Loops by Pixelfed vs Interstellar
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Loops by Pixelfed
Create and discover short videos on a decentralized network. Enjoy authentic content without ads, tracking, or algorithmic manipulation. Take control of your social media experience.
- Create short videos
- Discover videos
- Federated network
- No ads
- No tracking
- Authentic content
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Create and discover short videos in a federated network that puts you in control. No ads, no tracking, no manipulative algorithms — just authentic content from real people.
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 rating: Interstellar at 4.8 against Loops by Pixelfed's 4.5. Interstellar also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 88%) and device support (3 vs 1). Loops by Pixelfed's advantage is ratings volume (30 vs 4). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Interstellar holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Loops by Pixelfed has 30 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 88% of Loops by Pixelfed's written reviews are positive against 100% of Interstellar's.
Loops by Pixelfed ships an update every 3 months, Interstellar every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and September 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Loops by Pixelfed | Interstellar |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (30 ratings) | 4.8 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 87.5% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 30 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 65 MB | 79 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Daniel Supernault | John Randall |
Customer experience
Loops by Pixelfed
Interstellar
In-app purchases
Loops by Pixelfed
No in-app purchases
Interstellar
No in-app purchases
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