FriendActivity (for Spotify) vs Xdemia
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
Xdemia
A secure social platform for learning, collaboration, and research. It offers encrypted messaging, private collaboration spaces, and verified academic accounts to foster knowledge sharing and networking.
- End-to-end encrypted messaging
- Customizable collaboration spaces
- Verified academic accounts
- File storage and sharing
- Networking and organization profiles
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Xdemia is a free social media platform for learning, collaboration and research build for learners, educators and researchers. Xdemia allows members to communicate, network , innovate safely and share knowledge with others both in Xdemia or disseminate to other platforms. Your communication is secured by end-to-end encryption and your privacy is fully covered according strict EU GDPR regulations. - create your own collaboration spaces and invite others. Just choose between Open spaces, that allow everyone to join, Closed spaces for invites only or Hidden spaces to work secretly together with others. - Send fully end-to-end encrypted messages to other users. All messaging is strictly private and no one else can see or read your messages. Not even us. - Verified academic accounts. Register with or add the email of your academic institute and receive a verified account. - Connect or follow other Xdemia members and grow your academic and non-academic network. - Register your organisation and reach out to Xdemia members. - Securely store your files for free, up to 5 GB, in your Xdemia drive and upload, download and share files, folders and media with Xdemia or non-Xdemia members.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Xdemia at 100% against FriendActivity (for Spotify)'s 57%. Xdemia also leads on iOS requirement (12.4 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.
FriendActivity (for Spotify) ships an update every 6 weeks, Xdemia every 2 months. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | FriendActivity (for Spotify) | Xdemia |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (212 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 57.4% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 212 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 12.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 30 MB | 25 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Avi Wadhwa | Xdemia B.V. |
Customer experience
FriendActivity (for Spotify)
Xdemia
Bugs and 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
Xdemia
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
FriendActivity (for Spotify)
No in-app purchases
Xdemia
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is FriendActivity (for Spotify) free?
Is Xdemia free?
Do FriendActivity (for Spotify) or Xdemia have ads?
Which is updated more often, FriendActivity (for Spotify) or Xdemia?
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