# Tumblr: Social Media & Art

> Snap, Blog, Build Your Scene

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id305343404](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id305343404)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id305343404`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Tumblr, Inc.
- **Category:** Social Networking
- **Rating:** 4.20 / 5 (373,051 ratings)
- **Version:** 46.3
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-14
- **First published:** 2009-02-25
- **Size:** 162 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-15
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/tumblr-social-media-art/id305343404)
- **Website:** [https://app.tumblr.com/](https://app.tumblr.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.tumblr.com/privacy](https://www.tumblr.com/privacy)

## Description

**Tumblr** is a creative social media and blogging app for sharing art, memes, GIFs, photos, videos, audio, and written posts. Create and customize multiple blogs, follow topics and fandoms, reblog inspiring content, and connect with people who share your interests.

Explore communities centered on digital art, fanfiction, cosplay, anime, K-pop, gaming, TV, comics, and more. Use tags to discover content, build an audience, join conversations, and personalize your feed with privacy and customization tools. Tumblr offers a welcoming space for self-expression, creative discovery, and online communities.

## Rankings

- #1,305 — Overall
- #10 — Popular Social Apps
- #4 — blog
- #8 — medium
- #8 — social media
- #9 — media

## Review summary

Users praise Tumblr for its strong, art-centered community and its long-standing, nostalgic feel as a space for creators. However, the app is widely criticized for invasive, autoplaying ads; contentious moderation and policy changes (including identity verification and bias concerns); poor mobile performance; and privacy risks tied to verification and data handling. Overall sentiment is mixed: cherished for content and community, but hampered by ads, policy changes, and reliability issues.

### Pros

- Strong artist-focused community and space for creators to share and discover art.
- Long-standing platform that many users view as a nostalgic, safe home.
- Enjoyable format for reading, browsing, and discovering art and creators.
- Many users feel Tumblr remains their primary social space and community.

### Cons

- Intrusive ads with autoplay sound, full-screen takes over the screen, frequent redirects to the App Store, and difficulty reporting ads.
- Moderation and policy concerns, including perceived bias against trans women and ongoing moves toward ID verification/privacy issues.
- Poor mobile performance: frequent freezing, endless scrolling, and updates that degrade usability.
- Privacy and security concerns around identity checks and data handling, including past data breaches and the potential risks of verification processes.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id305343404)