Ben SandofskyDec 19, 2022
Mastodon has cracked the top ten social networking apps in the App Store. For context, Signal is at 15.
Show threadPaul McGraneDec 19, 2022
@sandofsky And the weird thing is, it's not a very good app … yet. I mean, it does work.
Show threadIdealistic Pragmatist Dec 19, 2022
@pmcg @sandofsky it’s a terrible app! I wish all the new users understood that they have much better options.
Show threadStop ThatDec 19, 2022
@IPEdmonton @pmcg @sandofsky One of the first thing I tell new people is to get another app, and give them suggestions based on their OS. People are missing out on so much if they only use the base app!
Show threadsimp1ejackk
@stopthatgirl7 @IPEdmonton @pmcg @sandofsky can you explain more?? I am currently using the main/official app and feel like maybe I'm missing out? I'm on Android...
Dec 19, 2022 at 11:11amWeb
Show threadÜber Air QualityDec 19, 2022
@alexanderama @stopthatgirl7 @IPEdmonton @pmcg @sandofsky I really liked the #Tusky UI, it just seemed more readable. The big feature advantages are: supporting bookmarks, and multiple account logins. I then found #YuitoApp for #Android (it's a fork of Tusky) and that's even cleaner and easier to use for me. Maybe because it's fairly Twitter-like, but mostly it's just easy to navigate and makes Mastodon feel more frictionless
Show threadsimp1ejackkDec 19, 2022
@UberAirQuality @stopthatgirl7 @IPEdmonton @pmcg @sandofsky thanks alot. Ima look into both
Show threadPaul McGraneDec 19, 2022
@alexanderama @UberAirQuality @stopthatgirl7 @IPEdmonton @sandofsky for iOS and Macintosh, the developers of #TweetBot are working hard on @ivory … but likely not available for another month, at best pace.
Show threadMichaelDec 19, 2022
@alexanderama
Check out Tusky (free) and Fedilab (inexpensive). Both are much better options. I used/compared both of the above and now only use Fedilab. These two are fairly identical as far as functionality, but I just like the Fedilab ux a bit more.
@stopthatgirl7 @IPEdmonton @pmcg @sandofsky
Show threadPaul McGraneDec 19, 2022
@pinchera @alexanderama @stopthatgirl7 @IPEdmonton @sandofsky and indeed the excellent bird clients are being converted, but it is not an instant process, in fact it's complex. But it is happening! And I hope the so-called official client is gonna improve also.
Show threadMichaelDec 19, 2022
@pmcg
As long as users are aware of their options, it doesn't particularly matter if the official app improves. For YEARS, the official bird app was horrible on Android, compared to third-party offerings.
@alexanderama @stopthatgirl7 @IPEdmonton @sandofsky