Pipilo vs iPhanpy for Mastodon
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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/
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.
- Smoother performance
- Longer memory retention
- Native iOS app installation
- Fewer browser performance restrictions
- Liquid Glass icon
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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.
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Verdict
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
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.
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.
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.
| Parameter | Pipilo | iPhanpy for Mastodon |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (5 ratings) | 5.0 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 7 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 78 MB | 20 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Lukasz Rutkowski | Matheus Fantinel |
Customer experience
Pipilo
iPhanpy 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
iPhanpy for Mastodon
No in-app purchases
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