# Bean for Lemmy — Explore the Threadiverse

> A beautiful and customizable client for exploring the Lemmy social network. (iPhone/iPad app by Cocoon Development Ltd.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/bean-for-lemmy/id6451421455 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Cocoon Development Ltd](https://appshunter.io/developer/1000046645)
- Category: Social Networking, News
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Rating: 3.68/5 from 19 App Store ratings · 8 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 17+
- Requires: iOS 14.0 · 92 MB
- Languages: English
- Released: 2023-08-14
- Data updated: 2026-06-10
- Monetization: freemium
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/bean-for-lemmy/id6451421455/reviews.md

## What is Bean for Lemmy?

Bean is the best way to explore the Lemmy and the threadiverse with a beautiful UI designed for iPhone and iPad, and with a number of themes, customisation, and view options to choose from, you'll be right at home with Bean.

Gestures make it a breeze to navigate around. Upvote or downvote, comment, bookmark, or collapse an entire comment thread with a single swipe. If that's not your thing, you can toggle these in the settings or turn on the full screen swipe to go back. 

Bean also features a beautiful media viewer that displays images, GIFs, and videos. If a post has multiple images, you can simply swipe through them all. Uploading images is also fully integrated with Lemmy's pict-rs service so you can rest assured that your images are safely hosted on your instance and not a third party service.

When creating new posts or comments, Bean offers you a comprehensive markdown editor to make crafting the perfect hot take easy.

With privacy in mind, Bean connects directly to your chosen Lemmy instance, only sharing your authentication token with our push notification server if you opt-in to notifications.

And, with Bean Pro you can unlock even more features, themes, and customisation options!

- Multi-Account Support: Connect to as many instances and accounts as you'd like.
- Push Notifications: Our notification server will keep an eye on your Lemmy notifications.
- Grouped Communities: Group your favourite communities together into a single fee.
- Premium Themes: Gain access to a bunch more beautiful themes.
- Accent Colour Options: Make Bean your own by changing the accent colour.
- Comment Themes: Change the indicators to match your style.
- Custom App Icons: Access a tonne of app icons, designed by various artists.
- More Font Options: Choose from more fonts including Avenir and Menlo.

By using Bean, you agree to the standard Apple Terms of Use (EULA) — https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

## Key features

- Beautiful UI with themes and customization
- Gesture-based navigation
- Rich media viewer for images, GIFs, and videos
- Markdown editor for posts and comments
- Multi-account support
- Optional push notifications
- Grouped communities

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Bean Pro Yearly | $14.99 | per year |
| Bean Pro Monthly | $1.99 | per month |

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Pro Lifetime | $49.99 | one-time |


## Recent user reviews (8 of 8)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/bean-for-lemmy/id6451421455/reviews.md

### 1/5 — Dev took payments for the app then ghosted us

*2024-08-01*

The dev took payments for the app including a $50 lifetime payment before abandoning development.

### 3/5 — Great Lemmy Client

*2024-03-19*

Bean is an aesthetically pleasing, feature-rich client for browsing Lemmy. It’s made even better by the fact that the developer responds quickly to posts about bugs and feature requests, and he seems truly intent on making this a great app!

Update: While I still love the look of Bean, development stopped shortly after switching to an in-app-purchases model. I paid for a “lifetime” subscription expecting the “lifetime” of the app to be longer than just a couple of months. 

By now, a few free apps have many features that Bean lacks. That said, if development resumes on Bean, and if the features catch up to the other apps, I’d likely switch back to this app in a heartbeat.

### 1/5 — Abandoned

*2024-02-24*

Paid for the lifetime membership like many others and the author just kinda disappeared. Keeps saying there will be updates but hasn’t done anything in 2 months. Just saying, be careful. Wait until there’s momentum before buying into this. In the meantime I’ve completely stopped using it.

