Open Source Facebook Alternatives for iPhone

There are many alternatives to Facebook for iPhone if you are looking for a replacement. The best open source iPhone alternative is Mastodon. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to Facebook and ten of them are open source and available for iPhone so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source iPhone alternatives to Facebook are Minds, Manyverse, Communities and Planetary.

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  1. Mastodon icon

    Mastodon

     580 likes

    Decentralized and federated social platform with no ads, focusing on personal interaction, and offering 500 character posts, custom emojis, content warnings, and robust moderation tools.

    132 Mastodon alternatives

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    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Self-Hosted
    • F-Droid
    • Cloudron
    • Android Tablet
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    Mastodon vs Facebook Comments
    Top Positive Comment
    Goldmaster
    2

    No ads, no rubbish and just better than Facebook threads

    Top Negative Comment
    loziniak
    14

    Mastodon is more like Twitter.

    FitikWasTaken
    1

    Mastodon is good, but it's too different from Facebook, it doesn't even have groups, in the Fediverse the Friendica is the closest Facebook alternative

    3 of 14 comments
    • Mastodon is Free and Open SourceFacebook is Free and Proprietary
    • Mastodon is Privacy focused and LightweightFacebook is not according to our users
  2. Minds icon

    Minds

     328 likes

    An open-source platform for decentralized social networking. Users can monetize posts through ads or monthly support, engaging in various features such as Blogs, Videos, and secure private chats. Minds supports free speech and facilitates sharing across networks and exploring global trends.

    124 Minds alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source

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    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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    Minds vs Facebook Comments
    Top Positive Comment
    Guest
    18

    Open source, transparent and does not push any particular ideology.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Top Negative Comment
    David Saylor
    0

    they charge money to see posts that were posted by premium members.. they have none of the features that Facebook has.. literally the only thing it has at this point in time, is a main feed wall to share posts, that's it.

    Yousif Adel
    Negative
    0

    Minds keeps sending messages to join groups or discover pages etc. It cannot be disabled and its annoying.

    3 of 37 comments
    • Minds is Freemium and Open SourceFacebook is Free and Proprietary
    • Minds is Security-focused and Privacy focusedFacebook is not according to our users
  4. Manyverse icon

    Manyverse

     17 likes

    Manyverse is a social network app using the SSB protocol (Secure Scuttlebutt) where you can write posts and share with friends nearby or over the internet. It's different from mainstream social networks because your data is yours, it lives on your phone, not in the cloud.

    37 Manyverse alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • F-Droid
    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
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    Minds

    An open-source platform for decentralized social networking. Users can monetize posts through ads or monthly support, engaging in various features such as Blogs, Videos, and secure private chats. Minds supports free speech and fa...

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  6. Communities icon

    Communities

     1 like

    A cooperative social network designed for organizing and building community. Communities uses a bi-directional friend model and supports long form posts and groups. We're working on events, tags, local feeds, custom feeds, messaging, and more.

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    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
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    Communities vs Facebook Comments
    Guest
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    0

    It's a great way to interact directly with people you know and the groups are excellent for community building and communication. Plus no investors, billionaires, or meddling algorithms.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • Communities is Free and Open SourceFacebook is Free and Proprietary
    • Communities is Privacy focusedFacebook is not according to our users
  7. Planetary icon

    Planetary

     2 likes

    Social media for humans, control your data and algorithms.

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    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
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  8. Hylo icon

    Hylo

     2 likes

    Social network focused on coordination, building interconnections and organizing impactful action to regenerate our communities and our planet.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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  10. Bitnation icon

    Bitnation

     4 likes

    Bitnation provides the same services traditional governments provides, from dispute resolution and insurance to security and much more.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
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  11. Ecency icon

    Ecency

     Like

    Ecency is a Decentralized, opensource, rewarding, communities, non-censored social platform where users are incentivized to contribute and curate content. The users decide what is valuable by voting and content is rewarded with cryptocurrencies.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Linux
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    Ecency screenshot 1
     
  12. Brax.Me icon

    Brax.Me

     Like

    A vibrant social community focused on privacy. No Identity. Encrypted. Open Source.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
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  13. AtomJump.org icon

    AtomJump.org

     2 likes

    A credible alternative to the Facebook & WhatsApp combination, AtomJump.org is open software designed for self-publishing and communicating instantly with your own group of people, while keeping it fully under your own control. The companion .

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Self-Hosted
    • PHP
    • Node.JS
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