Comparison

Tusker vs FYBYR

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

Head to head
About

Tusker

This app offers a flexible and customizable client for the Mastodon social network and compatible services. It provides advanced features like notification grouping, timeline syncing across devices, and extensive personalization options for a tailored social media experience.

Highlights
  • Notification grouping
  • Timeline sync with iCloud
  • Customizable timelines with filters
  • Extensive user preferences
  • Digital wellness options
  • Multiple account support
  • Modern Mastodon features
Features
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Tusker is a free and flexible client for the Mastodon social network and other compatible services. Features: • Notification grouping: Combine favorite, boost, and follow notifications into a single row to get a more glance-able view of your notifications. • Timeline sync: Keep your timeline position across all your devices using iCloud. • Customize timelines: Pick which timelines (including lists, hashtags, and public instance timelines) are pinned to your home tab, and apply filters to hide posts you're not interested in. • Tweak your experience: Tusker has a wide variety of preferences to allow you to customize how you use the app. From changing the appearance and interactions, to configuring how content warnings work, Tusker supports it all. • Digital wellness options: Tusker has a variety of preferences to help you manage how you use social media, including by turning infinite scrolling off or showing all images in grayscale. • Accessibility: VoiceOver, Voice Control, Dynamic Type, and more are all fully supported. • Multiple accounts: Sign in to multiple accounts and quickly switch between them. • Modern Mastodon features: Edit posts, view quotes, view trending posts/hashtags/links, translate posts, and more. • Broad software compatibility: Tusker also has builtin support for the Glitch and Hometown variants of Mastodon; as well as Pleroma/Akkoma, a Mastodon alternative; and PixelFed, a photo-sharing social network. Mastodon is part of the fediverse, a free, open source, and decentralized social network. From your home server, communicate and interact with people on any other server using the ActivityPub protocol. Learn more at joinmastodon.org. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

FYBYR

A social media platform focused on free speech principles. Connect with others and share your thoughts in an open environment. This app is designed for users who value uncensored discussion.

Highlights
  • Free speech focus
  • Social networking
  • Open discussion environment
  • User connection
Features
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FYBYR a Free Speech Social Media Platform.

Screenshots

Tusker4 screens
FYBYR4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: FYBYR at none against Tusker's 4. FYBYR also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 3 months) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Tusker's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (30 vs 3). On price and device support 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. Tusker sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. FYBYR asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

FYBYR holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tusker has 30 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 91% of Tusker's written reviews are positive against 100% of FYBYR's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tusker ships an update every 3 months, FYBYR fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Tusker versus FYBYR: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTuskerFYBYR
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (30 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews90.9% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings30 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB17 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperVaccor, LLCFYBYR Inc.

Customer experience

Tusker

All ratings32 ratings
Positive96.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative3.1%
Written reviews22 reviews
Positive90.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative9.1%

FYBYR

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Tusker

Subscriptions1
  • Tusker Supporter$1.991 Month
One-time3
  • Nice Tip$1.99
  • Awesome Tip$6.99
  • Incredible Tip$14.99
None

FYBYR

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tusker free?
Tusker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is FYBYR free?
FYBYR is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Tusker or FYBYR?
FYBYR is rated higher. Tusker averages 4.7 out of 5 from 30 ratings, while FYBYR averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Tusker or FYBYR have ads?
FYBYR shows ads; Tusker does not.
Which is updated more often, Tusker or FYBYR?
Tusker ships an update every 3 months, and FYBYR fortnightly. Most recently, Tusker was updated on October 27, 2026 and FYBYR on October 29, 2026.

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