Comparison

Micro.blog vs Tusker

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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.

About

Tusker

This app offers a flexible and customizable client for the Mastodon social network and compatible services. It provides advanced features like notification grouping, timeline syncing across devices, and extensive personalization options for a tailored social media experience.

Highlights
  • Notification grouping
  • Timeline sync with iCloud
  • Customizable timelines with filters
  • Extensive user preferences
  • Digital wellness options
  • Multiple account support
  • Modern Mastodon features
Features
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Tusker is a free and flexible client for the Mastodon social network and other compatible services. Features: • Notification grouping: Combine favorite, boost, and follow notifications into a single row to get a more glance-able view of your notifications. • Timeline sync: Keep your timeline position across all your devices using iCloud. • Customize timelines: Pick which timelines (including lists, hashtags, and public instance timelines) are pinned to your home tab, and apply filters to hide posts you're not interested in. • Tweak your experience: Tusker has a wide variety of preferences to allow you to customize how you use the app. From changing the appearance and interactions, to configuring how content warnings work, Tusker supports it all. • Digital wellness options: Tusker has a variety of preferences to help you manage how you use social media, including by turning infinite scrolling off or showing all images in grayscale. • Accessibility: VoiceOver, Voice Control, Dynamic Type, and more are all fully supported. • Multiple accounts: Sign in to multiple accounts and quickly switch between them. • Modern Mastodon features: Edit posts, view quotes, view trending posts/hashtags/links, translate posts, and more. • Broad software compatibility: Tusker also has builtin support for the Glitch and Hometown variants of Mastodon; as well as Pleroma/Akkoma, a Mastodon alternative; and PixelFed, a photo-sharing social network. Mastodon is part of the fediverse, a free, open source, and decentralized social network. From your home server, communicate and interact with people on any other server using the ActivityPub protocol. Learn more at joinmastodon.org. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Micro.blog3 screens
Tusker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Micro.blog at none against Tusker's 4. Micro.blog also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 3 months). Tusker's advantage is rating (4.7 vs 4.4). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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. Tusker sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Micro.blog asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Tusker holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 56 and 31 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 88% of Micro.blog's written reviews are positive against 91% of Tusker's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Micro.blog ships an update fortnightly, Tusker every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and July 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Micro.blog versus Tusker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMicro.blogTusker
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (56 ratings)4.7 (31 ratings) — better
Positive reviews88.2% of reviews90.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings56 — better31
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size48 MB18 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperMicro.blog, LLCVaccor, LLC

Customer experience

Micro.blog

All ratings56 ratings
Positive83.9%
Neutral7.1%
Negative8.9%
Written reviews17 reviews
Positive88.2%
Neutral5.9%
Negative5.9%

Tusker

All ratings32 ratings
Positive96.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative3.1%
Written reviews22 reviews
Positive90.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative9.1%

In-app purchases

None

Micro.blog

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Tusker

Subscriptions1
  • Tusker Supporter$1.991 Month
One-time3
  • Nice Tip$1.99
  • Awesome Tip$6.99
  • Incredible Tip$14.99

Questions

Is Micro.blog free?
Micro.blog is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tusker free?
Tusker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Micro.blog or Tusker?
Tusker is rated higher. Micro.blog averages 4.4 out of 5 from 56 ratings, while Tusker averages 4.7 from 31 ratings.
Do Micro.blog or Tusker have ads?
Neither Micro.blog nor Tusker shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Micro.blog or Tusker?
Micro.blog ships an update fortnightly, and Tusker every 3 months. Most recently, Micro.blog was updated on September 20, 2026 and Tusker on July 6, 2026.

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