# Woolly for Mastodon — A personal tooting experience

> A fast, customizable Mastodon client with advanced features and multi-account support. (iPhone/iPad app by Matteo Villa.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/woolly-for-mastodon/id6444360628 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Matteo Villa](https://appshunter.io/developer/1376054311)
- Category: Social Networking, News
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Rating: 4.63/5 from 56 App Store ratings · 24 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 9+
- Requires: iOS 16.1 · 26 MB
- Languages: English
- Released: 2023-03-24
- Data updated: 2026-07-11
- Monetization: freemium
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/woolly-for-mastodon/id6444360628/reviews.md

## What is Woolly for Mastodon?

Woolly is a fast and customisable Mastodon client.

* Fully customisable main screen
    * Pin your most frequently used timelines, lists or followed hashtags to the tab bar
    * Customise your tab icons
    * Add unlimited tabs

* Threaded replies view for better conversations reading
* Easily search, browse and save timelines from other Mastodon instances
* Timeline filters to quickly hide boosts or replies
* Support for push notifications
* Manage all your Mastodon accounts in one place
* Powerful multi-column layout on iPad, showing all your favourite content in one place
* Multiple light or dark themes, with a special option optimised for OLED displays
* Customisable accent color
* Quickly add GIFs to your posts, thanks to GIPHY integration
* Support for all Mastodon features: content warnings, polls, bookmarks, followed hashtags, trending posts/tags and links, custom emojis 


Upgrade to Woolly Pro to unlock all features:
* Compose and submit new posts
* Log into multiple accounts
* Customize your main screen tab bar
* Access additional themes
* Add Home Screen widgets


— Woolly Pro Subscription Details
- Payment will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase
- Your subscription will automatically renew unless auto-renew is disabled at least 24 hours before the end of the current subscription period
- Automatic renewals will be charged at the same price you were originally charged for the subscription
- Subscriptions can be managed or cancelled by going to Account Settings on the App Store after purchase

Terms: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Privacy Policy: https://mvilla.it/woolly/privacy.html

## Key features

- Customizable main screen with pinned timelines
- Threaded replies view
- Multi-instance timeline browsing
- Timeline filters
- Push notifications
- Multi-account management
- GIPHY integration for GIFs

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Woolly Pro (1 year) | $9.99 | per year |
| Woolly Pro (1 month) | $0.99 | per month |
| Woolly Pro (1 year) | $9.99 | per year |

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Woolly Pro Lifetime | $24.99 | one-time |


## Recent user reviews (10 of 24)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/woolly-for-mastodon/id6444360628/reviews.md

### 4/5 — Nice and simple

*2026-05-09, version 1.9.1*

I’ve been liking the dev’s work since the Fenix days. Woolly has a clean and delightful UI, with some interesting funsies sprinkled in (like the dismissal animation in the full-screen image view).

### 5/5 — Love this app

*2026-03-23, version 1.9.1*

Woolly is my daily-driver for Mastodon, and I think I’ve tried them all.
Thank-you to the author - keep up the great work :-)

### 3/5 — It was good

*2026-01-27, version 1.9.1*

I love this app, I have it 5 stars in the past.  I’ve tried many other mastodon apps, but always come back here (still).
However it is getting long in the tooth. It has some minor bugs and annoyances that lead to crashes and were never fixed. It lacks markdown support and the built-in Mastodon “formatting” is buggy.
It would be lovely to see an update.

### 3/5 — Nice and simple… But no longer being updated

*2025-11-22, version 1.9.1*

I’ve been liking the dev’s work since the Fenix days. Woolly has a clean and delightful UI, with some interesting interactions sprinkled in (like the dismissal animation in the full-screen image view). Updates have been sparse these days, not sure if they will ever happen again :/

### 4/5 — Nice and simple

*2025-07-13, version 1.9.1*

I’ve been liking the dev’s work since the Fenix days. Woolly has a clean and delightful UI, with some interesting interactions sprinkled in (like the dismissal animation in the full-screen image view). Updates have been sparse these days but hopefully they will keep happening! To me it’s worth the subscription. Finally a bug report: column reorganization doesn’t seem to work sometimes. Luckily I don’t need it too much.

