Comparison

Mona Classic vs Croissant

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

Croissant

Effortlessly share content across multiple social platforms simultaneously. This app allows you to compose posts with images and hashtags, create multi-part threads, and save drafts for later. Customize your experience with unique icons and color themes.

Highlights
  • Simultaneous cross-posting
  • Support for Threads, Bluesky, Mastodon
  • Image and hashtag support
  • Thread creation
  • Draft saving
  • Customizable themes
Features
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It's a social network explosion! And you can now post to all of them in one app.  Croissant solves that oh-so-2024 problem of wanting to post to all these great new social networks — Threads, Bluesky, Mastodon. Now you can, in one shot. Croissant makes cross-posting buttery smooth. Features: * Set up your social media accounts, choosing from Threads, Bluesky or Mastodon * Write posts using our composer, allowing you to attach images, hashtags, at-mentions. * Create threads by chaining multiple posts together. * Save drafts for later editing or sending. * Make Croissant your own with custom app icons and colour themes! Looking for features or support? Contact me at support@croissantapp.com. Privacy Policy: https://croissantapp.com/privacy.html Terms of User: https://croissantapp.com/terms.html

Screenshots

Mona Classic4 screens
Croissant4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Mona Classic at 13.1 against Croissant's 18.5. On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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 and Croissant sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for Mona Classic against 4.6 for Croissant. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 166 and 199 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 71% of Mona Classic's written reviews are positive against 63% of Croissant's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mona Classic ships an update every 3 weeks, Croissant fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Mona Classic versus Croissant: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMona ClassicCroissant
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (166 ratings)4.6 (199 ratings) — better
Positive reviews70.5% of reviews — better62.7% of reviews
Number of ratings166199 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS13.1 — better18.5
Further details — not scored
Size77 MB65 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperJunyu KuangInnoveghtive Inc.

Customer experience

Mona Classic

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

Croissant

All ratings198 ratings
Positive90.4%
Neutral3.5%
Negative6.1%
Written reviews83 reviews
Positive62.7%
Neutral12.0%
Negative25.3%

User reviews

Mona Classic

From 166 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Highly customizable
  • 👍 Smooth and polished UI
  • 🚀 Fast and responsive
  • 💡 Excellent accessibility support
  • 👍 Robust multi-device sync

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional crashes and freezes
  • 🔒 Basic features locked behind paywall
  • 🔒 Expensive for a Mastodon app
  • 🐛 Sync issues between devices
  • 🐛 Notification issues

Croissant

From 199 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Excellent support
  • 🚀 Smooth cross-posting
  • 👍 Beautiful and simple design
  • 👍 Supports multiple accounts per service
  • 👍 Easy to use alt text feature

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Crashes and freezes
  • 🐛 Posting issues and lost work
  • 🐛 Login and account issues
  • 🐛 Buggy drafts and post restoration

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

Croissant

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Threads login issues
  • Mastodon login issues
  • Bluesky login issues
  • Duplicate accounts created
  • Posting failures and lost work

Requested features

6 requests
  • Add support for more social networks (e.g. Twitter, WordPress, LinkedIn)
  • Ability to group accounts
  • Scheduled posts
  • Customize account names/nicknames
  • Integrate with Shortcuts
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  • Add timeline viewing and interaction

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
3 purchases

Croissant

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Annual$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$59.99

Questions

Is Mona Classic free?
Mona Classic is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Croissant free?
Croissant is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Mona Classic or Croissant?
Croissant is rated higher. Mona Classic averages 4.4 out of 5 from 166 ratings, while Croissant averages 4.6 from 199 ratings.
Do Mona Classic or Croissant have ads?
Neither Mona Classic nor Croissant shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Mona Classic or Croissant?
Mona Classic ships an update every 3 weeks, and Croissant fortnightly. Most recently, Mona Classic was updated on November 3, 2026 and Croissant on November 4, 2026.

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