Pipilo vs MastoLookup
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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/
MastoLookup
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Introducing our latest extension for Safari on macOS and iOS! With our extension, you can quickly identify when a web page you're viewing has a linked Mastodon profile. Mastodon is a decentralized social network that offers an alternative to commercial platforms, and our extension helps you discover new profiles and connect with like-minded users. When a Mastodon profile is detected on the page you're viewing, our extension will show a badge. Simply tap on the extension to view the profile information, and tap to navigate to the Mastodon profile. It's that easy! Our extension is designed to be unobtrusive and intuitive to use. It's a must-have for anyone who loves using Mastodon and wants to easily find new profiles to follow. Install our extension today and start exploring the Mastodon network like never before!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Pipilo at Free against MastoLookup's $1.99. MastoLookup's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and device support (4 vs 2). On 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
Pipilo is free to download; MastoLookup costs $1.99 up front. Pipilo sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. MastoLookup asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Pipilo | MastoLookup |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $1.99 |
| Rating | 4.6 (5 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 75 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Lukasz Rutkowski | rrainn, Inc. |
In-app purchases
Pipilo
- Monthly Pipilo Premium7 Days trial$0.991 Month
- Yearly Pipilo Premium7 Days trial$9.991 Year
- Lifetime Pipilo Premium$29.99
MastoLookup
No in-app purchases









