Alternatives to Feditext
A free, open source iOS client for Mastodon and Mastodon-compatible fediverse servers. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
The original
Feditext
A free, open source iOS client for Mastodon and Mastodon-compatible fediverse servers.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as Feditext.
Ice Cubes
An open-source Mastodon client for iPhone, iPad and Mac, written in SwiftUI.
Ice Cubes is an open-source SwiftUI Mastodon client that also runs on Mac, with widgets and Shortcuts support, though it focuses on Mastodon servers.
Ivory
A Mastodon client for iPhone, iPad and Mac from the makers of Tweetbot.
Ivory from the Tweetbot makers adds Mac support and timeline position sync across devices, but it is paid after the trial and not open source.
tooot
An open-source Mastodon client for iOS and Android, started with a focus on the Chinese community.
tooot is an open-source Mastodon client for iOS and Android built with Chinese-speaking users in mind, focused on Mastodon rather than other fediverse platforms.
Raccoon for Friendica
An open source Kotlin Multiplatform client for Friendica and Mastodon accounts.
Raccoon for Friendica is an open-source Kotlin Multiplatform app for iOS and Android that supports Friendica as well as Mastodon accounts, maintained by a single developer account.
Openvibe
A mobile app that combines Mastodon, Bluesky, Threads and Nostr timelines into one feed.
Openvibe combines Mastodon with Bluesky, Threads and Nostr timelines in one feed on iOS and Android, but it is not open source.
Elk
A lightweight open-source web client for Mastodon that runs in the browser.
Elk is an open-source web client for Mastodon that runs in any modern browser, so it replaces a native iOS app with a browser interface.
Phanpy
A minimalistic, opinionated web client for reading and posting on Mastodon from a browser.
Phanpy is a minimal, opinionated web client for Mastodon that runs in the browser instead of as an iOS app, and it is not open source.
Similar software
Related functionality, not a direct replacement.
Mastodon
Federated microblogging server with no algorithmic feed.
GoToSocial
A lightweight self-hosted ActivityPub social network server written in Go.
Akkoma
A self-hostable ActivityPub microblogging server forked from Pleroma, focused on custom expression.
Tusky
A lightweight open-source Android client for Mastodon and other fediverse servers.
Pachli
An open-source Android client for Mastodon and compatible fediverse servers.
Tapestry
An iOS app that merges RSS feeds, social media, podcasts and YouTube into one chronological timeline.
