Expedition for Mastodon vs Cyd
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
Expedition for Mastodon
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Expedition is a fast, modern, and elegant Mastodon client. Mastodon is the open-source social network. There's no algorithm, no suggested posts, no ads. Just friendly, intelligent people posting about technology, humor, news, sports, and more.
Cyd
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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/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Expedition for Mastodon at none against Cyd's 1. Cyd's advantage is iOS requirement (16.4 vs 18.0). On price, update cadence, ads and device support there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. Cyd sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $39.99 per year. Expedition for Mastodon asks for nothing beyond the download.
Expedition for Mastodon ships an update every 8 days, Cyd weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Expedition for Mastodon | Cyd |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 8 days | Weekly โ better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No โ better | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 16.4 โ better |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 67 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Howlin Interactive, Inc. | Lockdown Systems |
In-app purchases
Expedition for Mastodon
No in-app purchases
Cyd
- Cyd Premium Annual$39.991 Year
Questions
Is Expedition for Mastodon free?
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Do Expedition for Mastodon or Cyd have ads?
Which is updated more often, Expedition for Mastodon or Cyd?
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