Mona Classic User Reviews

Customer Experience

Positive experience70.5% of reviews
Neutral7.5% of reviews
Negative experience21.9% of reviews

~ Based on 146 written reviews from the US App Store.

What users say

Is Mona Classic Safe?

Mona Classic appears safe based on user ratings. AppsHunter Safety Score for Mona Classic is 86/100.

This assessment is based on 166 user ratings, with an App Store average of 4.4/5.

Safety Analysis

85.5% of ratings point to a safe experience
2.4% of ratings suggest some concerns
12.0% of ratings point to a risky experience

~ Based on 166 App Store ratings for Mona Classic.

Is Mona Classic Legit?

Mona Classic appears to be a legitimate app. AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Mona Classic is 95/100.

Based on 95 of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.

Top reviews

Japanese Store

Please accept the charge at the Japanese store

クラシックモナ

Warning! This is a reader only

What you get is a mastodon reader. The only other function apart from reading is voting, as far as I can tell. You can’t post or like or boost etc. with what is offered in the App Store here.

It’s manipulation to say this was a free mastodon app. You’ll only get what’s in the description for a quite high price (around 30€) compared to the website/native app.
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mona7

mona7は日本では使えないんですか?

Bait and switch

Developer decided to retire this app after selling a lifetime subscription offering. Very upset.

日本だけv7.0が配信されていません

7.0が既に出ているのに、日本のApp Storeだけ新バージョンが公開されないのは理解できません。

Bug fix version upgrade, Explore stops working

Delete and reinstall fails in same way. Likewise on iPad and macOS, even with iCloud sync settings off. Coincidence? Call me skeptical given that paid users are being forced to pay again for version 7. Fool me twice? This user will find an alternative instead. Sad; I liked Mona and was an early paid user but this reeks of sleaze
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Last perpetually licensed version

Enjoy what for a while was the best fedi client around, while the author is kind enough to still support it. This app is great but the next major version is already available and now subscription only (to new subs).

Bait & Switch

I would have rated this app pretty highly, but the developer has shunted all the lifetime paying users into “Mona Classic” so they can get new paying users for updates to a new app, Mona 7. Mona 7 is literally the same app with continuing updates. This is a lousy bait and switch tactic.

OK, Some Bugs and Inconsistencies

Overall it’s just OK. Not worth the asking price. There’s a longstanding bug that completely locks the UI up after viewing a full screen photo. This is random and doesn’t happen all the time but when it happens, it requires a relaunch, or backgrounding.

Also the replies to some posts just don’t load, even if I choose to “Load from Remote Server.” The count is correct but the replies don’t load. Toot! works, so it should work here, also.

The app doesn’t use some of the server-provided/enabled features. For example, the private notes and mute/block lists are app-only, while the server has support. This means that if I add some note to an account, I can only see it in this app. Or if I mute someone, they’re only muted here.

And of course it’s now abandonware, as the developer has a new version that has switched to being an extractive, ie rental/subscription, service. So there’s no guarantee or promise that any of these issues will be addressed. Who’s to say that the developer won’t pull the same thing again with the new version?
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Abandoned Bait & Switch

There was no need for a new version and even less need to charge lifetime users again.

False lifetime plan

When buying you should’ve mentioned that this version is not lifetime but instead just 2 years.

promising at first, what a waste

had the potential to be the best mastodon/fedi client available. but the developer stopped fixing bugs not long after release and then pivoted to a different app so everyone that paid for this one is sunk. meh

Paywalling basic features is criminal

Imagine having to pay to favourite and repost other posts… Worthless app.

Mostly good

If you’re on multiple Mastodon instances, this is the app for you. It’s reminiscent of the old Tweetdeck, if you remember that. But, it has a tendency to lockup from time to time. While it has improved in this area over time, it still happens.

easily my favourite Mastodon client (and I’ve tried many)

Highly configurable — makes Mastodon even more of a pleasure.

OK, Some Bugs and Inconsistencies

Overall it’s just OK. Not worth the asking price. There’s a longstanding bug that completely locks the UI up after viewing a full screen photo. This is random and doesn’t happen all the time but when it happens, it requires a relaunch, or backgrounding.

Also the replies to some posts just don’t load, even if I choose to “Load from Remote Server.” The count is correct but the replies don’t load. Toot! works, so it should work here, also.

The app doesn’t use some of the server-provided/enabled features. For example, the private notes and mute/block lists are app-only, while the server has support. This means that if I add some note to an account, I can only see it in this app. Or if I mute someone, they’re only muted here.
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Okay but 30 bucks???

Too rivh for my blood. I appreciate you're not collecting any user data at least (right?).

OK, Some Bugs and Inconsistencies

Overall it’s just OK. There’s a longstanding bug that completely locks the UI up after viewing a full screen photo. This is random and doesn’t happen all the time but when it happens, it requires a relaunch, or backgrounding.

Also, the app doesn’t use some of the server-provided/enabled features. For example, the private notes and mute/block lists are app-only, while the server has support. This means that if I add some note to an account, I can only see it in this app. Or if I mute someone, they’re only muted here.
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カスタム絵文字の表示幅に対応希望

満足です。あとは、1文字より広い幅を使うことカスタム絵文字が原寸に近い幅で表示できると言うことはありません。

課金の仕方がわからない

とても使いやすく購入してでも使いたいのですが、トライアルをしたあとどこから購入すればいいかわかりません。制作者さんに連絡が取れない、調べても出てこないのでどうしたら良いかです…
iPhoneのものを使っています。