I'm preparing for an episode of @appstories about third-party Mastodon clients for Apple platforms currently on the App Store (i.e. not in TestFlight).

What are some local timelines of other Mastodon instances I should consider pinning in apps like @icecubesapp?

Got a lot of replies to this one! Thank you all. Here are the local timelines I've pinned so far.
@viticci definitely my single biggest request for @ivory.
@Beever @viticci @ivory was just gonna say I don’t see this option in Ivory.
@viticci thank you for bringing this feature to my attention. Another point goes to ice cubes…
@viticci Thank you Federico. This is great 👍🏻
@viticci that’s great! Any way to do something similar with this on @ivory ?
@viticci i 💯 thought that pkm.social was for pokémon and was very confused until i realized it was “personal knowledge management” 😆
@viticci this is actually a thing? 🫣 I thought I would not be able to view other local timelines. This is amazing thank you!
@viticci Wooaahh, https://indieapps.space is mine 🤯 Glad you like it and thanks for sharing!
Indie Apps

indieapps.space is dedicated to hosting accounts for mobile and desktop applications developed by small, independent developers and development teams (no personal accounts, please).

Mastodon hosted on indieapps.space
@viticci Hey indieweb.social is where I make my home. Cool!
@viticci 🤩🤩🤩 thanks for liking the iosdev.space instance!! I run it but the great people on it make it what is!
@viticci what app is that in the screenshot
@viticci I don’t use the DM tab at the bottom. And I rarely use Search. I wish I can replace these buttons with a pinned Local timeline.
@viticci I may have to pin a few of these myself.
@viticci Ours over here is usually full of fun stuff https://social.lol/public/local
social.lol

social.lol is a lighthearted social hangout for the omg.lol community.

Mastodon hosted on social.lol
@viticci @appstories @icecubesapp well I pinned macstories.net last night 😀
@ukmac @viticci @appstories @[email protected] for some reason that instance doesn’t work for me at all when I try and add it!
@heidi_helen @ukmac @viticci @appstories @icecubesapp
Yep doesn’t add for me neither
@jasonrak @ukmac @viticci @appstories @[email protected] looks like you need to add it as mastodon.macstories.net and then it works!
@heidi_helen @ukmac @viticci @appstories @icecubesapp
You’re are very much correct! Thanks for the tip, Heidi 👍
@viticci techhub.social for me on mammoth
@viticci Please, consider adding @tootapp in the list of apps. While everyone today is focused on apps from popular developers, Toot has been a strong option for quite some time.
@viticci I like following the local timeline at mastodon.gamedev.place. It’s a little busy and not 100% gamedev but it’s a great place to see indie devs talking about their work and gamedev generally.
iOS Dev Space

A Mastodon server for all swift developers. Donations are encouraged and accepted at https://opencollective.com/iosdevspace to keep this space running and healthy.

Mastodon hosted on iosdev.space
@viticci @appstories @[email protected] you might already pin this one, but indieapps.space. Also macaw.social for ex-Tweeps.
@viticci twit.social is a good group of people
Hachyderm.io

Hachyderm is a safe space, LGBTQIA+ and BLM, primarily comprised of tech industry professionals world wide. Note that many non-user account types have restrictions - please see our About page.

Mastodon hosted on hachyderm.io
@viticci @appstories @icecubesapp Sauropods.win! Who downs like dinosaurs?

@viticci @appstories @icecubesapp Consider adding indieweb.social.

Its focus pretty pertinent given the reason we’re all moving here, I think.

@viticci @appstories I’m excited to read https://jawns.club/public/local during the (American) Football NFC Championship game. It’s a Philadelphia local community.
jawns.club 🐘

Welcome to the first mastodon based community for Philadelphians who ❤️Philadelphia! Think of this instance as a new neighborhood in Philly that anyone can be a part of, because it's online.

Mastodon hosted on jawns.club
@viticci I hear bulbasaur.garden is pretty good. Although that may be because there’s only one user, and that user is me.
@viticci sauropods.win for sure. So much great art and filled with fascinating people
@viticci is there a way to add local timelines to Ivory feed without making an account on those timelines first?
@hawk_kai @viticci
Yes would love to know this as well - can do it on Ice Cubes from the top drop down menu but can’t find a way on Ivory. Thoughts? @paul @ivory
@jasonrak It's on our todo list.
@ivory wonderful! Looking forward to the addition!
@jasonrak @viticci @paul @ivory also the ability to save hashtag searches as a ‘list’ would be good too
@viticci @dimillian @appstories @icecubesapp Often client developments are concentrated on IOS (iPhone and iPad), butwe are many who rely on Mac clients so I really hope that you won’t forget that platform.
@viticci wait…you… can add other instances timelines…?!?
@viticci @appstories @icecubesapp how about the instance for former Twitter staff, https://macaw.social/public/local ?
Macaw-Social

A small server by some ex-tweeps mostly for other *tweeps and friends.

Mastodon hosted on macaw.social
@appstories @viticci I would encourage you to address the accessibility of Mastodon clients. A lot have some accessibility, but fall down in important ways. For example, Ivory does not provide direct rotor actions with voiceover. nor does it give you an easy way to read all text associated with images. Tusker is a current favorite, and I’ve heard good things about Mona though I haven’t tried it myself.
@viticci @appstories @icecubesapp social.lol is such a fun lil place, I’ve been loving using it with @mergesort.
@viticci Are you including @tooot in the round-up? A gem.

@viticci @appstories @[email protected] @vin2ktalks

For some reason tapbots.social is not working. But I would love to see tapbots.social, macaw.social, macstories and iconfactory.

@viticci @appstories @[email protected] im surprised that i didn’t see any replies mentioning hachyderm.io which is a great source of general tech.