Comparison

Pipilo vs trunks for Mastodon

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

trunks for Mastodon

Enhance your Mastodon experience with a feature-rich client designed for seamless connection and content discovery. Manage multiple accounts, receive real-time notifications, and customize your interface with various themes and display options.

Highlights
  • Multi-account support
  • Push notifications
  • Follow hashtags
  • Edit posts
  • Threaded replies
  • Dark mode
  • Instance browse
Features
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trunks for Mastodon is the best way to experience Mastodon any of your devices. With its rich features and intuitive interface, trunks makes it easy to stay connected with your friends, follow your favorite topics, and discover new content. Features: - Large screen and foldable support: See content in any form factor that suits your needs. - Multi account support: Easily switch between multiple Mastodon accounts without having to log in and out. - Push notifications: Never miss a post, reply, or direct message with real-time push notifications. - Follow hashtags: Stay up-to-date on the latest conversations and trends by following hashtags. - Edit posts: Made a mistake? No problem! trunks allows you to edit your posts after they've been published. - Threaded replies: Keep track of conversations with threaded replies, which make it easy to see who's replying to whom. - Unroll threads: Get a quick overview of a threaded conversation by unrolling it into a single, easy-to-read article style view. - Dark mode: Reduce eye strain and save battery life with dark mode. - Media aspect ratio options: Choose how you want your photos and videos to be displayed with a variety of media aspect ratio options. - Comment sorting: Sort comments by best, chronological, or controversial order. - Themes: Personalize your trunks experience with a variety of themes. - Quoting: Easily quote other users' posts to add your own thoughts and insights. - Markdown support: Use Markdown to format your posts and make them stand out. - Instance browse: Easily find and join new Mastodon instances with the built-in instance browser. trunks for Mastodon is available in English, Chinese (Simplified), and Finnish. Anyone can contribute a new translation through the GitHub page. Download trunks for Mastodon today and start your Mastodon journey!

Screenshots

Pipilo4 screens
trunks for Mastodon4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: trunks for Mastodon at none against Pipilo's 3. trunks for Mastodon also leads on ratings volume (25 vs 5) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.4). On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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. trunks for Mastodon asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Pipilo against 4.5 for trunks for Mastodon. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: trunks for Mastodon has 25 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 75% of Pipilo's written reviews are positive against 71% of trunks for Mastodon's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pipilo ships an update every 3 weeks, trunks for Mastodon fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Pipilo versus trunks for Mastodon: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPipilotrunks for Mastodon
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (5 ratings) — better4.5 (25 ratings)
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews — better70.8% of reviews
Number of ratings525 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.414.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size78 MB82 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperLukasz RutkowskiFooBar Software LLC

Customer experience

Pipilo

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

trunks for Mastodon

All ratings25 ratings
Positive88.0%
Neutral4.0%
Negative8.0%
Written reviews24 reviews
Positive70.8%
Neutral12.5%
Negative16.7%

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

trunks for Mastodon

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pipilo free?
Pipilo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is trunks for Mastodon free?
trunks for Mastodon is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Pipilo or trunks for Mastodon?
Pipilo is rated higher. Pipilo averages 4.6 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while trunks for Mastodon averages 4.5 from 25 ratings.
Do Pipilo or trunks for Mastodon have ads?
Neither Pipilo nor trunks for Mastodon shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pipilo or trunks for Mastodon?
Pipilo ships an update every 3 weeks, and trunks for Mastodon fortnightly. Most recently, Pipilo was updated on October 15, 2026 and trunks for Mastodon on October 18, 2026.

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