TheDesk mobile client vs Sabertooth for Mastodon
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TheDesk mobile client
This social networking app allows users to view up to six Mastodon timelines concurrently. It includes standard streaming functionality for real-time updates.
- View up to 6 timelines simultaneously
- Standard streaming included
- Mastodon client
- Real-time updates
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Mastodon client. Up to 6 timelines can be viewed simultaneously at the same time. Streaming is included as standard.
Sabertooth for Mastodon
Access the decentralized fediverse social network, connecting with users across different servers. Share photos, videos, and posts, and discover new communities. Customize your experience with content warnings and blocking tools.
- Access the fediverse
- Connect across instances
- Share photos and videos
- Explore public timelines
- Content warnings
- Muting and blocking
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Sabertooth puts the power of the fediverse social network in your hand. Access a universe of user-created content and join the decentralized conversation from anywhere. Connect with friends near and far by following users across instance boundaries. Share your perspective through photos, videos, and short-form posting. Discover new voices and communities by exploring public timelines. Customize your experience with content warnings, muting, and blocking. Stay in control of your digital life. Harness the strength of open protocols and ethical design. Sabertooth allows you to tap into the fediverse and join the Mastodon social network through an intuitive, cross-device experience. The future of social media, in your hand. What is the Fediverse? The fediverse is a network of decentralized, interoperable social media servers. Each server runs open source software that implements shared protocols like ActivityPub. This enables users on different servers to follow each other and interact across the fediverse.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Sabertooth for Mastodon at 4.0 against TheDesk mobile client's 2.0. TheDesk mobile client's advantage is review sentiment (33% vs 0%) and update cadence (every 3 days vs weekly). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Sabertooth for Mastodon holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 33% of TheDesk mobile client's written reviews are positive against 0% of Sabertooth for Mastodon's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
TheDesk mobile client ships an update every 3 days, Sabertooth for Mastodon weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TheDesk mobile client | Sabertooth for Mastodon |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (1 ratings) | 4.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days — better | Weekly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 49 MB | 37 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Ryuki Yoshikawa | Mahan Rahmati |
Customer experience
TheDesk mobile client
Sabertooth for Mastodon
In-app purchases
TheDesk mobile client
No in-app purchases
Sabertooth for Mastodon
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is TheDesk mobile client free?
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Which has better reviews, TheDesk mobile client or Sabertooth for Mastodon?
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