# Tumbletail vs Clean Express

The clearest difference is price: Clean Express at Free against Tumbletail's $1.99. Clean Express also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 62%) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 months). Tumbletail's advantage is ratings volume (216 vs 1) and chart position (#75 vs unranked). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Clean Express is free to download; Tumbletail costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Clean Express holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. 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 100% of Clean Express's.

Tumbletail ships an update every 2 months, Clean Express every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Tumbletail | Clean Express |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | $1.99 | **Free** |
| Rating | [4.6 (216 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/tumbletail/id399603784/reviews) | **[5.0 (1 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/clean-express/id6759472357/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | **216** | 1 |
| Positive reviews | 62.3% of reviews | **100.0% of reviews** |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | **Every 5 days** |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | **#75** | — |
| Size | 28 MB | 15 MB |
| Requires iOS | **17.6** | 18.0 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | **iPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision Pro** |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Naomoto Niwayama](https://appshunter.io/developer/323813247) | [Cleanbit, MB](https://appshunter.io/developer/1604190074) |

## What reviewers say

### Tumbletail

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/tumbletail/id399603784)

**Currently charting:** #75 Top Paid · Social Networking (US App Store)

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.

**Highlights:** Thumbnail display, Separate photos and texts, Slideshows, Easy reblog and like, Auto-refresh dashboard, Multi-account support, Save to cloud storage

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none

**What reviewers like**

- 👍 Great app for browsing Tumblr
- 🚀 Smooth and fast performance
- 🔒 Passcode lock feature
- 📥 Convenient image/file saving options
- 💻 Better than official Tumblr app

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 Crashes and bugs
- 🔍 Limited discovery/search functionality
- 📽️ Lack of video support
- 💬 No ability to view/reply to messages
- 🔄 Issues with account switching/management

**Reported bugs**

- 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**

- 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


### Clean Express

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/clean-express/id6759472357)

This application allows users to read, download, and post articles on Usenet (NNTP) servers. It offers secure server connections, efficient group management, and robust attachment handling. Users can compose and post new messages or replies with automatic draft saving.

**Highlights:** Secure NNTP server connections, Group browsing and subscription management, Thread syncing and filtering, Inline attachment preview, Binary content decoding, Download queue management, Draft saving for posts and replies

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Tumbletail free?

Tumbletail costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.

### Is Clean Express free?

Clean Express is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Which has better reviews, Tumbletail or Clean Express?

Clean Express is rated higher. Tumbletail averages 4.6 out of 5 from 216 ratings, while Clean Express averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.

### Do Tumbletail or Clean Express have ads?

Neither Tumbletail nor Clean Express shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, Tumbletail or Clean Express?

Tumbletail ships an update every 2 months, and Clean Express every 5 days. Most recently, Tumbletail was updated on October 13, 2026 and Clean Express on October 11, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*