### 1/5 — Getting there!

*2024-02-21, version 1.8*

Edit: seems like abandonware. hasn’t been updated in forever and missing a lot of features. I’d recommend “IceCubes” instead. Old review: Would be nice to see how many followers a user has in the search results to know which is the most popular account of the results. One of the nice features of your largest competitor… “Who to follow” should shuffle more… seems static and random (not based on people I follow). When I check my followers it seems to only show the last 50 I’ve followed and not the entire list. Please fix? Loved Fenix for Twitter. Got the yearly subscription with you simply because the iPad columns interface and that you’re a one man team! Well done.

### 4/5 — Used to be great

*2023-12-25, version 1.8*

It jumped out way ahead early with nearly full features but then they stopped developing it. I'll be moving on I guess.

### 3/5 — Nice app but please fix the crashes

*2023-11-14, version 1.8*

The multi-columns and the ability to customize them makes very good use of the iPad’s screen real estate. It crashes sometimes when I’m scrolling on my iPad Pro. I hope this gets fixed soon. I also hope that the developer responds to questions and suggestions.

### 4/5 — Nice app but please fix the crashes

*2023-10-26*

The multi-columns and the ability to customize them makes very good use of the iPad’s screen real state.

It crashes sometimes when I’m scrolling on my iPad Pro. I hope this gets fixed soon.

### 3/5 — Falls short of greatness

*2023-09-28, version 1.8*

There’s a lot to like in Woolly such as an elegant UX and good performance. What let’s it down though is stability. It invariably crashes every time I use it on my 12 Pro Max.

## Frequently asked questions about Woolly for Mastodon

### What is Woolly for Mastodon?

Woolly is a fast and highly customizable client for the Mastodon social network. It allows users to personalize their main screen, view conversations in a threaded format, and manage multiple accounts from different Mastodon instances.

### What are the key features of Woolly?

Key features include a fully customizable main screen with pinned timelines and custom icons, threaded replies for better conversation readability, the ability to search and browse timelines from other instances, timeline filters, push notifications, and a powerful multi-column layout for iPad. It also supports all standard Mastodon features like content warnings, polls, and bookmarks.

### How much does Woolly cost?

Woolly offers a free version with core functionalities. An optional subscription, Woolly Pro, unlocks advanced features such as composing new posts, logging into multiple accounts, further main screen customization, additional themes, and home screen widgets. Payment for the subscription is handled through your App Store account.

### What devices is Woolly compatible with?

Woolly is designed for mobile devices, with specific mention of a powerful multi-column layout optimized for iPad. It supports various light and dark themes, including one optimized for OLED displays, and allows for custom accent colors.

### What are the main use cases for Woolly?

Woolly is ideal for Mastodon users who want a more tailored experience. This includes users who frequently switch between different Mastodon instances, want to easily follow specific hashtags or lists, prefer a cleaner way to read replies, or desire advanced customization options for their social media feed.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.9.1 — 2025-03-28

- You can now long-press to hide replies in conversation screen
- Added option to highlight private mentions
- Fixed timeline position syncronization
- Fixed post content not loading in some cases

### 1.9 — 2025-03-28

- You can now long-press to hide replies in conversation screen
- Added option to highlight private mentions
- Fixed timeline position syncronization

### 1.8 — 2023-08-09

- You can now add a column showing trending links to your main screen
# Fixed timeline not loading all available posts
# Fixed drafts not correctly saved in some cases

### 1.7 — 2023-07-12

New:
    - You can now add a column showing trending posts to your main screen
    - You can now quickly switch between your accounts by long pressing any tab bar icon
    - Added new lifetime purchase option

Fixed:
    - Media alt description editor now correctly scrolls for longer text

### 1.6 — 2023-06-15

New:
    - New option to show an alert when posting media without alt text
    - Preview media attachments in fullscreen when composing a new post
    - You can now see all the people that an account is following or is followed by, regardless of whether they are on the same Mastodon instance

Fixed:
    - “Open in Woolly” showing the wrong account in some cases
    - Loading gap crashes when timeline filters are enabled
    - Sharing images from other apps not working in some cases

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All apps by Matteo Villa: https://appshunter.io/developer/1376054311

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