Comparison

Friendship Bracelets vs StandBy

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

Head to head
About

Friendship Bracelets

Create and trade custom friendship bracelets with a unique creation tool. Connect with others, share your designs on a social feed, and build a collection of bracelets. Discover new friends through shared creativity.

Highlights
  • Custom bracelet creation tool
  • Variety of bead colors and shapes
  • Social feed for shared designs
  • Bracelet trading with friends
  • Build and collect bracelet designs
  • Premium subscription for advanced features
Features
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"So make the friendship bracelets / Take the moment and taste it"... We don't want the moment to ever end, so we made an app to make friendship bracelets and make new friends. Join the social network where friends make the best memories together through trading friendship bracelets! - Make friendship bracelets with our unique creation tool! You can use letters in all colors, change backgrounds, and add unique shapes to your bracelet - Browse the home feed and see all the wonderful bracelets other people make - Trade bracelets with new friends - Build your collection of bracelets and make some new friends! Please note that the app offer a premium subscription, the "best friends club", on a weekly or monthly basis. While all users have access to black-on-white letter beads and cylinder beads, the premium subscription will give you access to the following: - Colored letter beads - Oval-shaped beads - Pentagon-shaped beads - Colored backgrounds - The ability to make unlimited amount of bracelets without cooldown - The ability to gift others bracelets without trading Making friendship bracelets is our way to celebrate. And now there’s an online version for you to be as creative as possible and enjoy the process with others! For feedback, please join our discord through the settings menu. Terms of Service: https://www.notion.so/intonation/Friendship-Bracelets-Terms-of-Service-ce3ecf1cef814b029714123dc25a8ed1?pvs=4 Privacy Policy: https://www.notion.so/intonation/Friendship-Bracelets-Privacy-Policy-b62218bb0dcd4b90b87e89087ea8ff00?pvs=4

About

StandBy

Transform your iPhone into a smart bedside display while charging. View widgets like clocks, calendars, and photos in landscape mode. Customize themes for a personalized experience.

Highlights
  • Smart landscape display mode
  • Bedside clock functionality
  • Digital photo frame
  • Customizable widgets (clock, calendar, photo)
  • Themed interfaces
  • Pro features with subscription
Features
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The Standby app allows you to have a smart landscape display mode for iPhone while it’s charging. It allows you to turn your iPhone into a bedside clock, a digital photo frame, a display for viewing widgets. You can add different clock and analogue widgets, calendar widgets, photo widgets and more. “And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by Him.” - Colossians 3:17 Subscription: - You can subscribe to unlimited access for pro features including all access to widgets, all custom themes, new updates and much more. - Standby+ offers unlimited usage and unlocks all features for $19.99USD* every 6 months. - Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at the confirmation of purchase. - Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. - Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of renewal. - Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user’s Account Settings after purchase. - Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that content. - No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during the active subscription period. *This price is for United States customers. Pricing may differ depending on your country and actual charges may be converted to your local currency of residence. The prices are equal to “Apple’s App Store Matrix” which determines the equivalent subscription price in USD. Press- info.standbyapp@gmail.com For more info: info.standbyapp@gmail.com Links to our Terms and Privacy Policy can be found below: Terms: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Jq78Iow5g8ryW3AZBR8pxeU6Z1n2NTTFT8xP2MGxso0/edit?usp=sharing Privacy Policy: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1YCodB8HjHChsQtxqZJzAy657IXO8J4AX0V0APVRf6nw/edit?usp=sharing Support: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1tXq1mTcWa0NTIm7k5tHszB7Fy226cNYMuFZkE9w0OwE/edit?usp=sharing Note: All content, resources and designs contained in the Standby application are the sole property of Twinstar Creatives and are protected under copyright and intellectual property laws. Any unauthorized use or breach of our copyright may result in legal consequences.

