Pipilo vs TootLater for Mastodon
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/
TootLater for Mastodon
Plan and schedule your Mastodon posts in advance with this app. It allows you to add multiple accounts, attach images, and ensures your posts are secure using the official API. An optional premium upgrade offers unlimited scheduling.
- Schedule posts with custom dates and times
- Manage multiple Mastodon accounts
- Attach and preview images
- Secure API integration
- Free and premium tiers available
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TootLater is the ultimate app for scheduling your Mastodon posts. Whether you want to plan ahead, reach a wider audience, or simply save time, TootLater can help you achieve your goals. With TootLater, you can: • Schedule multiple posts with different dates and times • Add multiple Mastodon accounts and switch between them easily • Attach images to your posts and preview them before sending • TootLater uses the official Mastodon API to ensure your account and posts are secure • Enjoy the free tier with one account and one post, or upgrade to the premium tier with a one-time purchase and unlock unlimited accounts and posts (within the limits of Mastodon) TootLater is the perfect companion for Mastodon users who want to take their social media game to the next level.
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Verdict
Pipilo and TootLater for Mastodon both sit at 4.6 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of TootLater for Mastodon's written reviews are positive against 75% of Pipilo's. TootLater for Mastodon also leads on update cadence (every 10 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, rating, ratings volume 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
Both are free to download. Pipilo sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and TootLater for Mastodon sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Pipilo against 4.5 for TootLater for Mastodon. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 2 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 75% of Pipilo's written reviews are positive against 100% of TootLater for Mastodon's.
Pipilo ships an update every 3 weeks, TootLater for Mastodon every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pipilo | TootLater for Mastodon |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (5 ratings) — better | 4.5 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 78 MB | 18 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Lukasz Rutkowski | Mika Kruschel |
Customer experience
Pipilo
TootLater for Mastodon
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
TootLater for Mastodon
- TootLater Unlimited$4.00
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