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Eugen Rochko

Picking a title for the App Store page is not easy. Just "Mastodon" is taken by someone - I can't find who or what. So needs more words. "for iOS" is redundant and not permitted. "Decentralized" is so long it doesn't leave any characters for the noun. Besides, I don't want any technical jargon. Any words that a random internet user won't immediately recognize. Twitch has it so easy with its "Twitch: Live Game Streaming". Short and clear.

26 Jul 2021 at 19:57 | Open on mastodon.social
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Sylphox
Biason::Julio::new();

@Gargron "Mastodon: Weird".

Curious. Creates a sense of adventure.

26 Jul 2021 at 19:59 | Reply | Open on functional.cafe
mmu_man

@Gargron Mastodon Decentralized Microblogging?

26 Jul 2021 at 20:00 | Reply | Open on m.g3l.org
Rev. Poppy Haze

@Gargron Mastodon: Microblogs, Free and Decentralized ?

26 Jul 2021 at 20:00 | Reply | Open on girlcock.club
Григорий Клюшников

Wait, app names in the app store, the user-visible ones, must be unique?

26 Jul 2021 at 20:04 | Reply
Eugen Rochko

@grishka Yes. But the actual app name on the home screen doesn't have to be.

26 Jul 2021 at 20:12 | Reply | Open on mastodon.social
Liaizon Wakest

@Gargron @grishka I did not know this and now some of the ridiculous strings people use make slightly more sense.

26 Jul 2021 at 20:23 | Reply | Open on social.wake.st
oshy
oshy

@Gargron I'm really hoping this app gets you one of those "featured" pages on the App store where Apple interviews you because that would be fucking epic

26 Jul 2021 at 20:09 | Reply | Open on raru.re
Eugen Rochko
oshy

@Gargron If they do I'll be really happy and screenshot it and save it 4ever

26 Jul 2021 at 20:12 | Reply | Open on raru.re
Григорий Клюшников

That said, I've never really liked how 99% of mobile app listings have names in the form of "App Name: Description Purpose Bla Bla".

26 Jul 2021 at 20:05 | Reply
Eugen Rochko

@grishka If I had a registered trademark I'd be able to submit a claim and get the simple name. Trademark registration in the US has been quoted at approx. $2k USD to me.

26 Jul 2021 at 20:15 | Reply | Open on mastodon.social
val
Eugen Rochko

@val @grishka I'm not sure because the advice is US-centric, but Apple is a US-company and the name of the app is localized to English (U.S.)

26 Jul 2021 at 20:20 | Reply | Open on mastodon.social
Elda King

@Gargron Is Mastodon Social Network too long? Mastodon Microblog, or Mastodon Network?

It's the kind of thing that would have made sense before I was familiar with it.

26 Jul 2021 at 20:07 | Reply | Open on weirder.earth
Maike

@Gargron Mastodon Fediverse or Mastodon Fedi App?

26 Jul 2021 at 20:09 | Reply | Open on eupublic.social
cj 🇺🇸🇨🇭
Lioh
Trolli Schmittlauch 🦥
charlag
dv
Digital Mark λ 📚 🕹 💾 🥃

@Gargron "Mastodon Mastodon Mastodon 🍍"

26 Jul 2021 at 20:32 | Reply | Open on appdot.net
FiXato

@Gargron Mastodon: What's on your mind?

26 Jul 2021 at 20:32 | Reply | Open on toot.cat
Fedi.Tips 🎄

@Gargron

Thinking about the non-technical users that this app is specifically aimed at, I would go for:

Mastodon Social Network

26 Jul 2021 at 20:33 | Reply | Open on mstdn.social
E. Ernst eest9 Steinhammer

@Gargron "Mastodon: healthy connections"

26 Jul 2021 at 20:33 | Reply | Open on chaos.social
Chris [list of seasonal emoji]

@Gargron

1. Official Mastodon

2. Jastodon (Jean Mastodon)

3. Clucker

4. Mood

(Not all of these are serious suggestions.)

26 Jul 2021 at 20:34 | Reply | Open on mastodon.technology
Sublingual Multimedia
Cats Who Code 💙💛

@Gargron WTAF it should not be that difficult! Maybe some variation on the word Mastodon?

