Illustail vs Clean for Twitter
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
Clean for Twitter
Enhance your social media experience by removing unwanted elements and advertisements. Customize your feed, navigation, and tweet actions for a cleaner, more focused browsing session.
- Hide sidebar elements
- Remove ads from feed
- Customize navigation tabs
- Control tweet actions
- Restore classic logo
- Text-only timeline option
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Clean up unnecessary elements on X (Twitter) and enjoy a cleaner, more focused browsing experience. FEATURES Branding: • Restore classic Twitter logo - Bring back the bird logo Layout: • Hide right sidebar - Remove trending topics and suggestions Left Navigation: • Hide Chat - Remove the Chat/Messages tab • Hide Grok - Remove the Grok AI assistant • Hide Lists - Remove the Lists tab • Hide Bookmarks - Remove the Bookmarks tab • Hide Communities - Remove the Communities tab • Hide Premium - Remove X Premium/Twitter Blue promotional elements • Hide Profile - Remove the Profile navigation link • Hide Creator Studio • Hide Ads - Remove promotional advertisements from navigation • Hide Create your Space • Hide More - Remove the More menu option • Hide Follow - Remove the Follow navigation • Hide Aritcles - Remove the Aritcles navigation • Hide App Download in iOS Tweet Actions: • Hide Analytics - Remove analytics buttons from tweets • Hide Bookmarks - Remove bookmark buttons from tweet actions • Hide Grok - Remove the Grok AI assistant Content Area: • Hide Timeline Explore - Remove the Explore tab from your timeline • Hide Discover More - Remove "Discover more" recommendations • Hide Advertisement - Remove sponsored content and ads from your feed • Hide Today News - Remove "Today" news section • Hide Who to Follow - Remove "Who to follow" suggestions • Text mode in Home - Remove Image and Video in Home • Hide Notification Recommendation - Remove recommended posts from notifications GETTING STARTED 1. Install the extension from Chrome Web Store 2. Visit X (Twitter) - The extension activates automatically 3. Click the extension icon in your toolbar to customize which features to enable or disable 4. Your preferences are saved automatically and sync across devices CUSTOMIZATION All features can be individually toggled on/off through the extension popup. Choose exactly what you want to see and hide everything else. SUPPORT Join our Discord community for support, feature requests, and discussions: https://discord.gg/gFhKUthc88 Make X (Twitter) yours again - Install Clean Twitter today!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Illustail at Free against Clean for Twitter's $4.99. Illustail also leads on ratings volume (45 vs 1). Clean for Twitter's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.2) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). On update cadence and 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
Illustail is free to download; Clean for Twitter costs $4.99 up front. Illustail sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Clean for Twitter asks for nothing beyond the download.
Clean for Twitter holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Illustail has 45 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Illustail ships an update weekly, Clean for Twitter every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Illustail | Clean for Twitter |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $4.99 |
| Rating | 4.2 (45 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 59.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 45 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 64 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Naomoto Niwayama | KAI WANG |
Customer experience
Illustail
Clean for Twitter
In-app purchases
Illustail
- 広告非表示アドオン$1.99
Clean for Twitter
No in-app purchases
