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Mona for Mastodon

Submitted by Robert Kingett, 1 May, 2023
Last updated on 4 May, 2023
Category
Social Networking

Description of App

Mona is a Mastodon app packed with customization features. Optimized for VoiceOver. Native design.

Post Actions • Drag actions into the order you prefer • Configure actions as swipe options: swipe a post horizontally to perform an action • Optionally hide some or all action buttons from post cards, while keeping them accessible via context menu, swipe options, keyboard shortcuts, and VoiceOver rotor

iCloud Sync • Sync your mute list, user notes, reading positions, drafts, search history, accent colors, and custom app themes across your iPhone, iPad, and Mac, privately and securely • Optionally disable some features from automatic syncing

User Notes • Privately set aliases, notes and username colors for other Mastodon users • User Notes list: browse, organize and edit all your notes in one place

Game Controller (require iOS 14, iPadOS 14, macOS 11 or a newer system) • Control the app and browse posts with a compatible game controller, such as a Playstation DualSense/DualShock, Nintendo Switch, Xbox or MFi controller • Customize button functions via in-app settings • Set extra functions for Adaptive Triggers on the Playstation DualSense controller

Privacy • Mona does not collect any personal information • Your account tokens are protected by on-device Keychain • Your network connections to Mastodon servers are protected by HTTPS

Other Mona features: • Full Screen mode on iPhone let your timeline content fill the entire screen once you start scrolling • Column View takes full advantage of the big screen on iPad and Mac, shows multiple views at once and allows you to navigate between views fluently and efficiently • Check recent posts on your home screen or notification center with widgets • Search posts on the Timeline • Adjustable text spacing • Adjustable and adaptive text sizes • Option to display post source on timeline (e.g. Mona for Mac) • Share a post as picture • Open multiple windows on iPad and Mac • Customizable text translation experience • Automatic video and GIF playback on timelines • Supports changing app icon on iPhone, iPad, and Mac • Turn on/off content scaling on Mac for extra screen estate or sharper text • Autocomplete for post composer • Push notifications • Mona Pro and Mona Pro Max available as one-time in-app purchases, with 14-day free trial

Tab Bar (Mona Pro feature) • Pin your frequently visit pages to the tab bar • Drag tabs into the order you prefer • Rename your tabs • Change your tab icons (more than a thousand of icons for you to choose) • Show/hide tab names and button shapes

Accent Color (Mona Pro feature) • Configure different Accent Colors for Light and Dark mode • More than 10 built-in colors for you to choose • Design and set custom colors

Theme Editor (Mona Pro feature) • Customize the app’s color scheme • Design and set custom themes for Spring • Advanced color settings allow you to fine-tune colors for different level of views • Export and share your custom themes • Import custom themes shared by other people

Font Customization (Mona Pro feature) • Configure different fonts for body text and headings • Select from a variety of build-in fonts • Supports custom fonts installed by third-party apps

Other Mona Pro features: • Full-featured post composer: write longer posts, attach pictures and videos, add content warnings, and create polls • More post actions: including favorite, reblog, quote post, add bookmark, and translate • Add multiple accounts: you can also opt to favorite, reblog, quote post, or follow using a non-current account • Filter and mute: filter timelines based on post category and content; hide posts with certain words; hide posts from certain people • Customize push notifications based on notification category • Export and import settings: easily transfer your custom settings between multiple devices

Version

5.0.1

Free or Paid

Free With In-App Purchase

Apple Watch Support

No

Device(s) App Was Tested On

iPhone

iOS Version

16.5

Accessibility Comments

This app is the most accessible Fediverse app to date. It works great with VoiceOver, providing an exemplary experience for the VoiceOver and Braille display user with tons of router actions and customization options.

VoiceOver Performance

VoiceOver reads all page elements.

Button Labeling

All buttons are clearly labeled.

Usability

The app is fully accessible with VoiceOver and is easy to navigate and use.

Other Comments

Even though it is not explicitly stated in the description, the app will soon be able to connect to other Fediverse projects like PixelFeed, which is an Instagram alternative.

App Store Link

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/mona-for-mastodon/id1659154653?uo=4&mt=8

Developer's Website

https://github.com/JunyuKuang/Spring-for-Twitter/releases/download/MonaBeta/Mon…

Recommendations

2 people have recommended this app

Most recently recommended by Robert Kingett 5 months ago

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Comments

Podcast

By Holger Fiallo

5 months ago

Jonathan Mosen just did a podcast on Mona. Great job. Go to livingblindfully.com to check it. Makes me want to use it. No longer use twitter.

Mona is great!

By KE8UPE

4 months 4 weeks ago

Since it's made by the same developer as Spring, which by the way, still works, for those who still want to use Twitter, Mona contains 99% of the same features as Spring, but some of them have different names.
For example, in Mona, when Rvoiceover says, "reblog" it's another word for "boost."
This is now my favorite app for using & accessing Mastodon on my iPhone, iPad & Mac.

Mona

By Holger Fiallo

4 months 4 weeks ago

Did not care for mastodon until I check the podcast by Jonathan Mosen on the livingblindfully I got the pro max and like it. Nice for anyone my address is @HolgerFiallo@mastodonsocial Again check the podcast he did a great demonstration of the app.

following me

By Dennis Long

4 months 4 weeks ago

you can follow me at
@dennislong82@tweesecake.social

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