Comparison

Tootoise vs X

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

X

Manage your X (formerly Twitter) posts with this dedicated notepad app. Track character counts, organize drafts by category, and even post threads directly. It's designed to streamline your X content creation process.

Highlights
  • X character count support
  • Draft organization by category
  • Save drafts with continuous posting in mind
  • Directly post threads to X
  • Searchable drafts with tags
  • Collaborate with X clients
Features
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"X-Note" is a notepad exclusively for X(Former Twitter)! What do you use to manage your drafts when you're thinking about your posts? Save drafts for official or third-party clients? Write it in an ordinary notepad app and save it? Isn't this a problem? ・The number of drafts is increasing, and I can't manage it! ・I want to manage drafts by category ・It's a little difficult to do with notepad because you don't know the number of remaining characters ・Even an app that counts the number of characters does not support the count unique to X... ・ I don't know what kind of post was received ... This "X-Note" is an app that you can use at such times! ・The number of characters that can be posted to X and the remaining number are displayed. ・Corresponding to the number of characters peculiar to X (full-width/half-width counting, counting when URL is included)! ・Because you can save with "continuous posting" in mind, you can understand where to cut even if you write in a long sentence! ・Collaborate with X client as it is, or share it by copying! ・You can also post threads directly to X from "X-Note"! ・Tags can be saved and drafts can be searched, making it easy to find them later! Please use "X-Note" to support X operations! ◆Terms of Service for "X-Note" Premium http://henahena-se.blogspot.com/2020/06/terms-of-service-for-tweet-memo-app.html

Screenshots

Tootoise4 screens
X3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Tootoise at 68% against X's 20%. Tootoise also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 10) and ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. X sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $0.49 per month. Tootoise asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tootoise ships an update every 2 weeks, X every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Tootoise versus X: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTootoiseX
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (18 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews68.0% of reviews — better20.0% of reviews
Number of ratings18 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB67 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperNaoki KuwataHaruya Nakamura

Customer experience

Tootoise

All ratings18 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral5.6%
Negative11.1%
Written reviews25 reviews
Positive68.0%
Neutral16.0%
Negative16.0%

X

Written reviews5 reviews
Positive20.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative60.0%

In-app purchases

None

Tootoise

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

X

Subscriptions10
  • X-Note Minimum Plan(monthly)14 Days trial$0.491 Month
  • Tweet Memo Premium (monthly)1 Month trial$0.991 Month
  • X-Note Light Plan(monthly)14 Days trial$1.991 Month
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  • X-Note Standard Plan(monthly)14 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Tweet Memo Premium (annual)1 Month trial$5.491 Year
  • X-Note Minimum Plan(annual)14 Days trial$5.991 Year
  • X-Note Premium Plan(monthly)14 Days trial$5.991 Month
  • X-Note Light Plan(annual)14 Days trial$19.991 Year
  • X-Note Standard Plan(annual)14 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • X-Note Premium Plan(annual)14 Days trial$59.991 Year

Questions

Is Tootoise free?
Tootoise is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is X free?
X is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Tootoise or X have ads?
X shows ads; Tootoise does not.
Which is updated more often, Tootoise or X?
Tootoise ships an update every 2 weeks, and X every 3 weeks. Most recently, Tootoise was updated on October 6, 2026 and X on October 13, 2026.

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