Comparison

Skyscraper Social vs Elsewhere

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

Elsewhere

Features
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This app is a location journal of all the places you and your friends have been. But it does not stop there as others in your vicinity are able to contribute to directory of locations we can visit. Using this enriched set of logs across our area, we won't run into that situation of lacking something to do despite time, money, and friends. This app provides not only logging capabilities, but also an LLM to conversate on what activities is best for our current situation. Alongside this is a list and ranking feature of different activities we did.

Screenshots

Skyscraper Social4 screens
Elsewhere4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Elsewhere at none against Skyscraper Social's 2. Elsewhere also leads on iOS requirement (16.4 vs 18.3). Skyscraper Social's advantage is device support (6 vs 1). 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. Elsewhere asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Skyscraper Social ships an update every 2 weeks, Elsewhere fortnightly. Both last shipped on October 25, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Skyscraper Social versus Elsewhere: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSkyscraper SocialElsewhere
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (76 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews75.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings76 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.316.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size148 MB55 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperCameron BangaRAYYAN RIZWAN SARKHOT

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Skyscraper Social

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

Elsewhere

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Skyscraper Social free?
Skyscraper Social is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Elsewhere free?
Elsewhere is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Skyscraper Social or Elsewhere have ads?
Neither Skyscraper Social nor Elsewhere shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Skyscraper Social or Elsewhere?
Skyscraper Social ships an update every 2 weeks, and Elsewhere fortnightly. Most recently, Skyscraper Social was updated on October 25, 2026 and Elsewhere on October 25, 2026.

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