Comparison

Bubble for Mastodon vs Callings

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

Head to head
About

Bubble for Mastodon

A lightweight, user-friendly Mastodon client designed for a seamless experience. It offers essential features like content filtering, multiple timelines, and a rich post composer, with optional enhancements for power users.

Highlights
  • Powerful content filter
  • Multiple timeline views
  • Rich post composer
  • Grouped notifications
  • Attachment saving (Bubble+)
  • Multiple account support (Bubble+)
Features
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Bubble is a very simple native lightweight Mastodon client, that is meant to look soft and easy-to-use. It integrates perfectly with your Mastodon account, and matches your vibe, while having Mastodon-only features. Bubble also includes a ton of features you know and love: - A powerful content filter - Report user content - All of your favorite timelines: Home, Trending, Local, and Federated - Trending hashtags - A rich post composer with polls, emojis, and attachments - Suggestions - Grouped Notifications - A restricted user list Bubble+ also allows you to get a handful of useful features such as attachment saving, more accounts... And there is so much more to see! ==================================================== Bubble+ Terms of Service: https://d.lumaa.fr/tosplus Bubble is not affiliated with Mastodon gGmbH.

About

Callings

Features
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A Palsome app to send and receive text messages, voice messages, images, and videos in real-time over the internet. It includes features such as group chats, multimedia sharing, and end-to-end encryption to ensure privacy and security in communications.

Screenshots

Bubble for Mastodon4 screens
Callings4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Callings at none against Bubble for Mastodon's 3. Callings also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks) and iOS requirement (13.4 vs 26.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Bubble for Mastodon sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Callings asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bubble for Mastodon ships an update every 3 weeks, Callings weekly. The most recent releases landed on June 3, 2026 and May 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Bubble for Mastodon versus Callings: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBubble for MastodonCallings
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS26.013.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size34 MB61 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperPhilippe BondevineOPTIMUM DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Bubble for Mastodon

Subscriptions3
  • Bubble+ • Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Bubble+ • 3 Months$4.793 Months
  • Bubble+ • Yearly$17.991 Year
None

Callings

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Bubble for Mastodon free?
Bubble for Mastodon is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Callings free?
Callings is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Bubble for Mastodon or Callings have ads?
Neither Bubble for Mastodon nor Callings shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Bubble for Mastodon or Callings?
Bubble for Mastodon ships an update every 3 weeks, and Callings weekly. Most recently, Bubble for Mastodon was updated on June 3, 2026 and Callings on May 15, 2026.

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