The Midst vs Croissant
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
The Midst
A location-based social network where posts are tied to your current location and visible globally. Share experiences, discover new places through check-ins, and build wish lists of interesting spots. Posts are temporary, ensuring fresh content.
- Location-based posting
- Global map view
- 24-hour post expiration
- Check-in functionality
- Wish list creation
- Anonymous posting option
- Age verification
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The Midst is a location-based social network and life logging app. Posting to The Midst drops a pin at your current location and is visible to anyone in the world. Pan the map to see what's happening around the world. Posts expire after 24 hours, ensuring information remains relevant and up-to-date. Check-in: Have you stumbled upon a fantastic new food truck or a great coffee shop? Check-in by tapping a place on the map. Check-ins can be public by also posting to The Midst, or choose to only save check-ins to your Saved Places list. Wish List: Did someone check in at a place you find interesting? Tap the pin on the map in The Midst and add that location to your Wish List. Saved places and wish list items are saved in the Check In tab. Some regions now require age verification for social apps. The Midst uses Apple’s Declared Age Range verification to meet these regulations while protecting your privacy. Verification is a one-time, on-device check using the age information already stored in your iCloud account. We only receive a yes/no confirmation that you meet the age requirement. The Midst never sees, stores, or transmits your birthday or actual age. The Midst uses Apple's standard end user license agreement (EULA) which can be viewed here: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ View our privacy policy here: https://www.themidstapp.com/privacy-policy.
Croissant
Effortlessly share content across multiple social platforms simultaneously. This app allows you to compose posts with images and hashtags, create multi-part threads, and save drafts for later. Customize your experience with unique icons and color themes.
- Simultaneous cross-posting
- Support for Threads, Bluesky, Mastodon
- Image and hashtag support
- Thread creation
- Draft saving
- Customizable themes
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It's a social network explosion! And you can now post to all of them in one app. Croissant solves that oh-so-2024 problem of wanting to post to all these great new social networks — Threads, Bluesky, Mastodon. Now you can, in one shot. Croissant makes cross-posting buttery smooth. Features: * Set up your social media accounts, choosing from Threads, Bluesky or Mastodon * Write posts using our composer, allowing you to attach images, hashtags, at-mentions. * Create threads by chaining multiple posts together. * Save drafts for later editing or sending. * Make Croissant your own with custom app icons and colour themes! Looking for features or support? Contact me at support@croissantapp.com. Privacy Policy: https://croissantapp.com/privacy.html Terms of User: https://croissantapp.com/terms.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: The Midst at 100% against Croissant's 63%. The Midst also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6). Croissant's advantage is ratings volume (198 vs 3) and iOS requirement (18.5 vs 27.0). 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. The Midst sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Croissant sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
The Midst holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Croissant has 198 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of The Midst's written reviews are positive against 63% of Croissant's.
The Midst ships an update every 4 weeks, Croissant fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | The Midst | Croissant |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | 4.6 (198 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 62.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 198 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 27.0 | 18.5 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 37 MB | 65 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dan O'Leary | Innoveghtive Inc. |
Customer experience
The Midst
Croissant
Bugs and requests
The Midst
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Croissant
Reported bugs
5 issues- Threads login issues
- Mastodon login issues
- Bluesky login issues
- Duplicate accounts created
- Posting failures and lost work
Requested features
6 requests- Add support for more social networks (e.g. Twitter, WordPress, LinkedIn)
- Ability to group accounts
- Scheduled posts
- Customize account names/nicknames
- Integrate with Shortcuts
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- Add timeline viewing and interaction
In-app purchases
The Midst
- Monthly$1.991 Month
- Yearly$19.991 Year
Croissant
- Monthly$2.991 Month
- Annual$19.991 Year
- Lifetime$59.99
Questions
Is The Midst free?
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