Metatext vs Pubrule
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Metatext
This is a free, open-source client for the Mastodon social network. It offers robust features like multiple account support, advanced emoji handling, and timeline management. Designed with accessibility in mind, it ensures a private and ethical social media experience.
- Multiple account support
- Searchable custom emoji picker
- Timeline position memory
- Mastodon lists and filters
- VoiceOver and Dynamic Type support
- Private, no tracking
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Metatext is a free, modern, open source, and accessible Mastodon client. Features: - Multiple accounts: You can add multiple accounts and even use several accounts simultaneously with iPad multitasking. - Emoji: Metatext has a searchable custom emoji picker and supports animated custom emoji. - Timeline management: Metatext remembers your home timeline position and can load gaps in either direction - Mastodon features: Metatext supports most Mastodon features including lists, profile directory, and syncing filters - Accessibility: Metatext supports VoiceOver, Dynamic Type, dark mode, and motion reduction. - Private: No tracking or any information shared with third parties. What is Mastodon? It's the social network of the future: No ads, no corporate surveillance, ethical design, and decentralization. Check out joinmastodon.org for more info. Follow @metabolist@mastodon.social for updates!
Pubrule
Easily create polls with up to four options to settle debates. Share timed surveys with friends or the public and track incoming results in real-time. A simple way to make group decisions.
- Create polls
- Up to 4 options per poll
- Timed surveys
- Share with friends
- Public polls
- View results
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How the App works is simple: · Users create a poll · Choose up to 4 options that you are debating on · Send the timed survey to your friends or with the public · Watch as the results come in
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Pubrule at 5.0 against Metatext's 4.4. Pubrule also leads on iOS requirement (12.4 vs 15.0). Metatext's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (275 vs 1). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Pubrule holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Metatext has 275 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Metatext ships an update every 4 days, Pubrule every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Metatext | Pubrule |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (275 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 70.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 275 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 12.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 31 MB | 23 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Metabolist, LLC | KIRWM LLC |
Customer experience
Metatext
Pubrule
Bugs and requests
Metatext
Reported bugs
3 issues- Inconsistent behavior when refreshing feed
- Issues with custom emoji rendering in display names
- Problems with logging out and managing multiple accounts
Requested features
5 requests- Add edit post functionality
- Implement hashtag following
- Improve notification system with badge counts
- Add dark mode option
- Enhance media handling (full-size images, video playback)
Pubrule
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Metatext
No in-app purchases
Pubrule
No in-app purchases
