Skyscraper for Bluesky App - App Store

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Your penthouse view of Bluesky

Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPad

Thanks for an incredible launch week! We're just getting started with Skyscraper, and this release brings a bunch of big features! Skyscraper is the Bluesky client that feels like it belongs on your device. Built from the ground up for iOS and iPadOS, Skyscraper is your penthouse view of the Bluesky network. Smooth, fast, and thoughtfully designed to match the way you want an app to feel. The Features You Need: • Full timeline with pinned feeds and custom algorithms • Post with images, videos, GIFs, and alt text • Direct messages and notifications with optional push alerts • Search posts, users, and hashtags • Moderation controls that put you in charge • Profile editing and saved posts Power features that set Skyscraper apart: • Multiple Accounts — Switch between accounts instantly • Post Drafts — Save ideas for later • Account Backup — Export and archive your data • Thread Archival - Share popular threads with friends off Bluesky • Safari Extension — Open bsky.social links directly in Skyscraper • Trending Hashtags — See what's buzzing right now • Unified Timeline — See replies in your following feed • Mute Reposts — Silence repost-happy users without unfollowing • Custom Theme Colors — Make the app fit your personality • Post Translation — Read posts in any language Download Skyscraper and get a better view of the Bluesky. EULA - https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

- Added a new Badges feature! Are you a Skyscraper Pro subscriber? Go ahead and show off, and all Skyscraper users will know you are very cool. Change your badge in the Settings under Bonus Features. - You can view Lists in the Timeline View - You can edit and create Lists in your Profile page from the Other tab - Improved in-app themes. Select dark or light, or go with system theme. You can also now choose between two different dark mode styles. - Added support for "Open from Tapestry". If you use that app, open posts in Skyscraper - Viewing Profile pages on iPad, should be bigger when you have a Sidebar in most situations. - Show how long ago a repost or reply happened in the Timeline - Cleaned up replies a bit to make it more obvious a post is a reply post - Activity entries now have timestamps - Scrolling dismisses the keyboard in chat - Return key will send a new chat on iPad or Mac with physical keyboard - Chat now works for Alt-PDS - Improvements to chat when you have a dead DM from a spam account - Detect URLs and emails in Chat - Can now delete chat messages, and block when deleting to prevent spam - Hashtags are now viewed in Timeline like feeds or lists - Added new Interesting Stats recaps for the last month, and for all of 2025 - "Show Replies in Timeline" for who you follow, is now in Settings -> Timeline and not in Moderation Settings - Add support for opening URLs in Safari (and other browsers) - Fixes to the Electric icon in Dark mode (my fav icon) - User profile pictures can now be rounded rectangles - User profile pictures no longer require an accent color ring

  • 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:

    • Purchases
    • Usage Data
    • Diagnostics

  • Supported Features

    • VoiceOver

    • Larger Text

    • Dark Interface

    • Differentiate Without Color Alone

Information

  • Seller

    • Cameron Banga

  • Size

    • 71.2 MB

  • Category

    • Social Networking

  • Compatibility
    Requires iOS 18.3 or later.

    • iPhone
      Requires iOS 18.3 or later.

    • iPad
      Requires iPadOS 18.3 or later.

    • Mac
      Requires macOS 15.3 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.

    • Apple Vision
      Requires visionOS 2.3 or later.

  • Languages

    • English

  • Age Rating
    13+

    • 13+

    • Infrequent
      Profanity or Crude Humor
      Horror/Fear Themes
      Alcohol, Tobacco, Drug Use or References

      Contains
      Messaging and Chat
      User-Generated Content

  • In-App Purchases
    Yes

    • Skyscraper Pro - Annual $19.99

    • Skyscraper Pro - Monthly $2.99

  • Copyright

    • © 2026 Cameron Banga

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