Comparison

Pipilo vs app.lol

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

Head to head
About

Pipilo

This app offers a unique social media experience by displaying posts in a horizontally scrolling timeline, showing conversations and replies from followed users. It provides a clean interface for following threads and supports various Fediverse platforms.

Highlights
  • Horizontally scrolling conversational timeline
  • Collapsible threads from followed users
  • Notifications grouped by day
  • Rich link and video previews
  • Home, local, and federated timelines
  • Keyword filters for content moderation
  • Advanced media and video player
Features
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Pipilo is a unique Fediverse app that lets you browse posts on a horizontally scrolling timeline. Each post is displayed within the context of its conversation with replies from people you follow. This results in an elegant, distraction-free interface, making it easy to follow various conversation threads. Pipilo works with Mastodon, Pixelfed, Pleroma, Akkoma, Friendica, Firefish, Catodon, Iceshrimp, and GoToSocial. Features: - Horizontally scrolling timeline with each post appearing in the context of its conversation - Clean, collapsible threads showing only posts from people you follow, with an option to view replies from everyone - Notifications grouped by day - Quote posts - Rich previews for mentioned links and videos - Home, local, and federated timelines - Followed hashtags and custom lists - Quick search of posts, hashtags, and users - Full iPad support, with multiple windows allowing you to display different timelines side by side - Smooth media viewer with intuitive gestures, alt-text descriptions, share functionality, live text selection, and subject lifting - Advanced video player with native system interface for play/pause, time scrubbing, volume control, and full-screen or PIP mode viewing - Keyword filters to hide posts behind a warning or remove them from your timelines completely Premium Features: - Submit posts with images, videos, media descriptions, and content warnings - Sync reading position across multiple devices - Follow new hashtags and users - Create and edit custom lists - Add multiple accounts from all supported servers - Enable push notifications - Create and edit filters - Bookmark posts - Pin timelines - Create hashtag groups and follow remote instances Unlock all premium features with: - One-time purchase - Monthly subscription - Yearly subscription Privacy Policy: https://pipilo.thanel.me/privacy/ Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

app.lol

Discover web pages, status updates, and shared links from a vibrant online community. This client allows you to follow other users, update your profile, and explore content without algorithms or tracking.

Highlights
  • Discover web pages and status logs
  • Follow other community members
  • Update your profile page
  • Zero algorithm and tracking
  • Native Apple platform design
  • Access from multiple devices
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Re-discover the internet with app.lol. Find web pages, status logs, shared links, text snippets, and more every day, submitted by thousands of addresses that make up the omg.lol community. omg.lol is a web service that allows addresses to easily post profile pages, share what they're doing now, and link to interesting stuff around the web. Now, rather than bookmarking a bunch of web pages in a browser, open up app.lol and see the latest from the omg.lol community in the palm of your hand. Login, follow other addresses, update your webpage, right from your favorite device Proudly presented with zero algorithm, zero tracking, and nothing but good vibes. The app is designed to run natively on Apple platforms, using modern APIs and design language to create a thoroughly considered tool that helps you make the most of omg.lol. Keep the omg.lol experience close no matter where you are.

Screenshots

Pipilo4 screens
app.lol4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: app.lol at none against Pipilo's 3. app.lol also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and device support (4 vs 2). Pipilo's advantage is iOS requirement (16.4 vs 18.0). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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. Pipilo sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. app.lol asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

app.lol holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 3 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on August 23, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Pipilo versus app.lol: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPipiloapp.lol
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (5 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision Pro — better
Requires iOS16.4 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size75 MB11 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperLukasz RutkowskiiCalvin, LLC

Customer experience

Pipilo

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

app.lol

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Pipilo

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Pipilo Premium7 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • Yearly Pipilo Premium7 Days trial$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Pipilo Premium$29.99
None

app.lol

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pipilo free?
Pipilo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is app.lol free?
app.lol is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Pipilo or app.lol?
app.lol is rated higher. Pipilo averages 4.6 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while app.lol averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Pipilo or app.lol have ads?
Neither Pipilo nor app.lol shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pipilo or app.lol?
Pipilo ships an update every 3 weeks, and app.lol every 3 weeks. Most recently, Pipilo was updated on August 23, 2026 and app.lol on September 25, 2026.

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