Comparison

Pixelix vs Moro for Mastodon

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

Head to head
About

Pixelix

This app offers a user-friendly interface for the federated image-sharing social network Pixelfed. Easily connect to your instance, upload photos, and browse your feed. It provides a streamlined experience for sharing and discovering visual content.

Highlights
  • Intuitive Pixelfed interface
  • Connect to Pixelfed instances
  • Direct photo uploads
  • Streamlined feed browsing
  • Visual content discovery
Features
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Pixelix is an open source client for the Fediverse photo sharing platforms Pixelfed and Vernissage. - Material Design - Multi-accounts support - Dark and light theme - Profile settings - Home / local / global timelines - Trending posts, trending hashtags, trending profiles - Custom app icons - Post templates - Open source

About

Moro for Mastodon

A clean, distraction-free client for the Mastodon social network. Enjoy your timeline, post, and connect with others without clutter or ads. Offers customization options for a personalized experience.

Highlights
  • Distraction-free timeline
  • Threaded replies
  • Post with drafts, polls, media, and alt text
  • Dedicated activity view
  • Multi-account support
  • Customizable theme and text size
  • Profile editing
Features
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Moro is a light, simple, and friendly way to enjoy Mastodon. Built around three ideas — light, simple, friendly — Moro gives you a calm, refined home in the fediverse. No clutter, no ads, no noise: just your timeline and the people you follow. Bring your own account on any Mastodon server and start reading, posting, and connecting with a client that stays out of your way. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Read your home timeline in a clean, distraction-free layout • Follow conversations with clear, threaded replies • Post, reply, and quote — with drafts, polls, media, alt text, content warnings, and per-post visibility • Catch up on mentions, boosts, favorites, and follows in a dedicated activity view • Boost, favorite, and bookmark with a single tap • Explore profiles and search posts, people, and hashtags • View media beautifully, with content-warning and sensitive-media handling that respects your choices • Translate posts written in other languages • Sign in with several accounts, even across servers, and switch with a long press • Make Moro your own with a theme color, post text size, and multiple app icons • Edit your whole profile on one page, including avatar, header, and profile fields THOUGHTFULLY BUILT • Light and fast, designed for iOS • Full Dynamic Type and VoiceOver support • Share links and text into Moro from other apps • Privacy-first: no ads, no tracking. Your account and content stay between you and the server you choose — we collect only anonymous crash diagnostics to fix bugs. Moro works with any Mastodon instance. Sign in and make the fediverse feel light again.

Screenshots

Pixelix4 screens
Moro for Mastodon4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Moro for Mastodon at 100% against Pixelix's 60%. Moro for Mastodon also leads on monetization model (free vs paid) and update cadence (every 11 days vs every 3 months). Pixelix's advantage is iOS requirement (16.2 vs 18.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pixelix ships an update every 3 months, Moro for Mastodon every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Pixelix versus Moro for Mastodon: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPixelixMoro for Mastodon
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.5 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews60.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings—4 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 11 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.2 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size63 MB42 MB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperDaniel Hiebelersomincola llc

Customer experience

Pixelix

Written reviews5 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative20.0%

Moro for Mastodon

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Pixelix

No in-app purchases

None

Moro for Mastodon

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pixelix free?
Pixelix is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Moro for Mastodon free?
Moro for Mastodon is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Pixelix or Moro for Mastodon have ads?
Neither Pixelix nor Moro for Mastodon shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pixelix or Moro for Mastodon?
Pixelix ships an update every 3 months, and Moro for Mastodon every 11 days. Most recently, Pixelix was updated on November 4, 2026 and Moro for Mastodon on November 10, 2026.

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