# Pipilo — Unique Fediverse experience

> Fediverse client with horizontally scrolling conversational timelines. (iPhone/iPad app by Lukasz Rutkowski.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pipilo/id1584544719 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Lukasz Rutkowski](https://appshunter.io/developer/1561590120)
- Category: Social Networking
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Rating: 4.60/5 from 5 App Store ratings · 8 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 17+
- Requires: iOS 16.4 · 75 MB
- Languages: English, Polish
- Released: 2023-11-06
- Data updated: 2026-08-23
- Monetization: free with in-app purchases
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pipilo/id1584544719/reviews.md

## What is Pipilo?

Pipilo is a unique Fediverse app that lets you browse posts on a horizontally scrolling timeline. Each post is displayed within the context of its conversation with replies from people you follow. This results in an elegant, distraction-free interface, making it easy to follow various conversation threads.

Pipilo works with Mastodon, Pixelfed, Pleroma, Akkoma, Friendica, Firefish, Catodon, Iceshrimp, and GoToSocial.

Features:
- Horizontally scrolling timeline with each post appearing in the context of its conversation
- Clean, collapsible threads showing only posts from people you follow, with an option to view replies from everyone
- Notifications grouped by day
- Quote posts
- Rich previews for mentioned links and videos
- Home, local, and federated timelines
- Followed hashtags and custom lists
- Quick search of posts, hashtags, and users
- Full iPad support, with multiple windows allowing you to display different timelines side by side
- Smooth media viewer with intuitive gestures, alt-text descriptions, share functionality, live text selection, and subject lifting
- Advanced video player with native system interface for play/pause, time scrubbing, volume control, and full-screen or PIP mode viewing
- Keyword filters to hide posts behind a warning or remove them from your timelines completely

Premium Features:
- Submit posts with images, videos, media descriptions, and content warnings
- Sync reading position across multiple devices
- Follow new hashtags and users
- Create and edit custom lists
- Add multiple accounts from all supported servers
- Enable push notifications
- Create and edit filters
- Bookmark posts
- Pin timelines
- Create hashtag groups and follow remote instances

Unlock all premium features with:
- One-time purchase
- Monthly subscription
- Yearly subscription

Privacy Policy: https://pipilo.thanel.me/privacy/
Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

## Key features

- Horizontally scrolling conversational timeline
- Collapsible threads from followed users
- Notifications grouped by day
- Rich link and video previews
- Home, local, and federated timelines
- Keyword filters for content moderation
- Advanced media and video player

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Monthly Pipilo Premium | $0.99 | per month |
| Yearly Pipilo Premium | $9.99 | per year |

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Lifetime Pipilo Premium | $29.99 | one-time |


## Recent user reviews (8 of 8)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pipilo/id1584544719/reviews.md

### 4/5 — Account Einrichtung bei aktivierter 2FA nicht möglich

*2025-07-19, version 1.4*

Danke dem Entwickler dieser App weiß ich jetzt, dass es einen bekannter Fehler seitens Friendica gibt, der mitunter das Einloggen bei aktiver 2-Faktor-Authentifizierung (2FA) verhindert. Denn dann kann es sein, dass die Seite nicht zur Authentifizierungsabfrage weiterleitet und somit auch nicht zurück in die App führt. Das vorübergehende Deaktivieren der 2FA kann hier helfen.

### 4/5 — App challenges but great tech support

*2025-04-16*

I've logged into my Friendica server (my-place.social) over 10 times, authentication is successful each time. However, there was no way to get back to the app feed without hitting "cancel" from the internal browser, completely losing the authenticated session.

The developer reached out swiftly to offer help. I posted this on a week when there have been a couple family emergencies, so the only reason it's not 100% fixed yet is because I'm slow make use of the offered support -- but the developer is friendly, helpful, professional, patient, and has made easy support resolution available to me that I'm sure will work out well as I make use of more of the resources.

**Developer response:** After additional info from the user, we discovered the issue. The problem is with Friendica and two-factor authentication. Currently, there is a bug where Friendica doesn't redirect back to the app, preventing us from being able to finish authorization. The problem was reported to Friendica. While we wait for a fix, the app was updated to include a warning with an explanation to inform anyone else who could run into the same problem.

### 4/5 — Possibly malicious

*2025-04-05*

I've logged into my Friendica server (my-place.social) over 10 times, authentication is successful each time. However, there is literally no way to get back to the app feed without hitting "cancel" from the internal browser, completely losing the authenticated session.

I'm looking for an ios/ipados app that will let me log into my mastodon, lemmy, pixelfed, friendica, peertube, etc accounts so to have a unified feed for all my fediverse servers. If this can't let me even log into a single account, then it's light years away from getting my money for a crummy app not even out of beta.

