Comparison

Woolly for Mastodon vs SkyThrow

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

Head to head
About

Woolly for Mastodon

This app offers a highly customizable Mastodon client with features like pinned timelines, custom icons, and threaded replies. It supports push notifications, multi-account management, and a powerful multi-column layout for iPad. Enhance your social media experience with GIF integration and full Mastodon feature support.

Highlights
  • Customizable main screen with pinned timelines
  • Threaded replies view
  • Multi-instance timeline browsing
  • Timeline filters
  • Push notifications
  • Multi-account management
  • GIPHY integration for GIFs
Features
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Woolly is a fast, customizable Mastodon client for iPhone and iPad. MAKE IT YOURS • Build your main screen from any timelines, lists or followed hashtags • Multiple light and dark themes, including one optimized for OLED displays • Set any accent color BUILT FOR READING • Threaded replies, so long conversations stay easy to follow • Multi-column layout on iPad — several timelines side by side • Timeline filters to hide boosts or replies in one tap • Search, browse and save timelines from other Mastodon instances • Trending posts, tags and links EVERYDAY ESSENTIALS • Push notifications • All your Mastodon accounts in one place • Home Screen widgets for any timeline, list or hashtag • Add GIFs to your posts with GIPHY integration • Full Mastodon support: content warnings, polls, bookmarks, followed hashtags and custom emojis WOOLLY PRO Woolly is free to read. Upgrade to unlock: • Writing and posting — posts and replies, with photos, videos and polls • Multiple accounts • A customizable main screen • Additional themes and accent colors • Home Screen widgets - Payment will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase - Your subscription will automatically renew unless auto-renew is disabled at least 24 hours before the end of the current subscription period - Automatic renewals will be charged at the same price you were originally charged for the subscription - Subscriptions can be managed or cancelled by going to Account Settings on the App Store after purchase Terms: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://mvilla.it/woolly/privacy.html

About

SkyThrow

This app simplifies posting to Bluesky by focusing solely on content creation. It offers features like multi-account support, hashtag management, and thread posting to enhance the user experience.

Highlights
  • Multiple account support
  • Customizable hashtags
  • Thread posting
  • Draft saving
  • Share to other apps
  • Posting history
Features
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SkyThrow is a Bluesky posting-specific client. Post as soon as you think of it. Enjoy posting on Bluesky more easily by concentrating on posting. Multiple Accounts Register multiple accounts and switch between them with a single tap on the home screen. You can use different accounts for different purposes. Hashtags No more typing hashtags by hand for each post. You can register frequently used hashtags and quickly add them to your posts. Thread Posting You can now post multiple updates together as a single thread. It also allows you to split posts with more than 4 images or text that exceeds the character limit. Drafts Save your posts as drafts and edit or post them later. This is convenient when you want to review your post carefully before posting. Share to other apps Use the iOS share function to send your post to other apps. This will broaden the range of information transmission. Posting History You can check your posts at a glance and link replies and quotes as threads.

Screenshots

Woolly for Mastodon4 screens
SkyThrow4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Woolly for Mastodon at 4.6 against SkyThrow's 4.0. Woolly for Mastodon also leads on ratings volume (58 vs 1) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs monthly). SkyThrow's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and review sentiment (75% vs 63%). 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. Woolly for Mastodon sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. SkyThrow asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Woolly for Mastodon holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Woolly for Mastodon has 58 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 63% of Woolly for Mastodon's written reviews are positive against 75% of SkyThrow's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Woolly for Mastodon ships an update every 2 weeks, SkyThrow monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Woolly for Mastodon versus SkyThrow: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWoolly for MastodonSkyThrow
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (58 ratings) — better4.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews62.5% of reviews75.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings58 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS26.015.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size40 MB34 MB
Age rating9+17+
DeveloperMatteo VillaHIDEAKI YAMANA

Customer experience

Woolly for Mastodon

All ratings58 ratings
Positive91.4%
Neutral3.4%
Negative5.2%
Written reviews24 reviews
Positive62.5%
Neutral25.0%
Negative12.5%

SkyThrow

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Woolly for Mastodon

Subscriptions2
  • Woolly Pro (1 month)$0.991 Month
  • Woolly Pro (1 year)7 Days trial2 variants$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Woolly Pro Lifetime$19.99
None

SkyThrow

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Woolly for Mastodon free?
Woolly for Mastodon is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SkyThrow free?
SkyThrow is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Woolly for Mastodon or SkyThrow?
Woolly for Mastodon is rated higher. Woolly for Mastodon averages 4.6 out of 5 from 58 ratings, while SkyThrow averages 4.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Woolly for Mastodon or SkyThrow have ads?
Neither Woolly for Mastodon nor SkyThrow shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Woolly for Mastodon or SkyThrow?
Woolly for Mastodon ships an update every 2 weeks, and SkyThrow monthly. Most recently, Woolly for Mastodon was updated on November 3, 2026 and SkyThrow on October 30, 2026.

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