Needle Music vs JoinMe
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Needle Music
Connect with other music enthusiasts and discover new tracks. This app analyzes your taste to find a community, allowing you to save, comment on, and share music and playlists from your streaming services.
- Discover new music
- Save music to Spotify/Apple Music
- Music taste analysis
- Community matching
- Comment and engage with friends' music
- Share songs and playlists
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Needle is the home of music lovers. -Discover new music and save directly to your Spotify or Apple Music -Needle analyzes your music taste to match you with a community -Save, comment, and engage with your friend's music -Easily share songs & playlists from your streaming library Terms of Use: https://www.needlemusic.co/terms-of-service Privacy Policy: https://www.needlemusic.co/privacy-policy
JoinMe
This app gamifies outdoor activities like running and hiking, allowing users to discover local plans, connect with friends, earn rewards, and share verified photos. It encourages real-life meetups and celebrates achievements through badges and collages.
- Discover local activity plans
- Connect with friends for outdoor fun
- Earn experience points and level up
- Share verified photos of activities
- Collect badges and create collages
- Community feed for sharing achievements
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Craving adventure and new friends? JoinMe is the fun, gamified social fitness app that turns your runs, hikes, and walks into epic adventures! Find friends for every outdoor activity, earn rewards for participating, and build authentic connections through real meetups. Key Features Discover Activities & Friends: Find and join local Plans for running, hiking, walking, and more. Each Plan is clearly labeled with time, location, and skill level, so you can pick the perfect event and meet like-minded friends for real-life outdoor fun. Earn XP & Level Up: Turn every outing into a game. Earn experience points (XP) each time you join an activity, and level up as you stay active. Track your progress, challenge yourself to reach new milestones, and make social fitness even more rewarding. Verified Photo Sharing: Share real moments from every adventure to prove it happened. Snap photos during each activity – every upload is verified, so you know it’s the real deal. Build trust through real experiences and keep the community authentic. Collect Badges & Create Collages: Celebrate your achievements! Collect unique badges for every milestone you conquer – each tied to an actual event, from your first 5K run to a sunrise hike. Then get creative and create expressive collages by mixing badges with your own photos to celebrate your journey and show off your accomplishments. Community Feed: Share your collages on the community feed and get the cheers you deserve. JoinMe is your go-to app for finding friends for outdoor activities and creating authentic connections through real-life adventures. Don’t wait—life’s too short to stay on the sidelines. Download JoinMe for free today and turn everyday runs, hikes, and walks into epic social adventures. Your next adventure awaits – see you out there! We love to hear your experiences on the app good and bad! Please reach out to us at support@joinme.site with your thoughts and suggestions.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: JoinMe at 5.0 against Needle Music's 4.2. JoinMe also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 63%) and in-app purchases (none vs 8). Needle Music's advantage is ratings volume (360 vs 8). On price, update cadence, ads 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
Both are free to download. Needle Music sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. JoinMe asks for nothing beyond the download.
JoinMe holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Needle Music has 360 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 63% of Needle Music's written reviews are positive against 100% of JoinMe's.
Needle Music ships an update every 2 weeks, JoinMe fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Needle Music | JoinMe |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (360 ratings) | 5.0 (8 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 63.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 360 — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 43 MB | 46 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Needle Music, LLC | Scott Guidotti |
Customer experience
Needle Music
JoinMe
Bugs and requests
Needle Music
Reported bugs
4 issues- Login issues and unable to create accounts
- Syncing problems with connected music platforms
- Inconsistent UI behavior and freezing
- Notifications not working as expected
Requested features
5 requests- Add support for more streaming services (Apple Music, Deezer, etc.)
- Implement dark mode
- Allow users to select song segments to share
- Add follower/following count visibility
- Improve notification system
JoinMe
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Needle Music
- Needle Premium - Weekly$0.997 Days
- Party Starter$2.001 Month
- Needle Premium - Monthly$2.991 Month
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- Needle Subscription - Monthly$2.991 Month
- Groove Guru$8.001 Month
- Diamond Certified$20.001 Month
- Needle Subscription - Yearly$24.001 Year
- Needle Premium - Yearly$24.991 Year
JoinMe
No in-app purchases









