Tusky AlternativesMastodon Clients & Social Networks like Tusky

Tusky is described as 'Lightweight Android client for decentralized social networking, featuring material design, support for photo, video, emoji, lists, drafts, notifications, multiple themes and timelines' and is a popular Mastodon Client in the social & communications category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Tusky for a variety of platforms, including Android, iPhone, iPad, Mac and Linux apps. The best Tusky alternative is Fedilab, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Tusky are Moshidon, Phanpy, Holos App and Ice Cubes for Mastodon.

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  1. Fedilab icon

    Fedilab

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    Fedilab is a multifunctional Android client to access the distributed Fediverse, consisting of microblogging, photo sharing and video hosting.

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    • Android
    • F-Droid
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    Fedilab vs Tusky Comments
    Kelson V
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    Not quite as polished as Tusky, but the additional support for features of non-Mastodon servers like Akkoma and Peertube evens it out.

    • Fedilab is Free and Open SourceTusky is also Free and Open Source
    • Fedilab is Privacy focusedTusky is not according to our users
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    Phanpy

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    A minimalistic opinionated Mastodon web client.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    Platforms

    • Online
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    Phanpy vs Tusky Comments
    Kelson V
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    Phanpy's mainly a web-based client, but it runs well on phones and can be installed as a PWA.

    • Phanpy is Free and Open SourceTusky is also Free and Open Source
    • Phanpy is Privacy focusedTusky is not according to our users
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    Holos App

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    Holos is a Fediverse client that turns your smartphone into a complete ActivityPub server. Unlike traditional clients that connect to remote instances, Holos runs the server directly on your device.

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    • Android
    • AltStore
    • iPhone
    • F-Droid
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    Megalodon

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    A fork of the official Mastodon Android app adding important features that are missing in the official app and possibly won’t ever be implemented, such as the federated timeline, unlisted posting and an image description viewer.

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • F-Droid
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  10. Tuba icon

    Tuba

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    Explore the federated social web with Tuba for GNOME. Stay connected to your favorite communities, family and friends with support for popular Fediverse platforms like Mastodon, GoToSocial, Akkoma & more!

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Snapcraft
    • Linux Mobile
    • Flathub
    • GNOME
    • Flatpak
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  13. Husky icon

    Husky

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    Husky is a lightweight and fast client for Pleroma, Mastodon and other social networks that implement Mastodon API.

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • F-Droid
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    Husky vs Tusky Comments
    Kelson V
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    Basically Tusky plus Pleroma support.

    • Husky is Free and Open SourceTusky is also Free and Open Source
    • Husky is Privacy focusedTusky is not according to our users
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