Comparison

Write.as vs Mona Classic

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Simple writing interface
  • Publish posts with unique links
  • Private journaling
  • No sign-up required
  • Share thoughts easily
  • Keep personal notes
Features
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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.

About

Mona Classic

This app offers extensive customization for a popular social network, allowing users to reorder actions, set swipe gestures, and personalize notes for other users. It also features iCloud sync, game controller support, and privacy-focused design.

Highlights
  • Customizable post actions and swipe gestures
  • iCloud sync for settings and data
  • Private user notes and aliases
  • Game controller support
  • Full-screen and column view modes
  • Customizable themes and accent colors
Features
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Mona is a highly customizable Mastodon app with VoiceOver optimization and native design. Post Actions • Drag actions into the order you prefer • Configure actions as swipe options: swipe a post horizontally to perform an action • Optionally hide some or all action buttons from post cards, while keeping them accessible via context menu, swipe options, keyboard shortcuts, and VoiceOver rotor iCloud Sync • Sync your mute list, user notes, reading positions, drafts, search history, accent colors, and custom app themes across your iPhone, iPad, and Mac, privately and securely • Optionally disable some features from automatic syncing User Notes • Privately set aliases, notes and username colors for other Mastodon users • User Notes list: browse, organize and edit all your notes in one place Game Controller (require iOS 14, iPadOS 14, macOS 11 or a newer system) • Control the app and browse posts with a compatible game controller, such as a Playstation DualSense/DualShock, Nintendo Switch, Xbox or MFi controller • Customize button functions via in-app settings • Set extra functions for Adaptive Triggers on the Playstation DualSense controller Privacy • Mona does not collect any personal information • Your account tokens are protected by on-device Keychain • Your network connections to Mastodon servers are protected by HTTPS Other Mona features: • Full Screen mode on iPhone let your timeline content fill the entire screen once you start scrolling • Column View takes full advantage of the big screen on iPad and Mac, shows multiple views at once and allows you to navigate between views fluently and efficiently • Check recent posts on your home screen or notification center with widgets • Search posts on the Timeline • Adjustable text spacing • Adjustable and adaptive text sizes • Option to display post source on timeline (e.g. Mona for Mac) • Share a post as picture • Open multiple windows on iPad and Mac • Customizable text translation experience • Automatic video and GIF playback on timelines • Supports changing app icon on iPhone, iPad, and Mac • Turn on/off content scaling on Mac for extra screen estate or sharper text • Autocomplete for post composer • Push notifications • Lock the app with Face ID or Touch ID • Mona Pro and Mona Pro Max available as one-time in-app purchases, with 14-day free trial Tab Bar (Mona Pro feature) • Pin your frequently visit pages to the tab bar • Drag tabs into the order you prefer • Rename your tabs • Change your tab icons (more than a thousand of icons for you to choose) • Show/hide tab names and button shapes Accent Color (Mona Pro feature) • Configure different Accent Colors for Light and Dark mode • More than 10 built-in colors for you to choose • Design and set custom colors Theme Editor (Mona Pro feature) • Customize the app’s color scheme • Design and set custom themes • Advanced color settings allow you to fine-tune colors for different level of views • Export and share your custom themes • Import custom themes shared by other people Font Customization (Mona Pro feature) • Configure different fonts for body text and headings • Select from a variety of build-in fonts • Supports custom fonts installed by third-party apps Other Mona Pro features: • Full-featured post composer: write longer posts, attach pictures and videos, create polls, schedule post, and automatic thread conversion • More post actions: including favorite, repost, quote post, add bookmark, and translate • Add multiple accounts: you can also opt to favorite, repost, quote post, or follow using a non-current account • Filter and mute: filter timelines based on post category and content; hide posts with certain words; hide posts from certain people • Customize push notifications based on notification category • Export and import settings: easily transfer your custom settings between multiple devices Customer support: • Mastodon: @MonaApp@mastodon.social • Email: theSpringApp@gmail.com

Screenshots

Write.as4 screens
Mona Classic4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Write.as at none against Mona Classic's 9. Write.as also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 13.1). Mona Classic's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 9 months) and rating (4.4 vs 4.1). On price, ads 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

Both are free to download. Mona Classic sells 9 one-off in-app purchases. Write.as asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Mona Classic holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 50 and 166 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 62% of Write.as's written reviews are positive against 71% of Mona Classic's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Write.as ships an update every 9 months, Mona Classic every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Write.as versus Mona Classic: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWrite.asMona Classic
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (50 ratings)4.4 (166 ratings) — better
Positive reviews61.8% of reviews70.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings50166 — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS9.0 — better13.1
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB77 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperMusing Studio LLCJunyu Kuang

Customer experience

Write.as

All ratings49 ratings
Positive71.4%
Neutral12.2%
Negative16.3%
Written reviews34 reviews
Positive61.8%
Neutral11.8%
Negative26.5%

Mona Classic

All ratings166 ratings
Positive85.5%
Neutral2.4%
Negative12.0%
Written reviews146 reviews
Positive70.5%
Neutral7.5%
Negative21.9%

Bugs and requests

Write.as

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Mona Classic

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Locking up after viewing full-screen photos
  • Replies not loading properly
  • Inconsistent behavior with server-side features

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to mute individual posts
  • Improved thread viewing experience
  • More app icon options
  • Custom notification sounds

In-app purchases

None

Write.as

No in-app purchases

9 purchases

Mona Classic

One-time9
  • Mona Pro Max (14-day trial)Free
  • Small Tip$2.99
  • Generous Tip$6.99
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  • Amazing Tip$9.99
  • Upgrade to Mona Pro Max$9.99
  • Mona Pro for Mac$11.99
  • Mona Pro for iPad$11.99
  • Mona Pro for iPhone$11.99
  • Mona Pro Max$29.99

Questions

Is Write.as free?
Write.as is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Mona Classic free?
Mona Classic is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Write.as or Mona Classic?
Mona Classic is rated higher. Write.as averages 4.1 out of 5 from 50 ratings, while Mona Classic averages 4.4 from 166 ratings.
Do Write.as or Mona Classic have ads?
Neither Write.as nor Mona Classic shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Write.as or Mona Classic?
Write.as ships an update every 9 months, and Mona Classic every 3 weeks. Most recently, Write.as was updated on October 23, 2026 and Mona Classic on October 21, 2026.

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