### 3/5 — Great interface, but stalled development

*2024-01-14*

This app has the best overall interface for Lemmy but the development has stalled out with the developer not delivering on promised features. Do not buy the membership. I paid for it and, currently, regret supporting the app considering how quickly development stalled out after the subscription was launched.

### 1/5 — Wait for active development before buying anything

*2023-11-11*

After Bean 1.0 was released, the whole development basically stopped. One of the devs said they were too busy with other projects and didn’t have time to spend on Bean until the end of Oct. 

There is a difference between Bean in beta and not spending full time on it because they have other projects vs. releasing an actual product with expensive IAP that actually does deserve some on-going active support regardless. They should’ve waited to release it until they have the resources they need to support the app. Their excuse is not valid as a business. 

I regretted getting the lifetime perk. Voyager and other apps are getting updates for free.

### 5/5 — My current Lemmy app.

*2023-08-31*

Bean is my current daily Lemmy app. Very complete features, including notifications. Still some work to do (especially in the groups)  if it’s already great.

### 4/5 — Beautiful app

*2023-08-17*

After using this app for 30 seconds I got the lifetime membership. This is an app I want to support. It's so nice I highly recommend it. I've tried nearly every other app and they just don't work for me. I don't like em but this one is awesome

### 5/5 — Best Lemmy App So Far!

*2023-08-15*

Bean is one of the best Lemmy apps so far. It feels polished and looks great! It’s a blast to use!

## Frequently asked questions about Bean for Lemmy

### What is Bean for Lemmy?

Bean for Lemmy is a mobile application designed to provide a beautiful and customizable way to explore the Lemmy social network and the wider 'Threadiverse'. It offers features like gesture navigation, a media viewer, and a markdown editor.

### What are the main features of Bean for Lemmy?

Key features include a customizable UI with themes, gesture controls for navigation, a media viewer for images and videos, a markdown editor, multi-account support, and optional push notifications. Many of these advanced features are available through Bean Pro.

### How does Bean for Lemmy handle privacy?

Bean for Lemmy connects directly to your chosen Lemmy instance. It only shares your authentication token with its push notification server if you opt-in to notifications, prioritizing user privacy.

### What devices does Bean for Lemmy support?

Bean for Lemmy is available on iPhone, iPad, and iPod devices, offering a consistent experience across Apple's mobile ecosystem.

### What is the age rating for Bean for Lemmy?

Bean for Lemmy has an age rating of 17+, which is typical for social networking applications that may involve user-generated content and discussions.

### How often is Bean for Lemmy updated?

The app was last updated on December 6, 2023, with version 1.0.11. This indicates a relatively recent update, suggesting ongoing development and support.

### What are the subscription options for Bean Pro?

Bean Pro offers two subscription plans: a monthly subscription for $1.99 and a yearly subscription for $14.99. These plans unlock additional features, themes, and customization options.

### What is the user sentiment for Bean for Lemmy?

Bean for Lemmy has an average rating of 3.7 stars from 19 ratings. This suggests a generally positive reception, though there is room for improvement based on user feedback.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.0.11 — 2023-12-06

- Fixed a regression with the navigation to avoid the tab bar from being hidden when navigating to posts and communities.
- Added a missing icon for "Next Comment".

### 1.0.10 — 2023-12-05

Fixed an issue with image uploading.

### 1.0.9 — 2023-11-30

- Added support for the new Lemmy 0.19 authentication method.
- Fixed an issue that caused some icons not to render on older iOS versions.
- Fixed an issue with the post score on profile view not displaying when no score is present.
- Fixed an issue that caused the Inbox to never load in certain instances.

### 1.0.8 — 2023-09-23

Fixes an issue that caused the Sky theme to crash the app (sorry!)

### 1.0.7 — 2023-09-22

- Added new theme: Sky
- Added an option to hide or show usernames on the feed.
- Bookmarks no longer hide read posts.
- Fixed format bar on comments covering text.

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*Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-06-10.*