Micro.blog vs Astruno
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.
Astruno
Share your thoughts and discover others who feel the same way through a unique 3D globe and celestial sky interface. Connect with people globally based on shared emotions and experiences, fostering genuine connections without the noise of traditional social media.
- 3D interactive globe visualization of thoughts
- Celestial sky view grouped by theme and emotion
- Search for thoughts by feeling, not keywords
- Text-only sharing for focused communication
- Pseudonymous profiles for honest expression
- Direct messaging and following features
- Constellation-based conversation growth
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Who out there feels what I feel? Astruno is a social platform where your thoughts resonate across the world — not through a feed, but through a living 3D globe and a celestial sky. Every thought you share becomes a star. Every star connects to others that carry similar meaning, forming constellations of shared human experience. You are never the only one who feels this way. HOW IT WORKS Write a thought — up to 250 characters. It becomes a glowing light on a 3D globe, placed where you are, and a star in a shared sky, clustered with thoughts that carry similar meaning. That's it. No hashtags. No tagging. Just honesty. GLOBE VIEW A 3D interactive globe shows thoughts as soft lights scattered across the world. Tap one to read it. Lines draw outward, connecting it to similar thoughts in other cities and countries — constellations of resonance across geography. See what people in Tokyo, Berlin, São Paulo, and everywhere in between are feeling right now. SKY VIEW A celestial sky where thoughts appear as stars, grouped by theme and emotion — hope, love, courage, loneliness, wonder, and more. Tap a star to enter its constellation — the original thought at the center, with replies orbiting around it. Conversations grow spatially, like small universes. SEARCH BY FEELING Type a feeling, not a keyword. Something like "I feel like I'm falling behind" or "grateful for the small things." The globe and sky reshuffle to show you people around the world who feel the same way. You don't have to post to participate. Just search, explore, and discover. TEXT ONLY No images. No videos. No reels. Just words. In a world drowning in visual noise, Astruno is a space where thoughts speak for themselves — short, honest, and intentional. NO NOISE No likes counter. No follower leaderboards. No algorithmic feed. No endless scroll. Discovery is driven by meaning, not popularity. You find thoughts that resonate — not thoughts that went viral. PSEUDONYMOUS Pick a nickname. That is your identity. No real names, no bios, no profile photos required. Say what you actually feel without the weight of being watched. CONNECT Follow people whose words move you. Reply to thoughts and watch conversations grow into constellations. Send direct messages. Build connections through shared feeling, not social performance. WHY ASTRUNO Because you have felt something and wondered if anyone else in the world feels it too. They do. And they are everywhere. Resonate with the world.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Astruno at 5.0 against Micro.blog's 4.4. Micro.blog's advantage is ratings volume (56 vs 4) and device support (3 vs 1). 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.
Astruno 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 4, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Micro.blog ships an update fortnightly, Astruno weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Micro.blog | Astruno |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (56 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 88.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 56 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 48 MB | 75 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Micro.blog, LLC | Mokabyte AI |
Customer experience
Micro.blog
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In-app purchases
Micro.blog
No in-app purchases
Astruno
No in-app purchases
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