Comparison

Skyscraper Social vs Weave (for Typefully)

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

Head to head
About

Skyscraper Social

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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Skyscraper is the Bluesky and Mastodon 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 iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, Apple TV and Apple Vision Pro, Skyscraper is your penthouse view of the social web. Smooth, fast, and thoughtfully designed to match the way you want an app to feel. The Features You Need: • Full Bluesky support, with all the features you would expect from a native app • Mastodon (beta) — your home timeline, notifications, DMs, lists, polls, content warnings and custom emoji, and much more • 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, to your TV, with shared and synced settings • Full timeline with pinned feeds and custom algorithms • Reader — follow RSS feeds, Standard.site publications, Micro.blog and YouTube channels in one place • 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, with Blocked and Muted Accounts pages • Profile editing and saved posts • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets • Siri, Shortcuts and Spotlight support • Translated into 30 languages, with full VoiceOver support Power features that set Skyscraper apart: • Multiple Accounts — Switch between accounts instantly • Unified Timeline — Read all your Bluesky and Mastodon accounts in one combined timeline • Cross-Post — Write once, post to several accounts at the same time • Consolidate Accounts — See a cross-posted post only once • RSS Sync — Connect Feedbin, FreshRSS, Inkwell or NewsBlur • Post Drafts — Save ideas for later, and never lose a post to a crash • 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 • Replies in Context — 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 • Read Later — Save links to Pinboard and Instapaper • A Real Mac App — Separate windows, right-click menus, menu bar commands and keyboard shortcuts Download Skyscraper and get a better view of the Bluesky. EULA - https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Weave (for Typefully)

Write, schedule, and publish content to multiple social platforms from a single, intuitive interface. Seamlessly manage posts for Mastodon, Threads, Bluesky, X, and LinkedIn with platform-specific character counts and easy thread creation. Schedule posts using natural language commands.

Highlights
  • Publish to Mastodon, Threads, Bluesky, X, LinkedIn
  • Platform-specific character counters
  • Easy thread creation with visual connectors
  • Natural language scheduling
  • Plain English scheduling options
  • Write once, publish everywhere
Features
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Weave is a native iOS app for Typefully users A proper native iOS app for Typefully. Write, schedule, and publish to all your social platforms from one beautiful interface built specifically for iPhone and iPad. ## Write once, publish everywhere Publish to Mastodon, Threads, Bluesky, X, and LinkedIn simultaneously. The platform picker shows your actual @username for each connected account ## Threads that just work Triple-newline to split a post into a new thread item. Each post gets its own character counter that's aware of which platform has the tightest limit. A visual thread connector between posts makes the structure obvious at a glance. ## Schedule in plain English "Tomorrow at 3pm", "in 2 hours", "next Tuesday at 9am" all work! Type it in plain English and it'll just work. Of course, there's also a classic date picker or you can use Typefully queue system. ## Completely free No ads. No in-app purchases. No subscriptions. You do, obvs, need a Typefully account. Requires iOS 26 or later and a Typefully account. Privacy Policy: https://birchtree.productions/apps/weave/privacy.html

Screenshots

Skyscraper Social4 screens
Weave (for Typefully)4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Weave (for Typefully) at 5.0 against Skyscraper Social's 4.4. Weave (for Typefully) also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and review sentiment (100% vs 76%). Skyscraper Social's advantage is ratings volume (73 vs 2) and device support (6 vs 2). On price, update cadence and ads 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. Skyscraper Social sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Weave (for Typefully) asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Weave (for Typefully) holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Skyscraper Social has 73 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 76% of Skyscraper Social's written reviews are positive against 100% of Weave (for Typefully)'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Skyscraper Social versus Weave (for Typefully): the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSkyscraper SocialWeave (for Typefully)
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (73 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews75.8% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings73 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.3 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size148 MB13 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperCameron BangaMatt Birchler

Customer experience

Skyscraper Social

All ratings73 ratings
Positive84.9%
Neutral6.8%
Negative8.2%
Written reviews33 reviews
Positive75.8%
Neutral9.1%
Negative15.2%

Weave (for Typefully)

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Skyscraper Social

Subscriptions2
  • Skyscraper Pro - Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Skyscraper Pro - Annual7 Days trial$14.991 Year
None

Weave (for Typefully)

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Skyscraper Social free?
Skyscraper Social is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Weave (for Typefully) free?
Weave (for Typefully) is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Skyscraper Social or Weave (for Typefully)?
Weave (for Typefully) is rated higher. Skyscraper Social averages 4.4 out of 5 from 73 ratings, while Weave (for Typefully) averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Skyscraper Social or Weave (for Typefully) have ads?
Neither Skyscraper Social nor Weave (for Typefully) shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Skyscraper Social or Weave (for Typefully)?
Skyscraper Social ships an update every 2 weeks, and Weave (for Typefully) every 2 weeks. Most recently, Skyscraper Social was updated on October 17, 2026 and Weave (for Typefully) on October 12, 2026.

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