Comparison

Friendly Together vs Thenly

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

Head to head
About

Friendly Together

This app facilitates genuine connections through small, curated experiences based on shared interests. It aims to combat loneliness by fostering community and belonging through authentic interactions.

Highlights
  • Discover intimate events
  • Match hobbies and lifestyle
  • Meet authentic individuals
  • Foster kindness and community
  • Enjoy meaningful conversations
  • Experience belonging
Features
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Friendly Together is the new way to meet, connect, and belong. We bring individuals, couples, and families together through small curated experiences where friendships form naturally around shared interests. From cooking and art to music, culture, and more, Friendly Together helps you find your people and feel part of something real. • Discover intimate events that match your hobbies and lifestyle. • Meet others who value authenticity, kindness, and community. • Enjoy meaningful conversations without filters or pretense. • Experience belonging, one connection at a time. This isn’t another app. It’s where loneliness ends and community begins. Let’s Be Friendly Together.

About

Thenly

This app allows you to create visual memories by pairing "Then" and "Now" photos. View your progress with a smooth transition between images in a clean gallery. It's designed to help you see how things change over time.

Highlights
  • Pair "Then" and "Now" photos
  • Visual memory creation
  • On-device saving
  • Clean gallery display
  • Smooth image transition
Features
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Thenly is a simple photo journal built for one thing: seeing change. Create a memory by selecting a “Then” photo and a “Now” photo. Your memories are saved on device, displayed in a clean gallery, and open into a detail view where you can tap the image to switch between Then and Now with a smooth transition.

Screenshots

Friendly Together4 screens
Thenly4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Friendly Together at Free against Thenly's $0.99. Friendly Together also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (5 vs 1). Thenly's advantage is rating (4.0 vs 2.6) and ads (none vs shown). On in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Friendly Together is free to download; Thenly costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Thenly holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 2.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Friendly Together has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Friendly Together ships an update weekly, Thenly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Friendly Together versus Thenly: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFriendly TogetherThenly
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating2.6 (5 ratings)4.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings5 — better1
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better18.1
Further details — not scored
Size58 MB6 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperFriendly Together LLCJoseph Blessman

In-app purchases

None

Friendly Together

No in-app purchases

None

Thenly

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Friendly Together free?
Friendly Together is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Thenly free?
Thenly costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Friendly Together or Thenly?
Thenly is rated higher. Friendly Together averages 2.6 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Thenly averages 4.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Friendly Together or Thenly have ads?
Friendly Together shows ads; Thenly does not.
Which is updated more often, Friendly Together or Thenly?
Friendly Together ships an update weekly, and Thenly every 2 months. Most recently, Friendly Together was updated on October 30, 2026 and Thenly on November 5, 2026.

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