Social Web Cloud

News, Chat & Search. Ad-Free

Only for iPhone

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

iPhone

Most apps are free because you are the product. Social Web is different — and so is the way it's built. We don't have ads — which means we have no reason to track what you search for, no algorithm deciding what you see, and no company building a profile on who you are. We make money because you pay us a fair price. That's it. That's the whole deal. Everything in one place. Almost nothing to pay. Built for people, not profit. Social Web combines private messaging, a news feed, and internet search in one app — built on open internet standards that no single company owns or controls. And here's what makes it different from every other app on this list: your data doesn't live on our servers. It lives on yours. WHAT YOU GET: — Private group messaging where messages live on your own server, not ours — Follow Reddit, YouTube, podcasts, local news, and more in one clean feed — Search RSS feeds and the open internet without being tracked — Host your own Social Web server and own everything — your data, your conversations, your archive — No ads. No algorithm. No data collection. Ever. — Available for less than a dollar a month — because privacy shouldn't be a luxury WHY IT'S DIFFERENT: Every other messaging app, news reader, and search tool you use is making money from your attention and your data. We don't. We built Social Web because we believe the internet was meant to belong to the people using it — not the companies profiting from it. With Social Web, you can run your own server. Your messages are stored where you decide. No company can delete your account, shut down your archive, or change the terms on you. If Social Web disappeared tomorrow, your data would still be there — readable by any RSS client in the world, because it's built on open standards, not proprietary lock-in. No ads means no reason to watch you. No algorithm means no one is engineering what you think or feel. No data profiles means you are a person, not a product. The internet, the way it was meant to be. License agreement link: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

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- Chat: reaction emojis appear blurry for a second before loading in high resolution - a tap on the inline YouTube player's title bar leaves the app for Safari - pricing screen subscription choices sub-screen font is black on dark background - Group chat picture changes from member profile pictures to "BA" initials when opening the chat - Conversation avatar: share-to-chat picker and a named 1:1's details hero still differ from the Chats row - Redeeming an invite to a group on your own server leaves two rows for the same chat - Chat details: shared Media and Links are empty and greyed out even though photos, videos, and links were sent - Update app fonts to DM Sans (headlines) and Inter (body and buttons) - Feeds tab: some sources pull in a profile picture while others don't - Plugins: controls stay disabled with no reason or retry when the first state load fails - Feeds tab: opening a photo to view it larger still makes it smaller - YouTube videos aren't marked as read when played - YouTube videos don't save playback position - Feeds search: preview a source's recent posts from the results list - Feed: opening the app does not refresh the feed; new posts need a manual pull - Browser tab: move Source Check onto useSourceCheckReader - Source Check catalog copy names only the Browser tab - Chat details: controls missing for chats the user joined (only appear for chats they created) - Source added directly to a stack from Feed search doesn't show in "All" feed or populate from Profile tab - Feeds tab: "new posts" counter doesn't update and shows the same number for every source - Chats: search within a chat (created and joined chats) - Feeds tab: Reddit posts with multiple images only show the first image, in low quality - Stack-only sources still read as not followed outside the Find Sources rows - Chat thread: scroll-back treats a short page as the end of history while blocked authors are filtered after the limit

The developer, Social Web Cloud LLC, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .

  • Data Not Collected

    The developer does not collect any data from this app.

    Privacy practices may vary, for example, based on the features you use or your age. Learn More

    The developer has not yet indicated which accessibility features this app supports. Learn More

    Seller
    Social Web Cloud LLC
    Size
    47.1 MB
    Category
    Social Networking
    Compatibility
    Requires iOS 15.1 or later.
    • iPhone
      Requires iOS 15.1 or later.
    • iPod touch
      Requires iOS 15.1 or later.
    • Mac
      Requires macOS 12.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
    • Apple Vision
      Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
    Languages
    English
    Age Rating
    4+
    • 4+
    • This app is rated 4+ with content restrictions.

      Some content may be rated higher, and may therefore be restricted and managed by the developer through in-app controls.
    • In-App Controls
      Parental Controls

      Contains
      Messaging and Chat
      User-Generated Content
    In-App Purchases
    Yes
    • Monthly Subscription $0.99
    • Basic Annual $9.99
    • Premium Annual $39.99
    • Premium Monthly $3.99
    Copyright
    © Social Web Cloud LLC