Skeets for Bluesky

Name: Skeets for Bluesky
Rating: 3.7 (156 reviews)
Author: Sebastian Vogelsang

A native Bluesky client

Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.

156 Ratings
Ages

18+
Years
Category

Social Networking
Developer

Sebastian Vogelsang
Language

EN
+ 25 More
Size

332.3
MB

Skeets is a native Bluesky app that supports both iOS and iPad OS. Amongst other features the app offers: • Hold reading position when refreshing • Edit posts • Post notifications ($) • Thread Unroll ($) • Bookmarks ($) • Drafts ($) • Push Notifications filter ($) • Trends in Search • In-App Translations • VoiceOver-friendly • iOS Shortcuts support • Actionable Push Notifications • Alt-Text Generator (for images with text) • Hide like/repost/comments numbers • Async video upload • Search within user profiles • Shorten user handles • Low data mode • Customize main app color ($) EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Ratings & Reviews

3.7

out of 5

156 Ratings

I wish basic features weren’t locked behind a paywall.
01/17/2025

Amelia_575
Love the app and how it improves the Bluesky experience and feels really good to navigate and use (reminds me of mastodon’s ice cubes which I find it’s best client app) with profile post notifications, an iPad app and so much more but I hate how basic core features on twitter or even the main bsky app that I don’t have to pay for there are locked behind a subscription service like the ability to see what’s happening in a notification besides “new follower”and such. (Heck even the main app says who followed me in its notifications). Other things like muting words, draft post and bookmarks are Locked behind skeets pro which I don’t like.I don’t mind having a subscription service here, I just wish core app features weren’t locked to it. (Like I don’t mind the save scroll position between app launches being paid bc it’s a new feature no other main client does that isn’t really needed for most people)I’d also like to see people’s and my own profile labels on their profiles and on timelines like the main client. (On iPad btw) I also wish I could drag things around to move their position in the side bar when I press the edit button as well as being able to move things around in the top bar and drag things from the side bar to top bar. I also wished the side bar always showed my feeds to switch to when I pulled it up. The fact it shows feeds in the edit menu but not here makes that decision confusing. There’s a lotta blank space that could fill and make more useful. Overall I wish there was an easy way to switch feeds on iPad like the iPhone version where I can just tap following on the top middle and get a list of my feeds to switch too. I hate swiping between them on the main Bluesky app.I haven’t used the app much so I might have more to add down the road.
I wish basic features weren’t locked behind a paywall.
01/17/2025

Amelia_575

Love the app and how it improves the Bluesky experience and feels really good to navigate and use (reminds me of mastodon’s ice cubes which I find it’s best client app) with profile post notifications, an iPad app and so much more but I hate how basic core features on twitter or even the main bsky app that I don’t have to pay for there are locked behind a subscription service like the ability to see what’s happening in a notification besides “new follower”and such. (Heck even the main app says who followed me in its notifications). Other things like muting words, draft post and bookmarks are Locked behind skeets pro which I don’t like.I don’t mind having a subscription service here, I just wish core app features weren’t locked to it. (Like I don’t mind the save scroll position between app launches being paid bc it’s a new feature no other main client does that isn’t really needed for most people)I’d also like to see people’s and my own profile labels on their profiles and on timelines like the main client. (On iPad btw) I also wish I could drag things around to move their position in the side bar when I press the edit button as well as being able to move things around in the top bar and drag things from the side bar to top bar. I also wished the side bar always showed my feeds to switch to when I pulled it up. The fact it shows feeds in the edit menu but not here makes that decision confusing. There’s a lotta blank space that could fill and make more useful. Overall I wish there was an easy way to switch feeds on iPad like the iPhone version where I can just tap following on the top middle and get a list of my feeds to switch too. I hate swiping between them on the main Bluesky app.I haven’t used the app much so I might have more to add down the road.
Impressed
12/29/2024

Kaiiserr
I stumbled upon this app by accident. I downloaded it because of the meme name but honestly I’m really liking it. The app feels cleaner and smoother than the official version. Nothing seems to be missing and even more than that there’s even additional features. I’m going to be trying this app out more but I think it’s definitely great so far. Some things that I would like to see are the ability to change where the reskeet, like, quote skeet, bookmark, and more options buttons are under skeets. I would prefer if the reskeet was all the way to the right for my personal preference and being able to change it would be great. Being able to have a pinned feeds switcher at the bottom would be great too instead of reaching all the way to the top. The app is designed really well and intuitively. The colors are great and i feel this app gives a better experience for Bluesky compared to the official version for iOS. Thank you :3
Impressed
12/29/2024

Kaiiserr

I stumbled upon this app by accident. I downloaded it because of the meme name but honestly I’m really liking it. The app feels cleaner and smoother than the official version. Nothing seems to be missing and even more than that there’s even additional features. I’m going to be trying this app out more but I think it’s definitely great so far. Some things that I would like to see are the ability to change where the reskeet, like, quote skeet, bookmark, and more options buttons are under skeets. I would prefer if the reskeet was all the way to the right for my personal preference and being able to change it would be great. Being able to have a pinned feeds switcher at the bottom would be great too instead of reaching all the way to the top. The app is designed really well and intuitively. The colors are great and i feel this app gives a better experience for Bluesky compared to the official version for iOS. Thank you :3
Waiting for improvements
3d ago

