Illustail vs Owler
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
Owler
This app offers a streamlined way to browse and interact with content from a popular blogging platform. It allows users to preview posts in a grid, view them in detail, and manage their interactions like liking, reblogging, and following blogs. The app also includes settings for customizing the post preview and photo quality, with caching to optimize data usage.
- Grid post preview
- Detailed post view
- Photo and GIF support
- Blog following management
- Like and reblog posts
- Customizable grid columns
- Photo quality settings
- Bandwidth saving cache
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Owler is a concise app to view posts on Tumblr. Features: * Preview posts in grid * View single post in detail window * Support Photos, Play Gifs * View blog's followings * Like/Unlike, Reblog post; Follow/Unfollow blog * Control grid columns in preview settings * Control photo quality in photo settings * Utilise cache to save bandwidth * Support maximum 1000 dashboard posts
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Illustail at 59% against Owler's 0%. Illustail also leads on rating (4.2 vs 2.0) and update cadence (weekly vs every 5 months). Owler's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On price 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
Both are free to download. Illustail sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Owler asks for nothing beyond the download.
Illustail holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Illustail has 45 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 59% of Illustail's written reviews are positive against 0% of Owler's.
Illustail ships an update weekly, Owler every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Illustail | Owler |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (45 ratings) — better | 2.0 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 59.3% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 45 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 5 months |
| 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 | 7.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 64 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Naomoto Niwayama | Huayang Zhang |
Customer experience
Illustail
Owler
In-app purchases
Illustail
- 広告非表示アドオン$1.99
Owler
No in-app purchases
