Pushee vs Mastodon
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pushee
This app allows users to create distinct "Channels" for different groups of followers, ensuring content reaches the intended audience. It prioritizes user control over content and comments, fostering a private and secure sharing environment.
- Create channels for different follower groups
- Post content to specific channels
- User-only posting to channels
- Private follower comments
- Content freedom pledge
- Privacy-focused data handling
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Pushee: Share Smarter Pushee was made to create a better experience for you and your social media followers by changing the way people share with each other. Pushee users create “Channels” - one for each of the different groups of followers in their life, and post relevant content there. For example, you may have one Channel where you post content for your family, another for your friends and another for those people who share your passion (i.e. music) or hobby (LARPing) or favorite pastime (Italian cooking). By separating your content into these Channels, Pushee makes sure that your posts and messages always reach just the right people. Pushee works differently in two other important ways - First, only YOU can post content into your Channels. Let’s face it, people follow you to see what YOU have to say, not what your other followers think about it. Next, only YOU can see the comments that your followers post. With Pushee there’s no cross-talk and no place for trolls to hang out, since none of your followers will ever see anyone’s comments but their own. We pledge to our users that we will not restrict their content merely because we may not personally approve of, or agree with it. Of course, if we or our users find someone who uses Pushee in a way that breaks our rules we will step in and take necessary action. But by and large we at Pushee are a diverse bunch of people with many differing opinions and beliefs, and we built a platform to allow the safe and civil expression of all of them. Finally, Pushee doesn’t collect and share a ton of your personal information with outsiders, or with other Pushee users, so you don’t have to be concerned about your privacy being invaded by some big corporation. We made Pushee in order to put YOU in control of your social media sharing. Try it and see for yourself. Pushee - Share Smarter.
Mastodon
Connect with others on a decentralized social network. Share posts, images, and videos in chronological order without algorithms or ads. Discover new content and participate in conversations across the fediverse.
- Chronological feed
- No algorithms or ads
- Discover new users and topics
- Post with images, videos, and polls
- Create custom lists
- Filter content
- Cross-platform communication
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Mastodon is the best way to keep up with what’s happening. Follow anyone across the fediverse and see it all in chronological order. No algorithms, ads, or clickbait in sight. This is the official iOS app for Mastodon. In our app, you can: EXPLORE ■ Discover new writers, journalists, artists, photographers, scientists and more ■ See what’s happening in the world READ ■ Keep up with people you care about in a chronological feed with no interruptions ■ Follow hashtags to keep up with specific topics in real time CREATE ■ Post to your followers or the whole world, with polls, high quality images and videos ■ Participate in interesting conversations with other people CURATE ■ Create lists of people to never miss a post ■ Filter words or phrases to control what you do and don’t want to see AND MORE! ■ Login and switch between multiple accounts ■ No spoilers! You can put your posts behind content warnings A POWERFUL PUBLISHING PLATFORM You no longer have to try and appease an opaque algorithm that decides if your friends are going to see what you posted. If they follow you, they’ll see it. If you publish it to the open web, it’s accessible on the open web. You can safely share links to Mastodon in the knowledge that anyone will be able to read them without logging in. Between threads, polls, high quality images, videos, audio, and content warnings, Mastodon offers plenty of ways to express yourself in a way that suits you. A POWERFUL READING PLATFORM We don’t need to show you ads, so we don’t need to keep you in our app. Mastodon has the richest selection of 3rd party apps and integrations so you can choose the experience that fits you best. Thanks to the chronological home feed, it’s easy to tell when you’ve caught up on all updates and can move on to something else. No need to worry that a misclick will ruin your recommendations forever. We don’t guess what you want to see, we let you control it. PROTOCOLS, NOT PLATFORMS Mastodon is not like a traditional social media platform, but is built on a decentralized protocol. You can sign up on our official server, or choose a 3rd party to host your data and moderate your experience. Thanks to the common protocol, no matter what you choose, you can communicate seamlessly with people on other Mastodon servers. But there’s more: With just one account, you can communicate with people from other fediverse platforms. Not happy with your choice? You can always switch to a different Mastodon server while taking your followers with you. For advanced users, you can even host your data on your own infrastructure, since Mastodon is open-source. NON-PROFIT IN NATURE Mastodon is a registered non-profit in the US and Germany. We are not motivated by extracting monetary value from the platform, but by what’s best for the platform. AS FEATURED IN: TIME, Forbes, Wired, The Guardian, CNN, The Verge, TechCrunch, Financial Times, Gizmodo, PCMAG.com, and more.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Pushee at 5.0 against Mastodon's 4.5. Pushee also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 18.6). Mastodon's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (13K vs 16). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and device support 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.
Pushee holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Mastodon has 13K ratings behind it against 16, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Pushee ships an update every 2 months, Mastodon monthly. The most recent releases landed on June 5, 2026 and September 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pushee | Mastodon |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (16 ratings) — better | 4.5 (13K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 48.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 16 | 13K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 111 MB | 110 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Netboyee, LLC | Mastodon GmbH |
Customer experience
Pushee
Mastodon
Bugs and requests
Pushee
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Mastodon
Reported bugs
4 issues- Can't log in or create account
- Keyboard freezes during editing
- Inconsistent behavior when switching accounts
- Notifications not working as expected
Requested features
5 requests- Add local and federated timelines
- Improve search and discovery features
- Implement edit and delete post functionality
- Add support for animated GIFs
- Provide better accessibility options
In-app purchases
Pushee
No in-app purchases
Mastodon
No in-app purchases









