Kevin’s Picks: Tapestry – A Reading App For the Web, Not a Social Media Client

If you’ve heard about Tapestry, you might assume it’s another social media app—but that’s not what it is. Tapestry doesn’t let you reply, like, boost, or interact with posts in any way. It’s purely a reading tool that gathers your feeds into one place. Though it does allow you to open individual posts in the relevant app or website to take action there.

Think of it as a timeline viewer, not a social media client. It doesn’t try to replace Bluesky, Mastodon, Reddit, or YouTube, and it certainly doesn’t encourage engagement. You can read everything, but if you want to interact, you have to leave the app.

How Tapestry Works (And What It Doesn’t Do)

Tapestry pulls in content from multiple sources, including:

• Bluesky, Mastodon, Tumblr, Reddit, Micro.blog (social platforms)
• RSS feeds, podcasts, YouTube channels, and even GO Comics

Everything is presented in chronological order, without algorithmic ranking.

But here’s the key limitation:
👉 You cannot reply, like, or repost anything from within Tapestry.

If you want to engage with a post, you have to open it in its respective app or website.

• Bluesky posts? Open in the Bluesky app.
• Mastodon posts? Redirects your default browser to your Mastodon server, where you have to potentially log in.
• YouTube videos? Opens in YouTube.

So if you’re hoping for a single app where you can browse and interact across multiple platforms, Tapestry isn’t that.

How I Use Tapestry (And Why I’m Sticking With It Anyway)

Since I don’t mind opening the actual Bluesky or Mastodon app when I want to reply or interact (though I'm current on hiatus), I’ve found that Tapestry works best for me as an RSS reader.

And here’s why: keyword muting.

No other RSS reader I’ve used allows me to mute specific words or phrases—a feature that’s been standard on social media for years. With Tapestry, I can follow tech news sources, tech blogs, and other feeds while skipping topics I don’t care about.

For me, that makes Tapestry a fantastic tool for catching up on the latest tech news.

Is Tapestry Worth Using?

If you’re looking for an engagement-driven social media client, Tapestry isn’t it. But it's a solid option if you want a clean, ad-free, algorithm-free way to read your feeds.

You can download it for iPhone and iPad, with a free version and a premium tier for additional customization. If you’re like me and want a smarter RSS reader that also pulls in social feeds, Tapestry is worth checking out.