Sprout Social vs Tail!
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sprout Social
Manage your social media presence on the go with this companion app. It allows you to view messages, reply, schedule posts, and track engagement across multiple platforms from anywhere. Requires an existing account.
- Manage social media anywhere
- View all messages in one place
- Reply and assign tasks
- Post, schedule, or draft messages
- Track post engagement metrics
- Receive notifications for new messages
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The perfect companion app for Sprout Social so you can manage your social media anywhere. You must have a Sprout Social account to use this app. Sprout Social is a social media management and engagement platform that helps you manage your X, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, LinkedIn, Google My Business, and Tripadvisor profiles all in one place. Your favorite Sprout features are now available on the go: • See all of your messages in one place • Easily reply, view conversation history, and assign a task from a message • Quickly post, schedule, queue or draft a new message • View retweets, clicks, shares, replies and more for individual posts • Get notified of new social messages
Tail!
This is a social media platform for sharing posts with images or videos, or text-only updates. Content is moderated by a trusted community, with rules enforced through account restrictions or bans. It's currently available for iOS devices.
- Upload posts with images or video
- Text-only posts
- Community moderation
- Account jail time for rule violations
- Account bans for severe violations
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Very early development stage social media application. Tail is a board post application where you can upload posts attached with four images or a video, or you can upload text too. Tail is moderated by trusted community members that must go through an application process to be selected. You are expected to follow the app's rules. Violations of rules result in account jail time, and more severe violations result in account bans. Currently available only for iPhone and iPad users with iOS 13.2 or higher.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Sprout Social at none against Tail!'s shown. Sprout Social also leads on ratings volume (1.3K vs 190). Tail!'s advantage is review sentiment (80% vs 46%) and rating (4.5 vs 4.2). On price, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Tail! holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sprout Social has 1.3K ratings behind it against 190, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 46% of Sprout Social's written reviews are positive against 80% of Tail!'s.
Sprout Social ships an update every 2 weeks, Tail! every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sprout Social | Tail! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (1.3K ratings) | 4.5 (190 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 46.3% of reviews | 79.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1.3K — better | 190 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Freemium | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 13.2 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 104 MB | 21 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Sprout Social, Inc. | Xayhem LLC |
Customer experience
Sprout Social
Tail!
User reviews
Sprout Social
From 1.3K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Great app, very helpful
- 👍 App works well
- 👍 Overall good
- 👍 Convenient
- 👍 Valuable response for us
Room to improve
- 😞 Hootsuite is better
- 😞 Run away! Don't use
- 😞 Long time user, very disappointed
- 😞 Sm biz owner
- 😞 HORRIBLE
Tail!
From 190 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Active and engaging community
- 🚀 Intuitive and well-designed interface
- 💡 Great for making new friends
- 🎨 Fun customization options
- 📱 Twitter-like experience with unique features
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent app crashes and freezing
- 😤 Toxic community with moderation issues
- 🔒 Random bans without explanation
- ⚠️ Poor account management options
- 🎥 Limited video length (10 seconds max)
Bugs and requests
Sprout Social
Reported bugs
9 issues- Scheduled posts not showing up
- Inability to remove posts from the queue
- Login screen freezes
- Incompatible with older devices
- Certain messages not showing in Smart Inbox
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- Unable to download the app
- New update broke the app, can't view FB private messages
- Scheduled Instagram posts won't automatically open to their app
- Notifications greyed out and can't be edited
Requested features
8 requests- Ability to macro, translate comments/messages and change sentiment on a post
- More characters allowed, ability to post more than 4 pictures, post videos and pictures in the same post
- Dark mode option
- Advanced analytics dashboard
- Ability to crop from the app on your phone
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- Ability to edit through the app like you can on Instagram
- More robust notification system for Instagram video posting
- Ability to access reports on mobile
Tail!
Reported bugs
9 issues- App version outdated error despite being updated
- Unable to update app from App Store
- Post functionality not working (loads indefinitely)
- App crashes on launch
- Kicked out of app randomly
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- Profile header picture editor only shows selected photos
- Notification center not displaying new notifications
- Text color matches background making content unreadable
- Auto-login after reinstall without logout option
Requested features
10 requests- Account deactivation/deletion option
- Ability to view likes, dislikes, and shares easily
- Longer video upload duration
- Copy and paste functionality for usernames and posts
- GIF profile photo support
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- Group chat feature
- Direct messaging improvements
- Verification symbols for company names
- Logout functionality
- Profile picture upload for kid accounts
In-app purchases
Sprout Social
No in-app purchases
Tail!
No in-app purchases
