Comparison

TweetPlay vs Tootoise

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

Head to head
About

TweetPlay

Experience tweets in a new, hands-free way. This app allows you to play full-screen tweets sequentially, offering intuitive controls for navigation and interaction. Customize your viewing experience with various settings and even use facial gestures to control playback.

Highlights
  • Full-screen tweet playback
  • Hands-free navigation with gestures
  • Login with Twitter account
  • Customize player settings
  • Screen mirroring to external displays
  • Facial gesture controls
Features
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Play full screen tweets, one at a time, while keeping your hands free. Just login, play and that's it! - Toggle playback with 3D touch - Swipe or tap left and right to navigate manually - Turn on "Screen Mirroring" to play on external display (via Apple TV) --- # Main features: - Login with your Twitter account - Play tweets from your Home Timeline - Customize Settings (theme, player speed etc.) # Details: ## Dashboard - Play - Settings - Profile - there is also a heart behind the play ## Player - Touch screen lightly for quick pause, touch up to continue - Touch screen harder to Play / Pause indefinitely - Swipe back and forth (or tap left and right) to navigate tweets manually - Tap "Like" or "Retweet" icon to immediately interact with the current tweet - Tap "Actions" icon to display additional options: * Play / Pause * Open (open tweet in Twitter app if installed, or Safari if not) * Share (share a snapshot image of the current tweet) * Settings (open quick Settings) - Start new player by tapping on any user's profile image, mention or hashtag - Open any link in Safari by tapping on it - Swipe up or down to close the player and return on Dashboard - When "Face Control" is enabled in Settings: * Wink left eye to go back * Wink right eye to go forward * Blink both eyes to toggle Play/Pause ## Settings - Toggle theme - Toggle app icon - Toggle sound effects - Set player duration (1-60 seconds) - Toggle Intro - Toggle "Face Control" - Toggle "Recent Likes" (weekly notification that plays all the tweets which you liked last week) - Log out

About

Tootoise

A straightforward client for the Mastodon social network, allowing users to manage multiple accounts, interact with timelines, and customize their experience. It offers robust post management features, including editing and pinning, along with privacy controls like muting and blocking.

Highlights
  • Manage multiple Mastodon accounts
  • View and post to timelines
  • Create and edit post lists
  • Pinning and bookmarking posts
  • Mute, block, and report users
  • Customizable theme colors
  • Edit posts
Features
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Tootoise is a simple Mastodon client. ## You can do this - View and post timeline - Add and switch multiple accounts - List display, creation and editing - Add, remove and list favourites - Add, remove and list bookmarks - Display notifications list (Not push notifications) - Display and input of custom emoji - Post information about the song you are currently listening to - Sharing from other applications (Safari, etc.) - Use with iPad multitasking function (SplitView, SlideOver) - Change theme color - Absolute time display - Pinning posts - Mute, block, report, filter - Search (As per server specifications) - Display and vote on poll - Edit a post (Some functions are not yet supported.) - Setting and displaying the ALT attribute (alternate text) ## These are not possible - Push notifications - Streaming - Create a poll - Relative time display The text size can be changed from the iOS Settings view. You can check the license of the library etc. used in this App by tapping the app icon in iOS settings.

Screenshots

TweetPlay4 screens
Tootoise4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Tootoise at 4.3 against TweetPlay's 3.9. Tootoise also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 21 months) and review sentiment (68% vs 60%). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Tootoise holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 18 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 60% of TweetPlay's written reviews are positive against 68% of Tootoise's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TweetPlay ships an update every 21 months, Tootoise every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
TweetPlay versus Tootoise: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTweetPlayTootoise
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (7 ratings)4.3 (18 ratings) — better
Positive reviews60.0% of reviews68.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings718 — better
Update frequencyEvery 21 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS13.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB23 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperMarko TadicNaoki Kuwata

Customer experience

TweetPlay

All ratings7 ratings
Positive71.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative28.6%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative40.0%

Tootoise

All ratings18 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral5.6%
Negative11.1%
Written reviews25 reviews
Positive68.0%
Neutral16.0%
Negative16.0%

In-app purchases

None

TweetPlay

No in-app purchases

None

Tootoise

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TweetPlay free?
TweetPlay is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tootoise free?
Tootoise is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, TweetPlay or Tootoise?
Tootoise is rated higher. TweetPlay averages 3.9 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while Tootoise averages 4.3 from 18 ratings.
Do TweetPlay or Tootoise have ads?
Neither TweetPlay nor Tootoise shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TweetPlay or Tootoise?
TweetPlay ships an update every 21 months, and Tootoise every 2 weeks. Most recently, TweetPlay was updated on October 2, 2026 and Tootoise on October 6, 2026.

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