hackAIR vs Mona Classic
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
hackAIR
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With air pollution being the number one environmental concern of citizens and one of the most significant factors posing threat to their health, hackAIR provides reliable information on the current and forecast air quality levels, based on official and model data, and observations from users. Beyond air pollution, extreme heat events and wildfires are some of the most important environmental factors that affect wellbeing. hackAIR has been recently upgraded to include information about the current and forecast thermal comfort conditions and about the probability of forest fires based on model data. Now you can have a more complete overview of the local environmental conditions that help you make informed decisions to protect yourself. hackAIR offers personalized recommendations to registered users on how they can safeguard themselves from adverse environmental conditions. The app is location-based and real-time, offering a map-based interface to the data available. hackAIR offers several ways for you to contribute your own observations: 1. You can state how you feel the current air quality and outdoor temperature at your location and help other users understand the current conditions 3. hackAIR provides instructions on how you can easily build mini air quality monitoring devices and see their measurements in the app 4. Experienced users can submit and access data using an online interface (API).
Mona Classic
This app offers extensive customization for a popular social network, allowing users to reorder actions, set swipe gestures, and personalize notes for other users. It also features iCloud sync, game controller support, and privacy-focused design.
- Customizable post actions and swipe gestures
- iCloud sync for settings and data
- Private user notes and aliases
- Game controller support
- Full-screen and column view modes
- Customizable themes and accent colors
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Mona is a highly customizable Mastodon app with VoiceOver optimization and native design. Post Actions • Drag actions into the order you prefer • Configure actions as swipe options: swipe a post horizontally to perform an action • Optionally hide some or all action buttons from post cards, while keeping them accessible via context menu, swipe options, keyboard shortcuts, and VoiceOver rotor iCloud Sync • Sync your mute list, user notes, reading positions, drafts, search history, accent colors, and custom app themes across your iPhone, iPad, and Mac, privately and securely • Optionally disable some features from automatic syncing User Notes • Privately set aliases, notes and username colors for other Mastodon users • User Notes list: browse, organize and edit all your notes in one place Game Controller (require iOS 14, iPadOS 14, macOS 11 or a newer system) • Control the app and browse posts with a compatible game controller, such as a Playstation DualSense/DualShock, Nintendo Switch, Xbox or MFi controller • Customize button functions via in-app settings • Set extra functions for Adaptive Triggers on the Playstation DualSense controller Privacy • Mona does not collect any personal information • Your account tokens are protected by on-device Keychain • Your network connections to Mastodon servers are protected by HTTPS Other Mona features: • Full Screen mode on iPhone let your timeline content fill the entire screen once you start scrolling • Column View takes full advantage of the big screen on iPad and Mac, shows multiple views at once and allows you to navigate between views fluently and efficiently • Check recent posts on your home screen or notification center with widgets • Search posts on the Timeline • Adjustable text spacing • Adjustable and adaptive text sizes • Option to display post source on timeline (e.g. Mona for Mac) • Share a post as picture • Open multiple windows on iPad and Mac • Customizable text translation experience • Automatic video and GIF playback on timelines • Supports changing app icon on iPhone, iPad, and Mac • Turn on/off content scaling on Mac for extra screen estate or sharper text • Autocomplete for post composer • Push notifications • Lock the app with Face ID or Touch ID • Mona Pro and Mona Pro Max available as one-time in-app purchases, with 14-day free trial Tab Bar (Mona Pro feature) • Pin your frequently visit pages to the tab bar • Drag tabs into the order you prefer • Rename your tabs • Change your tab icons (more than a thousand of icons for you to choose) • Show/hide tab names and button shapes Accent Color (Mona Pro feature) • Configure different Accent Colors for Light and Dark mode • More than 10 built-in colors for you to choose • Design and set custom colors Theme Editor (Mona Pro feature) • Customize the app’s color scheme • Design and set custom themes • Advanced color settings allow you to fine-tune colors for different level of views • Export and share your custom themes • Import custom themes shared by other people Font Customization (Mona Pro feature) • Configure different fonts for body text and headings • Select from a variety of build-in fonts • Supports custom fonts installed by third-party apps Other Mona Pro features: • Full-featured post composer: write longer posts, attach pictures and videos, create polls, schedule post, and automatic thread conversion • More post actions: including favorite, repost, quote post, add bookmark, and translate • Add multiple accounts: you can also opt to favorite, repost, quote post, or follow using a non-current account • Filter and mute: filter timelines based on post category and content; hide posts with certain words; hide posts from certain people • Customize push notifications based on notification category • Export and import settings: easily transfer your custom settings between multiple devices Customer support: • Mastodon: @MonaApp@mastodon.social • Email: theSpringApp@gmail.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: hackAIR at none against Mona Classic's 9. On price, update cadence, ads and device support 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. Mona Classic sells 9 one-off in-app purchases. hackAIR asks for nothing beyond the download.
hackAIR ships an update fortnightly, Mona Classic every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | hackAIR | Mona Classic |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.4 (166 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 70.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 166 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 13.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 77 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Draxis | Junyu Kuang |
Bugs and requests
hackAIR
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Mona Classic
Reported bugs
3 issues- Locking up after viewing full-screen photos
- Replies not loading properly
- Inconsistent behavior with server-side features
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to mute individual posts
- Improved thread viewing experience
- More app icon options
- Custom notification sounds
In-app purchases
hackAIR
No in-app purchases
Mona Classic
- Mona Pro Max (14-day trial)Free
- Small Tip$2.99
- Generous Tip$6.99
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- Amazing Tip$9.99
- Upgrade to Mona Pro Max$9.99
- Mona Pro for Mac$11.99
- Mona Pro for iPad$11.99
- Mona Pro for iPhone$11.99
- Mona Pro Max$29.99
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