Serializd vs FriendActivity (for Spotify)
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Serializd
Log, rate, and review all your favorite TV shows and seasons. Share your thoughts, recommend programs to friends, and discover new series to watch based on your preferences. All core features are available at no cost.
- Track TV shows and seasons
- Rate and review programs
- Recommend shows to friends
- Get personalized recommendations
- Log viewing history
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Track Your TV: Keep a log of every series you've watched, are watching, or want to watch. Use Serializd as your next episode tracker so you never lose your place, and stay on top of upcoming episodes and release dates with personalized notifications Rate & Review Shows: Rate individual episodes, seasons, or entire series. Write reviews, start discussions, and see what the community is saying about the latest releases. Prestige or reality TV, we welcome both here Discover Your Next Binge: Watch classics like Breaking Bad or Stranger Things, or discover something fresh! See what's trending, what is highly rated, and what is highly anticipated. Serializd can help you find your new favorite show. Built for TV Fans: Serializd has a vibrant community of TV fans. Follow friends, share recommendations, and see what everyone is watching and saying. Be Yourself: Show off your TV personality by customizing your profile, displaying your favorite shows, and sharing it with your friends. You can also set custom posters for shows! View Your Stats: View your personal TV graph - total watch time, completed shows, genre breakdowns, and more. See what your TV habits look like with personalized stats and visualizations.
FriendActivity (for Spotify)
See what your friends are listening to on Spotify in real-time. You can even play their current songs directly from the app. A homescreen widget displays recent plays.
- See friends' current songs
- Play friends' music
- Browse friend artists/albums/playlists
- Real-time updates
- Homescreen widget
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With Friends for Spotify, you can stay up to date on the songs your friends are listening to, and even join them from the app! (Spotify account necessary) - Play songs your friends are currently listening to - Browse through the artists/albums/playlists currently played by your friends - Watch the list of your friends and their currently playing song update in real time And most importantly, stay updated with the Friend widget for your homescreen! Displaying the 4 most recent plays and the respective user.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: FriendActivity (for Spotify) at none against Serializd's shown. FriendActivity (for Spotify) also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Serializd's advantage is rating (4.6 vs 4.2) and ratings volume (2.1K vs 212). On price, review sentiment, update cadence 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.
Serializd holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Serializd has 2.1K ratings behind it against 212, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 64% of Serializd's written reviews are positive against 57% of FriendActivity (for Spotify)'s.
Serializd ships an update every 3 weeks, FriendActivity (for Spotify) every 6 weeks. Both last shipped on October 30, 2026.
| Parameter | Serializd | FriendActivity (for Spotify) |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (2.1K ratings) — better | 4.2 (212 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 63.5% of reviews — better | 57.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2.1K — better | 212 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 191 MB | 30 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Serializd | Avi Wadhwa |
Customer experience
Serializd
FriendActivity (for Spotify)
Bugs and requests
Serializd
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
FriendActivity (for Spotify)
Reported bugs
4 issues- Login issues and constant log-outs
- Errors about missing data
- Unreliable updates and refresh
- Compatibility issues with newer Spotify changes
Requested features
3 requests- Add log of previously played songs
- Improve widget customization
- Enhance real-time update reliability
In-app purchases
Serializd
No in-app purchases
FriendActivity (for Spotify)
No in-app purchases
Questions
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