Comparison

Tootoise vs Bubble for Mastodon

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

Head to head
About

Tootoise

A straightforward client for the Mastodon social network, allowing users to manage multiple accounts, interact with timelines, and customize their experience. It offers robust post management features, including editing and pinning, along with privacy controls like muting and blocking.

Highlights
  • Manage multiple Mastodon accounts
  • View and post to timelines
  • Create and edit post lists
  • Pinning and bookmarking posts
  • Mute, block, and report users
  • Customizable theme colors
  • Edit posts
Features
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Tootoise is a simple Mastodon client. ## You can do this - View and post timeline - Add and switch multiple accounts - List display, creation and editing - Add, remove and list favourites - Add, remove and list bookmarks - Display notifications list (Not push notifications) - Display and input of custom emoji - Post information about the song you are currently listening to - Sharing from other applications (Safari, etc.) - Use with iPad multitasking function (SplitView, SlideOver) - Change theme color - Absolute time display - Pinning posts - Mute, block, report, filter - Search (As per server specifications) - Display and vote on poll - Edit a post (Some functions are not yet supported.) - Setting and displaying the ALT attribute (alternate text) ## These are not possible - Push notifications - Streaming - Create a poll - Relative time display The text size can be changed from the iOS Settings view. You can check the license of the library etc. used in this App by tapping the app icon in iOS settings.

About

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.

Highlights
  • Powerful content filter
  • Multiple timeline views
  • Rich post composer
  • Grouped notifications
  • Attachment saving (Bubble+)
  • Multiple account support (Bubble+)
Features
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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.

Screenshots

Tootoise4 screens
Bubble for Mastodon4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Bubble for Mastodon at 5.0 against Tootoise's 4.3. Tootoise's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and review sentiment (68% vs 50%). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Bubble for Mastodon sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Tootoise asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Bubble for Mastodon holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tootoise has 18 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 68% of Tootoise's written reviews are positive against 50% of Bubble for Mastodon's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tootoise ships an update every 2 weeks, Bubble for Mastodon every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Tootoise versus Bubble for Mastodon: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTootoiseBubble for Mastodon
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (18 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews68.0% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings18 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS12.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB34 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperNaoki KuwataPhilippe Bondevine

Customer experience

Tootoise

All ratings18 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral5.6%
Negative11.1%
Written reviews25 reviews
Positive68.0%
Neutral16.0%
Negative16.0%

Bubble for Mastodon

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

None

Tootoise

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Bubble for Mastodon

Subscriptions3
  • Bubble+ • Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Bubble+ • 3 Months$4.793 Months
  • Bubble+ • Yearly$17.991 Year

Questions

Is Tootoise free?
Tootoise is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Bubble for Mastodon free?
Bubble for Mastodon is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Tootoise or Bubble for Mastodon?
Bubble for Mastodon is rated higher. Tootoise averages 4.3 out of 5 from 18 ratings, while Bubble for Mastodon averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Tootoise or Bubble for Mastodon have ads?
Neither Tootoise nor Bubble for Mastodon shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Tootoise or Bubble for Mastodon?
Tootoise ships an update every 2 weeks, and Bubble for Mastodon every 3 weeks. Most recently, Tootoise was updated on October 6, 2026 and Bubble for Mastodon on October 1, 2026.

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