Violet vs Wander
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Violet
A streamlined client for browsing your Tumblr dashboard, with intuitive one-handed controls for liking and reblogging posts. Customize your feed by filtering post types and manage your content preferences with ease.
- One-handed operation interface
- Floating UI for Like/Reblog
- Dashboard navigation by swipe or tap
- Customizable post type filtering
- Save images to device
- Multiple UI themes
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Violet is a simple Tumblr client app specializing in dashboard browsing and Like and Reblog. # Interface that is easy to operate with one hand - Floating UI that is easy to Like and Reblog - Swipe left or right or tap both ends of the screen to move the dashboard (tap the left and right edges at the bottom of the screen to move to the next post, tap the left and right edges at the top to move to the previous post) - Double-tap or triple-tap on a post to Like or Reblog (can be changed from settings) # Other features - More than 250 dashboards can be loaded - You can choose which blogs to Like and Reblog - Configurable types of posts to be read - Reblogged posts and duplicate posts can be set not to be loaded - The image quality of the image to be read can be changed from low image quality / high image quality - Images can be saved to the device (only when the post type is photo. Even if the image quality to be read is set to low quality, it will be saved in high quality) - UI theme can be changed from 3 types: light / Tumblr / black (You can also switch themes automatically according to your device settings)
Wander
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A social app that lets you record daily moments on a map using your location. Post text, photos, videos, audio, and route history along with your current location. You can fine-tune visibility for each post—public, private, specific people only, or limited to servers you belong to. Revisit past records in Archive, create dedicated timelines with friends via Servers, and bundle multiple posts into a single Clip. In the Explore tab, move the map to choose a place and tap “Search this area” to show nearby pins. Built-in translation lets you comfortably browse posts from overseas. Trips, everyday footprints, and memories with friends—on a single map.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Wander at Free against Violet's $1.99. Wander also leads on update cadence (every 6 days vs every 5 months). Violet's advantage is chart position (#149 vs unranked). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and 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
Wander is free to download; Violet costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Violet ships an update every 5 months, Wander every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Violet | Wander |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Best chart rank | #149 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 26 MB | 111 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ryo Nakae | Arata Koizumi |
In-app purchases
Violet
No in-app purchases
Wander
No in-app purchases









