Comparison

Pipilo vs Sabertooth 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

Sabertooth for Mastodon

Access the decentralized fediverse social network, connecting with users across different servers. Share photos, videos, and posts, and discover new communities. Customize your experience with content warnings and blocking tools.

Highlights
  • Access the fediverse
  • Connect across instances
  • Share photos and videos
  • Explore public timelines
  • Content warnings
  • Muting and blocking
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Sabertooth puts the power of the fediverse social network in your hand. Access a universe of user-created content and join the decentralized conversation from anywhere. Connect with friends near and far by following users across instance boundaries. Share your perspective through photos, videos, and short-form posting. Discover new voices and communities by exploring public timelines. Customize your experience with content warnings, muting, and blocking. Stay in control of your digital life. Harness the strength of open protocols and ethical design. Sabertooth allows you to tap into the fediverse and join the Mastodon social network through an intuitive, cross-device experience. The future of social media, in your hand. What is the Fediverse? The fediverse is a network of decentralized, interoperable social media servers. Each server runs open source software that implements shared protocols like ActivityPub. This enables users on different servers to follow each other and interact across the fediverse.

Screenshots

Pipilo4 screens
Sabertooth for Mastodon4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Pipilo at 75% against Sabertooth for Mastodon's 0%. Pipilo also leads on rating (4.6 vs 4.0). Sabertooth for Mastodon's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). On price, ratings volume, ads and device support 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. Sabertooth for Mastodon asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Pipilo holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of Pipilo's written reviews are positive against 0% of Sabertooth for Mastodon's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pipilo ships an update every 3 weeks, Sabertooth for Mastodon weekly. The most recent releases landed on August 23, 2026 and June 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Pipilo versus Sabertooth for Mastodon: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPipiloSabertooth for Mastodon
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (5 ratings) — better4.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings5 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS16.4 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size75 MB37 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperLukasz RutkowskiMahan Rahmati

Customer experience

Pipilo

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

Sabertooth for Mastodon

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
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

Sabertooth for Mastodon

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pipilo free?
Pipilo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Sabertooth for Mastodon free?
Sabertooth for Mastodon is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Pipilo or Sabertooth for Mastodon?
Pipilo is rated higher. Pipilo averages 4.6 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Sabertooth for Mastodon averages 4.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Pipilo or Sabertooth for Mastodon have ads?
Neither Pipilo nor Sabertooth for Mastodon shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pipilo or Sabertooth for Mastodon?
Pipilo ships an update every 3 weeks, and Sabertooth for Mastodon weekly. Most recently, Pipilo was updated on August 23, 2026 and Sabertooth for Mastodon on June 5, 2026.

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