Micro.blog vs Icro
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
Icro
This app provides a streamlined way to interact with micro.blog and WordPress hosted sites. View timelines, mentions, and discover content, while also posting updates and replying to conversations. It offers features like saving reading positions and muting unwanted content.
- View timelines, mentions, and discover sections
- Post to micro.blog and WordPress sites
- Reply to users and view conversations
- Save reading position
- Cache older posts
- Mute/Blacklist users and keywords
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Icro, an easy to use and fast micro.blog client. View your timeline, mentions, favorites and the discover section. Post to micro.blog hosted sites or own Wordpress sites. Reply to users and view ongoing conversations. Icro also saves your reading position and caches older posts for a richer timeline. Mute/Blacklist users and keywords by adding them to your blacklist in Profile/Settings. This is a 3rd party client!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Micro.blog at none against Icro's 3. Micro.blog also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months). Icro's advantage is rating (4.8 vs 4.4) and review sentiment (100% vs 88%). On price, ratings volume, ads and monetization model 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. Icro sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Micro.blog asks for nothing beyond the download.
Icro holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 56 and 20 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 88% of Micro.blog's written reviews are positive against 100% of Icro's.
Micro.blog ships an update fortnightly, Icro every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and September 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Micro.blog | Icro |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (56 ratings) | 4.8 (20 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 88.2% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 56 — better | 20 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 48 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Micro.blog, LLC | Martin Hartl |
Customer experience
Micro.blog
Icro
In-app purchases
Micro.blog
No in-app purchases
Icro
- Small Thank You!$0.99
- Big Thank You!$3.99
- Huge Thank You$8.99
