Comparison

Pipilo vs Echo for Lemmy

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

Echo for Lemmy

This app provides a native iOS interface for Lemmy, a decentralized social platform. Discover communities, sort content, and engage with posts and comments. It offers advanced search, bookmarking, and multi-account support.

Highlights
  • Connect with Lemmy communities
  • Sort and filter content feeds
  • Upvote/downvote posts and comments
  • Powerful search functionality
  • Create posts via share extension
  • Bookmark content
  • Push notifications
  • Multi-account support
Features
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Echo for Lemmy is an iOS client for Lemmy, a community based link & text sharing decentralized social platform. - Connect with communities based on your interests. - Sort your feed by most active, trending posts, new posts, and many more. - Upvote and downvote posts & comments. - Powerful search experience to find the content you're looking for. - Create posts using share extension from any app on your device. - Bookmark posts to easily find later. - Push notification support for staying up to date with the content you care about. - Sign into multiple accounts at once and quickly switch between them. Even across multiple Lemmy instances/servers. - Fully native application with dark mode support & accessibility features. --- Upgrade to Echo+ for $1.49 USD per month or $11.99 USD per year to unlock the ability to create & edit posts, comment on posts, enable push notifications, unlock multiple account support, customize the app icon, and support future development of Echo. Echo+ auto-renews every month or year (depending on which term you select). Price may vary by location. Payment will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase. Your subscription will automatically renew unless canceled at least 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. You may cancel/stop your auto-renewing subscription by going to your iTunes/App Store Account Settings to manage your subscription. --- Terms of Use: https://echo.rrainn.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://echo.rrainn.com/privacy

Screenshots

Pipilo4 screens
Echo for Lemmy4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Pipilo at 4.6 against Echo for Lemmy's 3.0. Echo for Lemmy's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 75%) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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 and Echo for Lemmy sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.49 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Pipilo holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 2 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 75% of Pipilo's written reviews are positive against 100% of Echo for Lemmy's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pipilo ships an update every 3 weeks, Echo for Lemmy every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on August 23, 2026 and June 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Pipilo versus Echo for Lemmy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPipiloEcho for Lemmy
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (5 ratings) — better3.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings5 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.416.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size75 MB19 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperLukasz Rutkowskirrainn, Inc.

Customer experience

Pipilo

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

Echo for Lemmy

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
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
2 purchases

Echo for Lemmy

Subscriptions2
  • Standard$1.491 Month
  • Standard$11.991 Year

Questions

Is Pipilo free?
Pipilo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Echo for Lemmy free?
Echo for Lemmy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Pipilo or Echo for Lemmy?
Pipilo is rated higher. Pipilo averages 4.6 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Echo for Lemmy averages 3.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Pipilo or Echo for Lemmy have ads?
Neither Pipilo nor Echo for Lemmy shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pipilo or Echo for Lemmy?
Pipilo ships an update every 3 weeks, and Echo for Lemmy every 5 days. Most recently, Pipilo was updated on August 23, 2026 and Echo for Lemmy on June 9, 2026.

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