**Developer response:** Thank you for the info and sorry for the problem. This definitely shouldn’t be happening. Please contact me via mail (pipilo@thanel.me) with additional information and together we might find the cause of the issue. 

Usually the flow looks like this:
When you sign in from the app it opens login page on your instance of choice. Once logged in here, the page redirects you to page where you have to press “yes” to authorize. This will then cause web page to close internal browser and redirect you back to app with necessary info. All of that is happening outside my control. 

If it is not working like this for you there might be something preventing it. A few more details might help. What page appears for you instead, does authorization screen appear, where does the webpage redirect you after login? In all the attempts was the flow always the same? Did you try signing out on the webpage first and then trying again? Alternatively you might want to try signing to other services you mentioned first, perhaps only this specific account is problematic?

I’m unfortunately unable to reproduce this problem myself. I created an account on my-place.social and could login to the app correctly.

### 1/5 — No Paywall for Posting: Keeping Fedi True to Its Intentions

*2025-01-22, version 1.3.2*

Having to pay to post anything is not what Fedi is intended for. I might pay for special features, but paying just to participate? No way!

### 2/5 — Cool Concept, but

*2024-11-24, version 1.3.2*

I downloaded the app in the search of a nice Mastodon Client. It has a cool conzept, showing the post with the complete thread, and if you swipe right, the next post appears. But and this a but in Capital Letters, it only shows the post. In order to create a post, you NEED to have the premium subscription. Seriously? I dont mind to pay for multi account support and other features. but let me at least create a post. So unfortunately i have to uninstall this otherwise great app

### 5/5 — Superbly done

*2024-06-12*

A novel and interesting Fediverse client app. Lots of nice details and beautiful UI. 

Highly recommended 👍.

### 4/5 — Almost Perfect!

*2024-05-15*

I think this is a fantastic way of viewing threaded content, and I can’t wait to use this more!

As a feature request, I’d REALLY like to be able to dismiss sheet modals with the swipe-down gesture. The rest of the gesture-driven UI is EXCELLENT.

**Developer response:** Thank you, as of version 1.4 all modal screens support swipe-down to dismiss gesture.

### 5/5 — Notifications

*2024-03-18*

It would be five stars but there doesn’t seem to be a way to receive notifications.

 EDIT: I changed to 5 stars. Very well made app and responsive developer. The horizontal feed, along with how notifications are handled, makes this a one of a kind mastodon app. Highly recommend.

**Developer response:** Thank you for the feedback. Notifications are available starting with version 1.1.

## Frequently asked questions about Pipilo

### What is Pipilo?

Pipilo is a social networking app that provides a unique way to browse posts on a horizontally scrolling timeline, focusing on conversations and replies from people you follow. It aims to offer an elegant and distraction-free interface for interacting with the Fediverse.

### What platforms does Pipilo support?

Pipilo works with a variety of Fediverse platforms including Mastodon, Pixelfed, Pleroma, Akkoma, Friendica, Firefish, Catodon, Iceshrimp, and GoToSocial.

### Does Pipilo have ads?

No, Pipilo does not contain advertisements. The app is free to download and use, with optional premium features available through in-app purchases.

### What are the premium features in Pipilo?

Premium features include submitting posts with media and content warnings, syncing reading positions across devices, following new hashtags and users, creating custom lists, adding multiple accounts, enabling push notifications, and more.

### How much does Pipilo cost?

Pipilo is free to download and use. Premium features can be unlocked with a one-time purchase, a monthly subscription of $0.99 (with a 7-day free trial), or a yearly subscription of $9.99 (also with a 7-day free trial).

### What devices is Pipilo available on?

Pipilo is available for iPhone and iPad, offering full iPad support with features like multiple windows to display different timelines side by side.

### How often is Pipilo updated?

The latest version of Pipilo is 1.6.4, which was last updated on February 17, 2026. This indicates a recent update, suggesting ongoing development and support for the application.

### What is the age rating for Pipilo?

Pipilo has an age rating of 17+, which is typical for social networking applications that may contain mature content or user-generated material.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.7 — 2026-06-16

