Lander App vs Skyscraper for Bluesky
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Lander App
Experience Reddit with a beautifully designed, feature-rich client. Enjoy vibrant colors, modern iOS Liquid Glass effects, and smooth browsing. Customize your experience with extensive settings and intuitive gestures.
- iOS 26 Liquid Glass design
- Vibrant color themes
- 45+ personalization settings
- Intuitive gesture controls
- Rich media viewer
- Cloud sync for settings
- Privacy-focused features
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Lander is a Reddit client for iPhone, iPad and Mac with Apple silicon. Browse communities, read discussions, view media and manage your messages in a layout you can customize. READ AND EXPLORE - Browse Home, Popular, All and custom feeds. - Search posts, communities and people. - Read threaded comments, collapse replies and choose how discussions are sorted. - Vote, save, share, hide and crosspost. - Keep your reading position when returning from other views. - Use multiple columns on iPad to browse and read side by side. MAKE IT YOURS - Choose a theme or set your own background, accent and text colors. - Adjust text size, post density, margins and action-bar spacing. - Customize tab destinations, profile controls, shortcuts and gestures. - Choose app animations and comment-opening transitions, including options to turn them off. - Find preferences with Settings search and back them up for later use. IMAGES AND VIDEO - View images, GIFs, videos and galleries. - Open media full screen and zoom into images. - Control autoplay and default video muting. - Adjust thumbnails and spoiler previews. MESSAGES AND MODERATION - Read and reply to direct messages and chats. - Manage modmail and review posts and comments in Mod Queue. - Use reporting and moderation actions where your account has permission. ACCESSIBILITY AND PRIVACY - Dynamic Type, VoiceOver labels, contrast options and Reduce Motion support. - Face ID or Touch ID app lock on supported devices. - Multiple Reddit accounts and optional crash reporting. - iCloud syncing for supported preferences and favorites. Browse public content without an account. Sign in with Reddit to vote, post, comment and use account features. Lander is an unofficial client and is not affiliated with Reddit, Inc. TERMS & PRIVACY Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://landerapp.xyz/privacy
Skyscraper for Bluesky
Experience the Bluesky social network with a feature-rich client designed for iOS and iPadOS. Enjoy seamless scrolling, cross-device synchronization, and robust content creation tools. Manage your social interactions efficiently with advanced moderation and customization options.
- iCloud sync for scroll position
- Full timeline with custom algorithms
- Post with images, videos, GIFs, and alt text
- Direct messages and notifications
- Search posts, users, and hashtags
- Moderation controls
- Multiple account support
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Skyscraper is the Bluesky 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 iOS and iPadOS, Skyscraper is your penthouse view of the Bluesky network. Smooth, fast, and thoughtfully designed to match the way you want an app to feel. The Features You Need: • 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, with shared and synced settings • Full timeline with pinned feeds and custom algorithms • 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 • Profile editing and saved posts Power features that set Skyscraper apart: • Multiple Accounts — Switch between accounts instantly • Post Drafts — Save ideas for later • 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 • Unified Timeline — 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 Download Skyscraper and get a better view of the Bluesky. EULA - https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Lander App at 4.8 against Skyscraper for Bluesky's 4.4. Lander App also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 11 days) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). Skyscraper for Bluesky's advantage is review sentiment (75% vs 55%) and ratings volume (69 vs 4). On price, ads, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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. Lander App sells 12 in-app purchases, starting at $49.99 per year and Skyscraper for Bluesky sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Lander App holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Skyscraper for Bluesky has 69 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 55% of Lander App's written reviews are positive against 75% of Skyscraper for Bluesky's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Lander App ships an update every 2 days, Skyscraper for Bluesky every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Lander App | Skyscraper for Bluesky |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (4 ratings) — better | 4.4 (69 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 55.0% of reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 69 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days — better | Every 11 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 18.3 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 34 MB | 193 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | William Smolen | Cameron Banga |
Customer experience
Lander App
Skyscraper for Bluesky
In-app purchases
Lander App
- Patron$49.991 Year
- Founder$99.991 Year
- Orbit Tip$0.99
- Pulse Tip$1.99
- Boost Tip$2.99
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- Launch Tip$4.99
- Supernova Tip$9.99
- Warp Tip$14.99
- Galaxy Tip$19.99
- Nebula Tip$24.99
- Quasar Tip$49.99
- Cosmos Tip$99.99
Skyscraper for Bluesky
- Skyscraper Pro - Monthly$2.991 Month
- Skyscraper Pro - Annual7 Days trial$14.991 Year
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