PingID vs Shadowbox Studios
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PingID
This app enhances login security and verifies user identities. It also functions as a digital wallet for managing digital identities securely. Administrators benefit from mission-critical security features, and offline support is available.
- User identity verification
- Digital wallet for identity management
- Mission-critical security for administrators
- Offline support
- Seamless integration with PingOne ecosystem
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The PingID® mobile app is a user-friendly solution designed to enhance login security and verify end users’ identities. Additionally, it serves as a digital wallet, enabling secure storage and management of digital identities. The app offers mission-critical security features for administrators and provides offline support for scenarios where a device lacks signal. The PingID mobile app integrates seamlessly with PingOne®, PingFederate®, PingOne Verify®, and PingOne Credentials®. Before installation, please ensure your organization has licensed PingID, PingOne Verify, or PingOne Credentials. For more information, contact your administrator or Ping Identity support.
Shadowbox Studios
This app serves as a mobile concierge and studio guide, providing essential on-lot resources for productions. It offers quick access to facility details, schedules, campus navigation, and contact information for crew, staff, and vendors.
- Interactive campus maps
- Crew, staff & vendor directories
- Facility specs & technical documents
- Stage manager schedules
- Food truck schedules
- Campus alerts
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The Shadowbox app is a mobile concierge and studio guide that connects your production with the essential on-lot resources it needs. Get your questions answered quickly and easily - wherever you are on campus. Access key facility details and documentation, stage manager and food truck schedules, and details on all of our on-campus amenities. Find your way around campus with interactive maps. Park with confidence by knowing which lots to use for your facility. Contact crew members, studio staff, and vendors using the directories. Receive timely studio notifications and news. - Interactive campus maps - Crew, staff & vendor directories - Policies, protocols & pets - Campus alerts - Food truck schedules - Facility specs & technical documents - Stage manager schedules
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Shadowbox Studios at 4.9 against PingID's 2.1. Shadowbox Studios also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 6 weeks). PingID's advantage is ratings volume (409 vs 10) and chart position (#31 vs unranked). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Shadowbox Studios holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 2.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PingID has 409 ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two.
PingID ships an update every 6 weeks, Shadowbox Studios fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PingID | Shadowbox Studios |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.1 (409 ratings) | 4.9 (10 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 19.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 409 — better | 10 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | #31 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 65 MB | 63 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Ping Identity Corporation | Blackhall Management Services LLC |
Customer experience
PingID
Shadowbox Studios
Bugs and requests
PingID
Reported bugs
4 issues- Incorrectly identifies devices as jailbroken
- Fails to send push notifications consistently
- Camera issues when trying to scan QR codes
- Compatibility problems with newer iOS versions
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to add new devices easily
- Landscape mode support for iPad
- Customizable alert sounds
- Faster authentication process
Shadowbox Studios
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
PingID
No in-app purchases
Shadowbox Studios
No in-app purchases
Questions
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