Illustail vs Tootoise
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Illustail
This app allows you to view and save images and videos from various social networks and cloud services in one place. It supports multiple accounts, offers a slideshow mode, and includes privacy features like a passcode lock.
- Browse multiple social networks and services
- Save media to various cloud storage and local files
- Manage multiple accounts
- Stream ZIP archives without downloading
- Auto-convert HLS videos to MP4
- Slideshow mode
- Widgets for latest posts
- Passcode lock for privacy
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Enjoy your favorite illustrations and photos, effortlessly. Illustail is an all-in-one viewer that lets you browse and save images & videos across multiple social networks and services. ■ Supported Services (Browse) Bluesky / Mastodon / Misskey / Tumblr / TINAMI / Danbooru / Dropbox / SMB Server / Local Files / Photo Library ■ Supported Services (Save) Photo Library / Files (any folder) / Dropbox / Google Drive / Evernote / Tumblr ■ Features ・Manage multiple accounts in one place ・Switch between your favorite timelines with one tap ・Stream and browse ZIP archives on SMB/Dropbox/Local folders without downloading ・Auto-convert HLS videos (m3u8) to MP4 for saving ・Relax and enjoy with slideshow mode ・Display latest posts on your home screen with widgets ・Stay private with passcode lock
Tootoise
A straightforward client for the Mastodon social network, allowing users to manage multiple accounts, interact with timelines, and customize their experience. It offers robust post management features, including editing and pinning, along with privacy controls like muting and blocking.
- Manage multiple Mastodon accounts
- View and post to timelines
- Create and edit post lists
- Pinning and bookmarking posts
- Mute, block, and report users
- Customizable theme colors
- Edit posts
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Tootoise is a simple Mastodon client. ## You can do this - View and post timeline - Add and switch multiple accounts - List display, creation and editing - Add, remove and list favourites - Add, remove and list bookmarks - Display notifications list (Not push notifications) - Display and input of custom emoji - Post information about the song you are currently listening to - Sharing from other applications (Safari, etc.) - Use with iPad multitasking function (SplitView, SlideOver) - Change theme color - Absolute time display - Pinning posts - Mute, block, report, filter - Search (As per server specifications) - Display and vote on poll - Edit a post (Some functions are not yet supported.) - Setting and displaying the ALT attribute (alternate text) ## These are not possible - Push notifications - Streaming - Create a poll - Relative time display The text size can be changed from the iOS Settings view. You can check the license of the library etc. used in this App by tapping the app icon in iOS settings.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Tootoise at none against Illustail's 1. Tootoise also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (68% vs 59%). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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
Both are free to download. Illustail sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Tootoise asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.2 for Illustail against 4.3 for Tootoise. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 45 and 18 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 59% of Illustail's written reviews are positive against 68% of Tootoise's.
Illustail ships an update weekly, Tootoise every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Illustail | Tootoise |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (45 ratings) | 4.3 (18 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 59.3% of reviews | 68.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 45 — better | 18 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 64 MB | 23 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Naomoto Niwayama | Naoki Kuwata |
Customer experience
Illustail
Tootoise
In-app purchases
Illustail
- 広告非表示アドオン$1.99
Tootoise
No in-app purchases
