Comparison

Bluesky Toolbox vs Skyscraper Social

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

Head to head
About

Bluesky Toolbox

This app provides in-depth analytics for your social media presence, helping you track follower growth, engagement, and content performance. Optimize your strategy with detailed charts, unfollow monitoring, and an engagement leaderboard. Manage multiple accounts and customize widgets for quick insights.

Highlights
  • Track follower growth
  • Monitor unfollows
  • Analyze post performance
  • Engagement Leaderboard
  • Contribution heatmap
  • Manage multiple accounts
  • Customizable widgets
Features
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SkyDeck is the premier tool for Bluesky users to analyze their social presence, track follower growth, and optimize their content strategy. Whether you’re a casual poster or a power networker, SkyDeck provides unparalleled insights into your Bluesky performance. Monitor unfollows, explore engagement trends, and make data-driven decisions to boost your reach. — SkyDeck Features — · Track follower growth with interactive charts and historical timelines. · Monitor daily follower changes with detailed 7- and 30-day breakdowns. · View and manage new followers in a dedicated list with profile insights. · Track unfollows: see the current number of unfollows on your dashboard and browse a detailed list of who unfollowed you. · Analyze post performance, including likes, reposts, replies, and quotes. · Explore your most engaging posts of the week, month, or custom timeframe. · Discover which users interact most with your content via the Engagement Leaderboard. · Contribution heatmap: visualize your posting activity over time. · View public Bluesky profiles, including verification status and basic stats. · Follow, unfollow, or block users directly within the app. · Manage multiple Bluesky accounts from one intuitive interface. · Sign in with Bluesky via OAuth – secure, modern login, no app password needed. · Sign in with any custom Personal Data Server (PDS), not just bsky.social. · Create and customize widgets for at-a-glance insights on your home screen. · Sync status indicators and manual refresh controls ensure full data transparency. — Pro Features — · Access extended historical data beyond 30 days. · Multi-account support: add and manage multiple Bluesky accounts. · Engagement metrics weighted by recency for more accurate insights. · Additional premium features in development. — LEGAL — · View our terms of service here: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ · View our privacy policy here: https://getskydeck.app/Privacy/ Subscriptions will be charged to your credit card through your iTunes account. Your subscription will automatically renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You will not be able to cancel the subscription once activated. Manage your subscriptions in Account Settings after purchase.

About

Skyscraper Social

This social networking app offers a unified timeline for Bluesky and Mastodon, with features like saved scroll positions, custom themes, and cross-posting. It supports multiple accounts and integrates with RSS feeds, making it a comprehensive client for managing your social web experience across all Apple devices.

Highlights
  • Unified timeline for Bluesky and Mastodon
  • Cross-platform sync across Apple devices
  • Customizable themes and appearance
  • Multi-account support
  • RSS feed integration
  • Post drafts and archival
  • Moderation controls
Features
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Skyscraper is the Bluesky and Mastodon client that feels like it belongs on your device. Scroll your timeline on your schedule, with scroll position saved across sessions and cloud-synced across your devices. Built from the ground up for iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, Apple TV and Apple Vision Pro, Skyscraper is your penthouse view of the social web. Smooth, fast, and thoughtfully designed to match the way you want an app to feel. The Features You Need: • Full Bluesky support, with all the features you would expect from a native app • Mastodon (beta) — your home timeline, notifications, DMs, lists, polls, content warnings and custom emoji, and much more • iCloud sync support keeps your Following feed position in sync across sessions and devices • Custom themes so the app looks and feels the way you want • Available on all of your devices, from your phone to your watch, to your laptop, to your TV, with shared and synced settings • Full timeline with pinned feeds and custom algorithms • Reader — follow RSS feeds, Standard.site publications, Micro.blog and YouTube channels in one place • View Standard.site posts natively in-app • Powerful discovery features with extensive search and trending topics • Post with images, videos, GIFs, and alt text • Direct messages and notifications with optional push alerts • Search posts, users, and hashtags • Moderation controls that put you in charge, with Blocked and Muted Accounts pages • Profile editing and saved posts • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets • Siri, Shortcuts and Spotlight support • Translated into 30 languages, with full VoiceOver support Power features that set Skyscraper apart: • Multiple Accounts — Switch between accounts instantly • Unified Timeline — Read all your Bluesky and Mastodon accounts in one combined timeline • Cross-Post — Write once, post to several accounts at the same time • Consolidate Accounts — See a cross-posted post only once • RSS Sync — Connect Feedbin, FreshRSS, Inkwell or NewsBlur • Post Drafts — Save ideas for later, and never lose a post to a crash • Account Backup — Export and archive your data • Thread Archival — Share popular threads with friends off Bluesky • Safari Extension — Open bsky.social links directly in Skyscraper • Trending Hashtags — See what's buzzing right now • Replies in Context — See replies in your following feed • Mute Reposts — Silence repost-happy users without unfollowing • Custom Theme Colors — Make the app fit your personality • Post Translation — Read posts in any language • Read Later — Save links to Pinboard and Instapaper • A Real Mac App — Separate windows, right-click menus, menu bar commands and keyboard shortcuts Download Skyscraper and get a better view of the Bluesky. EULA - https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Bluesky Toolbox4 screens
Skyscraper Social4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Skyscraper Social at 78% against Bluesky Toolbox's 0%. Skyscraper Social also leads on rating (4.4 vs 3.0) and ratings volume (80 vs 1). Bluesky Toolbox's advantage is monetization model (freemium vs subscription). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Bluesky Toolbox sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Skyscraper Social sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Skyscraper Social holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Skyscraper Social has 80 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Bluesky Toolbox's written reviews are positive against 78% of Skyscraper Social's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bluesky Toolbox ships an update every 6 days, Skyscraper Social every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Bluesky Toolbox versus Skyscraper Social: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBluesky ToolboxSkyscraper Social
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (1 ratings)4.4 (80 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews78.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings180 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — better
Requires iOS18.0 — better18.3
Further details — not scored
Size57 MB153 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperMichael FreiwaldCameron Banga

Customer experience

Bluesky Toolbox

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

Skyscraper Social

All ratings80 ratings
Positive86.3%
Neutral6.3%
Negative7.5%
Written reviews37 reviews
Positive78.4%
Neutral8.1%
Negative13.5%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Bluesky Toolbox

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Annual$24.991 Year
2 purchases

Skyscraper Social

Subscriptions2
  • Skyscraper Pro - Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Skyscraper Pro - Annual7 Days trial$14.991 Year

Questions

Is Bluesky Toolbox free?
Bluesky Toolbox is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Skyscraper Social free?
Skyscraper Social is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Bluesky Toolbox or Skyscraper Social?
Skyscraper Social is rated higher. Bluesky Toolbox averages 3.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Skyscraper Social averages 4.4 from 80 ratings.
Do Bluesky Toolbox or Skyscraper Social have ads?
Neither Bluesky Toolbox nor Skyscraper Social shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Bluesky Toolbox or Skyscraper Social?
Bluesky Toolbox ships an update every 6 days, and Skyscraper Social every 2 weeks. Most recently, Bluesky Toolbox was updated on October 30, 2026 and Skyscraper Social on November 9, 2026.

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