Comparison

Control Panel for Twitter vs FocusX for Twitter

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

Head to head
About

Control Panel for Twitter

Enhance your Twitter.com experience with a Safari extension that adds missing features and options. Take control of your timeline, customize UI elements, and remove algorithmic content for a more personalized feed.

Highlights
  • Chronological 'Following' timeline by default
  • Hide algorithmic 'For You' timeline
  • Mute Quote Tweets
  • Prevent video autoplay
  • Fast blocking
  • Hide metrics and engagement elements
  • Restore Twitter branding and features
Features
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Control Panel for Twitter is a Safari extension to improve your experience on Twitter.com by adding new features and options Twitter is missing. By default, your Home timeline will be the chronological "Following" timeline, which will only contain tweets and quote tweets from the people you follow. The algorithmic "For you" timeline will be hidden, and Control Panel for Twitter will keep you on "Following" if Twitter tries to put you back on "For you". Everything is configurable, so start by opening the extension options and customizing to your liking. Features Home timeline: • Use the Following (chronological) timeline by default • Hide the "For you" (algorithmic) timeline • Sort Following (Recent / Popular) • Retweets (Show in separate tab / Hide) • Quote Tweets (Show in separate tab / Hide) • Enable muting of Quote Tweets • Hide "See new Tweets" • Hide suggested content in the timeline • Hide inline prompts in the timeline • Full-width timeline content (desktop version) - Hide the sidebar and let timeline content go full-width UI improvements: • Prevent next video autoplaying (mobile version) • Add "Add muted word" to the "More" menu • Fast blocking (skips confirm dialog) • Hide quotes and replies to blocked and muted accounts • Hide Retweets in user profiles • Hide Likes in Notifications • Hide Retweets in Notifications • Retweets in Lists • Hide suggested content in Search • Default to "Latest" tab in Search • Hide the quoted tweet when viewing Quote Tweets X fixes: • Redirect to twitter.com • Redirect Chat nav item to Messages • Replace X branding changes • Dark mode theme (Dim) • Hide Views under tweets • Hide Verified Followers tab • Restore Tweet source label • Show account location in focused tweets • Show account location in user hover cards (desktop version) • Restore headlines under external links • Restore Quote Tweets link under Tweets • Restore other links under Tweets • Default sorting of replies (Recent / Likes) • Hide "Sort replies" menu • Premium blue checks (Replace with Twitter Blue logo / Hide) • Hide Premium blue check replies • Hide Premium upsells • Hide Grok • Hide Grok tweets • Hide Edit image • Hide Jobs • Hide Subscriptions UI tweaks: • Don't use the Chirp font • Disable bold and italic text in tweets • Use normal text font style in navigation bar (desktop version) • Navigation density (desktop version) (Comfortable / Compact) • Use normal font weight in dropdown menus • Uninvert Follow / Following buttons (Monochrome / Themed) • Bypass age verification • Unblur sensitive content Remove algorithmic content: • Hide sidebar contents (desktop version) • Hide Explore page contents and use it only for searching • Hide "Discover" suggestions Reduce "engagement": • Hide metrics • Reduced interaction mode - Hide the action bar under tweets – replies are now the only means of interacting • Hide the Compose Tweet button • Disable the home timeline - Find yourself wasting too much time on Twitter? Try preventing use of the home timeline • Notifications (Hide badges only / Hide) Hide UI items you don't use: • Bookmark button under tweets • Share button under tweets • "View activity" links • Tweet box in timeline (desktop version) • Account switcher (desktop version) • Chat drawer (desktop version) • Explore (desktop version) • Creator Studio • Follow • Communities • Hide "More" menu items you don't use TWITTER, TWEET and RETWEET are trademarks of Twitter Inc. or its affiliates

About

FocusX for Twitter

Enhance your social media experience with a cleaner interface, powerful customization options, and advanced filtering. Enjoy a pure, ad-free timeline with integrated translation and native video playback.

