Joinin TheFun vs HLB Communities
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!
HLB Communities
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HLB Communities is an all-in-one community management platform designed to streamline engagement, collaboration, and connection-building. With our mobile app, you can access and manage your community directly from your smartphone, enabling seamless interactions wherever you are.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: HLB Communities at none against Joinin TheFun's 1. Joinin TheFun's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.4). On price, update cadence, 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. HLB Communities asks for nothing beyond the download.
Joinin TheFun ships an update fortnightly, HLB Communities every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Joinin TheFun | HLB Communities |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 97 MB | 121 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | MATTIA MENEGALE | HLB International Limited |
In-app purchases
Joinin TheFun
- Joinin Verified Lifetime Access$44.99
HLB Communities
No in-app purchases
