Micro.blog vs Humboldt
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.
Humboldt
Create custom shortcuts for seamless posting to Micro.blog, including HTML content and image uploads. Automate your blogging workflow with hands-free publishing and import options from other platforms.
- Post HTML to Micro.blog
- Upload images to Micro.blog
- Build hands-free posting shortcuts
- Import posts from other systems
- Easy Micro.blog account sign-on
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Humboldt is an application that enables you to post HTML and upload images to Micro.blog. This enables you to build simple Shortcuts that enable hand-free posting to Micro.blog. You can also build more complex Shortcuts that import posts from other blogging systems. All you have to do is supply Humboldt with your Micro.blog account email and Humboldt will walk you through the sign-on process. You'll then be ready to start building your Shortcuts.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Humboldt at 5.0 against Micro.blog's 4.4. Humboldt also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 88%). Micro.blog's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 33 months) and ratings volume (56 vs 3). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Humboldt holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Micro.blog has 56 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 88% of Micro.blog's written reviews are positive against 100% of Humboldt's.
Micro.blog ships an update fortnightly, Humboldt every 33 months. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and June 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Micro.blog | Humboldt |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (56 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 88.2% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 56 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 33 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 48 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Micro.blog, LLC | Vincode, Inc |
Customer experience
Micro.blog
Humboldt
In-app purchases
Micro.blog
No in-app purchases
Humboldt
No in-app purchases
