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I'm using Tusky, I switched to it some months ago from the official Mastodon app; but I don't remember exactly the missing feature that forced me to switch ahahah

Anyway I am really liking Tusky, it looks modern, clean, fast and personally I did not find any relevant bugs in it.

I bet it is the same reason that I had: can't follow or unfollow tags from official app (or atleast I haven't found a way to do so, please help).

Ohhh other apps support that?

It was kind of the mastodon dealbreaker for me. No continuous feed based on tags or topics, hard to find people, and some buggy scrolling

Yup! Tusky for sure, don't know about the other apps. The official app is great but missing many features still. Give Tusky a go if you decide to try Mastodon again!

Yup, I think you can do that on Tusky by clicking on the human avatar with the plus icon on the right corner of this picture (you can also silence topics with other buttons)

Tusky user here as well. I've been using it before there was an official app and it's pretty great. Kinda miss their old logo though haha

@runswithjedi I use Fedilab on Android and it works great. Very happy with it.

Fedilab is my choice to go

Fedilab is free through f-droid

I do like Fedilab's comment thread visualization, with multi-level indentation so you can easily see all the sub-threads within the replies.

How is this not the default I dont understand.

I like Tusky. It just works, but it also has a nice feature that lets you open posts from whichever accounts you have set up with a couple of taps. In the official app you have to switch accounts and then find the post again, which is a pain. I have two Mastodon accounts so this feature is convenient to me.

I also like Tusky for Mastodon because you can also use it to open up your Pixelfed account.

I wish it had support for Lemmy accounts, too!

Another Tusky user here. I like it a lot.

Overall I like and use Tusky on my phone, but it doesn't expand to fill up the screen in landscape on a tablet. And last time I tried it, the unused space on the sides of the screen in landscape were just dead, as in I can't even scroll the feed from the sides of the screen, only from where the app window is actually rendered.

I use Ice Cubes on ios

I like Tusky, but the web interface is pretty good on mobile too!

I use the official Mastodon app. It’s pretty good, stable, and fast.

Tusky for me as well. It works just fine imo.

Fedilab and Tusky are quite good - the so-called official app lacks functions.

I used to use tusky when I made my account way back and I remember that being good. After returning this year I decided to buy fedilab and it's very good.

Tusky is best for those who are newer to Mastodon. Visually it's very clean, straightforward to use, and largely free of bugs (it helps to have been around for so many years).

For users more familiar with Mastodon, I'd go with Fedilab. Despite a few bugs, it's the most customizable option, with so many features you can tweak to your own tastes.

Check out a Calckey instance (I think it's a significantly better UX compared to Mastodon, and they federate) and their PWA. It's pretty good. But there's a list of native apps for it here: https://calckey.org/apps/

Yes, Calckey is to Mastodon as kbin is to Lemmy. Different pieces of website software that do similar things and cross-communicate.

Calckey is less popular, but is developing at a faster rate, and is much more open to community feedback.

Tusky is my current preference, but have tried Megalodon, Mastodon and Fedilab. I couldn't get with Fedilab, the font sizes in particular were never right.

I’ve been an Ivory Stan for a while, lol. But ngl, I’m starting to get itchy since updates have slowed significantly. Other apps have gotten lots of other QOL features, or he’ll even some basic features, in a much quicker time. But I’ve paid for Ivory already, and don’t really want to pay for another.

My options are more limited too cuz it’s a requirement for there to be some sync to a desktop app. Not too many others that do that (Mona is the first that comes to mind that is in “second” place for me).

what sort of features is ivory missing?

Moshidon on Android

Megalodon! It's an open source fork of the official Mastodon app, but with extra features. The latest update even has threaded replies. Get it on F-droid or the store.

I use Fedilab, it is free on F-droid (google play version is like a donation) and it's a really great app

Yeah, it is definitely an app worth giving a look

You're welcome! :)

The official web client works very well as a PWA on mobile.

The official native apps are also an option, but are controversial for a number of reasons. I don't use it, but from what I've heard Tusky is a very popular alternative.

I want to second using the website as a pwa. It works quite well.

Toot! for iOS. It lets you add servers you don’t have an account on, and then you can interact easily on that server with any server’s account you’re logged into. I have 2-3 accounts based on different things I’m interested in so my followers don’t get a complete mishmash from me if they don’t want to, and this setup makes it so easy for me to interact and browse as if it’s all the same account.

Ice Cubes for IOS. It’s open source and free!

I find Moshidon and Fedilab to be the best on android and Mona and Trunks app on ios. On Linux I use Tuba and on Web I like multi column layout of Mastodeck.

I’ve been using Mona on iOS for a while now and I feel it’s the most feature filled app. It’s been great! Mona is also available for Mac!

Yes. The customisation possibilities of Mona are incredible. It’s my daily driver. I love the columned layout of Trunks app on iPad though.

