When it comes to choosing the right social network platform script, feature set and user experience are critical. In this article, we compare ShaunSocial and ColibriPlus, two emerging social network scripts, by evaluating their key functionalities and user feedback. Let’s start with the essentials—features every modern social platform should have.
1.Stories
Both ShaunSocial and ColibriPlus offer a Story plugin. However, ShaunSocial adds a twist with music integration—users can enhance their stories with background music, giving it an edge in creativity. On the downside, it lacks video story support, which ColibriPlus provides. ShaunSocial has promised to include this in a future update. Verdict: ShaunSocial leads with innovation, but ColibriPlus currently has a more complete Story feature.
2. Messaging
Messaging is essential, and both platforms offer this feature. Yet ColibriPlus takes the lead with a more dynamic chat experience—it supports message reactions, user online/last seen indicators, delivery/read ticks, and even video sharing. ShaunSocial, while providing a beautiful messaging UI with support for document and photo sharing, lacks these extras. Verdict: ColibriPlus wins in messaging functionality.
3. Posts
Users can share photos, videos, text, and polls on both platforms. ShaunSocial, however, supports document posts and YouTube video embedding, giving users more variety. Although ColibriPlus allows for emoji reactions, ShaunSocial has a unique animated “Love” reaction and a sleek modern video player with pop-up playback. Verdict: ShaunSocial offers more engaging and flexible post features.
4. User Profiles
Both platforms provide user profiles, but with different design philosophies. ColibriPlus goes for a TikTok/X-inspired look with attractive UI and convenient features like copying profile links and visibility of last seen status. ShaunSocial’s profile design is more original and functional but still evolving. Verdict: A tie, but ColibriPlus gets slight praise for profile interactivity.
5. Privacy and Settings
Privacy is where ColibriPlus shines. It offers a wide range of privacy settings, including options to hide profiles from search engines and control story viewers—features ShaunSocial lacks and has declined to implement even after user suggestions. Verdict: ColibriPlus is the clear winner in privacy and user control.
6. Mobile Apps
ShaunSocial takes the lead with available mobile apps for both Android and iOS, a major advantage for platforms aiming for mobile-first engagement. ColibriPlus, on the other hand, currently has no mobile app offering or public roadmap for one. Verdict: ShaunSocial is ahead in mobile accessibility.
7. Marketplace
Both platforms have mentioned plans to implement marketplace features, but as of now, neither has released this capability. This area remains neutral for the time being. Verdict: Draw, pending future updates.
8. Pages
ShaunSocial includes a Pages feature designed for celebrities and businesses. Administrators also have control over enabling or disabling this option from the admin panel. ColibriPlus does not yet offer this functionality. Verdict: ShaunSocial leads in business and creator tools.
9. Groups
Only ShaunSocial provides a Groups feature, allowing users to build communities within the platform. While still basic—lacking advanced tools like group chats or @everyone mentions—it’s a step ahead of ColibriPlus, which has no group feature at all. Verdict: ShaunSocial wins for community-building.
10. Team Support and Community Engagement
ShaunSocial’s team is known for being responsive to user feedback, sometimes even offering free plugin integrations based on user suggestions. In contrast, ColibriPlus appears less responsive to user input and tends to follow its own development agenda. Verdict: ShaunSocial earns points for listening to its users.
This is another comparison between ShaunSocial and ColibriPlus to help you decide which platform suits your needs best. While both are solid choices, their differences might influence your final decision.
11. Audio uploads
Audio upload as posts is not currently available on ShaunSocial. Although they’ve listed it in their roadmap for future development, ColibriPlus already offers this feature.
12. Push Notifications
Push notifications are planned for implementation in ShaunSocial version 1.4, while ColibriPlus has not provided any timeline for when this feature will be added.
User Interface (UI):
Both ShaunSocial and ColibriPlus offer appealing UI/UX designs. ColibriPlus closely resembles the layout of Twitter (X), while ShaunSocial has a unique design of its own. Both are user-friendly and modern in appearance.
What ColibriPlus Offers That ShaunSocial Doesn’t:
Digital Service Marketplace:
ColibriPlus includes a built-in digital service marketplace where users can create and sell gigs—similar to Fiverr—without needing to leave the platform. This is ideal for freelancers looking to monetize directly within the app.
Enhanced E-Wallet:
Both platforms support user-to-user payments, but ColibriPlus adds a wallet address system. This allows users to copy and share wallet addresses, reducing the chances of sending money to the wrong person—something more likely on ShaunSocial, where transfers rely on profile searches.
Email Notification Management:
ColibriPlus lets users customize which email notifications they want to receive, or even unsubscribe entirely. ShaunSocial currently lacks this feature, having declined a similar suggestion. If email control is important, ColibriPlus is the better choice.
What ShaunSocial Offers That ColibriPlus Doesn’t:
Short Video Feature (Vibb):
ShaunSocial includes a TikTok-style short video feature called Vibb, an essential tool for modern engagement. ColibriPlus does not have this and has no announced plans to implement it.
Groups:
ShaunSocial supports group creation, allowing users to form communities around shared interests—something ColibriPlus lacks.
Pages for Businesses:
ShaunSocial includes Pages, enabling businesses and public figures to share updates, announcements, and news with followers. This is valuable for platforms targeting brand engagement.
Mobile Apps:
ShaunSocial offers both Android and iOS apps (sold separately), while ColibriPlus does not currently provide mobile apps.
Pricing:
ColibriPlus: $49.70
ShaunSocial: Ranges from $79 to $500
What ShaunSocial hate
ShaunSocial tends to act unfairly—even if you’ve purchased their script, if you compare it to another script, they may ignore or delete your post, or even threaten to revoke your one-year active license. They seem to fear competition, so it’s best not to mention other scripts on their demo platform.
