Comparison

Pipilo vs Changemaker Academy

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

Changemaker Academy

Features
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Changemaker Academy is a collaborative app by Ashoka Innovators for the Public (India) and the Connecting Dreams Foundation (CDF) — designed to connect, empower, and celebrate changemakers across India and beyond. Built on the shared vision of “Everyone a Changemaker,” this app serves as a digital community for innovators, social entrepreneurs, and grassroots leaders working to create sustainable social impact. Whether you’re an Ashoka Fellow, a student changemaker, or a community leader, Changemaker Academy brings you closer to a global ecosystem of transformation. Through Changemaker Academy, users can: Connect with 25,000+ changemakers from diverse sectors and regions. Participate in interactive learning programs on social innovation and leadership. Discover opportunities, events, and fellow-led initiatives. Collaborate across communities to co-create systemic solutions to real-world challenges. About Ashoka Innovators for the Public (India): For over four decades, Ashoka has pioneered the field of social entrepreneurship, identifying and supporting over 400 leading Fellows in India who are driving systemic change across education, health, livelihoods, and civic engagement. Guided by the belief that everyone can be a changemaker, Ashoka continues to nurture social innovators and strengthen ecosystems that enable changemaking at every level of society. About Connecting Dreams Foundation (CDF): Connecting Dreams Foundation is a grassroots leadership development organization building changemakers who address community-level Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Through its 3C Model of Changemaking and 5C Model of Leadership Development, CDF enables individuals and youth to move from ideas to action, fostering inclusive, community-driven innovation. Over the past decade, CDF has positively impacted over 2.7 million lives across 746 communities, connecting local challenges to global opportunities. Together, Ashoka and CDF have created Changemaker Academy as a vibrant platform for learning, collaboration, and impact, where every user can find inspiration, mentorship, and tools to lead change. Join the movement. Be a part of the Changemaker Academy and shape a better future, together.

Screenshots

Pipilo4 screens
Changemaker Academy4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Changemaker Academy at none against Pipilo's 3. Changemaker Academy also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 16.4). Pipilo's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 4 months). On price, 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. Changemaker Academy asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pipilo ships an update every 3 weeks, Changemaker Academy every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Pipilo versus Changemaker Academy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPipiloChangemaker Academy
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.411.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size78 MB60 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperLukasz RutkowskiAlmashines

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

Changemaker Academy

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pipilo free?
Pipilo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Changemaker Academy free?
Changemaker Academy is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Pipilo or Changemaker Academy have ads?
Neither Pipilo nor Changemaker Academy shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pipilo or Changemaker Academy?
Pipilo ships an update every 3 weeks, and Changemaker Academy every 4 months. Most recently, Pipilo was updated on October 15, 2026 and Changemaker Academy on October 7, 2026.

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