I'm looking into adding another behaviour to the timeline. Something closer to what Mastodon official client is doing. Just loading 20-50 top most posts, and let you tap a “load more” to fill the gap yourself. This will be behind a toggle so you can swap between the current mode and the new one.
@IceCubesApp this would have a lot of value, especially as a toggle since I check my phone multiple times per day, but on iPad maybe once or twice a week so it can be quite slow when loading. 👍