Comparison

Mastodon vs Miria

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

Head to head
About

Mastodon

Connect with others on a decentralized social network. Share posts, images, and videos in chronological order without algorithms or ads. Discover new content and participate in conversations across the fediverse.

Highlights
  • Chronological feed
  • No algorithms or ads
  • Discover new users and topics
  • Post with images, videos, and polls
  • Create custom lists
  • Filter content
  • Cross-platform communication
Features
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Mastodon is the best way to keep up with what’s happening. Follow anyone across the fediverse and see it all in chronological order. No algorithms, ads, or clickbait in sight. This is the official iOS app for Mastodon. In our app, you can: EXPLORE ■ Discover new writers, journalists, artists, photographers, scientists and more ■ See what’s happening in the world READ ■ Keep up with people you care about in a chronological feed with no interruptions ■ Follow hashtags to keep up with specific topics in real time CREATE ■ Post to your followers or the whole world, with polls, high quality images and videos ■ Participate in interesting conversations with other people CURATE ■ Create lists of people to never miss a post ■ Filter words or phrases to control what you do and don’t want to see AND MORE! ■ Login and switch between multiple accounts ■ No spoilers! You can put your posts behind content warnings A POWERFUL PUBLISHING PLATFORM You no longer have to try and appease an opaque algorithm that decides if your friends are going to see what you posted. If they follow you, they’ll see it. If you publish it to the open web, it’s accessible on the open web. You can safely share links to Mastodon in the knowledge that anyone will be able to read them without logging in. Between threads, polls, high quality images, videos, audio, and content warnings, Mastodon offers plenty of ways to express yourself in a way that suits you. A POWERFUL READING PLATFORM We don’t need to show you ads, so we don’t need to keep you in our app. Mastodon has the richest selection of 3rd party apps and integrations so you can choose the experience that fits you best. Thanks to the chronological home feed, it’s easy to tell when you’ve caught up on all updates and can move on to something else. No need to worry that a misclick will ruin your recommendations forever. We don’t guess what you want to see, we let you control it. PROTOCOLS, NOT PLATFORMS Mastodon is not like a traditional social media platform, but is built on a decentralized protocol. You can sign up on our official server, or choose a 3rd party to host your data and moderate your experience. Thanks to the common protocol, no matter what you choose, you can communicate seamlessly with people on other Mastodon servers. But there’s more: With just one account, you can communicate with people from other fediverse platforms. Not happy with your choice? You can always switch to a different Mastodon server while taking your followers with you. For advanced users, you can even host your data on your own infrastructure, since Mastodon is open-source. NON-PROFIT IN NATURE Mastodon is a registered non-profit in the US and Germany. We are not motivated by extracting monetary value from the platform, but by what’s best for the platform. AS FEATURED IN: TIME, Forbes, Wired, The Guardian, CNN, The Verge, TechCrunch, Financial Times, Gizmodo, PCMAG.com, and more.

About

Miria

This app is a client for the decentralized social network Misskey. It allows you to view timelines, post notes, and utilize features like antennas and channels. Supports multiple accounts and servers, with advanced input and image editing capabilities.

Highlights
  • Timeline browsing and note posting
  • Support for multiple accounts and servers
  • MFM input completion
  • Customizable tab emojis
  • Advanced reaction picker
  • Image editing before posting
Features
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Miriaは分散型SNS「Misskey」のクライアントアプリです。 *機能* ・タイムラインの閲覧やノートの投稿、「アンテナ」「チャンネル」「みつける」などの基本的な機能を利用することができます。 ・複数アカウント、複数サーバーに対応しています。  ※2個目以降のアカウントを追加したあとは、アカウントに紐づくタブを追加する必要があります。 ・動きのないMFMに対応しています。 ・タブにカスタム絵文字を設定することができます。 ・リアクションピッカーの精度が高く、ひらがなでも検索しやすくなっています。 ・投稿欄でMFMの入力補完をすることができ、MFMの構文やカスタム絵文字をスムーズに入力することができます。 ・画像を投稿する前にトリミングや回転、画像にカスタム絵文字を貼ったりすることができます。 ・配色を複数のパターンから切り替えることができます。 制限事項 ・このアプリケーションは新規登録およびアカウント削除の機能を提供していません。新規登録や削除が必要な場合、登録や削除に必要な要件をそれぞれのサーバーへご確認ください。 ・このアプリケーションはサーバーを提供していません。このアプリと一緒に特定のサーバーを付随して提供していないので、このアプリ単独で利用することはできません。 ・このアプリはMisskey v12以前のバージョンや、Firefish, Calckeyなどのフォークされたアプリケーションに対応していません。

Screenshots

Mastodon4 screens
Miria3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Mastodon at 48% against Miria's 0%. Mastodon also leads on rating (4.5 vs 3.0) and ratings volume (13K vs 1). Miria's advantage is update cadence (every 8 days vs monthly) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.6). 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Mastodon holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Mastodon has 13K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 48% of Mastodon's written reviews are positive against 0% of Miria's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mastodon ships an update monthly, Miria every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Mastodon versus Miria: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMastodonMiria
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (13K ratings) — better3.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews48.3% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings13K — better1
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 8 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size110 MB130 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperMastodon GmbHAozora Sugimura

Customer experience

Mastodon

All ratings13,481 ratings
Positive88.8%
Neutral5.9%
Negative5.3%
Written reviews889 reviews
Positive48.3%
Neutral18.8%
Negative33.0%

Miria

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Mastodon

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Can't log in or create account
  • Keyboard freezes during editing
  • Inconsistent behavior when switching accounts
  • Notifications not working as expected

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add local and federated timelines
  • Improve search and discovery features
  • Implement edit and delete post functionality
  • Add support for animated GIFs
  • Provide better accessibility options

Miria

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Mastodon

No in-app purchases

None

Miria

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Mastodon free?
Mastodon is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Miria free?
Miria is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Mastodon or Miria?
Mastodon is rated higher. Mastodon averages 4.5 out of 5 from 13K ratings, while Miria averages 3.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Mastodon or Miria have ads?
Neither Mastodon nor Miria shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Mastodon or Miria?
Mastodon ships an update monthly, and Miria every 8 days. Most recently, Mastodon was updated on October 17, 2026 and Miria on September 30, 2026.

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