Write.as vs Micro.blog
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Write.as
This app offers a private and simple platform for writing and publishing your thoughts. No sign-up is required; just start writing and share your content with a unique link, or keep it for personal notes. It prioritizes user privacy by not collecting personal information.
- Simple writing interface
- Publish posts with unique links
- Private journaling
- No sign-up required
- Share thoughts easily
- Keep personal notes
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Share your thoughts, keep your privacy. Write.as is a simple writing tool and publishing platform. There's no sign up — just open the app, write something, and publish. Published posts get a secret, unique link on Write.as. Once it's there, you can easily send that link to others, or keep it to yourself. In either case, you stay private because we don't collect personal information about you. Use Write.as to share your thoughts, write a long tweet, make a blog post without the blog, or just keep notes for yourself — Write.as is simple and flexible enough to be your go-to writing app whenever an idea strikes, and always opens to a blank page to start writing on immediately. If you have feedback or are interested in helping us translate this app into your local language, reach out to us anytime at hello@write.as.
Micro.blog
A social network designed for independent bloggers to share short posts, links, and replies. It connects users to a timeline powered by the open web, supporting various content types and external blog integrations.
- Short microblog posts
- Full-length posts
- Markdown styling
- Custom themes
- Post photos, podcasts, video
- Integrates with external blogs
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Micro.blog is the fastest way to blog and a safe community for microbloggers. Micro.blog is the blog you will actually use. Micro.blog shows recent posts from sites and people you are following. Microblog posts are short — quick thoughts, links to web sites, and replies to friends. It's a fast timeline that's powered by the open web. Blogs hosted on Micro.blog include: * Short microblog posts or full-length posts. * Markdown for styling. * Custom themes. * Categories, photos, podcasts, video, and more. Already have a blog? Use Micro.blog to follow friends and post to external blogs compatible with WordPress and the Micropub API. Instead of trying to be a full social network, Micro.blog is a thin layer that glues the open web together, making it more useful. Micro.blog adds discovery and conversations on top of previously unconnected blog posts.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Micro.blog at fortnightly against Write.as's every 9 months. Micro.blog also leads on rating (4.4 vs 4.0) and review sentiment (88% vs 61%). Write.as's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.6). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Micro.blog holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 43 and 56 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 61% of Write.as's written reviews are positive against 88% of Micro.blog's.
Write.as ships an update every 9 months, Micro.blog fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Write.as | Micro.blog |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (43 ratings) | 4.4 (56 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 60.6% of reviews | 88.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 43 | 56 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 48 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Musing Studio LLC | Micro.blog, LLC |
Customer experience
Write.as
Micro.blog
In-app purchases
Write.as
No in-app purchases
Micro.blog
No in-app purchases
