Alien Reader vs Blinky for Bluesky & Mu
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Alien Reader
This app offers a streamlined mobile browsing experience for Reddit, inspired by browser extensions. It features full-size image previews and intuitive swipe gestures for voting, aiming to enhance user interaction.
- Reddit browsing
- Full-size image previews
- Swipe to vote gestures
- Mobile enhancement suite
- Simplified interface
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This brand new Reddit client combines the convenience of Reddit Enhancement Suite on the browser and the simplicity of mobile browsing. With full sized image previews and swipe to vote gestures, you'll never use another client again!
Blinky for Bluesky & Mu
This application provides a native video client for the Bluesky social network. It allows users to upload videos asynchronously and offers features like VoiceOver compatibility and search within user profiles.
- Native Bluesky video client
- VoiceOver-friendly
- Async video upload
- Search within user profiles
- Shorten user handles
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Blinky is a fully native, accessible short video app for Bluesky. Enjoy a smooth and feature-rich experience with: • One-shot posting: hold + to record, let go, and it posts • Subtitles written on your iPhone • A For You feed of videos that learns from your likes • Background video uploads • Access to over 55,000 custom feeds • Trending topics • Direct Messaging • Full VoiceOver support • Profile-specific search Read our EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Blinky for Bluesky & Mu at 4.2 against Alien Reader's 2.2. Blinky for Bluesky & Mu also leads on review sentiment (53% vs 33%) and ratings volume (23 vs 6). Alien Reader's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 10 months) and iOS requirement (7.0 vs 18.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Blinky for Bluesky & Mu holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 2.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 23 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of Alien Reader's written reviews are positive against 53% of Blinky for Bluesky & Mu's.
Alien Reader ships an update every 2 weeks, Blinky for Bluesky & Mu every 10 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Alien Reader | Blinky for Bluesky & Mu |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.2 (6 ratings) | 4.2 (23 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | 52.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 6 | 23 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 10 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 7.0 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 53 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Kesav Mulakaluri | Birdsong Apps GmbH |
Customer experience
Alien Reader
Blinky for Bluesky & Mu
In-app purchases
Alien Reader
No in-app purchases
Blinky for Bluesky & Mu
No in-app purchases
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