Comparison

Gowalla App vs Ivory for Mastodon by Tapbots

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

Head to head
About

Gowalla App

This app helps you stay connected with your real-world friends by letting you share your favorite places and check in when you go out. It acts as a social map and messenger, designed to bring people together in person.

Highlights
  • Add favorite places to the map
  • Check in when you go out
  • Find your crew in the real world
  • Social map and messenger
  • Connect with real friends
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Gowalla makes it fun and effortless to keep up with your friends IRL. ADD YOUR FAVORITE PLACES to the map CHECK IN when you go out FIND YOUR CREW in the real world It’s a social map and messenger that reminds you an app can connect you with your real friends again. Before you go, you should know… • Gowalla was made for you and your REAL friends • Gowalla keeps your location safe and doesn’t share it with randos • Gowalla loves to hear from you so we can make the map better • Gowalla is a bit of a goofball

About

Ivory for Mastodon by Tapbots

Experience a beautifully designed and highly performant client for the Mastodon social network. Offers extensive customization, multi-account support, and advanced features like content warnings, polls, and powerful filtering.

Highlights
  • Beautiful visual and sound design
  • Blazing fast performance
  • Multiple account support
  • Content warnings and polls
  • GIF search and posting
  • Customizable push notifications
  • Powerful mute and timeline filters
Features
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Ivory is a brand new app that brings over a dozen years of experience building the award-winning Tweetbot for Twitter, over to the Mastodon network. We obsess over every detail and put good design and experience first. Download and experience it for yourself. If you liked Tweetbot, you’ll love Ivory! We are very excited about the future of Ivory and have so many great plans for it. Here’s what you can expect in Ivory now: ⁃ Beautiful visual and sound design ⁃ Blazing fast performance and super smooth scrolling ⁃ Many theme and app icon options ⁃ Support for multiple accounts ⁃ Create and view content warnings ⁃ Create and participate in polls ⁃ Easily search for and post gifs ⁃ Customizable push notifications and viewable notifications tab ⁃ View post statistics for the day and graph for the week in the stats tab ⁃ Powerful mute filters with regex support ⁃ Ability to follow hashtags and create hashtag lists ⁃ Bookmark posts to refer back to privately ⁃ View local and federated timelines as well as trending posts ⁃ Powerful timeline filters to quickly show/hide posts of different criteria ⁃ Never lose your place in the timeline across Ivory on multiple devices including iOS, iPadOS, and macOS. -- Subscription Details -- • Monthly and annual subscriptions are available • Payment will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase • Your subscription will automatically renew unless auto-renew is disabled at least 24 hours before the end of the current subscription period • Automatic renewals will be charged at the same price you were originally charged for the subscription • Subscriptions can be managed or cancelled by going to Account Settings on the App Store after purchase Terms: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://tapbots.net/ivory/privacy/

Screenshots

Gowalla App4 screens
Ivory for Mastodon by Tapbots4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Ivory for Mastodon by Tapbots at 75% against Gowalla App's 27%. Ivory for Mastodon by Tapbots also leads on rating (4.8 vs 3.6) and ratings volume (3.9K vs 51). Gowalla App's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 6) and update cadence (every 4 days vs fortnightly). On price, ads and iOS requirement 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. Ivory for Mastodon by Tapbots sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Gowalla App asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Ivory for Mastodon by Tapbots holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ivory for Mastodon by Tapbots has 3.9K ratings behind it against 51, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 27% of Gowalla App's written reviews are positive against 75% of Ivory for Mastodon by Tapbots's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Gowalla App ships an update every 4 days, Ivory for Mastodon by Tapbots fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Gowalla App versus Ivory for Mastodon by Tapbots: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGowalla AppIvory for Mastodon by Tapbots
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.6 (51 ratings)4.8 (3.9K ratings) — better
Positive reviews26.9% of reviews75.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings513.9K — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS16.0 — better16.1
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB152 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperGowalla Exploration, Inc.Tapbots

Customer experience

Gowalla App

All ratings51 ratings
Positive62.7%
Neutral5.9%
Negative31.4%
Written reviews26 reviews
Positive26.9%
Neutral11.5%
Negative61.5%

Ivory for Mastodon by Tapbots

All ratings3,924 ratings
Positive95.8%
Neutral1.4%
Negative2.8%
Written reviews347 reviews
Positive75.2%
Neutral8.4%
Negative16.4%

Bugs and requests

Gowalla App

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Ivory for Mastodon by Tapbots

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Inconsistent behavior when scrolling to top of timeline
  • Issues with muting and filtering functionality

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to edit and delete posts
  • Support for more Mastodon features like hashtag tracking
  • Improved notification and moderation tools
  • Misskey and other Fediverse platform support

In-app purchases

None

Gowalla App

No in-app purchases

6 purchases

Ivory for Mastodon by Tapbots

Subscriptions6
  • Ivory iOS + iPadOS Monthly Sub7 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Ivory for macOS Monthly Sub7 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Ivory iOS + iPadOS Yearly Sub7 Days trial$14.991 Year
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  • Ivory for macOS Yearly Sub7 Days trial$14.991 Year
  • iOS, iPadOS + macOS Yearly Sub7 Days trial$24.991 Year
  • macOS, iOS + iPadOS Yearly Sub7 Days trial$24.991 Year

Questions

Is Gowalla App free?
Gowalla App is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Ivory for Mastodon by Tapbots free?
Ivory for Mastodon by Tapbots is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Gowalla App or Ivory for Mastodon by Tapbots?
Ivory for Mastodon by Tapbots is rated higher. Gowalla App averages 3.6 out of 5 from 51 ratings, while Ivory for Mastodon by Tapbots averages 4.8 from 3.9K ratings.
Do Gowalla App or Ivory for Mastodon by Tapbots have ads?
Neither Gowalla App nor Ivory for Mastodon by Tapbots shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Gowalla App or Ivory for Mastodon by Tapbots?
Gowalla App ships an update every 4 days, and Ivory for Mastodon by Tapbots fortnightly. Most recently, Gowalla App was updated on September 21, 2026 and Ivory for Mastodon by Tapbots on September 22, 2026.

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