Gregory's ServerMastodon has cracked the top ten social networking apps in the App Store. For context, Signal is at 15.
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There are 1000s of servers, so it have that as well as the absence of it. I think it's all in who you follow. @sandofsky very cool! I use android but use the Tusky app, is less glitchy on android than the mastadon app was @sandofsky it has since moved to number 9 in social networking on appleโs App Store. ๐ฎ  @sandofsky And the weird thing is, it's not a very good app โฆ yet. I mean, it does work.  @pmcg @sandofsky itโs a terrible app! I wish all the new users understood that they have much better options. @IPEdmonton @pmcg @sandofsky everyoneโs, me included, is going to use the most official app they figure stuff out including that the other apps arenโt scams. @ablurbablurb @pmcg @sandofsky @IPEdmonton yes, I did but downloaded Tusky for my android and, Metatext for my iPad after reading the recommendations on here and now believe they are better. @Sally_Bridge @ablurbablurb @pmcg @sandofsky Metatext is fine but no longer being updated. Iโm switching between Mastoot and Mammoth these days. Both are works in progress but good. And apparently thereโs another iOS app in the works by old Twitter developers called Ivory thatโs going to be beautiful and slick but itโs still in alpha. @Sally_Bridge @IPEdmonton @ablurbablurb @sandofsky @pmcg hello! Sorry to jump in here - was wondering if either mastoot or mammoth display pinned hashtags as a timeline? Struggling to get a better feed as Iโm not following many people yet. Thank you @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! @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... @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 @UberAirQuality @stopthatgirl7 @IPEdmonton @pmcg @sandofsky thanks alot. Ima look into both @alexanderama @UberAirQuality @stopthatgirl7 @IPEdmonton @sandofsky for iOS and Macintosh, the developers of #TweetBot are working hard on @ivory โฆ but likely not available for another month, at best pace.   I suppose new users would start off on that app. Most of us donโt use that spp. itโs not good.  @sandofsky Isn't that extra impressive because there's more than one client people could be using? @sandofsky Well, Elon got something right on Twitter. His tweets are causing Mastadon to surge in popularity. @sandofsky @PhDHealthPR I think Mastodon app is a decent way to get your feet wet in the fediverse. I like some of its features too! :monkeydance: @sandofsky toot had better reviews so I went with it. Not sure if it is available for iphone. @Bam @sandofsky I use Tusky myself, and Iโm happy with it. Never used any other mobile apps, so I canโt compare. @sandofsky Iโm liking the @mastadon.social experience so far. Post.News better develop their app for download soon or theyโre going to get left in the dust behind the others.  @sandofsky its like someone heard that this app using the word Toot was really popular and has a purple icon and an M logo just had to compete with a purple W logo and a dirty name @sandofsky @tootapp and @JPEGuin's older app Mast are the number 1 and number 4 in top payed social networking iOS apps rn (US app store)  @sandofsky to be fair, I don't know anyone who would consider Signal a social media app. More like the app coup plotters talk about taking their insurrection plans to when they start to get paranoid. Too bad there's no "cite a toot" option here but I'm stunned by two IPTV app among Google Play hot spots in Movies, Series & TV Shows category ๐ฎ And the 2nd most recommended app in Social category for my Polish device is... Diya - Ukrainian government app. But there's Mastodon in there too ๐ @sandofsky I couldnโt see Twitter anywhere in that chart, so I looked it up and itโs number 1 in the โNEWSโ category!! Sitting there alongside BBC News, the New York Times, The Guardian, etc! ๐ฎ  And the most impressive part is that the official Mastodon app is just of the many possible apps you can use. Unlike Signal and others, Mastodon users are distributed across multiple apps. @sandofsky oh that's a bit sad, cos it's not the best masto app for iOS... All those ppl won't have as good an experience as many other ppl ๐ @sandofsky I hope its increasing popularity will not attract trolls from other social media platforms.  @sandofsky Mammoth is worth testing during its beta. Really nice and modern client. Likely to convert more bird users when itโs released. https://testflight.apple.com/join/66c1wW8y |
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please for the love of god, mods donโt let this gorgeous platform turn into a bunch of mean girl posts or nonstop political drama site!!! ๐๐๐