glacial
CHIAHAO TSAI Social Networking iPhoneiPadiPod touchMac
glacial is a free Social Networking app for iPhone and iPad by CHIAHAO TSAI. Requires iOS 13.0. Updated May 22, 2026.
- Price
- Free
- on the App Store
- Size
- 48 MB
- Age 17+
- Updated
- May 22
- 2026 · v2.0.2
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About glacial
Glacial is a lightweight, cross-platform Mastodon client built with Flutter, using the OpenAPI specification to drive API integration. Provide a smooth and intuitive community browsing experience on iOS or macOS devices, allowing you to discover the latest community content at any time. ## Features - Fast discovery: Search any Mastodon server (mastodon.social by default) - Easier content discovery: Browse popular posts, tags, and user lists directly within the app - Stable and reliable architecture: Based on the official Mastodon API specification, ensuring data security and accuracy - Privacy-focused and simple: Lightweight and standalone client, no personal information is stored - Multi-platform design: Supports iOS, iPad, and macOS versions ## Source Code The latest released versions and in-progress versions of all programs can be found at https://github.com/cmj0121/glacial
What’s new
Version 2.0.2 · Updated May 22, 2026
What's New in 2.0.2 This release focuses on stability, polish, and a few quality-of-life improvements on top of the 2.0 redesign. New • Auto-resume your last signed-in account on launch — no more re-picking the active account every time. • Notification badge now appears in the sidebar so you can see unread activity at a glance. UX fixes • Navigation drawer and wide-layout sidebar are now scrollable on smaller screens. • Server picker always returns you Home after switching servers. • Profile editor no longer auto-saves unexpectedly while you're still typing. • Fixed the language field in profile editing losing focus / state. • Splash screen now waits for your preferences to load, eliminating a brief flash of the wrong theme. Reliability • Account switching and logout now properly reset providers and clear stale status. • Failed token verification clears the bad token instead of getting stuck. • Streaming connections clean up correctly when interrupted; badge refresh and reload loops are safer. • Deleting posts and other interactions now surface errors instead of leaving the UI out of sync. • More resilient to servers that omit optional fields or return a null token expiry. Performance • Smoother V2 shell — no more unnecessary rebuilds when navigating or searching. • Debounced slider persistence reduces I/O while adjusting settings. API • Corrected Mastodon wire parameters for create/update list and a few other write endpoints. Thanks for the feedback — keep it coming!
App privacy
The developer, CHIAHAO TSAI, reported these privacy practices to Apple.
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
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