Comparison

Voto vs Colossus Social Reader

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Voto

This app allows users to create photo polls with two to four images and a question. Others can vote on their preferred option, with live results displayed instantly. Users can also comment, like, follow others, and build a profile.

Highlights
  • Create photo polls with 2-4 images
  • Ask questions for polls
  • Tap-to-vote with live results
  • Browse Popular and Fresh feeds
  • Comment, like, and follow users
  • Build a user profile
Features
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Voto is back. The photo-poll app you remember - rebuilt. Can't decide? Let the crowd vote. Post two to four photos, ask a question, and watch the votes roll in. Tap a photo to cast your vote and instantly see how everyone else voted. - Snap or pick photos and ask anything - outfits, food, places, big decisions. - Tap-to-vote on real photos, with live results and a winner. - Browse Popular and Fresh feeds from the whole community. - Comment, like, follow people whose taste you trust, and build your profile. - Sign in with Apple or Google in seconds. Every poll is a little moment of 'help me pick.' Voto makes it fun.

About

Colossus Social Reader

Features
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Read Mastodon in your language. Free, ad-free, with on-device translation. An independent Mastodon reader that lets you read and reply to posts in other languages using manual or automatic translation powered by Apple Translation. Access your Home, Lists, Bookmarks, and Notifications timelines with fast updates, complete threads, and a new-post counter that preserves your position. Translation is native, processed on-device, and does not send text to external translation services. With Slow Mode, translation is prepared in the background and displayed when you tap the translation button. Customize your experience with Liquid Glass, Light, Dark, and Soft themes, plus a configurable accent color. Also included: • Navigable mentions and profiles, with a Follow button. • Native video and GIF player. • Image viewer with zoom and direct saving to Photos. • Selectable text. • Built-in or external browser. • Spanish and English localization. This is an independent, unofficial Mastodon client. Account creation is not supported. To use the app, sign in with an existing Mastodon account created at: https://joinmastodon.org End User License Agreement (EULA): https://juliocuesta.github.io/LectorDeMastodon/en/terms-of-service.html Privacy Policy: https://juliocuesta.github.io/LectorDeMastodon/en/privacy-policy.html

Screenshots

Voto4 screens
Colossus Social Reader4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Colossus Social Reader at none against Voto's 2. Voto's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, update cadence, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Voto sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Colossus Social Reader asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Voto ships an update every 5 days, Colossus Social Reader every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Voto versus Colossus Social Reader: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVotoColossus Social Reader
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.2 (67 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews72.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings67 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 9 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB127 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperEric StevensonJulio Cuesta

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Voto

One-time2
  • 25 credits$0.99
  • Featured Voto$0.99
None

Colossus Social Reader

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Voto free?
Voto is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Colossus Social Reader free?
Colossus Social Reader is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Voto or Colossus Social Reader have ads?
Neither Voto nor Colossus Social Reader shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Voto or Colossus Social Reader?
Voto ships an update every 5 days, and Colossus Social Reader every 9 days. Most recently, Voto was updated on November 1, 2026 and Colossus Social Reader on November 5, 2026.

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