Alien Reader vs Bluescreen for Bluesky
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!
Bluescreen for Bluesky
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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Bluescreen is a native Bluesky video app. Amongst other features the app offers: • VoiceOver-friendly • Async video upload • Search within user profiles • Shorten user handles EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Bluescreen for Bluesky at 4.0 against Alien Reader's 2.2. Bluescreen for Bluesky also leads on review sentiment (53% vs 33%) and ratings volume (24 vs 6). Alien Reader's advantage is iOS requirement (7.0 vs 17.5). 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.
Bluescreen for Bluesky holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 2.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 24 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of Alien Reader's written reviews are positive against 53% of Bluescreen for Bluesky's.
Alien Reader ships an update every 2 weeks, Bluescreen for Bluesky fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 16, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Alien Reader | Bluescreen for Bluesky |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.2 (6 ratings) | 4.0 (24 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | 52.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 6 | 24 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 7.0 — better | 17.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 32 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Kesav Mulakaluri | Birdsong Apps GmbH |
Customer experience
Alien Reader
Bluescreen for Bluesky
In-app purchases
Alien Reader
No in-app purchases
Bluescreen for Bluesky
No in-app purchases
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