Town vs XPaging
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Town
Connect with friends and discover what's happening globally or locally through a live social feed. Share updates, engage in text chats, and follow interests to stay informed and entertained.
- Live social feed
- Spontaneous text chat
- Location-based connections
- Personalized content feeds
- Direct messaging
- Follow interests and people
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Join the LIVE social feed of your Town! Town is a place to see and share what's happening everywhere in the world! It’s a place for spontaneous, drop-in text chat-with friends and other interesting people around the world. It instantly connects you with people around you-using your location- and allows you also to discover what's happening anywhere in the world. Whether getting the latest news, socialize with members of your local community, ask questions, look for new events or even getting entertained. Town is your place to go! Town is the new way of getting and creating content- it is just clicks away. Join the fun! Connect with people and share the moment. Create your Town account for Free Today! VIEW - View public timeline and also content that is tailored just (For You) - View timelines of only the people you are (Following) CHAT - Express yourself, share your thoughts and join the conversation whether to anyone in your public feed or to JUST your followers! - Direct message anyone privately. FOLLOW Follow your interests by following friends. DISCOVER - Get the latest news in your Town AND everywhere in the world. Town enables you to find interesting people and brings you closer to your local community or Town and also everywhere in the world like never been done before. It allows you to build followers of like-minded Townies! Any feedback? We are happy to receive them anytime at the app ( go to Settings then contact us).
XPaging
Connect with others through instant messaging and social media. This app brings together individuals with shared interests to foster connections and create value. It also serves as a platform for organizing team communication and facilitating online buying and selling.
- Instant messaging
- Social media platform
- Team communication organization
- Profile uploading
- Online buying and selling
- Business sharing
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The XPaging app connects everyone via daily instant messaging and social media platforms. It is an all-in-one accessible app bringing people with a shared interest, passion, or goal together to make connections and eventually to create something that will evolve with more value to everyone. Plus, it’s time for a tool that would organize team communication and bring it all under one roof. You will get to chat, upload your profile, buy and sell your product online easily through the app, no matter your age. Everyone can start their business easily by sharing their business online with XPaging.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: XPaging at 100% against Town's 64%. XPaging also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Town ships an update every 3 weeks, XPaging monthly. The most recent releases landed on July 20, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Town | XPaging |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (11 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 63.6% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 11 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 190 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Town Limited Company | XPAGING INTERNATIONAL |
Customer experience
Town
XPaging
In-app purchases
Town
No in-app purchases
XPaging
No in-app purchases
