Halflight Client vs Moro for Mastodon
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Halflight Client
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Halflight is a privacy-first photo-sharing client for Bluesky, Pixelfed and the broader fediverse. - Pixelfed photo feeds - Multi-account switcher - Mastodon list organizer - Threaded conversations - Direct messages - Stories support - Cross-server discovery - Bluesky Support - Zero analytics, ever
Moro for Mastodon
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Moro is a light, simple, and friendly way to enjoy Mastodon. Built around three ideas — light, simple, friendly — Moro gives you a calm, refined home in the fediverse. No clutter, no ads, no noise: just your timeline and the people you follow. Bring your own account on any Mastodon server and start reading, posting, and connecting with a client that stays out of your way. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Read your home timeline in a clean, distraction-free layout • Follow conversations with clear, threaded replies • Post, reply, and quote — with drafts, polls, media, alt text, content warnings, and per-post visibility • Catch up on mentions, boosts, favorites, and follows in a dedicated activity view • Boost, favorite, and bookmark with a single tap • Explore profiles and search posts, people, and hashtags • View media beautifully, with content-warning and sensitive-media handling that respects your choices • Translate posts written in other languages • Sign in with several accounts, even across servers, and switch with a long press • Make Moro your own with a theme color, post text size, and multiple app icons • Edit your whole profile on one page, including avatar, header, and profile fields THOUGHTFULLY BUILT • Light and fast, designed for iOS • Full Dynamic Type and VoiceOver support • Share links and text into Moro from other apps • Privacy-first: no ads, no tracking. Your account and content stay between you and the server you choose — we collect only anonymous crash diagnostics to fix bugs. Moro works with any Mastodon instance. Sign in and make the fediverse feel light again.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is device support: Halflight Client at 3 against Moro for Mastodon's 1. Halflight Client also leads on iOS requirement (16.4 vs 18.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Halflight Client ships an update weekly, Moro for Mastodon every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Halflight Client | Moro for Mastodon |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.5 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 9 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 77 MB | 42 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Boris Kourtoukov | somincola llc |
In-app purchases
Halflight Client
No in-app purchases
Moro for Mastodon
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Halflight Client free?
Is Moro for Mastodon free?
Do Halflight Client or Moro for Mastodon have ads?
Which is updated more often, Halflight Client or Moro for Mastodon?
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