The free way to schedule tweets is X’s ads Composer: sign in at ads.x.com, write the post in Composer, click the arrow next to Post, pick the date and time and select Schedule. X Pro needs a paid X Premium subscription, and schedulers pay X for every post they publish, so SkedCast passes that $0.015 charge through on its paid plans.
Key takeaways
- X’s ads Composer at ads.x.com schedules posts, with no Premium subscription needed.
- X Pro, the former TweetDeck, comes with X Premium, a paid subscription.
- X charges apps $0.015 per post and $0.20 per post with a link, so schedulers that publish to X pass a cost on.
- SkedCast schedules X posts and threads on its paid plans, passing X’s charge through with a 10% handling fee.
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Can you schedule tweets for free?
Yes, with X’s own ads Composer. It is part of X Ads, but a scheduled post does not have to be an ad: the Posts tab lists organic, scheduled and draft posts.
| Route | Cost | What it covers |
|---|---|---|
| ads.x.com Composer | Free with an X Ads account | Posts with text, media or a card, editable until they go live |
| X Pro | Included with X Premium (paid) | Columns, search and posting for one or more accounts |
| SkedCast | $15 a month (Solo) plus X’s per-post charge | Posts and threads to X beside 10 other networks, in bulk |
How do you schedule a tweet in X’s ads Composer?
To edit or delete it, open Posts, switch the list to Scheduled, and use the menu on the post. Count your characters first with the X character counter, since links always use 23 of the 280.
Open Composer
Sign in at ads.x.com and choose Composer on the left.
Write the post
Add the text, photos, video or a card.
Choose a time
Click the arrow next to Post, then pick the date and time it should go live.
Schedule it
Select Schedule. Until then the post is not visible on X.
Why do schedulers charge for posting to X?
Because X charges them. X’s API is pay-per-use: $0.015 for each post and $0.20 for a post that contains a link, paid by the app that publishes it. A scheduler with a free plan either leaves X off it or absorbs the cost somewhere; see the X API pricing calculator for what a month of posts costs.
How does SkedCast schedule tweets?
On its paid plans, from Solo at $15 a month. You write a post or a whole thread once, beside your other networks, with characters counted the way X counts them, and import a month of posts in one upload. X’s per-post charge is passed through as a line item with a 10% handling fee, the composer shows the estimate before you schedule, and each plan has a spend cap. X is not part of the free plan, which covers the other networks. See how to schedule an X thread and pricing.
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FAQ
- Is there a free way to schedule tweets?
- Yes: X’s ads Composer at ads.x.com schedules posts without a Premium subscription. Write the post, click the arrow next to Post, choose the date and time, and select Schedule.
- Is X Pro (TweetDeck) free?
- No. Access to X Pro is a feature of X Premium, X’s paid subscription.
- Does SkedCast’s free plan include X?
- No. Because X charges for every post published through its API, X is on SkedCast’s paid plans, from Solo at $15 a month, with X’s charge passed through.
- Can I schedule a thread on X?
- X’s help page for the ads Composer describes scheduling single posts. SkedCast schedules whole threads, publishing each post in order as a reply to the one before.
- How much does it cost to post to X through an app?
- X charges $0.015 per post and $0.20 per post with a link (X’s API pricing page).