Tumbletail vs Tumblium
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Tumbletail
A streamlined client for the popular microblogging platform. It offers enhanced post viewing with thumbnail displays, separate content types, and slideshows. Manage your social interactions with easy reblogging, liking, following, and multi-account support.
- Thumbnail display
- Separate photos and texts
- Slideshows
- Easy reblog and like
- Auto-refresh dashboard
- Multi-account support
- Save to cloud storage
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Tumblr client. Features: ・Thumbnail display like Mega-Editor. ・Separate Photos and Texts. ・Slideshow ・Easy Reblog or Like. ・Auto reflesh ・Likes. ・Follow / Unfollow ・Multi-account ・Passcode feature ・Save to cloud storages - Dropbox - Evernote - GοοgleDrive - SugarSync ・Pocket ・Over 250 posts on Dashboard. http://cathand.org/tumbletail
Tumblium
This native client offers a streamlined way to browse your Tumblr dashboard with features like infinite scrolling, customizable swipe gestures for likes and reblogs, and a unique trash feature for managing liked posts. It also includes a full-screen image viewer and display customization options.
- Smooth dashboard browsing with infinite scroll
- Customizable swipe gestures for like/reblog
- Liked posts management with temporary trash
- View and manage all your posts
- Full-screen image viewer with zoom
- Display customization for content density
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Tumblium is a native Tumblr client designed for a seamless dashboard reading experience. FEATURES ● Smooth Dashboard Browsing Infinite scrolling with automatic post loading. Pull to refresh for the latest content. Your reading position is automatically saved. ● Quick Actions • Swipe gestures for like and reblog • Customizable swipe directions • Tap for instant like/reblog • Long-press to choose your blog • Reblog with comment support ● Liked Posts Management Browse all your liked posts with a unique trash feature. Unliked posts stay in trash for 1 hour—perfect for accidental unlikes. ● My Posts View and manage posts from all your blogs in one place. ● Image Viewer Full-screen image viewer with zoom support. Perfect for photo posts and artwork. ● Display Customization • Display level presets - Adjust content density from minimal to detailed • Easy blur image toggle • Settings for experimental features HOW TO USE • Dashboard: Login with your Tumblr account to view your dashboard • Like: Tap the heart icon or swipe • Reblog: Tap the reblog icon or swipe • Customize: Adjust swipe actions and display level in Settings This app is not affiliated with Tumblr or Automattic. Tumblr is a trademark of Automattic Inc.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Tumblium at Free against Tumbletail's $1.99. Tumblium also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). Tumbletail's advantage is rating (4.6 vs 2.0) and in-app purchases (none vs 3). On ads, device support and iOS requirement 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
Tumblium is free to download; Tumbletail costs $1.99 up front. Tumblium sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Tumbletail asks for nothing beyond the download.
Tumbletail holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tumbletail has 216 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 62% of Tumbletail's written reviews are positive against 33% of Tumblium's.
Tumbletail ships an update every 2 months, Tumblium every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tumbletail | Tumblium |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.6 (216 ratings) — better | 2.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 62.3% of reviews — better | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 216 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | #77 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 28 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Naomoto Niwayama | Keisuke |
Customer experience
Tumbletail
Tumblium
Bugs and requests
Tumbletail
Reported bugs
5 issues- Crashes when scrolling quickly
- Login/authentication issues
- Problems with reblogging and liking posts
- Inconsistent behavior when switching between accounts
- Bugs related to image/GIF viewing and saving
Requested features
6 requests- Add support for video posts
- Implement message/notification viewing
- Improve account management features
- Add option to sort/filter followed blogs
- Enhance image/GIF handling capabilities
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- Introduce dark mode or other customization options
Tumblium
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Tumbletail
No in-app purchases
Tumblium
- Small Tip$2.99
- Medium Tip$4.99
- Large Tip$9.99
