Comparison

Tusker vs Nostrmo

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

Nostrmo

This open-source client allows you to control your social media account using a Nostr key. It offers a decentralized approach, requiring no personal phone number or other sensitive information for account management.

Highlights
  • Open-source protocol
  • Nostr key account control
  • No personal information required
  • Decentralized social networking
  • Cross-device support
Features
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A nostr client with the open source protocols. Control you account with a nostr key and without any phone or other infomations.

Screenshots

Tusker4 screens
Nostrmo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Tusker at 4.7 against Nostrmo's 4.5. Tusker also leads on ratings volume (30 vs 4). Nostrmo's advantage is update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 3 months) and review sentiment (100% vs 91%). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Tusker sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Nostrmo sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Tusker holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tusker has 30 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 91% of Tusker's written reviews are positive against 100% of Nostrmo's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tusker ships an update every 3 months, Nostrmo every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Tusker versus Nostrmo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTuskerNostrmo
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (30 ratings) — better4.5 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews90.9% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings30 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.5
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB110 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperVaccor, LLC荣庄 杨

Customer experience

Tusker

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

Nostrmo

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 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
4 purchases

Nostrmo

One-time4
  • Buy me a coffee$2.99
  • Buy me two coffee$5.99
  • Buy me five coffee$14.99
Show 1 more
  • Buy me ten coffee$29.99

Questions

Is Tusker free?
Tusker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Nostrmo free?
Nostrmo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Tusker or Nostrmo?
Tusker is rated higher. Tusker averages 4.7 out of 5 from 30 ratings, while Nostrmo averages 4.5 from 4 ratings.
Do Tusker or Nostrmo have ads?
Neither Tusker nor Nostrmo shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Tusker or Nostrmo?
Tusker ships an update every 3 months, and Nostrmo every 5 weeks. Most recently, Tusker was updated on October 23, 2026 and Nostrmo on October 7, 2026.

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