Croissant is a new iPhone app from Ben McCarthy and Aaron Vegh that simplifies cross-posting to Mastodon, Bluesky, and Threads at an indie-friendly price. The app doesn’t try to replicate the many features you’ll find in services like Buffer.
Croissant lets users to post on multiple platforms at once. The app is primarily beneficial for indie developers, artists, websites, and other creators.
Designed with a deep yellow color, Croissant is focused on drafting posts. The app offers seven other color options, a total of seven app icon options, and 3 icons to pick from for the post-publishing button.
Multiple accounts are used in Croissant by signing up, which can be a time-consuming process at the beginning. Users are required to manage their accounts themselves and will see the icon for each of the sites they are connected with at the top of the compose view.
Croissant displays a character count at the top of each draft post and features a step that requests confirmation before publishing a post on multiple platforms simultaneously.
Shortcuts support and a scheduling feature would be great additions to Croissant. An iPad and a Mac version of the app would also be welcome by users.
Croissant offers a subscription for some features, which is an excellent solution for those who work online and want to promote what they make or who maintain active accounts across several services. The app’s subscription pricing is $2.99 /month, $19.99/year, or a one-time payment of $59.99.
Users of Croissant may also benefit from its ability to post without distractions from scrolling timelines.
Croissant is an example of how an inexpensive app can be an excellent option for those who maintain several social media accounts.
Users with multiple platforms and accounts appreciate Croissant’s design, user-friendliness, and ease of use in posting between platforms simultaneously.