Miu Ptt vs base
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)。
base
This app offers a private, ad-free social networking experience focused on community and inspiration. It features secure communication, AI integration, and tools for creative collaboration, moving away from manipulative social media tactics.
- Ad-free and tracker-free community spaces
- Secure encrypted audio and video calls
- AI technologies to amplify voices
- Focus on inspiration over manipulation
- Community-centric design
- Privacy controls and data erasure
- Multilingual support
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Base: - Create a personalized space for your community devoid of distractions, ads, and trackers. - Unlock new possibilities and reach higher success by redefining the possibilities of your social network. - Connect deeper through seamless, secure audio and video calls — whether it’s a quick catch-up with a friend or a group discussion with your network - Considered disconnecting from your social networks? Don’t. Let’s show you how to use them differently. - endless scroll? Sorry, we don’t do that here! - two ways to readily influence behavior: manipulate or inspire. We choose to inspire. - Deconstructing and reconstructing social media - Shifting from individualistic and capitalistic social media platforms towards community-centric spaces. - Building spaces that give people access to cutting-edge AI technologies to help amplify their voices and narratives. - Humans and Machines work together - for each other. Why Base? - Privacy - Encrypted data and communications - Ability to erase ALL of your data from base - Focus - Only notified about topics and people you chose - Positive community - Creativity - Unleash collaboration, productivity, and kindle problem solving - Full ability to manage spaces, interactions, control, and conversations - Reach - Scale and engage with a larger audience through your digital community center - Have conversations and interactions in over 100 languages - Innovation - Experience and make advanced (AI) technologies work for you like never before - Persuasive design/ Manipulative technologies - Base leverages ZERO technologies, tactics, and algorithms to get you hooked
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: base at 4.9 against Miu Ptt's 3.8. Miu Ptt's advantage is iOS requirement (6.0 vs 15.1). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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.
base holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 8 respectively.
Miu Ptt ships an update every 4 weeks, base monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Miu Ptt | base |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (6 ratings) | 4.9 (8 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 65.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 6 | 8 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 6.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 111 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Xingzhi Studio | IssakaAI |
Customer experience
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In-app purchases
Miu Ptt
No in-app purchases
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No in-app purchases









