Comparison

masd vs StarPterano

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

Head to head
About

masd

Features
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This is an informal app to read the Hatena anonymous diary, which is a web service managed by Hatena Co., Ltd. You can also write a comment on a diary. You can spend your wasted time writing and reading comments in your diary. ◆Due to a change in Hatena's specifications, the ability to add bookmarks/comments has been discontinued. Please consider bookmarking/commenting from the share button by referring to the following page. How to "bookmark" from your favorite application? https://b.hatena.ne.jp/help/entry/app_extension#bookmark ◆Privacy We do not collect information such as URLs viewed in the app or Hatena IDs. We do use Visual Studio App Center to collect OS versions, crash reports, and other information that can help us improve our app development. We also use advertising (nend) in our apps. Please see below for nend's privacy policy. https://nend.net/privacy/sdkpolicy https://github.com/fan-ADN/nendSDK-iOS/wiki/nendSDK-https://github.com/fan-ADN/nendSDK-iOS/wiki/nendSDK-Data-Collection-Items If you have any questions, please use the "Feedback" section in the app.

About

StarPterano

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StarPterano is a client application for Mastodon, a distributed social networking service. It features a large amount of information that can be viewed, a light operation feel, and a wealth of unique functions. 【Features of StarPterano】 The timeline is displayed in full screen, and can be displayed in multi-columns on the iPad. The background color of selected posts on the timeline changes, as does the color of related posts. Pinch in/out to show/uncheck mini-view for quick viewing of a large number of posts. Pinch out to zoom in and out to see even hard-to-see custom emojis. Pinch out to zoom in and out to see custom emojis that are hard to see. Swipe left or right to switch between multiple accounts easily. A variety of settings are available, including text and icon size, freely selectable accent colors, and relative/absolute time display. Post input can be done while displaying the timeline. Streaming support Automatic CW expansion Long text is automatically displayed with its height limited so that it does not get in the way. Supports custom emoji animations. 【Supported features】 Use of multiple accounts, reply/boost/favorite/bookmark operations for posts on different accounts Timeline streaming Display of custom emoji, emoji picker Post posting functions (images, public range, CW, NSFW) Boosting, favoriting, and bookmarking See who has favorite/boosted a post Conversation display with in_reply_to Animated display of icons and custom emoji Video playback, video posting (compressed) Post GIF animations List function Search function for tags, users, and posts Profile editing Integrated local and home view Reserved postings Polls (post polls, view polls, participate in polls) Editing of posts NowPlaying post, which allows you to post the name of the song that is currently playing. Custom emoji picker ・Display reply destinations and hashtag and emoji suggestions while typing from "@", "#", and ":". Follow hashtags Explore trending posts, hashtags, news, and recommended users Translation function Emoji reactions (Only servers that support fedibird API) 【Notes】 Push notification function is not supported. Filtering function is not supported.

Screenshots

masd3 screens
StarPterano3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: StarPterano at none against masd's shown. StarPterano also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

masd ships an update every 3 weeks, StarPterano every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on May 16, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
masd versus StarPterano: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametermasdStarPterano
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS12.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB20 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperHavas LLCSEGO Takayoshi

In-app purchases

None

masd

No in-app purchases

None

StarPterano

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is masd free?
masd is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is StarPterano free?
StarPterano is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do masd or StarPterano have ads?
masd shows ads; StarPterano does not.
Which is updated more often, masd or StarPterano?
masd ships an update every 3 weeks, and StarPterano every 4 days. Most recently, masd was updated on May 16, 2026 and StarPterano on September 10, 2026.

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