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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!
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
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.
Another Tusky user here. I like it a lot.
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!
Moshidon on Android
I use the official Mastodon app. Itβs pretty good, stable, and fast.
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.
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.
I use Fedilab, it is free on F-droid (google play version is like a donation) and it's a really great app
Oh, I didn't know that! That will give me an opportunity to try it out and buy it if I like it. Thanks!
Yeah, it is definitely an app worth giving a look
You're welcome! :)
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.
Fedilab and Tusky are quite good - the so-called official app lacks functions.
Tusky for me as well. It works just fine imo.
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.
Iβve been an Ivory Stan for a while, lol. But ngl, Iβm starting to get itchy since updates have slowed significantly. Other apps have gotten lots of other QOL features, or heβll even some basic features, in a much quicker time. But Iβve paid for Ivory already, and donβt really want to pay for another.
My options are more limited too cuz itβs 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 βsecondβ place for me).
Came here to say the exact same thing
Tusky on my Android.
Tusky has been serving me well on Android
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/
I like Tusky, but the web interface is pretty good on mobile too!
Toot! for iOS. It lets you add servers you donβt have an account on, and then you can interact easily on that server with any serverβs account youβre logged into. I have 2-3 accounts based on different things Iβm interested in so my followers donβt get a complete mishmash from me if they donβt want to, and this setup makes it so easy for me to interact and browse as if itβs all the same account.
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
Iβve been using Metatext. I like the stats on trending topics
Its UI is also so clean, reminds me of Apollo
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 used Toot! on iOS. Was the first app I tried after the official one and it works fine, so I stuck with it.
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'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.
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 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 really like Radiant on iOS so far. The design is similar to that of Apollo.