Screenshots

Friendship Bracelets4 screens
StandBy4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Friendship Bracelets at 4.0 against StandBy's 3.3. Friendship Bracelets also leads on ratings volume (2.1K vs 44) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). StandBy's advantage is review sentiment (60% vs 48%). 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. Friendship Bracelets sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days and StandBy sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per 6 months. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Friendship Bracelets holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Friendship Bracelets has 2.1K ratings behind it against 44, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 48% of Friendship Bracelets's written reviews are positive against 60% of StandBy's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Friendship Bracelets ships an update every 9 days, StandBy every 8 days. Both last shipped on November 7, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Friendship Bracelets versus StandBy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFriendship BraceletsStandBy
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (2.1K ratings) — better3.3 (44 ratings)
Positive reviews48.0% of reviews60.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2.1K — better44
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysEvery 8 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size95 MB58 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperIntonation Studios Inc.Twinstar Creatives

Customer experience

Friendship Bracelets

All ratings2,140 ratings
Positive71.4%
Neutral8.8%
Negative19.8%
Written reviews325 reviews
Positive48.0%
Neutral18.5%
Negative33.5%

StandBy

All ratings44 ratings
Positive56.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative43.2%
Written reviews35 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative40.0%

User reviews

Friendship Bracelets

From 2.1K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 💕 Fun and creative
  • 🤝 Great community
  • 🎨 Customizable bracelets
  • 🔗 Ability to trade bracelets

Room to improve

  • 💰 Expensive premium features
  • 🔒 Limited free options
  • ⏰ Restricted bracelet making
  • 🧱 Lack of free customization

StandBy

From 44 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 User-friendly interface
  • 🎨 Creative customization options
  • ✨ Visually appealing designs
  • ✅ Works as intended (for some)
  • 💰 One-time purchase (for some)

Room to improve

  • 💸 App requires payment
  • 🚫 Widgets are paid
  • 📉 Limited free designs
  • 💰 Greedy money grab
  • ❌ Non-functional without payment

Bugs and requests

Friendship Bracelets

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Glitches when trading bracelets
  • Issues with profile picture uploads
  • Inconsistent bracelet making timers

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add comment sections
  • Allow following/messaging other users
  • Increase free bracelet limit
  • More free customization options

StandBy

Reported bugs

6 issues
  • Clock not accurate
  • Standby widgets not working (weather, date)
  • Weather widget does not recognize location
  • Weather widget fails to update in standby/homescreen
  • App doesn't request location permissions for weather
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  • Buttons turn green without confirmation after granting permissions

Requested features

4 requests
  • Fix standby widgets (weather, date)
  • Improve weather widget location recognition
  • Make app functional without immediate payment
  • Add more diverse widget designs

In-app purchases

9 purchases

Friendship Bracelets

Subscriptions6
  • Best Friends Club3 Days trial$3.997 Days
  • Best Friends Club2 variants$5.997 Days
  • Friendship B - 1 week Premium$5.997 Days
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  • Friendship B - 1 week Premium3 Days trial$7.997 Days
  • Best Friends Club$9.991 Month
  • Friendship B - 1 year Premium3 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time3
  • Best Friends Club$14.99
  • Best Friends Club Lifetime$19.99
  • Best Friends Club$29.99
2 purchases

StandBy

Subscriptions1
  • StandBy+$19.996 Months
One-time1
  • StandBy+$9.99

Questions

Is Friendship Bracelets free?
Friendship Bracelets is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is StandBy free?
StandBy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Friendship Bracelets or StandBy?
Friendship Bracelets is rated higher. Friendship Bracelets averages 4.0 out of 5 from 2.1K ratings, while StandBy averages 3.3 from 44 ratings.
Do Friendship Bracelets or StandBy have ads?
Neither Friendship Bracelets nor StandBy shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Friendship Bracelets or StandBy?
Friendship Bracelets ships an update every 9 days, and StandBy every 8 days. Most recently, Friendship Bracelets was updated on November 7, 2026 and StandBy on November 7, 2026.

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