Librem Social vs Bubble for Mastodon
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
Bubble for Mastodon
A lightweight, user-friendly Mastodon client designed for a seamless experience. It offers essential features like content filtering, multiple timelines, and a rich post composer, with optional enhancements for power users.
- Powerful content filter
- Multiple timeline views
- Rich post composer
- Grouped notifications
- Attachment saving (Bubble+)
- Multiple account support (Bubble+)
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Bubble is a very simple native lightweight Mastodon client, that is meant to look soft and easy-to-use. It integrates perfectly with your Mastodon account, and matches your vibe, while having Mastodon-only features. Bubble also includes a ton of features you know and love: - A powerful content filter - Report user content - All of your favorite timelines: Home, Trending, Local, and Federated - Trending hashtags - A rich post composer with polls, emojis, and attachments - Suggestions - Grouped Notifications - A restricted user list Bubble+ also allows you to get a handful of useful features such as attachment saving, more accounts... And there is so much more to see! ==================================================== Bubble+ Terms of Service: https://d.lumaa.fr/tosplus Bubble is not affiliated with Mastodon gGmbH.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Bubble for Mastodon at 5.0 against Librem Social's 2.7. Bubble for Mastodon also leads on review sentiment (50% vs 17%). Librem Social's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ratings volume (14 vs 1). On price, update cadence and ads 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. Bubble for Mastodon sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Librem Social asks for nothing beyond the download.
Bubble for Mastodon holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Librem Social has 14 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 17% of Librem Social's written reviews are positive against 50% of Bubble for Mastodon's.
Librem Social ships an update every 2 weeks, Bubble for Mastodon every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 14, 2026 and June 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Librem Social | Bubble for Mastodon |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.7 (14 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 16.7% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 14 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 36 MB | 34 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | PURISM, SPC | Philippe Bondevine |
Customer experience
Librem Social
Bubble for Mastodon
In-app purchases
Librem Social
No in-app purchases
Bubble for Mastodon
- Bubble+ • Monthly$1.991 Month
- Bubble+ • 3 Months$4.793 Months
- Bubble+ • Yearly$17.991 Year
Questions
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