# Tikbly - Short Video Reader — Just read short video for fun!

> Third-party Tumblr client for enhanced short video viewing and creation. (iPhone/iPad app by 广杰 周.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/tikbly-short-video-reader/id1249762443 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [广杰 周](https://appshunter.io/developer/1059287118)
- Category: Social Networking, Reference
- Price: Free
- Rating: 4.50/5 from 22 App Store ratings · 7 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 17+
- Requires: iOS 10.0 · 86 MB
- Languages: American English, Chinese (Simplified, China), Chinese (Traditional, Taiwan)
- Released: 2019-03-03
- Data updated: 2026-08-23
- Monetization: free
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/tikbly-short-video-reader/id1249762443/reviews.md

## What is Tikbly?

A third-party short video client designed for Tumblr to give you a more enjoyable short video viewing experience.

Includes the following features:

> Record short videos and publish.

> Sign in and browse your dashboard, optimized short video cache queue. Provide web video playback
(web video does not support caching).

> Focus on and manage your follower.

> Adding blogs to bookmarks, history list.

> Collect your favorite content.

> Simple blog picture preview.

> Searching blogs

Please Note:
Tikbly is a third-party Tumblr client created by Tumblr API. It's not an official app and is not affiliated to the publishers or developers of "Tumblr".

## Key features

- Record and publish short videos
- Browse optimized video cache queue
- Manage followers
- Bookmark blogs and history
- Collect favorite content
- Simple blog picture preview
- Search blogs

## Recent user reviews (7 of 7)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/tikbly-short-video-reader/id1249762443/reviews.md

### 5/5 — 额

*2024-10-26*

用不了

### 1/5 — 没用！

*2023-04-11*

我也用不了

### 1/5 — Not working

*2019-10-04*

When get logged in all the tabs were empty. Search is based on other user Id or profile name. I have to type exact words to find. Video tab it always play ads one after another. I know it hard to develop an app. Please improve it.

### 5/5 — 不用vpn 梯子就可以直接刷tumblr 小视频

*2019-07-10*

很实用你懂的

### 2/5 — After I removed safe guard ..

*2019-04-25*

After I removed safe guard, I could view video. 
The selection of pictures and video is chosen by the app. Some videos are not videos I 'liked' or reposted on Tumblr (and I mostly don't like them).

 The app allows me to take better screen shots but the pics and videos I want to copy just get book marked. There isn't any way to share the videos.

There isn't any information that says who posted the pictures (or video) so it's nearly impossible to give credit to the original artists.
The only way to get this info is to go through your Tumblr likes and reposts to find the information. But if you have 1000 pictures/videos it can be an extremely long process. And if the picture/video is one that Tikbly created, but you don't know this definitely, you will waste hours of time looking for information on a picture that isn't there.

### 1/5 — 用不了，什么垃圾

*2019-03-21*

垃圾

**Developer response:** 这个APP是基于国外的Tumblr服务开发的，为了获得更好的软件使用体验，建议开启VPN等代理上网后再使用APP。

### 5/5 — Tumblr 这个视频app好用

*2019-03-01*

好玩，有用

## Frequently asked questions about Tikbly

### What is Tikbly?

Tikbly is a third-party client designed to enhance the short video viewing experience on Tumblr. It allows users to record, publish, and manage short videos and their associated content on the platform.

### Is Tikbly an official Tumblr app?

No, Tikbly is a third-party application created using the Tumblr API. It is not officially affiliated with or endorsed by Tumblr.

### What devices does Tikbly support?

Tikbly is available for iPhone, iPad, and iPod devices.

### What is the age rating for Tikbly?

Tikbly has an age rating of 17+, indicating it may contain content suitable for mature audiences.

### How often is Tikbly updated?

The latest version of Tikbly was released on November 7, 2019. Users can check the app store for any subsequent updates.

### Does Tikbly have ads?

Based on the provided data, Tikbly does not contain advertisements.

### What is the user rating for Tikbly?

Tikbly has a rating of 4.4 stars based on 21 user ratings.

### Can I watch web videos on Tikbly?

Tikbly provides web video playback, but it does not support caching for web videos.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.3.17 — 2019-11-07

Bug fixes and performance improvements.

1. Fix issues for iOS 13.
2. Fix crash issue. 
3. UI updated.

### 1.3.16 — 2019-11-05

1. Support for iOS 13.
2. Bug fixes and performance improvements.

### 1.3.13 — 2019-04-11

1. supported iOS 12.2
2. issue fixed

### 1.3.12 — 2019-03-27

1. Video fullscreen optimization
2. Issues fixed
3. A crash issue fixed

### 1.3.11 — 2019-03-24

1. GIF supported
2. Fixed issue which may cause crash

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