Comparison

Eddy for Twitter vs FocusX for Twitter

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

Head to head
About

Eddy for Twitter

This app presents your Twitter feed one tweet at a time in a fullscreen, animated display. It allows for hands-free reading of tweets, supporting your home timeline, hashtags, and searches.

Highlights
  • Fullscreen animated tweet display
  • Hands-free reading
  • Home timeline view
  • Hashtag browsing
  • Search functionality
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Eddy animates through your twitter feed, one tweet at a time in a fullscreen display. That means you can read the latest tweets while keeping your hands free for cooking or coding or eating nachos while you watch the game. The default view is your home timeline (people you follow), but you can also view #hashtags and searches.

About

FocusX for Twitter

Enhance your social media experience with a cleaner interface, powerful customization options, and advanced filtering. Enjoy a pure, ad-free timeline with integrated translation and native video playback.

Highlights
  • Clean Material Design UI
  • Extensive customization (themes, fonts)
  • Powerful mute filters
  • Integrated translation
  • Native video/GIF playback
  • Fully customizable tabs
Features
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Please note: This is an unofficial Twitter/X app(a third-part Twitter/X app), and we use the API provided by Twitter to improve some of the experience Tired of seeing ads and promotions in your timeline, being disrupted by tweets from bots and people you don't like, or just want a pure Twitter experience back like the good old days? Try it! It is a truly unique and beautiful app for Twitter with a lot of useful features. • Clean and beautiful Material Design UI • Extremely Customizable – themes, font related customizations – basically everything you’d ever wish to be able to customize, it’s all there for you. Tailor your perfect experience • Powerful mute filters • Night mode • Fully customizable tabs • Excellent download function, picture, video, just long press it • The integrated translation function displays the translation directly below the original content • Play Twitter videos and GIFs without leaving your timeline • Native YouTube, Twitter GIF, and Twitter video playback It is open source, based on Harpy -- Subscription Details -- • Monthly 、Quaterly and annual subscriptions are available • Payment will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase • Your subscription will automatically renew unless auto-renew is disabled at least 24 hours before the end of the current subscription period • Automatic renewals will be charged at the same price you were originally charged for the subscription • Subscriptions can be managed or cancelled by going to Account Settings on the App Store after purchase Terms: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://sites.google.com/view/privacypolicyoffocustwitterx

Screenshots

Eddy for Twitter4 screens
FocusX for Twitter4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Eddy for Twitter at 80% against FocusX for Twitter's 33%. Eddy for Twitter also leads on rating (4.6 vs 2.5) and in-app purchases (none vs 3). FocusX for Twitter's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, ratings volume 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. FocusX for Twitter sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.49 per month. Eddy for Twitter asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Eddy for Twitter holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 2.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 15 and 8 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 80% of Eddy for Twitter's written reviews are positive against 33% of FocusX for Twitter's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Eddy for Twitter ships an update every 2 months, FocusX for Twitter every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Eddy for Twitter versus FocusX for Twitter: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEddy for TwitterFocusX for Twitter
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (15 ratings) — better2.5 (8 ratings)
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews — better33.3% of reviews
Number of ratings15 — better8
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS10.0 — better12.1
Further details — not scored
Size45 MB113 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperChris Ricca婉 万

Customer experience

Eddy for Twitter

All ratings15 ratings
Positive93.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative6.7%
Written reviews25 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral4.0%
Negative16.0%

FocusX for Twitter

All ratings8 ratings
Positive25.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral22.2%
Negative44.4%

In-app purchases

None

Eddy for Twitter

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

FocusX for Twitter

Subscriptions3
  • Pro Monthly$1.491 Month
  • Pro Quaterly$3.493 Months
  • Pro Yearly7 Days trial$6.991 Year

Questions

Is Eddy for Twitter free?
Eddy for Twitter is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is FocusX for Twitter free?
FocusX for Twitter is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Eddy for Twitter or FocusX for Twitter?
Eddy for Twitter is rated higher. Eddy for Twitter averages 4.6 out of 5 from 15 ratings, while FocusX for Twitter averages 2.5 from 8 ratings.
Do Eddy for Twitter or FocusX for Twitter have ads?
FocusX for Twitter shows ads; Eddy for Twitter does not.
Which is updated more often, Eddy for Twitter or FocusX for Twitter?
Eddy for Twitter ships an update every 2 months, and FocusX for Twitter every 2 weeks. Most recently, Eddy for Twitter was updated on November 1, 2026 and FocusX for Twitter on November 3, 2026.

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