Micro.blog vs Croissant
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.
Croissant
Effortlessly share content across multiple social platforms simultaneously. This app allows you to compose posts with images and hashtags, create multi-part threads, and save drafts for later. Customize your experience with unique icons and color themes.
- Simultaneous cross-posting
- Support for Threads, Bluesky, Mastodon
- Image and hashtag support
- Thread creation
- Draft saving
- Customizable themes
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It's a social network explosion! And you can now post to all of them in one app. Croissant solves that oh-so-2024 problem of wanting to post to all these great new social networks — Threads, Bluesky, Mastodon. Now you can, in one shot. Croissant makes cross-posting buttery smooth. Features: * Set up your social media accounts, choosing from Threads, Bluesky or Mastodon * Write posts using our composer, allowing you to attach images, hashtags, at-mentions. * Create threads by chaining multiple posts together. * Save drafts for later editing or sending. * Make Croissant your own with custom app icons and colour themes! Looking for features or support? Contact me at support@croissantapp.com. Privacy Policy: https://croissantapp.com/privacy.html Terms of User: https://croissantapp.com/terms.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Micro.blog at none against Croissant's 3. Micro.blog also leads on review sentiment (88% vs 63%) and iOS requirement (16.4 vs 18.5). Croissant's advantage is ratings volume (198 vs 56). On price, rating, update cadence 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
Both are free to download. Croissant sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Micro.blog asks for nothing beyond the download.
Croissant holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 56 and 198 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 88% of Micro.blog's written reviews are positive against 63% of Croissant's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Micro.blog | Croissant |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (56 ratings) | 4.6 (198 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 88.2% of reviews — better | 62.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 56 | 198 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 — better | 18.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 49 MB | 65 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Micro.blog, LLC | Innoveghtive Inc. |
Customer experience
Micro.blog
Croissant
Bugs and requests
Micro.blog
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Croissant
Reported bugs
5 issues- Threads login issues
- Mastodon login issues
- Bluesky login issues
- Duplicate accounts created
- Posting failures and lost work
Requested features
6 requests- Add support for more social networks (e.g. Twitter, WordPress, LinkedIn)
- Ability to group accounts
- Scheduled posts
- Customize account names/nicknames
- Integrate with Shortcuts
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- Add timeline viewing and interaction
In-app purchases
Micro.blog
No in-app purchases
Croissant
- Monthly$2.991 Month
- Annual$19.991 Year
- Lifetime$59.99
Questions
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