Bubble for Mastodon vs iPhanpy for Mastodon
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Powerful content filter
- Multiple timeline views
- Rich post composer
- Grouped notifications
- Attachment saving (Bubble+)
- Multiple account support (Bubble+)
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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.
iPhanpy for Mastodon
This app provides a smoother, more memory-efficient experience for accessing Mastodon content. It offers native iOS installation with fewer performance restrictions than a web browser.
- Smoother performance
- Longer memory retention
- Native iOS app installation
- Fewer browser performance restrictions
- Liquid Glass icon
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iPhanpy brings everything that Phanpy has, but runs smoother, stays longer in memory, and has a neat Liquid Glass icon! I am not the original developer of Phanpy, so all props go to Chee Aun. I merely adapted the original web app into a version that is installable as a “native” iOS app - it faces way less performance restrictions compared to running on the browser.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: iPhanpy for Mastodon at none against Bubble for Mastodon's 3. iPhanpy for Mastodon also leads on ratings volume (7 vs 1) and device support (3 vs 1). 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. Bubble for Mastodon sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. iPhanpy for Mastodon asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Bubble for Mastodon against 5.0 for iPhanpy for Mastodon. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: iPhanpy for Mastodon has 7 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Bubble for Mastodon ships an update every 3 weeks, iPhanpy for Mastodon monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bubble for Mastodon | iPhanpy for Mastodon |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (7 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 7 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 34 MB | 20 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Philippe Bondevine | Matheus Fantinel |
Customer experience
Bubble for Mastodon
iPhanpy for Mastodon
In-app purchases
Bubble for Mastodon
- Bubble+ • Monthly$1.991 Month
- Bubble+ • 3 Months$4.793 Months
- Bubble+ • Yearly$17.991 Year
iPhanpy for Mastodon
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Bubble for Mastodon free?
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