Miu Ptt vs 4Plurk
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Miu Ptt
This app provides a streamlined browsing experience for the PTT BBS platform on mobile devices. It offers a user-friendly interface with iOS-like navigation, making it easier to read articles, post content, and manage messages. An existing PTT account is required to use its features.
- Telnet-based BBS browsing
- iOS-like navigation
- Article and message reading
- Posting and replying to articles
- Searching boards and articles
- Email management
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Miu Ptt is a telnet based BBS (Bulletin Board System) browser for ptt.cc. You must have an account in ptt.cc / ptt2.cc before using this app. Please register your account at telnet://ptt.cc (telnet://ptt2.cc) from from your computer's terminal emulator. Miu Ptt 是一款 ptt.cc (批踢踢實業坊) 的瀏覽器應用程式。它以telnet登入 bbs 並自動分析瀏覽過程中的 bbs 頁面狀態和內容,並重新整理和展示,努力提供最合適 iPhone / iPod touch 的閱讀體驗。 操作上Miu Ptt用類 iOS 的操作方式替代傳統的 terminal 模式下的 bbs 操作,使 bbs 瀏覽更為容易。 你需要擁有一個 ptt / ptt2 帳號才能使用本軟體。請在電腦上循正常terminal途徑申請帳號 (telnet://ptt.cc, telnet://ptt2.cc)。 * 當前版本的 Miu Ptt (僅)可提供較為完整的 ptt 瀏覽功能,如瀏覽看板,閱讀文章和信件, 搜尋看板和文章,發表和回復文章,回復信件等。 ** Miu Ptt 現在無法將來也不會提供 ptt 所有的 bbs 功能,如需完整的 bbs 體驗,可考慮使用 Miu Term (iPhone) / Miu Term HD (iPad)。
4Plurk
This social networking client provides a streamlined way to interact with a popular microblogging platform. It offers features like photo sharing, customizable emoticons, and easy browsing of friend updates and web content. The app focuses on performance and user-friendly navigation for a smooth experience.
- OAuth login
- Photo sharing
- Customizable emoticons
- In-app browser
- Chat room (Alpha)
- Word count for posts
- Clean cache function
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4Plurk is an easy and free plurk client designed by 4Point Design. We provide the following functions and continuing improvement. v1.3.9: use https API connect, add Safari Dialog v1.3.4: FIX iOS 9.0.1 v1.3.3: FIX error screen v1.3.1: iOS8 FIX v1.2.8: performance tuning v1.2.7: Fix crash at iOS6 v1.2.6: 1. iPhone5 layout fix 2. Fix bug of double click link or image 3. Add clean cache function v1.2.4: 0. Add Chat Room (Alpha) 1. Add word counts at post window 2. Add COPY URL in web window 3. Fix picture upload issues 4. Fix double click at same plurk 5. Other optimization v1.2: 1. auto scroll to last seen response 2. add plurk top 3. layout change 4. can open url with safari 5. open 'All Plurks' by default 6. click 'avatar' to view his plurks 7. fix mute_all, read_all 8. 4plurk is a little bit faster than before. v1.1.5: 1. Add qualifier. 2. Add simple English version. Thanks for choosing 4Plurk. 3. Add in app browser functions. v1.1.2: 1. Read all and mute all 2. Unread message filter 3. Performance tuning 4. Loading fix v1.0: 1. OAuth login. NOT keeping your id/password. 2. Easy filter and follow your friends message. 3. Share photos from your camera and gallery. 4. Your customize Emotion Icons. 5. Easy browse photos and web from your friends. 6. Like, RePlurk, Mute, PrivatePlurk buttons. 7. Refresh and auto load more plurks.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Miu Ptt at 3.8 against 4Plurk's 2.0. Miu Ptt also leads on review sentiment (65% vs 29%) and ratings volume (6 vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Miu Ptt holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Miu Ptt has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 65% of Miu Ptt's written reviews are positive against 29% of 4Plurk's.
Miu Ptt ships an update every 4 weeks, 4Plurk monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Miu Ptt | 4Plurk |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (6 ratings) — better | 2.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 65.3% of reviews — better | 28.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 6.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Xingzhi Studio | 4point Inc |
Customer experience
Miu Ptt
4Plurk
In-app purchases
Miu Ptt
No in-app purchases
4Plurk
No in-app purchases
