Comparison

HiveShots vs Tether Co

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

Head to head
About

HiveShots

Features
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HiveShots is the app to bring your photos together. A wedding, a weekend with friends, a birthday, a trip — everyone takes photos but nobody shares them. With HiveShots, create an album, invite your people, and find everyone's photos in one place. COLLABORATIVE ALBUMS Create an album in seconds. Invite your friends with a link or QR code. Everyone adds their photos. The album fills up on its own. PUBLIC ALBUMS Share your best photos with the community. Food, travel, architecture, nature — browse other people's albums and find inspiration. OPEN SUBMISSIONS Are you a content creator? Open your album to submissions. Your community sends you their photos, you pick the ones you want to keep. PHOTO QUALITY PRESERVED Your photos are stored in high resolution. No aggressive compression like messaging apps. SIMPLE AND PRIVATE Private albums are only visible to people you invite. You control who sees and who contributes. — HiveShots is not another social network. No public likes, no follower count. Just your photos, your people, your memories.

About

Tether Co

This app offers a private space to store and share photos of cherished people and moments. It helps curate your camera roll, allowing you to select keepers and share them exclusively with approved individuals. You can also create physical printed books of your favorite memories.

Highlights
  • Private photo storage
  • Curated camera roll selection
  • Invite-only sharing
  • Physical book printing
  • Quick moment saving
Features
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The private place for the photos of your favorite people and moments Group chats bury them. The camera roll never ends. Social feels like too much. Tether is just for your people — the people you invite, the moments worth keeping, and a real printed book when you want one. • Save a moment in seconds • Tether picks the keepers from your camera roll. You decide if it stays. • Share only with people you approve. Print the ones that matter. Live your life, let Tether help you remember it www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

HiveShots4 screens
Tether Co4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Tether Co at every 3 days against HiveShots's weekly. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

HiveShots ships an update weekly, Tether Co every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
HiveShots versus Tether Co: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHiveShotsTether Co
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (13 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—13 — better
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.1
Further details — not scored
Size83 MB80 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperQuentin ManginThe Developer Studio LLC

In-app purchases

None

HiveShots

No in-app purchases

None

Tether Co

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is HiveShots free?
HiveShots is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tether Co free?
Tether Co is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do HiveShots or Tether Co have ads?
Neither HiveShots nor Tether Co shows ads.
Which is updated more often, HiveShots or Tether Co?
HiveShots ships an update weekly, and Tether Co every 3 days. Most recently, HiveShots was updated on October 14, 2026 and Tether Co on October 31, 2026.

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