Tootoise vs Bankinvideos
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.
Bankinvideos
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Here at Bankinvideos we make sharing videos with your family and friends simple! Join our continuous online video competition where you can enter and compete for awards. We are a social network designed to make uploading and sharing your videos a breeze.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Tootoise at every 2 weeks against Bankinvideos's monthly. Tootoise also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). 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, Bankinvideos monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tootoise | Bankinvideos |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 23 MB | 54 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Naoki Kuwata | Bankinvideos LLC |
In-app purchases
Tootoise
No in-app purchases
Bankinvideos
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Tootoise free?
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Do Tootoise or Bankinvideos have ads?
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