Comparison

Tusker vs Tile.Social

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

Tile.Social

Features
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Tile.Social is a social platform designed to make social media feel human again. Instead of rewarding endless scrolling and viral outrage, Tile.Social mesures meaningful interactions through a Care Counter, built from reactions, private greetings, and shared moments between people. Users have greater control over what they see, helping reduce unwanted content and social noise. By prioritizing genuine connections over algorithm-driven engagement, Tile.Social creates a more intentional and positive online experience for individuals, families, and communities enriching their personal connections. Terms of Use: https://www.tile.social/terms-conditions

Screenshots

Tusker4 screens
Tile.Social4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Tile.Social at weekly against Tusker's every 3 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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 and Tile.Social sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.00 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tusker ships an update every 3 months, Tile.Social weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Tusker versus Tile.Social: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTuskerTile.Social
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (31 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews90.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings31 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB82 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperVaccor, LLCKoda Kollectiv Inc

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
2 purchases

Tile.Social

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Subscription$2.001 Month
  • Yearly Subscription$18.001 Year

Questions

Is Tusker free?
Tusker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Tile.Social free?
Tile.Social is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Tusker or Tile.Social have ads?
Neither Tusker nor Tile.Social shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Tusker or Tile.Social?
Tusker ships an update every 3 months, and Tile.Social weekly. Most recently, Tusker was updated on October 10, 2026 and Tile.Social on October 3, 2026.

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