Tweetbot’s devs are back with a Mastodon client

Like most Mastodon clients, Ivory also has a cute elephant mascot - strange that no one ever does anything inspired by the band. | Image: Tapbots

Ivory, a Mastodon client from the company behind the beloved and departed Tweetbot, has just launched on the iOS App Store. While it's still in early access, many people (myself included) have been impressed with the alpha version that had a very limited number of slots; now, anyone on iOS can use it to cruise the fediverse, aka Mastodon's network.

The app comes from Tapbots, a company that recently had the rug pulled out from under it when Twitter banned third-party clients. Because Tapbots basically had to ship Ivory with very little warning, there are still a lot of missing features that may be available in more mature Mastodon clients or on the web. According to the company's road map, it still has to add the ability to edit your...

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