Agora Social Network vs Bluestodon
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side ā with what reviewers say about each.
Agora Social Network
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Agora is a social network built for real communities. Friends, groups, and the wider fediverse, all in one feed. FEED, YOUR WAY Your main feed is chronological by default. Always your call, never an algorithm's. Want a feed that learns what you love instead? Build a custom feed with Smart Ranking, or use the Feed Builder to include or exclude specific accounts entirely. FRIENDS, GROUPS & PAGES Connect with friends, join groups, and follow Pages for the bands, businesses, and creators you care about ā their posts show up right in your feed. Tag a group anywhere with +group-name. CONNECT BEYOND AGORA Every Agora account is also a real Bluesky account. No bridge, no separate signup. Follow any Bluesky account natively, see who follows you back, and fold them into Friend Lists alongside your Agora friends. Agora also speaks ActivityPub, so your public posts are discoverable and followable from Mastodon and other fediverse apps, with replies flowing both ways. Quote posts, custom emoji, and read-only poll rendering keep the fediverse side feeling native, not bolted on. Connections, Friend Lists, and search all work across every network at once. Agora, Fediverse, and Bluesky, in one place. SHARE MORE Post up to 10 photos or a 2-minute video at a time. Comment on any post right from your feed ā no tap required. Add your own content warning when sharing someone else's post, independent of the original. BUILT FOR EXPLORING Not signed in yet? Browse a public Explore feed as a guest. Signed in? Switch to a feed of just your Friend Lists whenever you want a quieter timeline. PRIVACY & CONTROL Block anyone, opt individual posts or your whole account out of the Fediverse/Bluesky bridge, and adjust text size app-wide for easier reading. FOR INSTANCE ADMINS Run your own Agora instance? Manage it from your phone ā an overview dashboard, federation peers and relays, page and media moderation, and blocked users, domains, and Bluesky DIDs, all built into the app.
Bluestodon
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Bluestodon is a posting utility for Bluesky and Mastodon. It is not a timeline reader or social client - it has no feed, browsing, following, or notifications. Instead, Bluestodon helps you compose longer posts, split them into threads automatically, preview how they will look on each platform, and post to both services at once. # Write once, post everywhere Type once in a single composer and post to Bluesky, Mastodon, or both at the same time. Bluestodon automatically handles the different platform limits and thread structure for you. # Automatic thread splitting Long posts are split into clean threads independently for each platform. Bluesky and Mastodon use different character limits, so Bluestodon adapts automatically and shows the resulting thread live before posting. Force manual splits anywhere with `---`. Long links are posted in Bluesky's short form, so they don't use up your 300 characters. # Live dual preview Preview the final thread side by side: ⢠Bluesky preview ⢠Mastodon preview ⢠Character usage gauges ⢠Post counts ⢠Media preview cards See the exact output before sending. # Platform-specific tools Adjust posts per platform: ⢠Text replacements and substitutions ⢠Pinned replacements per account ⢠Per-account defaults ⢠Reply threading ⢠Quote posts ⢠Mastodon content warnings ⢠Mastodon visibility options ⢠Post counters, on or off per platform ⢠Link preview cards for Bluesky # Media support Attach: ⢠Images with alt text ⢠Animated GIFs ⢠Videos ⢠Link preview cards Import by picker, drag & drop, or paste directly into the editor. Put an {img:1} line in your text to attach that image to the exact post it's in, even when the thread is split for you. # Utilities ⢠Drafts ⢠Export thread as text ⢠Activity statistics ⢠Credential validation ⢠iCloud account sync ⢠Multiple accounts ⢠Bluesky accounts on any server, not just bsky.social Bluestodon is built for people who regularly publish longer posts and threads across Bluesky and Mastodon.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Agora Social Network at none against Bluestodon's 4. Agora Social Network also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs monthly) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.6). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Bluestodon sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Agora Social Network asks for nothing beyond the download.
Agora Social Network ships an update every 3 days, Bluestodon monthly. Both last shipped on November 5, 2026.
| Parameter | Agora Social Network | Bluestodon |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days ā better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No ā better | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 ā better | 18.6 |
| Further details ā not scored | ||
| Size | 36 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Koree Smith | Ziga Dolar |
In-app purchases
Agora Social Network
No in-app purchases
Bluestodon
- Small Tip$0.99
- Medium Tip$2.99
- Large Tip$9.99
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- Huge Tip$17.99
Questions
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