Comparison

Farcaster vs Postra

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

Head to head
About

Farcaster

A decentralized social network where users control their identity and data. Connect with a global community by creating a profile, posting public messages, and engaging in private conversations. Experience a new way to socialize online.

Highlights
  • Decentralized social network
  • User-controlled identity
  • Create public profile
  • Post public messages
  • Send private messages
  • Discover users and profiles
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Sign up requires an in-app purchase. Farcaster is a new type of social network. It's decentralized, like email, which means you control your account and identity. It's an ever-growing community of interesting, curious people from all over the world. Connect with others by creating a profile and posting public messages. What can you do with Farcaster: - Create a Farcaster account and public profile - Post and reply to public messages - Send private messages to friends - Find other users and visit public profiles You can keep updated by following us on (@farcaster) or on X (@farcaster_xyz). If you need to contact support, please send an email to support+ios@neynar.com.

About

Postra

Streamline your social media presence by composing and publishing content across multiple platforms from a single mobile studio. Enhance your posts with AI-powered suggestions for captions, hashtags, and optimal posting times. Manage your content, engage with your audience through a unified inbox, and track performance with cross-channel analytics.

Highlights
  • One-tap cross-posting
  • AI-powered caption and hashtag suggestions
  • Content scheduling and calendar view
  • Unified inbox for messages and comments
  • Cross-channel analytics
  • Link-in-bio landing tools
Features
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Postra is a mobile social studio for creators, founders, and teams who want to compose once and ship everywhere—without juggling five different tools. Compose & publish • Draft and refine posts in a mobile-first composer • One-tap cross-posting with formatting tuned for major networks (including Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, X, LinkedIn, and more) • Per-platform tweaks when you need a different caption, thumbnail, or first comment • Drafts, scheduling, and a calendar so you can line up content in advance AI assistant • Caption ideas and rewrites with multiple tones so you sound on-brand • Hashtag help and research-style insights • Best-time-to-post suggestions to reach people when they’re online • Content ideas and quick alt-text style assistance for accessibility Media studio • Crop and frame with common aspect ratios for feed, story, and short video • Filters and adjustments for photos and graphics • Video trim and carousel-style layouts when you’re building multi-image posts Scheduling & calendar • Week and month views to see what’s going out and when • Queue and filters by status (draft, scheduled, publishing, published, and more) • Bulk-friendly flows when you’re importing or batching many posts Analytics • Cross-channel view of how your content is performing • Highlights and breakdowns so you can double down on what works • Deeper insights and exports on higher tiers Unified inbox • Bring comments, mentions, and direct messages into one stream • Reply faster with less tab-hopping between apps Creator growth • Link-in-bio style landing tools and QR flows to drive traffic and campaigns • Media kit and brand-facing assets for pitching sponsors and partners • Referral credits when you invite other creators (where available) Teams & brand (Pro and Agency) • Brand kit for colors, fonts, and voice • Approvals and workflows when more than one person touches the content • Higher account limits, AI credits, and seats for growing teams and agencies Plans Starter is free with core posting and lighter limits. Creator, Pro, and Agency add more accounts, scheduled posts, AI credits, team seats, and premium features. Optional monthly and yearly subscriptions are available; pricing is shown in the app before you purchase. Subscriptions (Apple) Payment is charged to your Apple ID. Subscriptions renew automatically unless you turn off auto-renew at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel in Settings → Apple ID → Subscriptions after purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial is forfeited when you purchase a subscription, where applicable. Subscription details: • Creator — $9.99/month or $89.99/year • Pro — $24.99/month or $249.99/year • Agency — $79.99/month or $799.00/year Payment is charged to your Apple ID upon confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions automatically renew unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage subscriptions in Settings > Apple ID > Subscriptions. Terms of Use (EULA): http://postraprivacy.com/privacy-and-cookies-policy/ Privacy Policy: http://postraprivacy.com/privacy-and-cookies-policy/

Screenshots

Farcaster3 screens
Postra4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Postra at 5.0 against Farcaster's 4.6. Postra also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 5 days). Farcaster's advantage is ratings volume (1.1K vs 2). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Farcaster sells 16 one-off in-app purchases and Postra sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Postra holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Farcaster has 1.1K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Farcaster ships an update every 5 days, Postra daily. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Farcaster versus Postra: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFarcasterPostra
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (1.1K ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.1K — better2
Update frequencyEvery 5 daysDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.1
Further details — not scored
Size92 MB59 MB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperMerkle ManufactoryAMANDA M WIMMERSBERG

Customer experience

Farcaster

All ratings1,126 ratings
Positive90.9%
Neutral0.4%
Negative8.7%
Written reviews583 reviews
Positive50.6%
Neutral3.3%
Negative46.1%

Postra

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Farcaster

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Registration issues
  • Inability to upload photos
  • Crashes and app instability
  • Problems with in-app purchases
  • Sync issues between devices

Requested features

5 requests
  • Multi-language support
  • Improved notifications
  • Expanded content sharing options
  • Better integration with web3 tools
  • Enhanced analytics and metrics

Postra

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

16 purchases

Farcaster

One-time16
  • Warpcast Gas Fee$1.00
  • Warpcast Gas Fee$2.00
  • Warpcast Gas Fee$3.00
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  • Onchain Gas Fee$5.00
  • Onchain Gas Fee$9.00
  • Warpcast Gas Fee$12.00
  • Onchain Gas Fee$18.00
  • Warpcast Gas Fee$24.00
  • Onchain Gas Fee$27.00
  • Warpcast Gas Fee$36.00
  • Onchain Gas Fee$45.00
  • Warpcast Gas Fee$48.00
  • Onchain Gas Fee$54.00
  • Warpcast Gas Fee$60.00
  • Warpcast Gas Fee$72.00
  • Warpcast Gas Fee$80.00
6 purchases

Postra

Subscriptions6
  • Postra Creator Tier1 Month trial$19.991 Month
  • Postra Pro Tier$24.991 Month
  • Postra Agency Tier$79.991 Month
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  • Postra Creator Tier1 Month trial$199.991 Year
  • Postra Pro Tier$249.991 Year
  • Postra Agency Tier$799.991 Year

Questions

Is Farcaster free?
Farcaster is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Postra free?
Postra is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Farcaster or Postra?
Postra is rated higher. Farcaster averages 4.6 out of 5 from 1.1K ratings, while Postra averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Farcaster or Postra have ads?
Neither Farcaster nor Postra shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Farcaster or Postra?
Farcaster ships an update every 5 days, and Postra daily. Most recently, Farcaster was updated on October 14, 2026 and Postra on September 30, 2026.

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