Comparison

X vs Control Panel for Twitter

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

Head to head
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

About

Control Panel for Twitter

Enhance your Twitter.com experience with a Safari extension that adds missing features and options. Take control of your timeline, customize UI elements, and remove algorithmic content for a more personalized feed.

Highlights
  • Chronological 'Following' timeline by default
  • Hide algorithmic 'For You' timeline
  • Mute Quote Tweets
  • Prevent video autoplay
  • Fast blocking
  • Hide metrics and engagement elements
  • Restore Twitter branding and features
Features
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Control Panel for Twitter is a Safari extension to improve your experience on Twitter.com by adding new features and options Twitter is missing. By default, your Home timeline will be the chronological "Following" timeline, which will only contain tweets and quote tweets from the people you follow. The algorithmic "For you" timeline will be hidden, and Control Panel for Twitter will keep you on "Following" if Twitter tries to put you back on "For you". Everything is configurable, so start by opening the extension options and customizing to your liking. Features Home timeline: • Use the Following (chronological) timeline by default • Hide the "For you" (algorithmic) timeline • Sort Following (Recent / Popular) • Retweets (Show in separate tab / Hide) • Quote Tweets (Show in separate tab / Hide) • Enable muting of Quote Tweets • Hide "See new Tweets" • Hide suggested content in the timeline • Hide inline prompts in the timeline • Full-width timeline content (desktop version) - Hide the sidebar and let timeline content go full-width UI improvements: • Prevent next video autoplaying (mobile version) • Add "Add muted word" to the "More" menu • Fast blocking (skips confirm dialog) • Hide quotes and replies to blocked and muted accounts • Hide Retweets in user profiles • Hide Likes in Notifications • Hide Retweets in Notifications • Retweets in Lists • Hide suggested content in Search • Default to "Latest" tab in Search • Hide the quoted tweet when viewing Quote Tweets X fixes: • Redirect to twitter.com • Redirect Chat nav item to Messages • Replace X branding changes • Dark mode theme (Dim) • Hide Views under tweets • Hide Verified Followers tab • Restore Tweet source label • Show account location in focused tweets • Show account location in user hover cards (desktop version) • Restore headlines under external links • Restore Quote Tweets link under Tweets • Restore other links under Tweets • Default sorting of replies (Recent / Likes) • Hide "Sort replies" menu • Premium blue checks (Replace with Twitter Blue logo / Hide) • Hide Premium blue check replies • Hide Premium upsells • Hide Grok • Hide Grok tweets • Hide Edit image • Hide Jobs • Hide Subscriptions UI tweaks: • Don't use the Chirp font • Disable bold and italic text in tweets • Use normal text font style in navigation bar (desktop version) • Navigation density (desktop version) (Comfortable / Compact) • Use normal font weight in dropdown menus • Uninvert Follow / Following buttons (Monochrome / Themed) • Bypass age verification • Unblur sensitive content Remove algorithmic content: • Hide sidebar contents (desktop version) • Hide Explore page contents and use it only for searching • Hide "Discover" suggestions Reduce "engagement": • Hide metrics • Reduced interaction mode - Hide the action bar under tweets – replies are now the only means of interacting • Hide the Compose Tweet button • Disable the home timeline - Find yourself wasting too much time on Twitter? Try preventing use of the home timeline • Notifications (Hide badges only / Hide) Hide UI items you don't use: • Bookmark button under tweets • Share button under tweets • "View activity" links • Tweet box in timeline (desktop version) • Account switcher (desktop version) • Chat drawer (desktop version) • Explore (desktop version) • Creator Studio • Follow • Communities • Hide "More" menu items you don't use TWITTER, TWEET and RETWEET are trademarks of Twitter Inc. or its affiliates

Screenshots

X3 screens
Control Panel for Twitter4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Control Panel for Twitter at 76% against X's 20%. Control Panel for Twitter also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 10) and ads (none vs shown). X's advantage is price (Free vs $4.99). On iOS requirement 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

X is free to download; Control Panel for Twitter costs $4.99 up front. X sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $0.49 per month. Control Panel for Twitter asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

X ships an update every 3 weeks, Control Panel for Twitter every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
X versus Control Panel for Twitter: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterXControl Panel for Twitter
PriceFree — better$4.99
Rating—4.5 (56 ratings) — better
Positive reviews20.0% of reviews75.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings—56 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 5 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank—#23 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS16.415.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size67 MB1 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperHaruya NakamuraJ BUCHANAN & L.J BUCHANAN

Customer experience

X

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

Control Panel for Twitter

All ratings56 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral3.6%
Negative10.7%
Written reviews82 reviews
Positive75.6%
Neutral6.1%
Negative18.3%

Bugs and requests

X

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Control Panel for Twitter

Reported bugs

17 issues
  • For You tab reappears
  • Extension stops working after a few minutes
  • Blank page on x.com
  • App crashes or lags
  • Cannot resume from last read tweet
Show 12 more
  • Chat drawer link not hidden
  • 'Jobs' cannot be hidden
  • 'Unfollow' button not visible
  • 'What's happening' function not working in Home tab
  • Extension not loading properly
  • Safari extension issues on iPhone
  • Promoted posts visible again
  • Retweets in 'Following' tab
  • Timestamps sometimes disappear
  • Chronological sorting breaks
  • Login errors
  • App icon not conforming to dark mode

Requested features

17 requests
  • Allow hiding right sidebar
  • Hide 'Quote' under retweet dropdown
  • Hide 'X app' link at the top
  • Hide recommended users/trends in search input
  • Hide 'following' tab text
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  • Hide all posts by blue ticks
  • Option to hide Grok from bottom tab
  • Hide community icons from bottom tab
  • Ability to mute words within lists
  • Separate hide options for follower/following counts
  • Custom CSS for hiding elements
  • Dark mode app icon
  • Block or mute posts from entire communities by account name
  • Hide 'Jobs' in main menu
  • Make 'Unfollow' button visible
  • Allow choice of interactions in minimal mode
  • Hide 'What's happening' function in Home tab

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
None

Control Panel for Twitter

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is X free?
X is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Control Panel for Twitter free?
Control Panel for Twitter costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do X or Control Panel for Twitter have ads?
X shows ads; Control Panel for Twitter does not.
Which is updated more often, X or Control Panel for Twitter?
X ships an update every 3 weeks, and Control Panel for Twitter every 5 days. Most recently, X was updated on October 13, 2026 and Control Panel for Twitter on October 18, 2026.

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