Arctic For Lemmy vs Interstellar
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Arctic For Lemmy
This native iOS client provides a private and ad-free way to experience the Fediverse. Browse feeds with embedded content, engage in conversations with a rich markdown editor, and enjoy customizable features for seamless navigation and notifications.
- Ad-free and tracker-free experience
- Native media viewing (photos, videos, GIFs)
- Rich markdown editor for content creation
- Customizable swipe gestures
- Unlimited account switching
- Push notifications for accounts and communities
- Content filtering by keyword
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Arctic For Lemmy is a free and native iOS client for Lemmy. In the spirit of the Fediverse, Arctic is completely free and private. No data of any kind will be collected from your device, and no pesky advertisements, Ever. Arctic was built specifically for iOS and runs natively on pure Swift. Enjoy browsing feeds with embedded content that keeps you out of the browser, and in the app. Engage in the conversation using the rich markdown editor, and intuitive post composer Key Features: • No advertisements or trackers, ever • Native support for media, photos, videos, gifs, etc • Robust media viewer to view content in full detail • Rich link previews in posts and comments • Customizable swipe gestures to make navigation a breeze • Account quick switcher, supports unlimited accounts • Community switcher, quickly jump between communities • Account push notifications, badges, replies, mentions, messages, reports, applications • Community push notifications. customizable notifications for communities based on filters • Content filters, exclude content by keyword • Smart cache keeps browsing fast, and storage freed • Rich markdown editor for composing new content • Upload manager for keeping control of uploaded media • Highly customizable UI with custom theme support • Lemmy Explorer integration, browse Lemmy Explorer directly in the app • Full-featured client, if you can do it on this website, you can do it in Arctic Visit Arctic's community at !arctic@lemmy.world to keep up with the latest changes and provide feedback.
Interstellar
Access and interact with communities across Mbin, Lemmy, and PieFed. This open-source client provides a unified platform for engaging with your favorite fediverse content.
- Access Mbin, Lemmy, and PieFed accounts
- Interact with fediverse communities
- Open-source platform
- Bug reporting via GitHub
- Feature requests via magazine
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Interstellar is a free and open source, fediverse client, allowing you to access your Mbin/Lemmy/PieFed accounts and interact with your favorite communities. If you encounter any bugs or would like to request a feature, please report it on the GitHub repository (github.com/interstellar-app/interstellar) or the Interstellar magazine (kbin.earth/m/interstellar).
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Interstellar at none against Arctic For Lemmy's 4. Interstellar also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 86%) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). Arctic For Lemmy's advantage is ratings volume (20 vs 4). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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. Arctic For Lemmy sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Interstellar asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Arctic For Lemmy against 4.8 for Interstellar. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Arctic For Lemmy has 20 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 86% of Arctic For Lemmy's written reviews are positive against 100% of Interstellar's.
Arctic For Lemmy ships an update every 5 weeks, Interstellar every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and July 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Arctic For Lemmy | Interstellar |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (20 ratings) — better | 4.8 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 85.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 20 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 46 MB | 79 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Dana Buehre | John Randall |
Customer experience
Arctic For Lemmy
Interstellar
In-app purchases
Arctic For Lemmy
- Kind Tip$2.99
- Generous Tip$5.99
- Bountiful Tip$9.99
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- Supporter Tip$19.99
Interstellar
No in-app purchases
Questions
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