Comparison

The Pinpoint App vs Colossus Social Reader

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

Head to head
About

The Pinpoint App

Features
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Your voice matters. Pinpoint puts your elected officials at your fingertips and makes contacting them as easy as sending a text. FIND YOUR REPRESENTATIVES Enter your location and instantly see your local, state, and federal elected officials โ€” city council members, state legislators, US senators, and House representatives โ€” with verified contact details. SEND REAL EMAILS, TRACKED Compose a message to any representative directly in the app. Pinpoint relays it through a secure email relay so you don't have to share your personal inbox. Then watch live: you'll see when your message is sent, delivered, and opened โ€” and you can mark it when you get a reply. BACK COMMUNITY ISSUES ON THE PINBOARD Browse civic issues raised by people in your community. Back the ones that matter to you. When enough people back an issue and contact their representatives, it reaches "Win" status โ€” a public record that your community made a difference. JOIN A POSSE Every Pinboard issue has its own Posse โ€” a group chat where neighbors coordinate, share updates, and plan next steps. Posses are moderated by community members and gated so only verified users can post. TRACK YOUR CIVIC FOOTPRINT A personal map shows the congressional districts you've explored. Your outreach history keeps a record of every representative you've contacted and every issue you've backed. YOUR PRIVACY, RESPECTED Pinpoint collects only what it needs to work. No advertising. No data sold. No tracking across apps. Full privacy policy at anappidea.llc/legal/pinpoint/privacy. Pinpoint is built and maintained by An App Idea LLC. Civic data is provided by OpenStates and is not guaranteed to be current โ€” always verify official information directly with government sources.

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: โ€ข Navigable mentions and profiles, with a Follow button. โ€ข Native video and GIF player. โ€ข Image viewer with zoom and direct saving to Photos. โ€ข Selectable text. โ€ข Built-in or external browser. โ€ข 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

The Pinpoint App3 screens
Colossus Social Reader4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Colossus Social Reader at none against The Pinpoint App's shown. The Pinpoint App's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.0). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
The Pinpoint App versus Colossus Social Reader: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThe Pinpoint AppColossus Social Reader
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysEvery 9 days
AdsYesNo โ€” better
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS15.1 โ€” better26.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size57 MB127 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperAn App Idea LLCJulio Cuesta

In-app purchases

None

The Pinpoint App

No in-app purchases

None

Colossus Social Reader

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is The Pinpoint App free?
The Pinpoint App is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Colossus Social Reader free?
Colossus Social Reader is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do The Pinpoint App or Colossus Social Reader have ads?
The Pinpoint App shows ads; Colossus Social Reader does not.
Which is updated more often, The Pinpoint App or Colossus Social Reader?
The Pinpoint App ships an update every 9 days, and Colossus Social Reader every 9 days. Most recently, The Pinpoint App was updated on October 31, 2026 and Colossus Social Reader on November 5, 2026.

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