Comparison

Soyokaze vs Cyd

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

Head to head
About

Soyokaze

A minimalist social networking client designed for low data consumption. It focuses on core functionalities, providing a streamlined experience for users prioritizing efficiency.

Highlights
  • Lightweight design
  • Minimal data usage
  • Essential features only
  • Streamlined social networking
Features
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Soyokaze is a lightweight Bluesky client. It minimizes data usage and offers only essential features.

About

Cyd

Features
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Most tech platforms are controlled by a tiny group of powerful billionaires. You don't OWE them your data. Even posting on Bluesky is a privacy nightmare. Why should our social media posts remain on the internet forever? With Cyd for iPhone, you can: - CREATE A LOCAL, PRIVATE BACKUP OF YOUR DATA, including Bluesky posts, reposts, likes, bookmarks, and chat messages. - CHOOSE WHAT YOU WANT TO DELETE. You can delete it all, or you can be selective, deleting most of it but keeping what went viral. - SCHEDULE AUTOMATIC DELETION, keeping your online data as ephemeral as you want over time. The Cyd developers can't access your accounts or your data. - Cyd runs directly on your device, not on our servers. - Cyd is designed so that we don't have access to your accounts, or to any of your data in those accounts. We don't even record what your username is. - When you sign into a Bluesky account in Cyd, you grant the app running locally on your phone permission to access it, not us, the developers of the app. Cyd is open source. The code is available at: https://github.com/lockdown-systems/cyd-mobile Read our privacy policy at: https://cyd.social/privacy/ Read our EULA at: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Soyokaze3 screens
Cyd4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Soyokaze at none against Cyd's 1. Cyd's advantage is iOS requirement (16.4 vs 26.0). On price, update cadence, 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. Cyd sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $39.99 per year. Soyokaze asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Soyokaze ships an update every 5 days, Cyd weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Soyokaze versus Cyd: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSoyokazeCyd
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS26.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB67 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperNoriaki WatanabeLockdown Systems

In-app purchases

None

Soyokaze

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Cyd

Subscriptions1
  • Cyd Premium Annual$39.991 Year

Questions

Is Soyokaze free?
Soyokaze is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Cyd free?
Cyd is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Soyokaze or Cyd have ads?
Neither Soyokaze nor Cyd shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Soyokaze or Cyd?
Soyokaze ships an update every 5 days, and Cyd weekly. Most recently, Soyokaze was updated on October 24, 2026 and Cyd on October 25, 2026.

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