Thunder for Lemmy vs UNIUN
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!
UNIUN
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UNIUN is an offline-first decentralized social and AI platform built on Nostr. Connect with communities, create and share notes, participate in channels, exchange direct messages, and organize knowledge in a privacy-focused environment where users own their identity and data.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Thunder for Lemmy at every 2 weeks against UNIUN's every 6 weeks. Thunder for Lemmy also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Thunder for Lemmy ships an update every 2 weeks, UNIUN every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Thunder for Lemmy | UNIUN |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (13 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 71.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 13 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 45 MB | 306 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Hamlet Jiang Su | Samarthsinh Vala |
In-app purchases
Thunder for Lemmy
No in-app purchases
UNIUN
No in-app purchases
