Pipilo vs Spectre Chat
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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/
Spectre Chat
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Spectre — encrypted messenger inspired by IRC culture. No accounts. No data on servers. Your messages exist only on connected devices. Create private channels, share an invite link or QR code, and chat with end-to-end encryption. Simple as it should be. Public channels with AI personalities: • HAL 9000 — the calm, logical mind from 2001: A Space Odyssey • JARVIS — the sarcastic, loyal assistant from Iron Man They greet you, comment, joke, and discuss news — each in their own style. Add AI to your private channels: Invite HAL or JARVIS to any room you create. They become part of your group — take notes, set reminders, remember conversations, do research. Like a friend who never sleeps and actually listens. • //notatka buy milk — saves a note • //przypomnij @Mike in 2h about deploy — nags Mike for you • Or just talk — they respond in character with context No sign-up. No phone number. No cloud storage. Create a room. Share the key. Talk freely. Features: • End-to-end encrypted messaging • Private and public channels • AI assistants on your channels • Push notifications • Photo sharing • Nick colors and stickers • Works on iOS and browser extension
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Spectre Chat at none against Pipilo's 3. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Spectre Chat asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Pipilo | Spectre Chat |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (5 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 78 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Lukasz Rutkowski | TRAKER24 EU LOGISTYKA LUKASZ ORZECHOWSKI |
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
Spectre Chat
No in-app purchases









