App Notes: The State of Mastodon Clients on iOS

[TOC]

• All release notes
• r/Mastodon thread
• r/Mastodon thread Draft
• The Mastodon iOS Apps List Repository

Sanctioned

The Apps page on joinmastodon.org:

• Toot!
• Mast
• Amaroq
• iMast
• Mercury
• Metatext

Linky

• ‎Linky for Twitter and Mastodon on the App Store (apple.com)

• Discovered via u/GummyKibble, who created a single-step custom Drafts action that publishes to Mastodon directly from Drafts: linky://x-callback-url/compose?text=[[draft]]

Toot!

• App Store shortlink: http://bit.ly/tootappstore

• ![Toot! Settings](https://i.snap.as/30YJR456.png)

https://imgur.com/gallery/Ze9jtOZ

• Toot!’s colored thread display
• Toot! merch

Custom Sounds

• On Whyp.it - https://whyp.it/t/toot-ios-app-custom-sounds-92997
• Audio file in the repository - https://github.com/extratone/bilge/raw/main/audio/Toot!%20Custom%20Sounds.mp3

Mast

• ![Mast for iOS](https://i.snap.as/KF4Slx39.png)
• ![Mast Details](https://i.snap.as/UsH95qJv.png)

Amaroq

• ![Amaroq for iOS](https://i.snap.as/JV5vzmky.png)
• The most OG of all.
• Still the best free option?
• AWOO MODE???

iMast

• ![iMast for iOS](https://i.snap.as/7A9pJMzD.png)
• My Keyboard Shortcuts Issue on the iMast official Repo

Mercury

• App Store Page: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/mercury-for-mastodon/id1486749200

• Webpage: https://onmercury.app/

• Roadmap: https://trello.com/b/6EseiLSQ/mercury-roadmap

• Documentation: https://onmercury.app/help

• Mastodon Account: https://mastodon.technology/@mercury

• Daniel Nitsikopoulos on the Web: https://dnitza.com/

• Daniel Nitsikopoulos on Mastodon: https://aus.social/@nitza

• Issues GitHub Repository: https://github.com/dNitza/mercury-issues/issues

• The other entry with custom audio notifications.

• ![Mercury for iOS](https://i.snap.as/1aTfNFtD.png)

• ![Mercury for iOS - Scoops Theme](https://i.snap.as/ScJoTz8e.png)

• Unfavorable app reviews citing "censorship." ![Mercury for iOS - Negative App Store Reviews](https://i.snap.as/r8Qc4BPc.jpeg)

• Help Page: https://onmercury.app/help

Mercury takes a zero tolerence stance on abuse and harassment and as such does not support many instances that promote abuse and harassment.

• Custom Action Ordering

Metatext

• App Store Page: https://apps.apple.com/app/metatext/id1523996615
• Webpage: https://metabolist.org/
• GitHub Repository: https://github.com/metabolist/metatext
• My Issue requesting Bluetooth keyboard support: https://github.com/metabolist/metatext/issues/40
• Metabolist on Mastodon: https://mastodon.social/@metabolist
• Justin Mazzocchi on Mastodon: https://mastodon.social/@jzzocc
• ![Metatext for iOS](https://i.snap.as/w7PTFpTf.png)
• Certainly the closest candidate for replacing Toot!, personally.
• Apparently looks great on iPad.

Unsanctioned

Roma

• App Store Page: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/roma-for-pleroma-and-mastodon/id1445328699

Tootle

• Mastodon account: https://mastodon.cloud/@tootleapp
• Aside from the above mastodon account, a mystery?

Dudu

• Webpage: http://dudu.today/

Unmentioned, but currently in Public Beta and/or For Sale

Tusker

• ![Tusker on iOS](https://i.snap.as/82RtZcyl.png)

• ![Tusker Landscape Mode!](https://i.snap.as/jZudSEdQ.png)

Notifications

• Toot!'s sound notifications always came first, then Mercury.