- Edit history displays rich diff, highlighting what changed after each edit.
- Added indicator above each post in the home timeline, showing the followed hashtags mentioned in that post.
- Font size configuration. Applied in addition to system Dynamic Type sizing, can be used to configure size of non-chrome content in the app.
- Bookmark button is always visible under posts (if supported by server).
- Current user mentions are highlighted with bold gold color for better visibility.
- Updated styling of mention notifications to use the same gold color as new mention highlights.
- You can long-press like or boost buttons to display a list of people who reacted to the post.
- A push notification about favorite or boosting a post will open the reaction list when tapped.
- Access list of muted and blocked users with quick actions to undo.
- Search screen allows switching accounts when signed in to multiple accounts.
- Search screen shows trending suggestions instead of empty screen.
- Search results properly handle deleted posts.
- List of followed users is searchable.
- Hidden note about not all followers being displayed when viewing your own followers.
- Updated styling of links/hashtags/mentions when displayed inside search results to indicate that they aren't clickable individually on that screen.
- Added dismiss button to toast informing about new version.
- Improved new release toast drag to dismiss gesture.
- Improved performance of navigation between posts.
- Updated posts navigation animations during very quick navigation to avoid rare crashes. Previously you would see all the posts very quickly animating as you pass them. Unfortunately due to system limitation this would sometimes result in crashes. As a workaround, the animation now sometimes won't show all passed through posts while still ensuring that you land on correct post.
- Added the `pipilo` URL scheme for opening posts with an optional account, for example `pipilo://@user@host/open?url=POST_URL`. Omit the account to use the active one.
- Added filter in user profiles allowing to view all user's activity, including their own posts, replies, and boosts.
- User avatars in profiles will display their alt-text descriptions if provided by user.
- Improved accessibility of deleted posts.
- Posts with block quotes are properly styled.
- Updated styling of bullet lists in posts.
- Changed icon of “reply to post” action to arrow.
- Renamed "Open Link" actions to "Open in Browser".
- Updated "Create Filter" hashtag action to include ellipsis "…" in order to indicate that the filter won't be created immediately.
- Simplified iCloud status screen to be more user friendly.
- Added support for fallback notifications, which will ensure all future notifications will start appearing in the app without the need for update.
- Filtering notifications no longer shows empty today page if unnecessary.
- Notification about edited post redirects to edit history screen.
- Changed wording of post edited notifications.

### Bug fixes

- Fixed navigation menu jumps when new posts start or stop loading.
- Fixed invalid hashtag suggestions when searching for url.
- Fixed some menus contained unlabeled submenus on macOS.
- Fixed the issue where the app rarely crashes or navigates to incorrect posts after swiping past the last post in the timeline.
- Fixed the issue where some links in posts incorrectly open the hashtag timeline instead of the browser.
- Fixed the issue where the close button incorrectly goes back one screen instead of closing the modal sheet in some places.
- Fixed returning to app sometimes displayed timeout error instead of posts.
- Fixed link highlighting in post composer incorrectly highlighting links with special characters.
- Fixed limit reached background color highlight being incorrect when there are long links in post.

Full release notes: https://pipilo.thanel.me/changelog

### 1.6.5 — 2026-04-04

- Editable user private notes. If supported by server, at the bottom of user profile screens there will be a sticky note where you can enter custom text about the user visible only to you.
- Search results will always return a hashtag, even if server didn't return anything.
- Automated accounts are indicated by special badge in their profiles.
- Improved user view layout when font size increases.
- Fixed crash on app launch on iOS 16.

### 1.6.4 — 2026-02-17

- Videos won't auto-play if "Auto-Play Video Previews" accessibility setting is disabled.
- Post conversation context is automatically loaded when opening app in addition to loading during navigation between posts.
- Fixed trending timeline is selected instead of home when switching accounts.
- Fixed post actions are missing for VoiceOver.

### 1.6.3 — 2026-02-12

- You can now quote posts. Long press on a reply button under posts or switch the option from Reply to Quote in the post composer screen.
- Switched default timeline when signed out to show trending posts from mastodon.social.
- Improved error message displayed when trying to view timeline that is disabled by server.
- Fixed expand button can be long pressed on quoted posts.
- Fixed incorrect post expansion state when switching timelines.
- Fixed duplicate timeline load requests when opening the app for the first time.

### 1.6.2 — 2026-01-29

- Notification pages display number of notifications for each day.
- VoiceOver swipe up/down gesture to navigate notification days when focused on the date picker.
- Posts in notifications display indicator if they are liked, boosted or bookmarked.
- Improved error message displayed when server tells that push notifications are not supported.
- Changed reset position to use confirmation alert instead of inline action.
- Links in text selection modal are expanded.
- VoiceOver reads whether post is favorited, boosted or bookmarked.
- Switching search scope scrolls to top.
- Changed long press action on expand replies button to show menu.
- Fixed crash that could happen when cleaning up older posts.
- Fixed incorrect close button behavior on search screen on iPad.
- Fixed missing window titles on iPad.
- Fixed error doesn't disappear when switching account in push notification settings screen.
- Fixed positioning of app mascot on empty state screens depending on height of bottom sheet.
- Fixed using VoiceOver links rotor to go to user profile, navigated to different post instead.
- Fixed error when loading hashtag in hashtag timeline screen when instance doesn't support hashtag following.
- Fixed bottom sheet scrolls incorrectly after device rotation.
- Fixed scroll position is lost if going one post forward and then back.
- Fixed reaction images in notifications are cut-off when font size is increased.
- Fixed race condition when loading more posts and switching timeline.

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