Thunder for Lemmy vs Lemmios
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Thunder for Lemmy
An open-source client for exploring the fediverse, offering multi-account support and extensive customization. Navigate communities, posts, and comments with swipe gestures and a Safari extension for seamless linking. Still in early development with more features planned.
- Open source client
- Multi-account support
- Customizable settings
- Swipe gestures
- Safari extension
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Thunder is an open source Lemmy/PieFed client for the fediverse, fully free of advertisements and trackers. Here's a peek at what Thunder offers: - Multi-account support: Login to all your accounts, and switch between them at ease - Fully customizable settings: Choose your own splash of accent, customize your own gestures, and much more - Swipe gestures: Navigate and interact with your favourite communities, posts, and comments all through customizable swipe gestures. - Safari extension: Opens Lemmy links in Thunder Thunder is still very early on in development and many more features are yet to be available!
Lemmios
Explore and navigate the fediverse with this intuitive client. Discover content and communities across different instances in a streamlined manner.
- Browse Lemmy instances
- Discover fediverse content
- Intuitive navigation
- Community browsing
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Lemmios is a client built for Lemmy. Discover and browse through all parts of the fediverse in an intuitive way.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Thunder for Lemmy at 13.0 against Lemmios's 16.0. On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.6 for Thunder for Lemmy against 3.5 for Lemmios. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 14 and 10 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 71% of Thunder for Lemmy's written reviews are positive against 75% of Lemmios's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | Thunder for Lemmy | Lemmios |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.6 (14 ratings) — better | 3.5 (10 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 71.4% of reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 14 — better | 10 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 45 MB | 31 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Hamlet Jiang Su | Peter Lavallee |
Customer experience
Thunder for Lemmy
Lemmios
In-app purchases
Thunder for Lemmy
No in-app purchases
Lemmios
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Thunder for Lemmy free?
Is Lemmios free?
Which has better reviews, Thunder for Lemmy or Lemmios?
Do Thunder for Lemmy or Lemmios have ads?
Which is updated more often, Thunder for Lemmy or Lemmios?
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