Skyscraper for Bluesky

Skyscraper for Bluesky

Your penthouse view of Bluesky

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28 reviews
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Experience the Bluesky social network with a feature-rich client designed for iOS and iPadOS. Enjoy seamless scrolling, cross-device synchronization, and robust content creation tools. Manage your social interactions efficiently with advanced moderation and customization options.

iCloud sync for scroll position
Full timeline with custom algorithms
Post with images, videos, GIFs, and alt text
Direct messages and notifications
Search posts, users, and hashtags
Moderation controls
Multiple account support
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What's New in Skyscraper for Bluesky

1.5.3

August 7, 2026

SEARCH AND FEEDS * Live search: results update as you type, with a running count. * "Save as Pinned Feed" on the search filter panel turns a hashtag or any query with its filters into a column/feed you can return to. Search now defaults to sorting by Latest, and pinning is disabled under Top, since a pinned feed only means something for a chronological sort. Synced across devices via iCloud. THREADS AND REPLY CONTEXT * Replies now show the thread ROOT rather than the immediate parent. Most timeline replies are replies-to-replies, and a mid-thread parent read on its own is a fragment — the root is what the conversation is about. This matches Bluesky. Paired with a "Show full thread" link that opens the posts in between. * The handle a reply opens with is now accent-colored and bold in reply pills and thread continuation rows, so it reads as a mention instead of flat body text. Links and hashtags in that text are colored too. * Self-threads are marked with a dotted outline carrying a "Thread" caption at the top-left and bottom-right, fieldset style. * A thread root now draws a connector down out of its avatar, so it links to the posts below it the way the continuation rows already linked to each other. * Threads of videos play inline. They previously rendered as a column of "Video" buttons with nothing to watch. The button is kept as the fallback when "Show Videos" is off in Settings. * Quoted posts inside thread continuation rows now render as the full quote card instead of a "Quoted post" pill, and tapping the card, its author or its hashtags all work. PHOTOS, VIDEO AND LINK PREVIEWS * Full-screen photos rotate on iPhone. Turning the phone sideways to fill the screen with a landscape photo is the point of full screen, and previously only video could do it. Zoom resets to fit on rotation. * With "Show Full Size Image Previews" on, a wide photo now gets the full content width at its natural height instead of being stretched taller and cropped at the sides — most visible on screenshots of text, which were losing their left and right edges. Tall photos are unchanged, and the setting's off state renders exactly as it did before. * Link card thumbnails are laid out at the standard 1200x630 card ratio rather than a fixed height, so a normal og:image lands uncropped. * GIFs posted as a Giphy page link (what clients other than Bluesky's own picker post) now resolve to the actual animation instead of spinning on a placeholder forever. TIMELINE * Tapping "X reposted" opens the reposter's profile — which is where you'd go to mute their reposts when they flood your feed, or just to see who they are. NOTIFICATIONS * Grouping ("X and 3 others followed you") now happens on the All tab only. On a filtered tab you've already narrowed to one kind of notification, so collapsing hid the very thing you asked to see — the Follows tab now reads as a list of people, and each row goes straight to that profile. * The last segment's icon is now a bell badge instead of an ellipsis. CHAT * Muted conversations now show a bell.slash indicator. BUG FIXES Improved missing "X reposted" headers in the main feed. * Fixed an issue where you would see an inflated "N posts above" badge, which could read in the hundreds or thousands after a cold launch. * Two crashes: a theme object read from inside a toolbar item, and a duplicate identifier when a post both quoted and replied to the post you were viewing. * Tapping "Show full thread" opened the leaf reply pinned to the top of the screen, alone above a blank area with every parent scrolled off above it. The thread now opens with its parents on screen. * The Chat Requests list rendered on pure black instead of the themed background, which stood out against off-black dark styles like Sleeping Panther.

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User reviews

Pretty dang good. Just needs one fix.

Okay new problem. It logged me out and says I have to log back in. Why? This is a cool alternative to the Bluesky app. It takes a little to get adjusted to. But, I just noticed something. Under Notifications, it was something like John Doe and x Others followed you. But, when you tap it, it only shows John Doe’s profile and doesn’t show a list of the other x people.
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Response from developer

Edit July 13th: FYI, this has been fixed and is pushed to the store in version 1.5.1! Hey there, thanks for the review! That was a slight change in the latest release and probably needs more granularity. I’ll work on fixing it in the next release. Thanks for checking out Skyscraper and thanks for the review!

Developer can’t get out of the way

Very good app. But it’s being constantly updated with very minor bells and whistles and the app is constantly unusable because of all the problems it creates. Just get it consistently functioning and tested better.

Unusable !

This app is a nightmare to use. I have loaded on three account and bought ‘pro’ . The app on numerous occasions refuses to recognise I have a pro account. It also requires be to re-authenticate and add all account details on a number of occasions - frustratingly to use is an understatement. I am now seeking reimbursement from Apple.
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Great…but…

Love this app. Clearly a lot of care has gone into it. There’s inexplicably no obvious way to label media when you upload it. The built in app tips offer no guidance. It doesn’t look like the developer has mapped that functionality to the BlueSky API.

Response from developer

Thanks for the review! If you have a chance, in the app settings is a feedback area and please send me a screenshot of how other apps handle this so I can improve how it is in Skyscraper. Thanks again for leaving a review!

Love it

Looks and runs great on my iPhone 14!

Response from developer

Very glad you are enjoying Skyscraper on your iPhone! Thank you for the review and if you have any feature suggestions, please feel free to submit feedback via the Settings!

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FAQ

What is Skyscraper for Bluesky?

Skyscraper is a client application for the Bluesky social network, designed specifically for iOS and iPadOS devices. It offers a smooth, fast, and thoughtfully designed user experience, aiming to feel like a native app on your device.

What are the key features of Skyscraper?

Key features include iCloud sync for scroll position across devices, a full timeline with pinned feeds and custom algorithms, the ability to post with images, videos, GIFs, and alt text, direct messages, notifications, search functionality, and moderation controls. It also supports multiple accounts, post drafts, and account backups.

Is Skyscraper free to use?

The application is free to download and use, but it does offer in-app purchases. This suggests a freemium model where core functionality is available for free, with optional enhancements or features available for purchase.

What devices is Skyscraper compatible with?

Skyscraper is built from the ground up for iOS and iPadOS devices. This means it is designed to run optimally on iPhones and iPads, leveraging the specific capabilities of these platforms.

How does Skyscraper enhance the Bluesky experience?

Skyscraper enhances the Bluesky experience by providing features like saved scroll positions across sessions and devices, advanced moderation tools, multiple account switching, post drafts, and a Safari extension to open Bluesky links directly in the app. It also offers features like trending hashtags and post translation for a more comprehensive social media interaction.