Comparison

SkyThrow vs Jetstream for Bluesky

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

Head to head
About

SkyThrow

This app simplifies posting to Bluesky by focusing solely on content creation. It offers features like multi-account support, hashtag management, and thread posting to enhance the user experience.

Highlights
  • Multiple account support
  • Customizable hashtags
  • Thread posting
  • Draft saving
  • Share to other apps
  • Posting history
Features
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SkyThrow is a Bluesky posting-specific client. Post as soon as you think of it. Enjoy posting on Bluesky more easily by concentrating on posting. Multiple Accounts Register multiple accounts and switch between them with a single tap on the home screen. You can use different accounts for different purposes. Hashtags No more typing hashtags by hand for each post. You can register frequently used hashtags and quickly add them to your posts. Thread Posting You can now post multiple updates together as a single thread. It also allows you to split posts with more than 4 images or text that exceeds the character limit. Drafts Save your posts as drafts and edit or post them later. This is convenient when you want to review your post carefully before posting. Share to other apps Use the iOS share function to send your post to other apps. This will broaden the range of information transmission. Posting History You can check your posts at a glance and link replies and quotes as threads.

About

Jetstream for Bluesky

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This app allows you to view the Bluesky "firehose", which is a stream of every new post on the platform, in realtime. It also allows you to optionally filter to only show posts which have a certain word in them, and you can also filter which language the post uses. This app is not created by or endorsed by the official Bluesky team, but instead uses the wonderful atproto API.

Screenshots

SkyThrow4 screens
Jetstream for Bluesky3 screens

Verdict

The call

SkyThrow and Jetstream for Bluesky are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
SkyThrow versus Jetstream for Bluesky: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSkyThrowJetstream for Bluesky
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.6
Further details — not scored
Size34 MB1 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperHIDEAKI YAMANAKyle Mohr

In-app purchases

None

SkyThrow

No in-app purchases

None

Jetstream for Bluesky

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SkyThrow free?
SkyThrow is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Jetstream for Bluesky free?
Jetstream for Bluesky is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do SkyThrow or Jetstream for Bluesky have ads?
Neither SkyThrow nor Jetstream for Bluesky shows ads.

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