# Tusker — A flexible app for Mastodon

> Flexible Mastodon client with advanced customization and cross-device sync. (iPhone/iPad app by Vaccor, LLC.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/tusker/id1498334597 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Vaccor, LLC](https://appshunter.io/developer/1498334596)
- Category: Social Networking
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Rating: 4.71/5 from 31 App Store ratings · 22 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 17+
- Requires: iOS 15.0 · 18 MB
- Languages: English
- Released: 2023-01-19
- Data updated: 2026-07-06
- Monetization: free with in-app purchases
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/tusker/id1498334597/reviews.md

## What is Tusker?

Tusker is a free and flexible client for the Mastodon social network and other compatible services.

Features:
• Notification grouping: Combine favorite, boost, and follow notifications into a single row to get a more glance-able view of your notifications.
• Timeline sync: Keep your timeline position across all your devices using iCloud.
• Customize timelines: Pick which timelines (including lists, hashtags, and public instance timelines) are pinned to your home tab, and apply filters to hide posts you're not interested in.
• Tweak your experience: Tusker has a wide variety of preferences to allow you to customize how you use the app. From changing the appearance and interactions, to configuring how content warnings work, Tusker supports it all.
• Digital wellness options: Tusker has a variety of preferences to help you manage how you use social media, including by turning infinite scrolling off or showing all images in grayscale.
• Accessibility: VoiceOver, Voice Control, Dynamic Type, and more are all fully supported.
• Multiple accounts: Sign in to multiple accounts and quickly switch between them.
• Modern Mastodon features: Edit posts, view quotes, view trending posts/hashtags/links, translate posts, and more.
• Broad software compatibility: Tusker also has builtin support for the Glitch and Hometown variants of Mastodon; as well as Pleroma/Akkoma, a Mastodon alternative; and PixelFed, a photo-sharing social network.

Mastodon is part of the fediverse, a free, open source, and decentralized social network. From your home server, communicate and interact with people on any other server using the ActivityPub protocol. Learn more at joinmastodon.org.

Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

## Key features

- Notification grouping
- Timeline sync with iCloud
- Customizable timelines with filters
- Extensive user preferences
- Digital wellness options
- Multiple account support
- Modern Mastodon features

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Tusker Supporter | $1.99 | per month |

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Awesome Tip | $6.99 | one-time |
| Nice Tip | $1.99 | one-time |
| Incredible Tip | $14.99 | one-time |


## Recent user reviews (10 of 22)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/tusker/id1498334597/reviews.md

### 5/5 — My go-to

*2026-02-01, version 2025.4*

It's a 9/10 it just needs the ability to quote toot & it would be GOLDEN

### 5/5 — One missing feature

*2025-12-08*

So far this app is fantastic. the one thing it needs is the ability to quote post. I want to share thoughts as well as a post. Still 5/5

### 5/5 — It’s perfect

*2025-09-17, version 2025.2*

Maybe the only one that supports extended features like text formatting

### 4/5 — A little challenging to set up but it works

*2025-07-02, version 2025.1*

Once you find that the settings menu is under My Profile | Preferences, which isn’t immediately the obvious place to look it all becomes much easier to get the app to do what you want. 
Supports multiple instance accounts, pinned hashtags etc.
I shall continue to evaluate it but so far it looks pretty good.

### 5/5 — 好用

*2025-04-27, version 2025.1*

很好用。

### 5/5 — Super responsive and thoughtful

*2025-04-10, version 2025.1*

A nicely designed piece of software, the kind where you can tell the developers actually use it themselves

### 2/5 — All gone wrong

*2025-03-29, version 2025.1*

Since this update the edit page doesn't load properly, and photos won't upload anymore.

### 4/5 — Missing License

*2024-10-11, version 2024.4*

Great app, but the source code doesn’t have a license included, so while you can read the code and download this app for free it’s not clear if this is really FOSS.

### 5/5 — Very Good

*2023-12-31*

Clean, simple interface. Very easy to read. Excellent timeline browsing functionality. Missing: iOS notification support.

### 4/5 — Solid Lightweight Mastodon App

*2023-12-30, version 2023.8*

I have used almost every Mastodon app and keep settling on Tusker. It has great design and UX and well-thought settings. The UI could be a little better with the option to increase the font size independent of iOS accessibility settings and push notifications would also be welcome. Kudos to the developer and hopefully a little refinement comes to the app in 2024.