26 Jul 2021 at 20:40 | Reply | Open on mstdn.social
Iván Ávalos 🇲🇽
Iván Ávalos 🇲🇽

@Gargron

Mastodon: Our Network :communism:
26 Jul 2021 at 20:46 | Reply | Open on mstdn.social
craig

@Gargron why not just drop the Mastodon from the title

26 Jul 2021 at 20:47 | Reply | Open on weirder.earth
Hypolite Petovan
Eugen Rochko

I found Skype is allowed to be called "Skype for iPhone" so maybe "Mastodon for iPhone" will work and save me this headache. Still thinking about a subtitle though.

26 Jul 2021 at 21:51 | Reply | Open on mastodon.social
Григорий Клюшников

Eugen, but if you decide to support iPad in the future, you'd have to rename it to "Mastodon for iP(hone|ad)"

26 Jul 2021 at 21:58 | Reply
oshy

@Gargron What if you make an iPad version later tho..!

26 Jul 2021 at 21:59 | Reply | Open on raru.re
sunsetMoth
infinite love ⴳ
Daniel
Wonderfall

@Gargron Ah there won't be an iPad version then? Seems too exclusive to call it "for iPhone".

26 Jul 2021 at 23:18 | Reply | Open on sheikah.online
Aaruni Kaushik

@Gargron "federated microblogging" ? Its slightly better than decentralised IMO.

26 Jul 2021 at 23:33 | Reply | Open on mastodon.edufor.me
Stochastic Parrot

@Gargron "Skype for iPhone" and "Skype for iPad" are two different names for two different apps. Did you just forget iPad?

27 Jul 2021 at 0:23 | Reply | Open on donotban.com
Eugen Rochko

@dmonad I'm not allowed "Mastodon for iOS" and I'm not allowed "Mastodon"

27 Jul 2021 at 0:24 | Reply | Open on mastodon.social
Stochastic Parrot

@Gargron Yes I've read your thread, but "Mastodon for iPhone" will make users think there is another app called "Mastodon for iPad". Did you make an iPad version for your app?

27 Jul 2021 at 0:27 | Reply | Open on donotban.com
CutThroat Neko

@Gargron
What about a simple "Mastodon Mobile" ?
Too old fashion ?

27 Jul 2021 at 0:41 | Reply | Open on mastodon.xyz
Dawn Tåke 🏳️‍⚧️
Papa Shark 🦈 :verified:
L'égrégore André ꕭꕬ

@Gargron "Mastodon: connected social media" (or "connected communities")?

26 Jul 2021 at 22:19 | Reply | Open on mastodon.social
duck

@Gargron I also like Mastodon: The Fediverse

26 Jul 2021 at 23:05 | Reply | Open on mastodon.social
hanstux
MisterArix 🇺🇦
a3r0

@Gargron You gotta include “Toot” in there somewhere. That term is one of my favorite things about this platform 🦣

26 Jul 2021 at 23:57 | Reply | Open on mas.to
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@Gargron
I like the previous suggestion
"Mastodon Social Network"
because it seems to match your criteria, it is descriptive, short and simultaneously sounds good to me.

While not exactly matching your criteria I also like some of the suggested titles which already introduce the user to the underlying concept.
e.g. "Mastodon Fediverse"

27 Jul 2021 at 0:00 | Reply | Open on fosstodon.org
마키

@Gargron although they may be debatable , here they go:

Mastodon: Live social network freedom

Mastodon: Live free social

Mastodon: An attempt at freedom

Mastodon: Tell it, fight your freedom

Mastodon: An entrance to the fediverse

Mastodon: Free a open social network

27 Jul 2021 at 0:18 | Reply | Open on mastodon.social
jeremy

@Gargron "Official Mastodon" or "Mastodon Official"?

Could try adding TM super text to the title as well.

27 Jul 2021 at 0:32 | Reply | Open on mastodon.social
SeTec Astronomy :blobbandage:
Passepartout

@Gargron I’m of two minds about using some variation of ‘fediverse’… on the one hand, I don’t know if normal uninitiated people would grok what it means. (I wasn’t familiar with the term before the period in which I became interested in joining, but I’m a sample size of one.) On the other hand, it would help advertise the existence of other parts of the fediverse if it’s in the app name.

27 Jul 2021 at 1:34 | Reply | Open on mastodon.online
John

@Gargron I am fond of themes that indicate user control. Maybe something like "Mastodon: Free your time(line)"

27 Jul 2021 at 3:32 | Reply | Open on sf.social
An Englishman

@Gargron "toot(ing) on Mastodon" - describes what you do with it!

29 Jul 2021 at 9:59 | Reply | Open on mastodon.social
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