Comparison

Micro.blog vs Occulta

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

Occulta

Features
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Your contacts app tells you who people are. It doesn't prove it's really them, and it hands every file you send through it to someone else's servers. Occulta is a cryptographic address book. Meet someone in person, and UWB hardware exchanges verified keys directly between your phones: no server ever sees them, no account is created, no phone number required. From then on, encrypt any file, photo, or video for that person and send it however you want: AirDrop, email, iMessage, any chat app. If one channel goes down, use another. The security lives in the key, not the pipe. Every key in your collection represents someone you actually met. No certificate authority vouched for them. No company holds a copy. No legal process can hand over what was never stored anywhere but your phone. Key Features • In-person key exchange via Nearby Interaction (iPhone 11+): UWB proximity confirms it's really them • Diceware verification words: a quick, human-friendly check that catches what UWB alone can't • Encrypt files, photos, and videos for anyone in your collection; share the result over any channel you choose • Encrypted group sharing: protect a file for an entire group at once • Protected by Apple Secure Enclave: your private keys are generated on-device and never leave it • No accounts, no servers, no tracking: nothing to breach, subpoena, or sell • Quantum-resistant by design: ML-KEM 1024 protects today's exchanges against tomorrow's quantum computers (iOS 26+) • Identity challenge: if a contact's account is ever hijacked, the impostor can't produce a valid signed response. A stolen account can't quietly keep talking in your place. • Shamir Secret Sharing: split vault recovery across trusted people, so no single point of failure can lock you out or hand you over • Secure Mode: a coercion-resistant layer that keeps sensitive contacts and data invisible under duress Occulta doesn't ask you to trust a company. It asks you to meet someone once. Everything after that is yours. Forever.

Screenshots

Micro.blog3 screens
Occulta4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Occulta at every 6 days against Micro.blog's fortnightly. Micro.blog's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 18.6). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Micro.blog ships an update fortnightly, Occulta every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Micro.blog versus Occulta: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMicro.blogOcculta
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (56 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews88.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings56 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.6 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size48 MB11 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperMicro.blog, LLCYura Filatov

In-app purchases

None

Micro.blog

No in-app purchases

None

Occulta

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Micro.blog free?
Micro.blog is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Occulta free?
Occulta is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Micro.blog or Occulta have ads?
Neither Micro.blog nor Occulta shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Micro.blog or Occulta?
Micro.blog ships an update fortnightly, and Occulta every 6 days. Most recently, Micro.blog was updated on September 20, 2026 and Occulta on October 1, 2026.

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