Tusky for Mastodon

An Android client for Mastodon-compatible social networks

★★★★★

Back when I was first using Mastodon on my phone, I tried a few apps and settled on Tusky. I was impressed at how smoothly it works, especially with multiple accounts. It’s more capable than the official Mastodon app, not too cluttered, and handles just about everything mainline Mastodon servers offer. And while it doesn’t go out of its way to support other Fediverse platforms, it does work well with other software like GoToSocial and Snac.

They recently polished the app’s look, and while the differences are mostly subjective, block quotes are a lot more legible than they used to be!

These days, most apps that support multiple accounts will ask which one you want to use when sharing from another app. Tusky was one of the first I found that did. I used to get so annoyed when I started posting something to Instagram only to notice at the last stage that it was on the wrong account! Another nice feature is the option to open the post you’re viewing in another of your accounts, something that I use just often enough that I miss it every time I try another app for a week.

There are a couple of maintained forks that I’ve tried: Husky adds Pleroma/Akkoma features, but lags a bit behind Tusky. Pachli is a solid alternative, having split over a project disagreement, and while Tusky and Pachli have diverged, Tusky is more mature, and they’re still similar enough that I don’t see a compelling reason to switch.

Bottom line: it’s still my preferred Fediverse app, though Fedilab’s support for additional non-Mastodon features makes it a very close decision.