Comparison

dev.to 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

dev.to

Explore and engage with a blogging-forward social network focused on code creators. Discover content, follow tags and members, and stay updated on the evolving Forem ecosystem.

Highlights
  • Navigate Forem ecosystem
  • Follow dev.to tags and members
  • Discover Forem ecosystem content
  • Read blog posts
  • Write blog posts
  • Stay up-to-date
Features
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The best way to navigate DEV and the rest of the Forem ecosystem on your iPhone! The Forem app allows you to follow all your dev.to tags and members while also discovering what the evolving Forem ecosystem has to offer. Read, write and stay up-to-date in our blogging-forward social network.

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

dev.to3 screens
Ivory for Mastodon by Tapbots4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Ivory for Mastodon by Tapbots at 4.8 against dev.to's 3.8. Ivory for Mastodon by Tapbots also leads on review sentiment (75% vs 39%) and ratings volume (3.9K vs 32). dev.to's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 6). On price, update cadence, ads 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. Ivory for Mastodon by Tapbots sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. dev.to 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 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ivory for Mastodon by Tapbots has 3.9K ratings behind it against 32, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 39% of dev.to's written reviews are positive against 75% of Ivory for Mastodon by Tapbots's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

dev.to ships an update monthly, Ivory for Mastodon by Tapbots fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
dev.to versus Ivory for Mastodon by Tapbots: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameterdev.toIvory for Mastodon by Tapbots
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (32 ratings)4.8 (3.9K ratings) — better
Positive reviews39.3% of reviews74.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings323.9K — better
Update frequencyMonthlyFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS15.1 — better16.1
Further details — not scored
Size47 MB152 MB
Age rating9+17+
DeveloperDev Community Inc.Tapbots

Customer experience

dev.to

All ratings33 ratings
Positive63.6%
Neutral6.1%
Negative30.3%
Written reviews28 reviews
Positive39.3%
Neutral7.1%
Negative53.6%

Ivory for Mastodon by Tapbots

All ratings3,933 ratings
Positive95.8%
Neutral1.4%
Negative2.8%
Written reviews350 reviews
Positive74.9%
Neutral8.3%
Negative16.9%

Bugs and requests

dev.to

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

dev.to

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 dev.to free?
dev.to 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, dev.to or Ivory for Mastodon by Tapbots?
Ivory for Mastodon by Tapbots is rated higher. dev.to averages 3.8 out of 5 from 32 ratings, while Ivory for Mastodon by Tapbots averages 4.8 from 3.9K ratings.
Do dev.to or Ivory for Mastodon by Tapbots have ads?
Neither dev.to nor Ivory for Mastodon by Tapbots shows ads.
Which is updated more often, dev.to or Ivory for Mastodon by Tapbots?
dev.to ships an update monthly, and Ivory for Mastodon by Tapbots fortnightly. Most recently, dev.to was updated on October 20, 2026 and Ivory for Mastodon by Tapbots on October 27, 2026.

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