# Crustacean for Lobsters — An unofficial Lobste.rs client

> An unofficial Lobste.rs client (iPhone/iPad app by Sayan Goswami.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/crustacean-for-lobsters/id6742195107 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Sayan Goswami](https://appshunter.io/developer/1724985919)
- Category: News, Productivity
- Price: $1.99
- Age rating: 12+
- Requires: iOS 17.0 · 3 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2025-02-20
- Data updated: 2026-09-09
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/crustacean-for-lobsters/id6742195107/reviews.md

## What is Crustacean for Lobsters?

Stay up-to-date with the latest news and discussions from the Lobsters (https://lobste.rs) community, now in a beautiful and native iOS app.

Note: This is an unofficial app. Crustacean is not affiliated to Lobsters (https://lobste.rs), but is built with love for the community.

Crustacean brings you a seamless reading experience, with a clean design, sleek animations, and a native UI that feels right at home on your iPhone.
You can even read previously loaded posts offline, caching ensures that you are not dependent on network connectivity to catch up with your fix of tech news.

Designed specifically for Lobsters, Crustacean is the perfect companion for anyone who wants to stay engaged with the community on-the-go.

Download Crustacean today and dive into the world of computing news, discussions, and community!

## Chart rankings

- #76 in Top Paid · News (US App Store)


## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 7 — 2026-08-24

- Reply to comments right in the app now
- Upvoting works properly again (it used to log you out — sorry!)
- You'll get a heads-up if a vote or flag doesn't go through
- Read stories no longer stand out in bold
- Tidier feeds with avatars, and they're cached so scrolling stays fast

### 6 — 2025-03-25

Just a little tweak to make block quotes in comments look fantastic. This improves the formatting for better readability.

### 5 — 2025-03-21

- Improves readability of hyperlinks in comments.

### 4 — 2025-03-19

Show host name of websites for link posts.

### 3 — 2025-02-26

- You can now login to Lobste.rs right from the app!
- Vote on comments & stories from the app.
- Flag comments & stories from the app.
- Extends compatibility down to iOS 17.
- Fixes a bug that caused pull to refresh to not work reliably & lose scroll position.

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## More apps by Sayan Goswami

- [Binary Clock: View time in BCD](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/binary-clock-view-time-in-bcd/id6475730187)
- [Ovue for Seerr](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/ovue-for-seerr/id6581485306)
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- [Flux Feed for Miniflux](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/flux-feed-for-miniflux/id6752505148)
- [Systemic](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/systemic/id6758315076)

All apps by Sayan Goswami: https://appshunter.io/developer/1724985919

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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 2026-09-09.*