Humboldt vs Automadon
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Humboldt
Create custom shortcuts for seamless posting to Micro.blog, including HTML content and image uploads. Automate your blogging workflow with hands-free publishing and import options from other platforms.
- Post HTML to Micro.blog
- Upload images to Micro.blog
- Build hands-free posting shortcuts
- Import posts from other systems
- Easy Micro.blog account sign-on
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Humboldt is an application that enables you to post HTML and upload images to Micro.blog. This enables you to build simple Shortcuts that enable hand-free posting to Micro.blog. You can also build more complex Shortcuts that import posts from other blogging systems. All you have to do is supply Humboldt with your Micro.blog account email and Humboldt will walk you through the sign-on process. You'll then be ready to start building your Shortcuts.
Automadon
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Automadon provides a suite of Shortcuts actions for Mastodon with support for multiple accounts. Actions available within Shortcuts include: • Post to Mastodon* • Full-text search* • Get account details, timelines, and following/follower lists • Interact with posts, including boosting, favoriting, and bookmarking posts* • Follow/unfollow, block/unblock, mute/unmute accounts* * Some actions require an Automadon Pro subscription. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Humboldt at none against Automadon's 4. Humboldt also leads on device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.4). Automadon's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 33 months). On price and ads 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. Automadon sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Humboldt asks for nothing beyond the download.
Humboldt ships an update every 33 months, Automadon every 2 months. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | Humboldt | Automadon |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 33 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Vincode, Inc | Martin Gordon |
In-app purchases
Humboldt
No in-app purchases
Automadon
- Automadon Pro (Monthly)7 Days trial$0.991 Month
- Automadon Pro+ (Monthly)7 Days trial$1.491 Month
- Automadon Pro (Annual)7 Days trial$10.991 Year
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- Automadon Pro+ (Annual)7 Days trial$14.991 Year
