Comparison

RC Slate vs Shakescape

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

Head to head
About

RC Slate

Features
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**RC Slate โ€” the browser that opens your documents, built for people who work with AI.** Tap a document link while browsing โ€” Markdown, DOCX (Word), PDF, JSON, YAML, images โ€” and it opens right there, rendered as a clean page. No downloading, no switching to another app, no wondering what a file looks like before you can see it. **Convert anything to Markdown for AI** Turn documents and web pages into clean, token-efficient Markdown โ€” the same content in a fraction of the prompt size. DOCX converts through the app's own parser; web pages by pulling out the article text. Need the images too? Embed them into a single self-contained Markdown file, with quality presets and a live token estimate. Export any view as PDF, PNG, or HTML. (Markdown conversion is not lossless; full page layout is not preserved.) **Read your Obsidian vault** Add a vault folder and read it as it was written โ€” wikilinks between notes and embedded images. Links resolve inside the folder you added, so a note opens the note it points to. And a vault note leaves as one piece: export it as a single self-contained Markdown file with its images embedded, or as HTML, PNG, or PDF โ€” ready to hand to an AI. Reading only; RC Slate never edits or syncs your vault. **A real browser underneath** Documents are grouped by the site they came from. Switch any article to Reader Mode for a clean, distraction-free reading layout with dark mode. iPhone and iPad layouts, with a sidebar and tab strip on iPad. **Clean pages for every format** - Markdown with tables, syntax highlighting, Mermaid diagrams, and LaTeX math - JSON and YAML: colour-coded, with their keys in the table of contents so you can jump straight to one - DOCX (Word) page by page, view-only (the document's own fonts are not included) - PDF and images **Open files from anywhere** Files on your device open from the Files app โ€” or send a file from any app through the share menu, straight to RC Slate. SelfDrop syncs a file across your devices (up to 20 MB per file). **Works offline** Viewing local files works offline on your device.

About

Shakescape

Features
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Shakescape brings ICANN and Handshake websites into one browser and shows how each connection was verified. Browse: - Open ordinary HTTPS sites while Handshake headers synchronize - Enter Handshake names such as example/ and name.tld/ - Verify Handshake headers and name proofs on your device - Inspect resolver paths, DNSSEC, TLSA, DANE, and WebPKI security details - Use optional HNS peer-to-peer DNS relay or DNS-over-HTTPS recovery - Manage tabs, history, downloads, cookies, and website data in WebKit Wallet and names: - Create or restore a device-local HNS and Bitcoin wallet - Sync HNS balances and activity directly with Handshake peers - Sync Bitcoin with compact filters and relevant blocks from Bitcoin peers - Receive HNS by address or payment QR code, and review guarded HNS and Bitcoin sends - Track Handshake names, edit resource records, and transfer or finalize names - Delete the local wallet when needed ShakeScape offers and swaps: - Connect to peers and publish, inspect, or cancel signed BTC/HNS offers - Follow noncustodial BTC/HNS atomic swaps through funding, redemption, or refund - Resume swap progress after an interruption Wallet keys stay on your device. Websites cannot read the wallet or start native wallet actions. Sends and swap funding require your approval in the app. QR scanning is processed on the device. No sign-in is required.

Screenshots

RC Slate4 screens
Shakescape4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Shakescape at none against RC Slate's shown. Shakescape also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 9 days). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

RC Slate ships an update every 9 days, Shakescape every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
RC Slate versus Shakescape: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRC SlateShakescape
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysEvery 3 days โ€” better
AdsYesNo โ€” better
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.017.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size20 MB67 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperJaehong LimDenuo Web, LLC

In-app purchases

None

RC Slate

No in-app purchases

None

Shakescape

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is RC Slate free?
RC Slate is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Shakescape free?
Shakescape is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do RC Slate or Shakescape have ads?
RC Slate shows ads; Shakescape does not.
Which is updated more often, RC Slate or Shakescape?
RC Slate ships an update every 9 days, and Shakescape every 3 days. Most recently, RC Slate was updated on October 24, 2026 and Shakescape on October 25, 2026.

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