Joinin TheFun vs Spodded
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Joinin TheFun
This app connects university students through shared activities. Users can swipe through event suggestions, join activities, and chat with participants to make plans. Create your own events and share photos after to build profile memories.
- Swipe to join activities
- In-app chat for planning
- Create and share custom activities
- Upload photos to profile
- Connect with classmates and new friends
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Joinin is the community where university students can meet each others by participating to activities together. Swipe through activities created by other students: swipe right to join, left to skip. Once you’ve joined an activity, open the chat to get to know the other participants and plan together. Connect with your classmates or make new friends. Create your own activities and share them with other students. After an activity ends, you can upload a photo taken with the other participants: collect memories and show them on your profile. Joinin is currently available only to students in: Padua, Venice, Turin, Milan, Amsterdam. More cities coming soon!
Spodded
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Ever noticed someone interesting and missed your chance to say hi? Looking for someone to study with tomorrow, grab a coffee, take a walk, or simply share an experience with? spodded helps you connect through the people, places and moments around you. Create an anonymous spod linked to a place and time. Describe someone you crossed paths with, invite others to join an activity, share a place worth discovering, or simply leave a message for the people around you. Then explore the map to see what others have posted nearby. Maybe someone is looking for a study partner at your university. Maybe someone wants company for a walk. Or maybe the person you noticed earlier has already created a spod looking for you. What you can do with spodded Explore what’s around you Discover spods nearby through the interactive map and find people, activities, places and moments happening around you. Create your own spod Post anonymously in just a few steps. Add a place, time, description and photo to tell others what you’re looking for or what happened there. Reconnect with someone you noticed Missed the chance to talk to someone? Describe who you saw, where and when you saw them, and give that moment another possibility. Find people to do something with Want someone to study with, go for a walk, grab a coffee or join you somewhere? Create a spod and let people nearby respond. Discover and share places Found a great view, bar, park, beach or hidden spot? Share it with the community and discover places posted by others. Connect privately Interested in a spod? Respond and continue the conversation through private chat. Build more trust Verify your profile with Instagram and make it easier for others to know they’re connecting with a real person. Save your favorites Keep the spods and places you care about close at hand and come back to them whenever you want. Real places. Real moments. New connections. spodded is about making more out of everyday life — whether you’re trying to reconnect with someone you already crossed paths with or create a moment that hasn’t happened yet. Create a spod. See what’s around you. Find out what happens next.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Spodded at none against Joinin TheFun's 1. Joinin TheFun's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs monthly) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, 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. Joinin TheFun sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Spodded asks for nothing beyond the download.
Joinin TheFun ships an update fortnightly, Spodded monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Joinin TheFun | Spodded |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 97 MB | 91 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | MATTIA MENEGALE | Davide Quercia |
In-app purchases
Joinin TheFun
- Joinin Verified Lifetime Access$44.99
Spodded
No in-app purchases







