Alternatives to Tusky

A lightweight open-source Android client for Mastodon and other fediverse servers. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.

Replacements

Listings that take over the same core job as Tusky.

  • Pachli

    An open-source Android client for Mastodon and compatible fediverse servers.

    FreeOpen sourceAndroid

    Pachli is an open-source Android client for Mastodon and compatible servers such as iceshrimp.net, with regular monthly releases on Google Play, F-Droid and GitHub.

  • Moshidon

    A customizable Material You Mastodon client for Android, forked from Megalodon.

    FreeOpen sourceAndroid

    Moshidon builds on the official Mastodon Android app with more customization and Material You design, though a rewrite in progress may change its behaviour.

  • Fedilab

    A multi-account Android client for Mastodon, Pleroma, Friendica, Pixelfed and PeerTube.

    FreeOpen sourceAndroid

    Fedilab is also an open-source Android client but adds multi-account support and covers Pleroma, Friendica, Pixelfed and PeerTube alongside Mastodon.

  • tooot

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

    FreeOpen sourceAndroidiOS

    tooot is an open-source Mastodon client for both Android and iOS, built with Chinese-speaking users in mind, and focuses on Mastodon rather than other platforms.

  • Raccoon for Friendica

    An open source Kotlin Multiplatform client for Friendica and Mastodon accounts.

    FreeOpen sourceAndroidiOS

    Raccoon for Friendica is an open-source Kotlin Multiplatform client for Android and iOS that supports Friendica as well as Mastodon, maintained by a single developer account.

  • Tuba

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

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsLinuxAndroid

    Tuba is a GPL-3.0 GTK client for Linux, Windows and Android, adding scheduled posts, polls and admin tools with an adaptive layout for desktops.

  • Elk

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

    FreeOpen sourceWeb

    Elk is an open-source Mastodon web client that runs in the browser, so it works on any device with nothing to install instead of a native Android app.

  • Openvibe

    A mobile app that combines Mastodon, Bluesky, Threads and Nostr timelines into one feed.

    FreeProprietaryAndroidiOS

    Openvibe is a closed-source mobile app for Android and iOS that combines Mastodon, Bluesky, Threads and Nostr timelines into a single feed.

Also worth comparing

These listings name Tusky as their own alternative, so the relationship runs both ways.

  • Ivory

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

    PaidProprietarymacOSiOS

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

  • Phanpy

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

    FreeProprietaryWeb

    Tusky is a lightweight open-source Android client for Mastodon and compatible servers, with themes, drafts and notifications.

Similar software

Related functionality, not a direct replacement.