## Frequently asked questions about Tusker

### What is Tusker?

Tusker is a free and flexible client designed for the Mastodon social network and other compatible services. It allows users to interact with the fediverse, a decentralized and open-source social network, from their preferred server.

### What are the key features of Tusker?

Key features include notification grouping for a glance-able view, timeline syncing across devices via iCloud, customizable timelines with filters, extensive user preferences for tweaking the experience, digital wellness options, and support for multiple accounts. It also supports modern Mastodon features like post editing and translation.

### Is Tusker free to use?

Yes, Tusker is a free application. However, it does offer in-app purchases, which may be for additional features or customization options.

### What social networks are compatible with Tusker?

Tusker is primarily for Mastodon and compatible services. This includes variants like Glitch and Hometown, as well as Mastodon alternatives like Pleroma/Akkoma and the photo-sharing network PixelFed.

### How does Tusker help with digital wellness?

Tusker includes digital wellness options to help manage social media usage. This can include turning off infinite scrolling or displaying all images in grayscale, allowing users to tailor their experience for better well-being.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 2026.1 — 2026-04-26

Bugfixes:
- Fix limited duration mute not working

### 2025.4 — 2025-12-21

Bugfixes:
- Fix attachment being removed when adding alt text

### 2025.3 — 2025-12-01

Bugfixes:
- Fix quote posts not displaying on Mastodon
- Fix hang when opening advanced preferences
- Fix account not updating when refreshing profile
- Fix hang when scrolling to end of Notifications screen
- Fix video controls overlapping alt text editor
- Fix order not being respected when adding attachments from photo library

### 2025.2 — 2025-07-14

This version adds support for displaying quoted posts on compatible instances and for server-side grouped notifications on Mastodon 4.3 and later. See below for further improvements and fixes.

Features/Improvements:
- Add reply/favorite/reblog actions to push notifications
- Add action to profile menu to show notifications only from that account
- Add "Delete and Redraft" action to posts
- Tweak design to use more rounded corners
- Show warning icon on content warnings
- Add advanced preference for switching between client-/server-side grouping or disabling grouping
- Mastodon 4.3: Support editing notification policies
- Mastodon 4.3: Support displaying filtered notifications
- Mastodon 4.3: Use server-side grouped notifications by default
- Mastodon 4.3: Support relationship severed and moderation warning notifications
- Akkoma/Mastodon 4.4: Display quoted posts

Bugfixes:
- Fix "Posted Successfully" not appearing on Notifications tab
- Fix replied-to post being truncated in Compose screen
- Fix gallery controls changing visibliity when switching pages
- Fix tapping certain Pleroma links not showing Conversation screen
- Fix push notifications delivered while in-app not appearing in Notification Center
- Fix tab bar being stuck transparent when switching pages on certain screens
- Fix page switcher on Home/Notifications tab not scrolling when necessary
- iPadOS: Fix scroll-to-top not working with multi-column interface

### 2025.1 — 2025-03-25

This update introduces a new and improved Compose screen, with support for composing threads and more! See below for a list of further improvements and fixes.

Features/Improvements:
- New Compose screen
  - Compose an entire thread at once
  - Schedule posts (and view/edit scheduled posts from the ... menu on My Profile)
  - Add attachments from the Files app
  - Preference for sharing Live Photos as still photos or videos
  - Show confirmation after successfully posting/editing/scheduling
  - Add additional attachments when using share sheet extension

Bugfixes:
- Fix signing into API-restricted instances
- Fix push notifications not being grouped by thread
- Fix crash when displaying push notification in certain circumstances
- Fix context menu previews for post links not using correct preview/actions
- Pixelfed: Fix error displaying certain notifications
- Pixelfed: Fix crash when refreshing timeline

## Apps similar to Tusker

| App | Rating | Price | Category |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Pipilo](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pipilo/id1584544719) | 4.6 (5) | Free | Social Networking |
| [Maser for Mastodon](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/maser-for-mastodon/id6472905306) | 4.6 (7) | Free | Social Networking |
| [Mastoot](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/mastoot/id1501485410) | 4.7 (93) | Free | Social Networking |
| [Woolly for Mastodon](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/woolly-for-mastodon/id6444360628) | 4.6 (56) | Free | Social Networking |
| [Mona Classic](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/mona-classic/id1659154653) | 4.4 (167) | Free | Social Networking |
| [trunks for Mastodon](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/trunks-for-mastodon/id6444749479) | 4.5 (25) | Free | Social Networking |

## Related topics

[tusker](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/tusker)

---

*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 2026-07-06.*