Rafael Pérez 🌱

I scanned your comments (so far) in a previous poll for Mastodon mobile app mentions, and made a list sorted by frequency. I put the top four most mentioned mobile apps into this poll.

Honorary mentions to #Moshidon, #Ivory, #Trunks, #Toot, and #Tusker.

What mobile app do you use to access Mastodon the most?

Feel free to boost for a larger sample.

#poll #fediverse #mastodon #mobile #tusky #pwa #fedilab

Tusky
48.6%
A Progressive Web App (PWA, Mobile)
13%
Fedilab
14.1%
Official Mastodon Mobile App
24.3%
Poll ended at .
Feb 26 at 5:03amMastodon for Android
Show threadHagarashi8Feb 26
@rperezrosario I jump between Moshidon and Fedilab.
Show threadToni AittoniemiFeb 26
@rperezrosario Ice Cubes ftw
Show threadunattributed 𓂃✍︎Feb 26
@rperezrosario Specifically: @phanpy  -- @cheeaun has done an absolutely amazing job creating an app that is very configurable, and has amazing features that should be standard (like the Catch-Up feature).
Show threadnSonicFeb 26
@rperezrosario Those are the 4 most mentioned Apps? Wow!
For me it’s #MonaApp
Before that it was #Toot!
I’ve tried #Ivory too but it didn’t fit for me
Show threadRafael Pérez 🌱Feb 26
@nSonic Mona, Toot and Ivory were mentioned. Just not as often.
Show threadDarrin HornFeb 26

@rperezrosario I was surprised too that these were the 4 mentioned and thought I would try Tusky. But these are android apps listed, not for iOS

Except for the official app

For me I mostly use #tapestryapp and bounce into #ivory for posting

Show threadsplaFeb 26
@rperezrosario Ivory and Icecubes
Show threadBarryFeb 26
@rperezrosario #Tusker, I tried the official Mastodon app, but the refresh/scroll option in #Tusker swayed it for me
Show threadBryanFeb 26
@rperezrosario PWA all the way!
Show threaddonkeyFeb 26
@rperezrosario Only @MonaApp
Show threadDeborah Preuss, pcc 🇨🇦Feb 26
@rperezrosario @mayintoronto @moshidon is great for users of lists. (And, I'm looking forward to the promised update that shows Quote Toots well).
Show threadRafael Pérez 🌱Feb 26

@deborahh @mayintoronto

Quotes is a pretty cool feature. Hope the feature gets added to Moshidon soon.

Show threadDeborah Preuss, pcc 🇨🇦Feb 26

@rperezrosario @mayintoronto could not answer this poll: I don't know what a PWA is. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Is @moshidon a "PWA"?

#tooGeeky !

Show threadRafael Pérez 🌱Feb 27

@deborahh @mayintoronto @moshidon

Hi. PWAs are a way to distribute web applications. They usually consist of a web browser pointing directly to the web application, packaged as a stand-alone app with its own icon that can be placed in a mobile phone's home screen, or desktop os's desktop/start menu. It saves users from having to open a browser and browse to the application instead. There are other technical details but that is it, in a nutshell.

Show threadDeborah Preuss, pcc 🇨🇦Feb 27
@rperezrosario @mayintoronto @moshidon ah, yes. Thx!
Show threadRafael Pérez 🌱Feb 27

@deborahh @mayintoronto @moshidon

I haven't tried Moshidon but I don't think it's a PWA.

Show threadMomomotoFeb 26
@rperezrosario Ivory, and nothing else :)
Show threadEllieFeb 26
@rperezrosario *smashing @IceCubesApp together noises*
Show threadEllieFeb 26
@rperezrosario do the comments reveal a bias? Eg: people mention mobile apps primarily when /complaining/ about them?
Show threadRafael Pérez 🌱Feb 27

@ellie

All comments were positive, and anecdotal (self-reported current users of a mentioned mobile app.)

Show threadGrant HutchinsonFeb 28
@rperezrosario I use both @ivory and Tapestry by @Iconfactory.
Show threadStephFeb 28
@rperezrosario Ivory;
Show threadStuart Longland (VK4MSL)Mar 1

@rperezrosario Tusky is on my mobile phone, but it is rare for me to use it that way.

Far more common is I run WiFi hotspot to my tablet which is a proper Linux machine (Debian 13) with a fully-fledged web browser.