Pixelix vs Moro for Mastodon
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Intuitive Pixelfed interface
- Connect to Pixelfed instances
- Direct photo uploads
- Streamlined feed browsing
- Visual content discovery
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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
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.
- 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
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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.
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Verdict
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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
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.
| Parameter | Pixelix | Moro for Mastodon |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.5 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 60.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 11 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.2 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 63 MB | 42 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Daniel Hiebeler | somincola llc |
Customer experience
Pixelix
Moro for Mastodon
In-app purchases
Pixelix
No in-app purchases
Moro for Mastodon
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Pixelix free?
Is Moro for Mastodon free?
Do Pixelix or Moro for Mastodon have ads?
Which is updated more often, Pixelix or Moro for Mastodon?
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