Comparison

Pipilo vs iPhanpy 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

Experience a unique social media feed with a horizontally scrolling timeline that displays posts within their conversation context. Easily follow discussions, manage notifications, and enjoy rich media previews. Offers premium features for enhanced posting and account management.

Highlights
  • Horizontally scrolling conversation timelines
  • Collapsible threads with follow-only option
  • Grouped daily notifications
  • Rich link and video previews
  • Home, local, and federated timelines
  • Keyword filters for content moderation
  • Advanced media viewer with gestures
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

iPhanpy for Mastodon

This app provides a smoother, more memory-efficient experience for accessing Mastodon content. It offers native iOS installation with fewer performance restrictions than a web browser.

Highlights
  • Smoother performance
  • Longer memory retention
  • Native iOS app installation
  • Fewer browser performance restrictions
  • Liquid Glass icon
Features
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iPhanpy brings everything that Phanpy has, but runs smoother, stays longer in memory, and has a neat Liquid Glass icon! I am not the original developer of Phanpy, so all props go to Chee Aun. I merely adapted the original web app into a version that is installable as a “native” iOS app - it faces way less performance restrictions compared to running on the browser.

Screenshots

Pipilo4 screens
iPhanpy for Mastodon3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: iPhanpy for Mastodon at none against Pipilo's 3. iPhanpy for Mastodon also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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. iPhanpy for Mastodon asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

iPhanpy for Mastodon holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 7 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pipilo ships an update every 3 weeks, iPhanpy for Mastodon monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Pipilo versus iPhanpy for Mastodon: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPipiloiPhanpy for Mastodon
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (5 ratings)5.0 (7 ratings) — better
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings57 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.415.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size78 MB20 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperLukasz RutkowskiMatheus Fantinel

Customer experience

Pipilo

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

iPhanpy for Mastodon

All ratings7 ratings
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

iPhanpy for Mastodon

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pipilo free?
Pipilo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is iPhanpy for Mastodon free?
iPhanpy for Mastodon is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Pipilo or iPhanpy for Mastodon?
iPhanpy for Mastodon is rated higher. Pipilo averages 4.6 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while iPhanpy for Mastodon averages 5.0 from 7 ratings.
Do Pipilo or iPhanpy for Mastodon have ads?
Neither Pipilo nor iPhanpy for Mastodon shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pipilo or iPhanpy for Mastodon?
Pipilo ships an update every 3 weeks, and iPhanpy for Mastodon monthly. Most recently, Pipilo was updated on November 7, 2026 and iPhanpy for Mastodon on November 6, 2026.

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