Mlem for Lemmy vs TinyTinyClient
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Mlem for Lemmy
Experience the Fediverse through a native iOS app designed for seamless interaction with all major Lemmy instances. Enjoy powerful features like swipe actions, quick account switching, and extensive customization for an optimized mobile experience.
- Native iOS Swift development
- Lemmy instance compatibility
- Swipe actions
- Account quick-switching
- Customization options
- Optimized backend
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Mlem for Lemmy is beautiful, smooth, and compatible with all major Lemmy instances. Written fully in iOS' native Swift, Mlem lets you experience Lemmy while taking advantage of the best your device has to offer. With powerful, easy-to-use features such as swipe actions and account quick-switching, a robust set of customizations, and a highly optimized backend, Mlem offers the mobile Lemmy experience you deserve!
TinyTinyClient
This app allows users to read and manage RSS feeds hosted on a tt-rss server. It offers features like browsing feeds by category, marking articles as read, and sharing content. Users can subscribe, unsubscribe, and manage labels for their feeds.
- Browse and manage RSS feeds
- Organize feeds by categories and labels
- Mark articles as read on scroll
- View and share articles
- Subscribe and unsubscribe from feeds
- View server information
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TinyTinyClient is an iOS app used to communicate with a tt-rss server. TinyTinyClient (also known as TTC) is used to read and manage RSS feeds that are hosted on a tt-rss server. You can use any server you'd like, as long as you have the credentials for it. Any feature suggestions or bug reports are welcome! # Features - Browse your feeds - Hide and show special feeds - Mark as read on scroll - View feeds in categories - Subscribe and unsubscribe from feeds (requires: >= API level 5) - View articles within the app - Share articles - Browse labels (requires: >= API level 1) - View server information - Publish articles - See labels that are applied to articles
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Mlem for Lemmy at none against TinyTinyClient's 2. Mlem for Lemmy also leads on ratings volume (83 vs 3) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 5 weeks). TinyTinyClient's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and iOS requirement (13.4 vs 18.0). 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
Both are free to download. TinyTinyClient sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Mlem for Lemmy asks for nothing beyond the download.
TinyTinyClient holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Mlem for Lemmy has 83 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Mlem for Lemmy ships an update fortnightly, TinyTinyClient every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and July 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Mlem for Lemmy | TinyTinyClient |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (83 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 78.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 83 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 13.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 71 MB | 31 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Eric Andrews | Milo Gertjejansen |
Customer experience
Mlem for Lemmy
TinyTinyClient
Bugs and requests
Mlem for Lemmy
Reported bugs
19 issues- Cannot validate username for account creation
- Loses progress when switching to another app while composing a post/reply
- App bounces back to the subscribed feeds list in various situations
- New bugs introduced with each update
- Embedded content (videos) only show as links
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- Changing font size via iOS Accessibility settings breaks drag and drop functionality
- Media type label in the lower left corner covers parts of the image
- App crashes frequently
- Jittery scrolling on ProMotion enabled iPhones
- Cannot log out of an account without deleting it
- Requires signing back into the instance every time an external link is followed
- No way to change font size
- Timeline is a mess
- Unable to save images
- Unable to zoom in on images
- Unable to load images on their own without comments
- Bad app icon (furry)
- No full screen for pictures, always goes to post
- Login required from the start for some users
Requested features
19 requests- Customizability for each feed type (e.g., bold headlines)
- Larger card view option
- Compact view option
- Option to customize gestures
- Fix embedded content to be playable
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- Fix font size breaking drag and drop
- Option to not display media type label or hide it
- Mark inbox as read automatically
- Hide post option
- Customizable swipe options on posts
- Cross-post functionality
- Set Reader mode as default for links
- Ability to zoom out on pictures
- Ability to save images
- Search for posts within a community
- Block communities from post options menu
- Filter instances option
- Collapse all comments by default
- Up/Down votes on the right side
TinyTinyClient
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Mlem for Lemmy
No in-app purchases
TinyTinyClient
- Small Donation$0.99
- Medium Donation$4.99
Questions
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