Comparison

Apparate vs Bubble for Mastodon

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Apparate

Create and share personalized augmented reality experiences with friends. Design interactive games, puzzles, or greeting cards using templates and add your own media. View creations on any iPhone or iPad with AR Quick Look.

Highlights
  • Create custom AR experiences
  • Share instantly with friends
  • Use pre-made templates
  • Add video, photos, and text
  • Supports Apple Pencil
  • View on iPhone/iPad with AR Quick Look
Features
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Create your own personalized augmented reality (AR) experiences and share instantly with friends. Apparate makes it easy to create beautiful interactive games, puzzles, greeting cards or many other 3D objects. Choose from our wide range of existing templates and simply tap to add video, photos, text, or draw, to personalise each 3D model. Anyone with an iPhone/iPad can view and interact with your creations (thanks to AR Quick Look). Amaze your friends when your creation suddenly appears in their living room! -Design the perfect greeting card for birthdays, anniversaries or any special occasion. -Surprise your friends with your own unique photo puzzle. -Remember those special moments with a personalized memory game. -Choose from one of our ever-growing collection of AR objects. -Supports Apple Pencil (on supported devices). Unlimited access subscription - You can subscribe for unlimited access to all features and content offered for purchase within Apparate. - Subscriptions are billed weekly, monthly or yearly at the rate selected depending on the subscription plan. - Subscriptions auto-renew at the cost of the chosen package, unless cancelled 24-hours in advance prior to the end of the current period. The subscription fee is charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase. You may manage your subscription and turn off auto-renewal by going to your Account Settings after purchase. Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal. Once purchased, refunds will not be provided for any unused portion of the term. - Terms of use: http://luxarsoftware.com/terms_and_conditions.html - Privacy policy: http://luxarsoftware.com/privacy_policy.html

About

Bubble for Mastodon

A lightweight, user-friendly Mastodon client designed for a seamless experience. It offers essential features like content filtering, multiple timelines, and a rich post composer, with optional enhancements for power users.

Highlights
  • Powerful content filter
  • Multiple timeline views
  • Rich post composer
  • Grouped notifications
  • Attachment saving (Bubble+)
  • Multiple account support (Bubble+)
Features
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Bubble is a very simple native lightweight Mastodon client, that is meant to look soft and easy-to-use. It integrates perfectly with your Mastodon account, and matches your vibe, while having Mastodon-only features. Bubble also includes a ton of features you know and love: - A powerful content filter - Report user content - All of your favorite timelines: Home, Trending, Local, and Federated - Trending hashtags - A rich post composer with polls, emojis, and attachments - Suggestions - Grouped Notifications - A restricted user list Bubble+ also allows you to get a handful of useful features such as attachment saving, more accounts... And there is so much more to see! ==================================================== Bubble+ Terms of Service: https://d.lumaa.fr/tosplus Bubble is not affiliated with Mastodon gGmbH.

Screenshots

Apparate4 screens
Bubble for Mastodon4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Apparate at 100% against Bubble for Mastodon's 50%. Apparate also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 3 weeks) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Apparate sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days and Bubble for Mastodon sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Apparate ships an update every 5 days, Bubble for Mastodon every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Apparate versus Bubble for Mastodon: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterApparateBubble for Mastodon
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS14.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size96 MB34 MB
Age rating+417+
DeveloperLuxar SoftwarePhilippe Bondevine

Customer experience

Apparate

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bubble for Mastodon

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Apparate

Subscriptions3
  • One Week Full Access3 Days trial$2.997 Days
  • One Month Full Access$4.491 Month
  • One Year Full Access$18.491 Year
3 purchases

Bubble for Mastodon

Subscriptions3
  • Bubble+ • Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Bubble+ • 3 Months$4.793 Months
  • Bubble+ • Yearly$17.991 Year

Questions

Is Apparate free?
Apparate is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Bubble for Mastodon free?
Bubble for Mastodon is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Apparate or Bubble for Mastodon have ads?
Neither Apparate nor Bubble for Mastodon shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Apparate or Bubble for Mastodon?
Apparate ships an update every 5 days, and Bubble for Mastodon every 3 weeks. Most recently, Apparate was updated on November 3, 2026 and Bubble for Mastodon on November 4, 2026.

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