Alternatives to Nostur
A native Nostr client for iPhone, iPad and macOS with multiple accounts and Lightning zaps. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
The original
Nostur
A native Nostr client for iPhone, iPad and macOS with multiple accounts and Lightning zaps.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as Nostur.
Damus
A Nostr social network client for iOS, Android and desktop that needs no email or phone number.
Damus is a Nostr client for iOS, Android and macOS with Lightning tipping, but it is not open source and some extras require the paid Purple membership.
Primal
A social client for the Nostr protocol on the web and mobile, with a built-in wallet.
Primal runs on web, Android and iOS with a built-in wallet next to the feed, but it is not open source.
noStrudel
A feature-rich web client for browsing, posting to and exploring the Nostr social network.
noStrudel is an open-source Nostr web client with a wide feature set that can be self-hosted with Docker, running in a browser instead of natively.
Coracle
A web client for the Nostr decentralised social protocol, aimed at everyday users.
Coracle is a Nostr web client aimed at newcomers that runs in the browser with nothing to install, and it is not open source.
Iris
A web client for the Nostr decentralised social network, with a view of your social graph.
Iris is a Nostr web client with an editable relay list and social graph view, running in a browser rather than as a native Apple app.
Openvibe
A mobile app that combines Mastodon, Bluesky, Threads and Nostr timelines into one feed.
Openvibe combines Nostr with Mastodon, Bluesky and Threads timelines on iOS and Android, but it is not open source and has no desktop app mentioned.
Also worth comparing
These listings name Nostur as their own alternative, so the relationship runs both ways.
YakiHonne
A Nostr client focused on long-form articles, short notes and curated collections of content.
Nostur is an open-source native Nostr client for iPhone, iPad and macOS with multiple accounts, on-device post storage and Lightning zaps.
Similar software
Related functionality, not a direct replacement.
strfry
A self-hosted relay server for the Nostr protocol that stores and forwards events for clients.
nostr-rs-relay
A self-hosted Nostr relay written in Rust that stores events in SQLite.
zap.stream
An open-source live streaming site built on Nostr, with Bitcoin Lightning payments to streamers.
Flotilla
A Discord-style community app built on Nostr relays, delivered as a progressive web app.