Highlights
  • Clean Material Design UI
  • Extensive customization (themes, fonts)
  • Powerful mute filters
  • Integrated translation
  • Native video/GIF playback
  • Fully customizable tabs
Features
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Please note: This is an unofficial Twitter/X app(a third-part Twitter/X app), and we use the API provided by Twitter to improve some of the experience Tired of seeing ads and promotions in your timeline, being disrupted by tweets from bots and people you don't like, or just want a pure Twitter experience back like the good old days? Try it! It is a truly unique and beautiful app for Twitter with a lot of useful features. • Clean and beautiful Material Design UI • Extremely Customizable – themes, font related customizations – basically everything you’d ever wish to be able to customize, it’s all there for you. Tailor your perfect experience • Powerful mute filters • Night mode • Fully customizable tabs • Excellent download function, picture, video, just long press it • The integrated translation function displays the translation directly below the original content • Play Twitter videos and GIFs without leaving your timeline • Native YouTube, Twitter GIF, and Twitter video playback It is open source, based on Harpy -- Subscription Details -- • Monthly 、Quaterly and annual subscriptions are available • Payment will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase • Your subscription will automatically renew unless auto-renew is disabled at least 24 hours before the end of the current subscription period • Automatic renewals will be charged at the same price you were originally charged for the subscription • Subscriptions can be managed or cancelled by going to Account Settings on the App Store after purchase Terms: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://sites.google.com/view/privacypolicyoffocustwitterx

Screenshots

Control Panel for Twitter4 screens
FocusX for Twitter4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: FocusX for Twitter at Free against Control Panel for Twitter's $4.99. FocusX for Twitter also leads on iOS requirement (12.1 vs 15.0). Control Panel for Twitter's advantage is rating (4.5 vs 2.5) and review sentiment (76% vs 33%). On device support 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

FocusX for Twitter is free to download; Control Panel for Twitter costs $4.99 up front. FocusX for Twitter sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.49 per month. Control Panel for Twitter asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Control Panel for Twitter holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 2.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Control Panel for Twitter has 56 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 76% of Control Panel for Twitter's written reviews are positive against 33% of FocusX for Twitter's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Control Panel for Twitter ships an update every 5 days, FocusX for Twitter every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard10 real differences · 1 level
Control Panel for Twitter versus FocusX for Twitter: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterControl Panel for TwitterFocusX for Twitter
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating4.5 (56 ratings) — better2.5 (8 ratings)
Positive reviews75.6% of reviews — better33.3% of reviews
Number of ratings56 — better8
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#51 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac
Requires iOS15.012.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB113 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperJ BUCHANAN & L.J BUCHANAN婉 万

Customer experience

Control Panel for Twitter

All ratings56 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral3.6%
Negative10.7%
Written reviews82 reviews
Positive75.6%
Neutral6.1%
Negative18.3%

FocusX for Twitter

All ratings8 ratings
Positive25.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral22.2%
Negative44.4%

Bugs and requests

Control Panel for Twitter

Reported bugs

17 issues
  • For You tab reappears
  • Extension stops working after a few minutes
  • Blank page on x.com
  • App crashes or lags
  • Cannot resume from last read tweet
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  • Chat drawer link not hidden
  • 'Jobs' cannot be hidden
  • 'Unfollow' button not visible
  • 'What's happening' function not working in Home tab
  • Extension not loading properly
  • Safari extension issues on iPhone
  • Promoted posts visible again
  • Retweets in 'Following' tab
  • Timestamps sometimes disappear
  • Chronological sorting breaks
  • Login errors
  • App icon not conforming to dark mode

Requested features

17 requests
  • Allow hiding right sidebar
  • Hide 'Quote' under retweet dropdown
  • Hide 'X app' link at the top
  • Hide recommended users/trends in search input
  • Hide 'following' tab text
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  • Hide all posts by blue ticks
  • Option to hide Grok from bottom tab
  • Hide community icons from bottom tab
  • Ability to mute words within lists
  • Separate hide options for follower/following counts
  • Custom CSS for hiding elements
  • Dark mode app icon
  • Block or mute posts from entire communities by account name
  • Hide 'Jobs' in main menu
  • Make 'Unfollow' button visible
  • Allow choice of interactions in minimal mode
  • Hide 'What's happening' function in Home tab

FocusX for Twitter

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Control Panel for Twitter

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

FocusX for Twitter

Subscriptions3
  • Pro Monthly$1.491 Month
  • Pro Quaterly$3.493 Months
  • Pro Yearly7 Days trial$6.991 Year

Questions

Is Control Panel for Twitter free?
Control Panel for Twitter costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is FocusX for Twitter free?
FocusX for Twitter is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Control Panel for Twitter or FocusX for Twitter?
Control Panel for Twitter is rated higher. Control Panel for Twitter averages 4.5 out of 5 from 56 ratings, while FocusX for Twitter averages 2.5 from 8 ratings.
Do Control Panel for Twitter or FocusX for Twitter have ads?
FocusX for Twitter shows ads; Control Panel for Twitter does not.
Which is updated more often, Control Panel for Twitter or FocusX for Twitter?
Control Panel for Twitter ships an update every 5 days, and FocusX for Twitter every 2 weeks. Most recently, Control Panel for Twitter was updated on October 15, 2026 and FocusX for Twitter on October 10, 2026.

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