Comparison

Farcaster vs MiddleSpot

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Farcaster

A decentralized social network where users control their identity and data. Connect with a global community by creating a profile, posting public messages, and engaging in private conversations. Experience a new way to socialize online.

Highlights
  • Decentralized social network
  • User-controlled identity
  • Create public profile
  • Post public messages
  • Send private messages
  • Discover users and profiles
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Sign up requires an in-app purchase. Farcaster is a new type of social network. It's decentralized, like email, which means you control your account and identity. It's an ever-growing community of interesting, curious people from all over the world. Connect with others by creating a profile and posting public messages. What can you do with Farcaster: - Create a Farcaster account and public profile - Post and reply to public messages - Send private messages to friends - Find other users and visit public profiles You can keep updated by following us on (@farcaster) or on X (@farcaster_xyz). If you need to contact support, please send an email to support+ios@neynar.com.

About

MiddleSpot

Features
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Discover something new in someone familiar. Or in someone you just met. MiddleSpot finds what two people actually have in common, then hands them the conversation worth having about it. FOUR WAYS TO MEET Scan their code across a table. Read a code out loud when a camera won't do. Send a link and play through it together on a call. Or start a table and let a whole group join with one code. WHAT HAPPENS NEXT Not a verdict — a deck you move through together. A caricature of the two of you. An opinion worth arguing with. A turn each in the hot seat. And then the thing you have in common, and a question only the two of you could be asked. DECKS OF YOUR OWN Curated sets of questions for when you are already sitting together and just want somewhere to start. And a crystal ball, for a read on yourself. YOUR ANSWERS STAY YOURS Your code carries no answers. The comparison happens on our servers and returns only what the two of you share — neither phone ever receives the other's writing. No photos. No feed. No followers. Nothing to scroll past. EVERY CONNECTION REMEMBERED Encounters keep the place, the weather, the time of day, and what actually happened — who was in the hot seat, what you guessed before you knew. MiddleSpot is for the moment just after "nice to meet you." MiddleSpot Premium is an optional auto-renewable subscription: • Annual — $19.99/year, with the first 2 weeks free • Monthly — $3.99/month Prices shown are for the United States and vary by region. The price displayed in the app at the moment of purchase is the one that applies. Premium unlocks the Deeper deck tier, group tables, voice narration, and the Raw and Unhinged conversation tones. Everything else — meeting, affinities, curated decks and your Encounters history — is free. Payment is charged to your Apple ID. The subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the period ends. Manage or cancel it in your App Store settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.middlespot.app/privacy.html

Screenshots

Farcaster3 screens
MiddleSpot4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Farcaster at 3 against MiddleSpot's 1. Farcaster also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Farcaster sells 16 one-off in-app purchases and MiddleSpot sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Farcaster ships an update every 5 days, MiddleSpot weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Farcaster versus MiddleSpot: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFarcasterMiddleSpot
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (1.1K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.1K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size92 MB57 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperMerkle ManufactoryGAETAN NKAMEGUE FOTSO

Bugs and requests

Farcaster

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Registration issues
  • Inability to upload photos
  • Crashes and app instability
  • Problems with in-app purchases
  • Sync issues between devices

Requested features

5 requests
  • Multi-language support
  • Improved notifications
  • Expanded content sharing options
  • Better integration with web3 tools
  • Enhanced analytics and metrics

MiddleSpot

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

16 purchases

Farcaster

One-time16
  • Warpcast Gas Fee$1.00
  • Warpcast Gas Fee$2.00
  • Warpcast Gas Fee$3.00
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  • Onchain Gas Fee$5.00
  • Onchain Gas Fee$9.00
  • Warpcast Gas Fee$12.00
  • Onchain Gas Fee$18.00
  • Warpcast Gas Fee$24.00
  • Onchain Gas Fee$27.00
  • Warpcast Gas Fee$36.00
  • Onchain Gas Fee$45.00
  • Warpcast Gas Fee$48.00
  • Onchain Gas Fee$54.00
  • Warpcast Gas Fee$60.00
  • Warpcast Gas Fee$72.00
  • Warpcast Gas Fee$80.00
2 purchases

MiddleSpot

Subscriptions2
  • Middlespot Premium$3.991 Month
  • Middlespot Premium14 Days trial$19.991 Year

Questions

Is Farcaster free?
Farcaster is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MiddleSpot free?
MiddleSpot is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Farcaster or MiddleSpot have ads?
Neither Farcaster nor MiddleSpot shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Farcaster or MiddleSpot?
Farcaster ships an update every 5 days, and MiddleSpot weekly. Most recently, Farcaster was updated on September 25, 2026 and MiddleSpot on September 18, 2026.

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