MicroSphere for Micro.blog
The indie web on your device
Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
MicroSphere is a fast, native iOS app for Micro.blog — the calm home for short posts, blogs, notes, and conversations on the indie web. Read your timeline, reply in threads, save bookmarks, switch between accounts, and explore topics without ads or third-party tracking.
BUILT FOR MICRO.BLOG
• Timeline and Mentions with pull-to-refresh, unread dots, dividers, and conversation threads
• Bookmarks with tags, highlights, and saved-state sync
• Explore: community discover, topics, search, photos, reading, long-form posts, and bookshelves
• Multiple Micro.blog accounts with fast switching from the active-account chip
• Reply, quote, save, and share from every post
WRITE & SHARE
• Compose new posts, replies, quotes, and scheduled posts; save drafts and keep text drafts local if you go offline
• Choose the hosted blog, categories, and cross-posting options for a post or draft
• Titled posts, topic emoji, @-mentions, preserved line breaks, and optional picker controls
• Share Extension — send text, links, and photos from Safari, Photos, and other apps
• Photo attachments with optional accessibility descriptions and on-device metadata cleanup
• Local draft recovery when Micro.blog cannot be reached
PEOPLE & SAFETY
• Profiles for Micro.blog, ActivityPub (Mastodon), and Bluesky authors
• Tappable profile bios, follower/following lists, and People to Follow
• Block, mute, keyword filters, Limit mentions, and reporting
• Optional Face ID or passcode app lock and saved-token protection
DESIGNED FOR iPHONE AND iPAD
• Native SwiftUI on iOS 17 and later
• iPad: sidebar navigation, split view, full-width account destinations, and readable feed width
• System, Light, or Dark appearance
• VoiceOver labels, Dynamic Type, Reduced Motion support, and accessible photo descriptions
PRIVATE BY DESIGN
• Official Micro.blog APIs only — no reverse engineering
• Your token stays in the iOS Keychain on your device
• No analytics SDKs and no data selling
• Privacy & Accessibility overviews in Settings; Privacy Policy and Terms in Legal
• Account-scoped feed cache, encrypted share imports, unsynced local text drafts, and unsynced local note changes stay on device until you sync or clear them
• Link preview images are off by default; copied post links can auto-clear from the clipboard
SIGN IN YOUR WAY
• IndieAuth (recommended)
• Email magic link
• App tokens for development or power users
• Optional push notifications
OPTIONAL SUPPORT
The Treats Jar lets you leave a voluntary tip to support development. Tips are gifts only — they do not unlock features or content.
REQUIREMENTS
A Micro.blog account is required. Micro.blog is a separate subscription service.
MicroSphere is developed independently by Marco Janssen. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Micro.blog, LLC.
Questions or feedback? Use the contact option in Settings or find @marc0janssen on Micro.blog.
Ratings & Reviews
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# MicroSphere 1.3.0 — What's New
Adds multi-account switching, scheduled posting, multi-blog compose controls, local draft and note recovery, stronger privacy controls, safer posting, and focused feed, profile, Share Extension, and iPad polish.
## Detailed Source Notes
- Compose: choose which hosted Micro.blog blog a post or draft publishes to, with matching category and cross-posting options for the selected blog.
- Compose: schedule posts with a future Micro.blog publish date and edit scheduled posts from the account menu.
- Compose: blog, category, and cross-posting options are cached locally, refresh lazily, and can be hidden or shown while writing.
- Accounts: add multiple Micro.blog accounts, switch from the Timeline or Mentions account chip, and keep feeds, local drafts, Notes, and encryption keys scoped to the active account.
- Drafts and Notes: text drafts and note edits can stay on device when saving fails, then sync back to Micro.blog after the connection returns.
- Privacy: token protection, app-switcher hiding, feed-cache control, Clear Local Data, clipboard auto-clear, local Explore suggestion controls, encrypted share imports, and off-by-default link preview images.
- Compose: title editing, long-post summaries, contact-detail warnings, GPS-photo warnings when metadata removal is off, better tagmoji availability, safer posting overlays, and preserved line breaks for blog posts.
- Feeds and profiles: account chips, tab re-tap to scroll to top, timestamp options, Matrix links, tappable bios, Bluesky avatar hydration, ActivityPub/Bluesky safety actions, and Limit mentions refinements.
- Share Extension, media, and iPad: encrypted pending imports, clearer upload progress, safer photo handling, full-width account destinations, wide-column profile/topic navigation, and safer narrow-column post actions.
The developer, Marco Janssen, 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 Linked to You
The following data may be collected and linked to your identity:
- Purchases
- Contact Info
- User Content
- Search History
- Identifiers
Accessibility
The developer has not yet indicated which accessibility features this app supports. Learn More
Information
- Seller
- Marco Janssen
- Size
- 15.4 MB
- Category
- Social Networking
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 17.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 17.0 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 17.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 14.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- Contains
Messaging and Chat
User-Generated Content
- In-App Purchases
Yes
- LolliPop $1.99
- Just a Smile $0.99
- Big Bag of Treats $8.99
- Bunch of Smiles $3.99
- Copyright
- © Marco Janssen (c) 2026