Ich nutze Megalodon, ein fork der Offiziellen App, der noch etwas besser ist. Funktioniert sehr gut, wird aktiv entwickelt und war als ich vor einem halben Jahr alle Apps nebeneinander genutzt habe für mich die absolut beste Wahl, habe das aber nicht weiterverfolgt Der größte Vorteil von Megalodon ist/ war, dass man direkt auf den Lokalen feat zugreifen kann. Bei der Offiziellen App miss man dafür auf Suchen gehen, und dann 4 Mal nach links wischen

Tusky on my Android.

Tusky works well for me on Android.

I've been using megalodon since ~november 2022, and since then it's the only mastodon client for android i used, as it is the only one with a good, modern and fluid ui and does not look like it's from 2012

I use Megalodon. It's a fork of the official Android app but with the missing features (like hashtag following) added.

But as others have mentioned, the official web app is great too and works as PWA

I tried the "official" one, then moved to Tusky, but ultimately settled on Megalodon; I prefer the interface and sizing of everything. Lots of settings too.

I've been using the official android app. Are there any killer features that the 3rd party apps have? I'm trying tusky out right now, but don't notice much different.

Tusky has been serving me well on Android

im on Tusky, but i suggest try using different apps for a few days before deciding which one you'll keep

I used Toot! on iOS. Was the first app I tried after the official one and it works fine, so I stuck with it.

The one from the Mastodon devs works well for me.

https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/mastodon-for-iphone-and-ipad/id1571998974

On my Android 'phone I just use the official app from the Play Store, it fulfills my needs. There are no ads, which was the reason I wouldn't use the official app for Twitter.

I'm very happy with Trunks. I use it on Android and web, and there is also an iOS version.

I second trunks, i like it. There are a couple things that take extra taps but it's worth trying. Web app for desktop too

I’ve been using Metatext. I like the stats on trending topics

Its UI is also so clean, reminds me of Apollo

I am new to Mastodon and have just been using the official Mastodon app for iOS. Interested to know what other apps are popular.

Ice Cubes is the best I’ve found

I installed the PWA.

I’ve been trying Mammoth on iOS

I tried several of them, but currently stuck on Toot!

I like their interface concept, it’s quite informative and helpful for a reader.

I find the mobile interface (the browser) to be really good, at least in comparison to Lemmy.

I love Phanpy. Super smooth, love the trending carousel, just feels great to use.

I really like Radiant on iOS so far. The design is similar to that of Apollo.

I use subway tooter. It is feature-packed and have strong tool to crossposting across different accounts. But its interface is not that pretty and confusing for first timer. Not recomended for casual users. But if you run several mastodon account at once, it has great tools to make your life easier.

When I was on Android I could never find one I really loved. Trunks came the closest. On iOS Ivory and Mona are both amazing. Mona has a one time purchase so if you’re allergic to subscriptions that’s the way to go.

I use fedilab and elk

Elk.zone is the best mastodon experience I've found so far. Their web app is good. So good that I use their mobile version as android "app".

@runswithjedi I don't, I just use the web UI, both on desktop and on my phone.

I used elk.zone for a while but just recently stumbled upon trunks.social and it is just ... awesome. I really love the UI/UX

I've been satisfied with PWA.

I like Fedilab. It's open source and supports other accounts like Pixelfed, Peertube, Friendica, and is planning to add Calckey. I also like how it has colored lines to show deeper threads.

I've also tried out Tusky and a couple of forks of the offical app like Moshidon and Megalodon and they all seem pretty good.

I've been using the official Mastodon app but I've heard of people using tusky as well. I'm not a power Mastodon user so I haven't found any features "missing" from the official app but I'd love to hear why one app is better than the other

I use Tusky on my phone but Trunks on my eink tablet. Really none of the apps are "good" on eink, but Trunks is the most usable.

I use Tusky the most since it is the fastest, best with multiple accounts and most stable. Moshidon and Megalodon are nice forks of the official app with new features. On my tablet I use Subway Tooter, which has a more experimental column-based interface

Tusky

based on a recommendation from here, I use connect for lemmy. I find it much more stable than jerboa

Question is about Mastodon tho

fair enough, for mastodon i just use the stock mastodon app from the play store. for what i use it for, casual browsing and boosting posts, it works perfectly well.

Vivaldi browser has a sidebar connected to the vivaldi.social instance of Mastodon.

That's what I use and highly recommend.

Mammoth for iOS. I prefer it over Ivory which is crazy since I loved Tweetbot.

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/mammoth-for-mastodon/id1667573899

If you don't have an account yet, you can check out kbin. You have both Lemmy and Mastodon on one account and the website is good enough for me. Can be also installed as PWA.

I've been bouncing between these three

Connect

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.kuroneko.lemmy_connect

Summit

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.idunnololz.summit

Liftoff

https://github.com/liftoff-app/liftoff/releases

Mostly using liftoff. I believe they plan on releasing in the play store soon for installation/updates

Read the post again, more carefully

Oh, crap. I totally missed the Mastodon part.

On android I'm just using the first party client. Works well.

I use Tusky. Have tried several others, but always came back to Tusky as it fits my needs perfectly.

Same, I've tried two mastodon apps from the F-Droid repo and found Tusky best for my personal needs