@geophany @pixelfed Pixelfed isn’t a phone app in and of itself. It’s a piece of software that runs on a server, and you can access it either through the web interface or through an app. Just like Mastodon. :)

You will want to sign up at a Pixelfed server (instance) such as pixelfed.social (which is likely the only one so far that’s got the latest version, but if you wait a bit, others will upgrade pretty soon). Once you do so, I presume there will be instructions on how to import from your insta (if that’s what you’re looking to do). Thenyou can download an app (the only iOS one I know of offhand is Vernissage, though there’s an official app in beta) and upload/view posts in a similar fashion to insta.

The signup process has a walkthrough here pixelfed.org

Once you have an account on a Pixelfed server, you can share it with friends on any Fedi system (Mastodon, Pleroma, Firefish/Calckey, etc..) and they’ll be able to follow you there.

Hope that helps!