Comparison

Mona Classic vs thumnailTweet

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

Head to head
About

Mona Classic

This app offers extensive customization for a popular social network, allowing users to reorder actions, set swipe gestures, and personalize notes for other users. It also features iCloud sync, game controller support, and privacy-focused design.

Highlights
  • Customizable post actions and swipe gestures
  • iCloud sync for settings and data
  • Private user notes and aliases
  • Game controller support
  • Full-screen and column view modes
  • Customizable themes and accent colors
Features
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Mona is a highly customizable Mastodon app with VoiceOver optimization and native design. Post Actions • Drag actions into the order you prefer • Configure actions as swipe options: swipe a post horizontally to perform an action • Optionally hide some or all action buttons from post cards, while keeping them accessible via context menu, swipe options, keyboard shortcuts, and VoiceOver rotor iCloud Sync • Sync your mute list, user notes, reading positions, drafts, search history, accent colors, and custom app themes across your iPhone, iPad, and Mac, privately and securely • Optionally disable some features from automatic syncing User Notes • Privately set aliases, notes and username colors for other Mastodon users • User Notes list: browse, organize and edit all your notes in one place Game Controller (require iOS 14, iPadOS 14, macOS 11 or a newer system) • Control the app and browse posts with a compatible game controller, such as a Playstation DualSense/DualShock, Nintendo Switch, Xbox or MFi controller • Customize button functions via in-app settings • Set extra functions for Adaptive Triggers on the Playstation DualSense controller Privacy • Mona does not collect any personal information • Your account tokens are protected by on-device Keychain • Your network connections to Mastodon servers are protected by HTTPS Other Mona features: • Full Screen mode on iPhone let your timeline content fill the entire screen once you start scrolling • Column View takes full advantage of the big screen on iPad and Mac, shows multiple views at once and allows you to navigate between views fluently and efficiently • Check recent posts on your home screen or notification center with widgets • Search posts on the Timeline • Adjustable text spacing • Adjustable and adaptive text sizes • Option to display post source on timeline (e.g. Mona for Mac) • Share a post as picture • Open multiple windows on iPad and Mac • Customizable text translation experience • Automatic video and GIF playback on timelines • Supports changing app icon on iPhone, iPad, and Mac • Turn on/off content scaling on Mac for extra screen estate or sharper text • Autocomplete for post composer • Push notifications • Lock the app with Face ID or Touch ID • Mona Pro and Mona Pro Max available as one-time in-app purchases, with 14-day free trial Tab Bar (Mona Pro feature) • Pin your frequently visit pages to the tab bar • Drag tabs into the order you prefer • Rename your tabs • Change your tab icons (more than a thousand of icons for you to choose) • Show/hide tab names and button shapes Accent Color (Mona Pro feature) • Configure different Accent Colors for Light and Dark mode • More than 10 built-in colors for you to choose • Design and set custom colors Theme Editor (Mona Pro feature) • Customize the app’s color scheme • Design and set custom themes • Advanced color settings allow you to fine-tune colors for different level of views • Export and share your custom themes • Import custom themes shared by other people Font Customization (Mona Pro feature) • Configure different fonts for body text and headings • Select from a variety of build-in fonts • Supports custom fonts installed by third-party apps Other Mona Pro features: • Full-featured post composer: write longer posts, attach pictures and videos, create polls, schedule post, and automatic thread conversion • More post actions: including favorite, repost, quote post, add bookmark, and translate • Add multiple accounts: you can also opt to favorite, repost, quote post, or follow using a non-current account • Filter and mute: filter timelines based on post category and content; hide posts with certain words; hide posts from certain people • Customize push notifications based on notification category • Export and import settings: easily transfer your custom settings between multiple devices Customer support: • Mastodon: @MonaApp@mastodon.social • Email: theSpringApp@gmail.com

About

thumnailTweet

This app offers a stylish and efficient way to avoid search engine indexing for your tweets. It leverages Twitter card technology to display tweet content on a thumbnail image, making it harder for keywords to be indexed while still conveying your message to followers.

Highlights
  • Avoid search engine indexing
  • Display tweet content on thumbnail images
  • Stylish and efficient keyword hiding
  • Convey messages clearly to followers
  • New tweeting style for privacy
Features
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「検索避け」をもっと効率的に、そしてスタイリッシュに実行したいと思ったことはありませんか?「サムネツイート」はその答えです。従来、特定のキーワードを避けるためには「中村」を「nkmr」のように手動で書き換える必要がありましたが、このアプリを使用すればその手間が一切不要に。サムネツイートは、ツイッターカードのテクノロジーを活用して、ツイートの内容をサムネイル画像上に直接表示する革新的な方法を提供します。この方法により、内容がテキストとして直接検索エンジンにインデックスされることが減少し、検索避けが非常に簡単になります。ただし、そのメッセージの内容は依然としてフォロワーにはっきりと伝わります。キーワードを隠しつつ、情報を的確に伝える新しいツイートスタイルを体験して、ツイッターの使用方法を一新しましょう。このアプリは、プライバシーを守りながら、コミュニケーションの質を維持するための最適なツールです。

Screenshots

Mona Classic4 screens
thumnailTweet4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Mona Classic at 71% against thumnailTweet's 0%. Mona Classic also leads on device support (4 vs 2). thumnailTweet's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 6) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.1). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Mona Classic sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. thumnailTweet asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Mona Classic versus thumnailTweet: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMona ClassicthumnailTweet
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (166 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews70.5% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings166 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.111.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size77 MB30 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperJunyu KuangBasaApp Technologies

Customer experience

Mona Classic

All ratings166 ratings
Positive85.5%
Neutral2.4%
Negative12.0%
Written reviews146 reviews
Positive70.5%
Neutral7.5%
Negative21.9%

thumnailTweet

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Mona Classic

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Locking up after viewing full-screen photos
  • Replies not loading properly
  • Inconsistent behavior with server-side features

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to mute individual posts
  • Improved thread viewing experience
  • More app icon options
  • Custom notification sounds

thumnailTweet

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Mona Classic

One-time6
  • Mona Pro Max (14-day trial)Free
  • Small Tip$2.99
  • Generous Tip$6.99
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  • Amazing Tip$9.99
  • Upgrade to Mona Pro Max$9.99
  • Mona Pro Max$29.99
None

thumnailTweet

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Mona Classic free?
Mona Classic is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is thumnailTweet free?
thumnailTweet is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Mona Classic or thumnailTweet have ads?
Neither Mona Classic nor thumnailTweet shows ads.

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