Tootoise vs Cite Alumni
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Tootoise
A straightforward client for the Mastodon social network, allowing users to manage multiple accounts, interact with timelines, and customize their experience. It offers robust post management features, including editing and pinning, along with privacy controls like muting and blocking.
- Manage multiple Mastodon accounts
- View and post to timelines
- Create and edit post lists
- Pinning and bookmarking posts
- Mute, block, and report users
- Customizable theme colors
- Edit posts
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Tootoise is a simple Mastodon client. ## You can do this - View and post timeline - Add and switch multiple accounts - List display, creation and editing - Add, remove and list favourites - Add, remove and list bookmarks - Display notifications list (Not push notifications) - Display and input of custom emoji - Post information about the song you are currently listening to - Sharing from other applications (Safari, etc.) - Use with iPad multitasking function (SplitView, SlideOver) - Change theme color - Absolute time display - Pinning posts - Mute, block, report, filter - Search (As per server specifications) - Display and vote on poll - Edit a post (Some functions are not yet supported.) - Setting and displaying the ALT attribute (alternate text) ## These are not possible - Push notifications - Streaming - Create a poll - Relative time display The text size can be changed from the iOS Settings view. You can check the license of the library etc. used in this App by tapping the app icon in iOS settings.
Cite Alumni
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Cité Alumni is the official mobile app for Cité internationale universitaire de Paris’ alumni. It gives you access to essential information and services anytime, anywhere on your mobile device. Cité Alumni allows you to: • Find all the alumni in the world through a directory and mapping • Participate in numerous alumni events in Cité’s Houses • Share your experience in a forum • Chat with alumni • Have access to the job board • Benefit from special deals and discounts to various campus’ services • Participate in thematic, geographical or professional clubs and clusters
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Tootoise at every 2 weeks against Cite Alumni's every 19 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Tootoise ships an update every 2 weeks, Cite Alumni every 19 months. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tootoise | Cite Alumni |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (18 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 68.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 18 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 19 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 23 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Naoki Kuwata | Cite internationale universitaire de Paris |
In-app purchases
Tootoise
No in-app purchases
Cite Alumni
No in-app purchases
