Cyd vs Scrollster Social
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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/
Scrollster Social
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Scrollster is a media‑first Bluesky client that lets you shape what you see. • My Feed controls: Tune topics and creators to see more of what you love—and less of what you don’t. • Boosts: Surface great posts and help creators get discovered. • Media‑first discovery: Swipe video and photo reels with ranking tuned to your interests. • Built on Bluesky / AT Protocol: Use your existing Bluesky account—no need to rebuild your social graph. • Privacy‑first: No ads and no third‑party tracking SDKs at this time. Scrollster works as a client on top of Bluesky. Your content and identity stay on the AT Protocol, while you get stronger feed control and a more focused viewing experience.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Scrollster Social at none against Cyd's 1. Scrollster Social also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs weekly). Cyd's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, device support 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. Cyd sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $39.99 per year. Scrollster Social asks for nothing beyond the download.
Cyd ships an update weekly, Scrollster Social every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Cyd | Scrollster Social |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 67 MB | 24 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Lockdown Systems | CHARLES BERT BURKEEN |
In-app purchases
Cyd
- Cyd Premium Annual$39.991 Year
Scrollster Social
No in-app purchases