Rvrgurl
There are some things I enjoy about the app, but it has a few glitches that make it inconvenient and not worth the effort of ignoring in order to continue using. I contacted the dev via Bluesky DM and let them know that I deleted the app and cancelled my subscription, after contacting them about the same issue a few months ago. Maybe I’ll try again after they work more bugs out. For those interested, two things that I did not care for were the way lists don’t appear as true feeds - they just spear as a literal list where you have to click on each member to see their posts, which defeats the purpose of lists! For some reason this only seems to happen on self-created lists. The other issues of the return key on the on-screen keyboard disappearing when replying (and sometimes when posting). Not sure what’s going on there, but I don’t want to type one long stream-of-consciousness post. I want the ability to create space, separate my text from a link, etc. there may be other works but these were the most annoying to me :o)
Waiting for improvements
3d ago

Rvrgurl

There are some things I enjoy about the app, but it has a few glitches that make it inconvenient and not worth the effort of ignoring in order to continue using. I contacted the dev via Bluesky DM and let them know that I deleted the app and cancelled my subscription, after contacting them about the same issue a few months ago. Maybe I’ll try again after they work more bugs out. For those interested, two things that I did not care for were the way lists don’t appear as true feeds - they just spear as a literal list where you have to click on each member to see their posts, which defeats the purpose of lists! For some reason this only seems to happen on self-created lists. The other issues of the return key on the on-screen keyboard disappearing when replying (and sometimes when posting). Not sure what’s going on there, but I don’t want to type one long stream-of-consciousness post. I want the ability to create space, separate my text from a link, etc. there may be other works but these were the most annoying to me :o)
Too Many Bugs Too Often: Update To My Original Review
01/23/2025

pappasbike
The latest one I encounter most often is the message that the feed failed to load - “retry”. Retry often does not work. Most of the time now I just use my browser, Safari, to access Bluesky, it’s far more reliable. I keep Skeets to receive notifications, although I may just go to the Bluesky app itself and ditch Skeets. I’ve tried to be patient but the issues are mounting rather than declining. Past Reviews: The main issue at this time is the app does not open to the latest posts. I have to pull down the screen to get the feed to refresh. As I don’t have the official BlueSky app, I access the platform by Safari and that always loads with the latest posts but you can’t get notifications that way. Those come to me by the Skeets app. The app while appealing in appearance is still a work in progress with a ways to go.
Too Many Bugs Too Often: Update To My Original Review
01/23/2025

pappasbike

The latest one I encounter most often is the message that the feed failed to load - “retry”. Retry often does not work. Most of the time now I just use my browser, Safari, to access Bluesky, it’s far more reliable. I keep Skeets to receive notifications, although I may just go to the Bluesky app itself and ditch Skeets. I’ve tried to be patient but the issues are mounting rather than declining. Past Reviews: The main issue at this time is the app does not open to the latest posts. I have to pull down the screen to get the feed to refresh. As I don’t have the official BlueSky app, I access the platform by Safari and that always loads with the latest posts but you can’t get notifications that way. Those come to me by the Skeets app. The app while appealing in appearance is still a work in progress with a ways to go.

New Features • Auto-Thread Mode (Pro) — Automatically split long posts into threaded replies. Available for Skeets Pro subscribers. • Germ Integration — Send messages via Germ directly from user profiles. A Germ button appears on profiles that have Germ enabled. • Improved Pro Subscription Screen — The Pro purchase screen now shows a clear, up-to-date feature list with privacy badges for iCloud-encrypted features. • Auto-Translation Improvements — Added a skip button during translation, a 30-second timeout so feeds never get stuck, and a helpful first-use alert about language model downloads. Bug Fixes • "Show Replies" feed preference now properly saves and persists across app restarts • Fixed stuttering when multiple videos play at the same time • Unread notification highlights no longer disappear on pull-to-refresh • Fixed the "Select Language" dialog appearing unexpectedly • Duplicate posts no longer appear in the home timeline when shown both standalone and as reply context • Fixed the upload progress bar • Improved close button tap target on iPad mini • Fixed subscription state not updating immediately after purchasing Pro • VoiceOver now correctly reads toggle states in the translation language picker • VoiceOver now announces "Reposted by..." for reposted posts

Version 1.29.0 Apr 10

Data Linked to You

The following data may be collected and linked to your identity:
- User Content
- Identifiers
Data Not Linked to You

The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
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Supported Features
- VoiceOver
- Larger Text
- Dark Interface
- Sufficient Contrast
- Reduced Motion

Information

Seller: Sebastian Vogelsang
Size: 332.3 MB
Category: Social Networking
Compatibility: Requires iOS 17.5 or later.

iPhone
Requires iOS 17.5 or later.

iPad
Requires iPadOS 17.5 or later.

Mac
Requires macOS 14.5 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.

Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.2 or later.
Languages: English and 25 more

English, Arabic, Bulgarian, Cambodian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, French, German, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian Bokmål, Persian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Traditional Chinese, Turkish, Vietnamese
Age Rating: 18+

18+

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Frequent
Profanity or Crude Humor

Infrequent
Cartoon or Fantasy Violence
Realistic Violence
Mature or Suggestive Themes
Horror/Fear Themes
Alcohol, Tobacco, Drug Use or References
Sexual Content or Nudity
Guns or Other Weapons

Contains
Messaging and Chat
User-Generated Content
In-App Purchases: Yes

Skeets Pro (Monthly) $1.99

Skeets Pro (Yearly) $17.99

Generous Tip $2.99

Huge Tip $7.99

Incredible Tip $14.99

Small Tip $0.99

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Ratings & Reviews

I wish basic features weren’t locked behind a paywall.

Impressed

Waiting for improvements

Too Many Bugs Too Often: Update To My Original Review

What’s New

App Privacy

Data Linked to You

Data Not Linked to You

Accessibility

Supported Features

VoiceOver

Larger Text

Dark Interface

Sufficient Contrast

Reduced Motion

Information

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