KrazyTown vs Colossus Social Reader
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
KrazyTown
This social networking app prioritizes efficient content viewing and interaction. It allows users to see more posts at once, input text while browsing timelines, and display custom emojis without gaps.
- Display many toots at once
- Input toots while viewing timeline
- Display custom emoji consecutively
- Reduced scrolling
- Efficient interaction
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This app was implemented with attention to the following points. ■ I want to display many toots at once to reduce the number of scrolls. ■ I want to input toot while looking at timeline! ■ I want to display custom emoji placed consecutively without any gaps!
Colossus Social Reader
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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
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: KrazyTown at 15.0 against Colossus Social Reader's 26.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.
KrazyTown ships an update fortnightly, Colossus Social Reader every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | KrazyTown | Colossus Social Reader |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 47 MB | 127 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sakuraba Makoto | Julio Cuesta |
In-app purchases
KrazyTown
No in-app purchases
Colossus Social Reader
No in-app purchases
Questions
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