Tumblium vs Tumbot
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
Tumbot
This third-party client offers a native browsing experience for Tumblr with a pleasing interface. It supports caching videos and photos, and allows for easy sharing of images and videos to other applications.
- Native Tumblr browsing
- Pleasing user interface
- Video and photo caching
- Image and video sharing
- Open media in other apps
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Tumbot is third-party Tumblr client for Tumblr with: Native browsing experience; Pleasing interface; Caching videos and photos support. Support images and video sharing or open in other apps.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Tumbot at 3.9 against Tumblium's 2.0. Tumbot also leads on ratings volume (30 vs 1) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 17.0). Tumblium's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 6 weeks). On price, review sentiment, ads and monetization model 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. Tumbot sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Tumblium asks for nothing beyond the download.
Tumbot holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tumbot has 30 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 33% of Tumblium's written reviews are positive against 26% of Tumbot's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Tumblium ships an update every 2 weeks, Tumbot every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tumblium | Tumbot |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (1 ratings) | 3.9 (30 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews — better | 26.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 30 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 48 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Keisuke | 健 刘 |
Customer experience
Tumblium
Tumbot
In-app purchases
Tumblium
No in-app purchases
Tumbot
- 升级到专业版$4.99
