Alternatives to Ivory

A Mastodon client for iPhone, iPad and Mac from the makers of Tweetbot. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.

  • Ivory

    A Mastodon client for iPhone, iPad and Mac from the makers of Tweetbot.

    PaidProprietarymacOSiOS

Replacements

Listings that take over the same core job as Ivory.

  • Ice Cubes

    An open-source Mastodon client for iPhone, iPad and Mac, written in SwiftUI.

    FreeOpen sourcemacOSiOS

    Ice Cubes is a free, open-source SwiftUI Mastodon app for iPhone, iPad and Mac with widgets, share extension and Shortcuts support.

  • Feditext

    A free, open source iOS client for Mastodon and Mastodon-compatible fediverse servers.

    FreeOpen sourceiOS

    Feditext is a free open-source iOS client that works with many Mastodon-compatible servers, though it has no Mac version listed.

  • Elk

    A lightweight open-source web client for Mastodon that runs in the browser.

    FreeOpen sourceWeb

    Elk is a free, open-source Mastodon web client that runs in any browser, replacing Ivory's paid native Apple apps.

  • Phanpy

    A minimalistic, opinionated web client for reading and posting on Mastodon from a browser.

    FreeProprietaryWeb

    Phanpy is a free, minimal Mastodon web client that runs in any browser, with an opinionated design that will not suit every reading style.

  • tooot

    An open-source Mastodon client for iOS and Android, started with a focus on the Chinese community.

    FreeOpen sourceAndroidiOS

    tooot is a free, open-source Mastodon client for iOS and Android aimed at Chinese-speaking users, with no desktop app.

  • Whalebird

    A single-column desktop client for Mastodon, Pleroma, Friendica and other fediverse accounts.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinux

    Whalebird is a free, open-source desktop client for macOS, Windows and Linux covering several fediverse platforms, but without an iPhone app.

  • Tusky

    A lightweight open-source Android client for Mastodon and other fediverse servers.

    FreeOpen sourceAndroid

    Tusky is a free GPL-3.0 Mastodon client for Android with themes, drafts and lists, moving you away from Apple platforms.

  • Tuba

    A GTK desktop client for browsing and posting on Mastodon and the wider fediverse.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsLinuxAndroid

    Tuba is a free GPL-3.0 GTK fediverse client for Windows, Linux and Android with scheduled posts, polls and admin tools.

Similar software

Related functionality, not a direct replacement.