Comparison

Cedini vs Ivory for Mastodon by Tapbots

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Cedini

Easily search and insert high-resolution images from Google Images directly into your messages. This extension streamlines the process of sharing visuals within conversations.

Highlights
  • Find Google Images
  • Insert images directly into messages
  • Full resolution image support
  • Messages extension
Features
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Cedini is a Messages extension that allows you to quickly find images on Google Images and insert them at full resolution directly into conversations.

About

Ivory for Mastodon by Tapbots

Experience a beautifully designed and highly performant client for the Mastodon social network. Offers extensive customization, multi-account support, and advanced features like content warnings, polls, and powerful filtering.

Highlights
  • Beautiful visual and sound design
  • Blazing fast performance
  • Multiple account support
  • Content warnings and polls
  • GIF search and posting
  • Customizable push notifications
  • Powerful mute and timeline filters
Features
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Ivory is a brand new app that brings over a dozen years of experience building the award-winning Tweetbot for Twitter, over to the Mastodon network. We obsess over every detail and put good design and experience first. Download and experience it for yourself. If you liked Tweetbot, you’ll love Ivory! We are very excited about the future of Ivory and have so many great plans for it. Here’s what you can expect in Ivory now: ⁃ Beautiful visual and sound design ⁃ Blazing fast performance and super smooth scrolling ⁃ Many theme and app icon options ⁃ Support for multiple accounts ⁃ Create and view content warnings ⁃ Create and participate in polls ⁃ Easily search for and post gifs ⁃ Customizable push notifications and viewable notifications tab ⁃ View post statistics for the day and graph for the week in the stats tab ⁃ Powerful mute filters with regex support ⁃ Ability to follow hashtags and create hashtag lists ⁃ Bookmark posts to refer back to privately ⁃ View local and federated timelines as well as trending posts ⁃ Powerful timeline filters to quickly show/hide posts of different criteria ⁃ Never lose your place in the timeline across Ivory on multiple devices including iOS, iPadOS, and macOS. -- Subscription Details -- • Monthly and annual subscriptions are available • 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://tapbots.net/ivory/privacy/

Screenshots

Cedini2 screens
Ivory for Mastodon by Tapbots4 screens

Verdict

The call

Cedini and Ivory for Mastodon by Tapbots both sit at 5.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 75% of Ivory for Mastodon by Tapbots's written reviews are positive against 0% of Cedini's. Ivory for Mastodon by Tapbots also leads on price (Free vs $4.99) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 18 months). Cedini's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 6). On rating, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Ivory for Mastodon by Tapbots is free to download; Cedini costs $4.99 up front. Ivory for Mastodon by Tapbots sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Cedini asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Cedini holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ivory for Mastodon by Tapbots has 3.9K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 0% of Cedini's written reviews are positive against 75% of Ivory for Mastodon by Tapbots's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cedini ships an update every 18 months, Ivory for Mastodon by Tapbots fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Cedini versus Ivory for Mastodon by Tapbots: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCediniIvory for Mastodon by Tapbots
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.8 (3.9K ratings)
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews74.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings13.9K — better
Update frequencyEvery 18 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaid — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.1
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB152 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperFurnace Creek Software LLCTapbots

Customer experience

Cedini

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Ivory for Mastodon by Tapbots

All ratings3,933 ratings
Positive95.8%
Neutral1.4%
Negative2.8%
Written reviews350 reviews
Positive74.9%
Neutral8.3%
Negative16.9%

Bugs and requests

Cedini

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Ivory for Mastodon by Tapbots

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Inconsistent behavior when scrolling to top of timeline
  • Issues with muting and filtering functionality

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to edit and delete posts
  • Support for more Mastodon features like hashtag tracking
  • Improved notification and moderation tools
  • Misskey and other Fediverse platform support

In-app purchases

None

Cedini

No in-app purchases

6 purchases

Ivory for Mastodon by Tapbots

Subscriptions6
  • Ivory iOS + iPadOS Monthly Sub7 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Ivory for macOS Monthly Sub7 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Ivory iOS + iPadOS Yearly Sub7 Days trial$14.991 Year
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  • Ivory for macOS Yearly Sub7 Days trial$14.991 Year
  • iOS, iPadOS + macOS Yearly Sub7 Days trial$24.991 Year
  • macOS, iOS + iPadOS Yearly Sub7 Days trial$24.991 Year

Questions

Is Cedini free?
Cedini costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Ivory for Mastodon by Tapbots free?
Ivory for Mastodon by Tapbots is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Cedini or Ivory for Mastodon by Tapbots?
Cedini is rated higher. Cedini averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Ivory for Mastodon by Tapbots averages 4.8 from 3.9K ratings.
Do Cedini or Ivory for Mastodon by Tapbots have ads?
Neither Cedini nor Ivory for Mastodon by Tapbots shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Cedini or Ivory for Mastodon by Tapbots?
Cedini ships an update every 18 months, and Ivory for Mastodon by Tapbots fortnightly. Most recently, Cedini was updated on November 4, 2026 and Ivory for Mastodon by Tapbots on November 3, 2026.

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