# Friendly For Twitter/X > It's Twitter/X but lite, fast, with media downloader and battery saver. Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/io.friendly.twitter](https://chrome-stats.com/d/io.friendly.twitter) ## Overview - **ID:** `io.friendly.twitter` - **Platform:** Android - **Type:** Android app - **Status:** Available - **Publisher:** Friendly App Studios - **Category:** SOCIAL - **Downloads:** 1,250,076 - **Rating:** 3.56 / 5 (8,042 ratings) - **Version:** 4.5.1 - **Last updated:** 2026-03-03 - **First published:** 2018-07-17 - **Publisher country:** US - **Size:** 33 MB - **Data as of:** 2026-09-09 - **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=io.friendly.twitter) - **Website:** [http://friendly.io](http://friendly.io/) - **Privacy policy:** [http://friendly.io/privacy/](http://friendly.io/privacy/) ## Description **Friendly For Twitter/X** is a lightweight and efficient Twitter client designed to enhance your social media experience. Based on the mobile Twitter website, it offers unique features such as a built-in media downloader to save videos, GIFs, and pictures directly to your device. The extension prioritizes battery saving by minimizing background tasks and animations, ensuring optimal performance on all devices. With Friendly For Twitter/X, enjoy smart notifications with customizable options for direct messages and notification frequency. Manage multiple Twitter accounts seamlessly within the app, personalize the look with theme colors and dark mode, and browse without interruptions thanks to its ad-free environment that blocks all sponsored tweets. This extension is perfect for users seeking speed, simplicity, and added functionality in their Twitter/X usage. *Note: This app is not sponsored or endorsed by Twitter and is developed by Sensor Tower.* ## Rankings - #59,908 — Overall - #3 — twitter scraper - #6 — twitter data - #9 — twitter - #11 — tweet - #14 — tweet scraper ## Permissions and access ### Permissions - `android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION` - `android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION` - `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE` - `android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE` - `android.permission.CAMERA` - `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE` - `android.permission.INTERNET` - `android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS` - `android.permission.READ_APP_BADGE` - `android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE` - `android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED` - `android.permission.USE_BIOMETRIC` - `android.permission.USE_FINGERPRINT` - `android.permission.VIBRATE` - `android.permission.WAKE_LOCK` - `android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE` - `com.anddoes.launcher.permission.UPDATE_COUNT` - `com.android.vending.BILLING` - `com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE` - `com.htc.launcher.permission.READ_SETTINGS` - `com.htc.launcher.permission.UPDATE_SHORTCUT` - `com.huawei.android.launcher.permission.CHANGE_BADGE` - `com.huawei.android.launcher.permission.READ_SETTINGS` - `com.huawei.android.launcher.permission.WRITE_SETTINGS` - `com.majeur.launcher.permission.UPDATE_BADGE` - `com.oppo.launcher.permission.READ_SETTINGS` - `com.oppo.launcher.permission.WRITE_SETTINGS` - `com.samsung.android.providers.context.permission.WRITE_USE_APP_FEATURE_SURVEY` - `com.sec.android.provider.badge.permission.READ` - `com.sec.android.provider.badge.permission.WRITE` - `com.sonyericsson.home.permission.BROADCAST_BADGE` - `com.sonymobile.home.permission.PROVIDER_INSERT_BADGE` - `io.friendly.twitter.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION` - `me.everything.badger.permission.BADGE_COUNT_READ` - `me.everything.badger.permission.BADGE_COUNT_WRITE` ## Review summary Most reviews indicate significant login and reliability problems, with many users unable to sign in or encountering errors and some reporting the app stops working. Security concerns about Google account access are also raised. A minority praise the app for its looks and overall quality, but the recurring issues dominate. Several reviewers feel it’s more like a web wrapper than a true native Twitter/X experience. ### Pros - Positive overall app quality (mentions of 'very good' / 'good' / 'a very good app') - Appealing UI / looks cool - Positive user sentiment (phrases like 'i love it' / 'Yeah very good app') ### Cons - Frequent login failures / authentication errors (cannot login, login errors, repeated error messages) - Security/privacy concerns (Google account could be compromised; unknown device access) - Reliability issues (app not functioning, stops working, doesn't work anymore) - Not a native app format; perceived as a web wrapper rather than a proper Android app ## Similar extensions and apps - [Friendly Social Browser](https://chrome-stats.com/d/io.friendly) — 6,205,157 users, 3.57 / 5 - [Chuckle for Twitter/X](https://chrome-stats.com/d/app.jjyy.chuckle) — 51,699 users, 4.06 / 5 - [Friendly For Instagram](https://chrome-stats.com/d/io.friendly.instagram) — 1,539,022 users, 4.68 / 5 - [Easy for Twitter](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.oinkandstuff.twitter.easyfortwitter) — 46,244 users, 4.20 / 5 - [X Downloader - video&gif](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.panshen.twitterdownloader) — 6,790 users, 4.71 / 5 - [Tiny Social One - Tiny Chat](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.Gold_Finger.V.X.tinyforfacebookfree) — 71,869 users, 4.26 / 5 - [Focust Lite : social posts](https://chrome-stats.com/d/allen.town.focus.twitter.x) — 13,631 users, 4.04 / 5 - [X and Twitter Video Downloader](https://chrome-stats.com/d/io.xdownload.mobile) — 2,117 users - [Twitter Downloader X](https://chrome-stats.com/d/twitter.x.gif.twittervideodownloader.alpha.crud.alphatwitterdownloader) — 8,843 users - [X Twitter Video Downloader](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.shuazi.x_downloader) — 19,276 users - [TwitterX Downloader](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.xdownloader.twtx) — 19,172 users - [Focust - for better post](https://chrome-stats.com/d/allen.town.focus.twitter) — 136,692 users, 4.07 / 5 --- Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/io.friendly.twitter)