Micro.blog vs xLog
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.
xLog
An open-source blogging platform built on blockchain technology. It offers a decentralized community for users to create and share content. The platform is free to use and accessible across various Apple devices.
- Open-source
- Blockchain-based
- Blog community
- Content creation
- Decentralized platform
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xLog is an amazing open-source blockchain-based blog community for everyone！ website: https://xlog.app GitHub: https://github.com/Crossbell-Box/xLog
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: xLog at 5.0 against Micro.blog's 4.4. xLog also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 88%) and iOS requirement (13.4 vs 16.4). Micro.blog's advantage is ratings volume (56 vs 2). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
xLog 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 2, 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 xLog's.
Micro.blog ships an update fortnightly, xLog every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Micro.blog | xLog |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (56 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 88.2% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 56 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 11 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 13.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 49 MB | 52 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Micro.blog, LLC | Natural Selection Labs |
Customer experience
Micro.blog
xLog
In-app purchases
Micro.blog
No in-app purchases
xLog
No in-app purchases
