Comparison

Mona Classic vs Loombus

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

Loombus

Engage in focused, thoughtful discussions with less noise. Create structured conversations, follow insightful contributors, and save important threads. AI tools help you grasp key points and understand discussions more deeply.

Highlights
  • Structured discussions with clear topics
  • Topic lanes for browsing conversations
  • Follow thoughtful contributors
  • Save discussions for later
  • AI-assisted summaries and key takeaways
  • Manage profile and notification settings
Features
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Loombus is a signal-first platform built for people who want thoughtful conversations, useful ideas, and knowledge worth returning to. Instead of an endless feed designed around attention, Loombus helps you discover ideas, participate in structured discussions, follow thoughtful contributors, explore topics, and build knowledge over time. DISCUSS Create and join focused conversations across topics that matter to you. Loombus supports open discussions, debates, research questions, and problem-solving conversations designed to keep the discussion useful. DISCOVER Explore ideas, topics, people, research, and conversations across Loombus. Follow the areas and contributors you care about without depending on an algorithmic popularity contest. LIBRARY Read, highlight, save, and revisit meaningful passages and ideas. Turn what you read into discussions, evidence, notes, and knowledge that stays connected. THE FLOOR Explore investing through discussions, theses, company research, evidence, and structured analysis designed to encourage deeper thinking about markets. AI-ASSISTED UNDERSTANDING Use Loombus AI tools to understand key points, summarize discussions, identify disagreements, surface related ideas, and navigate complex conversations without replacing human judgment. SAVE WHAT MATTERS Save discussions, ideas, reading, and other material worth returning to so valuable information does not disappear into the scroll. Loombus was built around a simple principle: Signal over noise. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://loombus.com/privacy

Screenshots

Mona Classic4 screens
Loombus4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Loombus at 5.0 against Mona Classic's 4.4. Loombus also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 3 weeks). Mona Classic's advantage is ratings volume (166 vs 4) and iOS requirement (13.1 vs 15.6). 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. Mona Classic sells 9 one-off in-app purchases and Loombus sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $7.00 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Loombus holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Mona Classic has 166 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mona Classic ships an update every 3 weeks, Loombus every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Mona Classic versus Loombus: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMona ClassicLoombus
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (166 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews70.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings166 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.1 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size77 MB10 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperJunyu KuangLoombus LLC

Customer experience

Mona Classic

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

Loombus

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
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

Loombus

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

9 purchases

Mona Classic

One-time9
  • 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 for Mac$11.99
  • Mona Pro for iPad$11.99
  • Mona Pro for iPhone$11.99
  • Mona Pro Max$29.99
5 purchases

Loombus

Subscriptions4
  • Loombus Premium$7.001 Month
  • Loombus Premium Plus$12.001 Month
  • Loombus Premium$70.001 Year
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  • Loombus Premium Plus$119.991 Year
One-time1
  • Extra AI Pack$5.00

Questions

Is Mona Classic free?
Mona Classic is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Loombus free?
Loombus is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Mona Classic or Loombus?
Loombus is rated higher. Mona Classic averages 4.4 out of 5 from 166 ratings, while Loombus averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Mona Classic or Loombus have ads?
Neither Mona Classic nor Loombus shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Mona Classic or Loombus?
Mona Classic ships an update every 3 weeks, and Loombus every 5 days. Most recently, Mona Classic was updated on October 17, 2026 and Loombus on October 18, 2026.

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