks with daily connections
- Group shakes for multiple connections
- Leaderboards for connections and streaks
- Privacy controls for shared information
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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 your own event. pick a spot, set a time, invite your people (or let anyone come). there's no guest list theater: whoever actually shows up and shakes is on the roster, and afterwards you get the social graph of the night. who met who, right there. 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. your connections are yours: no follower counts, no public friend lists without your say, privacy controls for everything, and nothing is shared that you don't choose to share. shake — because you were there.
Node Social
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Node is a social home tuned to what you actually care about — built around communities you choose and your own channels to share what's worth showing up for. Join communities for the things that matter to you — from astrology to chess to whatever niche you live in — and post into them, save them, or just lurk and see what people are talking about. Some communities such as astrology have their own hub: a dedicated space with tools built just for them. HIGHLIGHTS • Communities for any interest, with deep hubs for astrology and chess • Wavelengths — your own curated channels, tuned to what you care about • Astrology hub: birth charts, synastry, daily transits, and a chat with Lumi, our AI guide • Chess hub: quick games against random opponents • Daily picks and curated news — fresh content every day • Rich post tools: journals, lists, calendar events, data logs, song embeds, charts • Direct messages, channels, and communities — all in one place Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula Privacy Policy: https://nodesocial.co/privacy Built by LAW Technologies LLC.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Shake Social at none against Node Social's 2. Node Social's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price and ads 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. Node Social sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per month. Shake Social asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Shake Social | Node Social |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (22 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 22 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 days | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 61 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Matt Van Ommeren | LAW Technologies LLC |
In-app purchases
Shake Social
No in-app purchases
Node Social
- Node Pro$8.991 Month
- AI Question Pack$2.99





