Comparison

Postio vs Clean Express

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

Head to head
About

Postio

Features
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Manage your Postiz posts from your iPhone. Connect to Postiz Cloud or your own self-hosted server. Compose, schedule, check performance, and retry failed posts wherever you are. DESIGNED FOR IPHONE A cleaner, native design brings familiar iPhone controls to your publishing workflow. Move between your queue, calendar, drafts, and analytics with a focused layout. PUBLISH FROM ANYWHERE • Create posts for the social accounts connected to Postiz • Schedule content for your next available posting slot • Review drafts, scheduled, published, and failed posts • Use Siri and Shortcuts to prepare posts and open your queue, calendar, or failed posts UNDERSTAND PERFORMANCE • View key insights in a focused mobile analytics dashboard • See how your published content is performing RECOVER QUICKLY • Find failed posts without searching through a desktop dashboard • Fix and retry them without rebuilding the post AVAILABLE IN YOUR LANGUAGE Use Postio in English, German, Dutch, Estonian, Polish, Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese, or Swedish. BUILT FOR YOUR POSTIZ SETUP • Works with Postiz Cloud and self-hosted servers • Connects directly to your existing server • Postio does not collect your data Postio requires an active Postiz server. Postio is an independent client and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or maintained by the Postiz project or any supported social platform.

About

Clean Express

This application allows users to read, download, and post articles on Usenet (NNTP) servers. It offers secure server connections, efficient group management, and robust attachment handling. Users can compose and post new messages or replies with automatic draft saving.

Highlights
  • Secure NNTP server connections
  • Group browsing and subscription management
  • Thread syncing and filtering
  • Inline attachment preview
  • Binary content decoding
  • Download queue management
  • Draft saving for posts and replies
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Clean Express is a modern Usenet (NNTP) client for Apple platforms. Read threads, download attachments, and post articles in one focused workflow. Connect with confidence - Add one or more NNTP servers with Plaintext, STARTTLS, or SSL/TLS (Implicit). - Review self-signed certificate fingerprints and choose whether to trust them. - Store server credentials securely in Keychain-backed storage. Stay on top of busy groups - Browse server groups, search and manage subscriptions, and filter your sidebar. - Sync thread headers with incremental progress updates. - Sort by recent activity or original post, then filter by All, Unread, or Threads with Unread. - Expand or collapse branches, watch threads, and move quickly with keyboard or swipe navigation. - Mark messages, threads, or full visible ranges as read. Work with attachments - Preview supported attachments inline, including text, images, and PDFs where available. - Decode common Usenet binary content, including yEnc and uuencode payloads. - Add large downloads to a dedicated queue with staged progress, retry/cancel, and clear-completed actions. - Save completed downloads to files, with queue state restored after relaunch. Compose and post without losing your place - Create new posts and replies with quote-aware reply context. - Keep drafts automatically and resume after relaunch. - Add attachments from the file picker or drag and drop. - Choose MIME, yEnc, or uuencode posting formats based on server or community preferences. - Send in the background with visible posting progress.

Screenshots

Postio4 screens
Clean Express4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Clean Express at none against Postio's 1. Clean Express also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 3 months) and device support (4 vs 1). Postio's advantage is iOS requirement (16.4 vs 18.0). On price 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Postio sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Clean Express asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Postio ships an update every 3 months, Clean Express every 5 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Postio versus Clean Express: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPostioClean Express
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision Pro — better
Requires iOS16.4 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size65 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVarun Adiyeri ParambathCleanbit, MB

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Postio

One-time1
  • Postio Pro$8.99
None

Clean Express

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Postio free?
Postio is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Clean Express free?
Clean Express is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Postio or Clean Express have ads?
Neither Postio nor Clean Express shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Postio or Clean Express?
Postio ships an update every 3 months, and Clean Express every 5 days. Most recently, Postio was updated on October 31, 2026 and Clean Express on October 31, 2026.

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