Tumblium vs Downpour
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.
Downpour
Experience a streamlined way to view content from a popular blogging platform. This app offers faster loading and a focused interface for videos, photos, and text posts, avoiding issues found in other clients.
- Lightweight third-party client
- Focused content viewing
- Faster loading times
- Dashboard viewing
- Supports videos, photos, and text
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Downpour is a lightweight third party Tumblr client. No more crashes in the official app. With Downpour, you will be focused on videos, photos, or text of a post. Viewing your Dashboard has never been such easy. Also enjoy faster loading. Let us know in the review if you have any question, suggestion or feedback. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Downpour at 3.8 against Tumblium's 2.0. Downpour also leads on ratings volume (6 vs 1) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 17.0). Tumblium's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2). On price, review sentiment, 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. Downpour sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.49 per 7 days. Tumblium asks for nothing beyond the download.
Downpour holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Downpour has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 33% and 33% positive.
Tumblium ships an update every 2 weeks, Downpour monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tumblium | Downpour |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (1 ratings) | 3.8 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 6 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Monthly |
| 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 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Keisuke | Yao Fan |
Customer experience
Tumblium
Downpour
In-app purchases
Tumblium
No in-app purchases
Downpour
- Downpour Ad Free Browsing3 Days trial$1.497 Days
- Downpour Ad-Free Browsing7 Days trial$3.991 Month
