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# Tapbot shuts down Tweetbot as it pivots to Mastodon
- URL: https://werd.io/tapbot-shuts-down-tweetbot-as-it-pivots-to-mastodon/
- Published: 2023-01-20T22:50:28.000Z
- Updated: 2023-01-20T22:50:28.000Z
- Author: Ben Werdmuller
- Tags: #Import 2025-06-13 09:22

“Now that Twitter has confirmed it's banning third-party clients, some of the most prominent alternatives are going away. Tapbots has shut down work on Tweetbot, one of the more popular iOS apps, as Twitter rendered it non-functional "in a blink of an eye." The developer is instead pivoting to Ivory, an app for the open social platform Mastodon. While it's limited to an invitation-only test for now, Tapbots hopes to make the software "better than Tweetbot ever could be.”” Likewise, Mastodon will be better than Twitter ever could be. [#Technology](https://werd.io/tag/Technology)

\[[Link](https://www.engadget.com/tweetbots-twitter-client-shutdown-195533095.html)\]