Comparison

Pipilo vs Interstellar

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

Interstellar

Access and interact with communities across Mbin, Lemmy, and PieFed. This open-source client provides a unified platform for engaging with your favorite fediverse content.

Highlights
  • Access Mbin, Lemmy, and PieFed accounts
  • Interact with fediverse communities
  • Open-source platform
  • Bug reporting via GitHub
  • Feature requests via magazine
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Interstellar is a free and open source, fediverse client, allowing you to access your Mbin/Lemmy/PieFed accounts and interact with your favorite communities. If you encounter any bugs or would like to request a feature, please report it on the GitHub repository (github.com/interstellar-app/interstellar) or the Interstellar magazine (kbin.earth/m/interstellar).

Screenshots

Pipilo4 screens
Interstellar4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Interstellar at none against Pipilo's 3. Interstellar also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 75%) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.4). Pipilo's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Pipilo sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Interstellar asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Interstellar holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of Pipilo's written reviews are positive against 100% of Interstellar's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pipilo ships an update every 3 weeks, Interstellar every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and September 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Pipilo versus Interstellar: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPipiloInterstellar
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (5 ratings)4.8 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings5 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.413.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size77 MB79 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperLukasz RutkowskiJohn Randall

Customer experience

Pipilo

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

Interstellar

Written reviews2 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
None

Interstellar

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pipilo free?
Pipilo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Interstellar free?
Interstellar is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Pipilo or Interstellar?
Interstellar is rated higher. Pipilo averages 4.6 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Interstellar averages 4.8 from 4 ratings.
Do Pipilo or Interstellar have ads?
Neither Pipilo nor Interstellar shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pipilo or Interstellar?
Pipilo ships an update every 3 weeks, and Interstellar every 2 months. Most recently, Pipilo was updated on September 29, 2026 and Interstellar on September 27, 2026.

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