Librem Social vs TootDesk
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Librem Social
This app offers a federated social network experience, allowing users to view and post messages, images, and videos to various timelines. It supports following friends, using hashtags, and emojis, all within a free and open-source platform.
- Federated social network
- View and post to timelines
- Post messages, images, and videos
- Follow friends
- Hashtags and emoji support
- Free and open-source
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* Federated social network alternative * View and post to your timelines: home, local, federated * Post messages, images, and videos * Follow your friends * Hashtags * Emoji * Free and open-source software: https://source.puri.sm/liberty/social/ios * Fork of Amaroq: https://github.com/ReticentJohn/Amaroq
TootDesk
This social networking app allows users to view up to six Mastodon timelines concurrently. It includes standard streaming functionality for real-time updates.
- View up to 6 timelines simultaneously
- Standard streaming included
- Mastodon client
- Real-time updates
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Mastodon client. Up to 6 timelines can be viewed simultaneously at the same time. Streaming is included as standard.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: TootDesk at 50% against Librem Social's 17%. TootDesk also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 2 weeks). Librem Social's advantage is iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Librem Social ships an update every 2 weeks, TootDesk every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on September 14, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Librem Social | TootDesk |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.7 (14 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 16.7% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 14 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 36 MB | 38 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 9+ |
| Developer | PURISM, SPC | Ryuki Yoshikawa |
Customer experience
Librem Social
TootDesk
In-app purchases
Librem Social
No in-app purchases
TootDesk
No in-app purchases
