X Alternatives for Android

There are many alternatives to X for Android if you are looking for a replacement. The best Android alternative is Mastodon, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to X and many of them are available for Android so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Android alternatives to X are Gab, Bluesky, Minds and Solcial.

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  1. Mastodon icon

    Mastodon

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    Decentralized and federated social platform with no ads, focusing on personal interaction, and offering 500 character posts, custom emojis, content warnings, and robust moderation tools.

    130 Mastodon alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • F-Droid
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    Comment summary: Mastodon offers a decentralized, ad-free alternative to X. Users appreciate its open-source features, including the ability to self-host and moderate content independently. Mastodon's federated structure allows diverse server communities with customized rules, contrasting with X's centralized model. While not as polished as X, Mastodon draws praise for its friendly community and absence of manipulative algorithms, making it a preferred choice for privacy-conscious users.
    Top Positive Comment
    Goldmaster
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    Many people are moving to mastodon due to being centralised the Twitter basket with eggs is beginning to crack.

    artiman
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    It's decentralized, open source and made by a German non-profit you can make your own Instance so you can't get censored, but you can get defederated by other Instances

    Joseph Leskey
    Positive
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    Mastodon is a very solid, open source, and pretty well decentralized alternative to Twitter. It's fairly minimalistic and easy to work with, but there are some caveats. It does not appear that you are currently able to quote posts, and sometimes the synchronization between decentralized pods is not quite what one would like it to be. Still, it is very much worth a try.

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    • Almost everyone thinks Mastodon is a great X alternative.

    • Mastodon is the most popular Web-based, Android, iPhone & iPad alternative to X.

    • Mastodon is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to X.

    • Mastodon is Free and Open SourceX is Freemium and Proprietary
    • Mastodon is Privacy focused and LightweightX is not according to our users
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    Gab

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    Gab Social is an open source and fully decentralized social network powered by the Gab Platform. It is the new social network of Gab.com. This change was made to further Gab's commitment to its users trust and privacy online.

    119 Gab alternatives

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    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Open Source

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    Comments about Gab as an Alternative to X
    Comment summary: Gab is often praised for its commitment to free speech, with supporters highlighting its lack of censorship compared to platforms like Twitter. However, several comments raise concerns about its association with far-right ideologies, while others criticize it as a hate site. Users appreciate the ability to control their experience and express opinions without fear of bans, but issues with moderation and a limited user base are noted.
    Top Positive Comment
    RemovedUser
    5

    Gab caters more to an alt-right audience, and in no way values the speech of its opponents.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Top Negative Comment
    altenativeto
    10

    It's dominated by far-right racists from the USA. No sufficient Moderation

    Sam Lander
    Positive
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    Gab was built off Mastadon. But the main servers from the people who started Mastadon "censored" Gab because they disagreed with some of the political content.

    So it is more likely that with Gab, you will not be censored for voicing opinions some people disagree with than on most Mastadon servers.

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    • Almost everyone thinks Gab is a great X alternative.

    • Gab is Freemium and Open SourceX is Freemium and Proprietary
    • Gab is Privacy focusedX is not according to our users
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    Bluesky

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    An open social network that gives creators independence from platforms, developers the freedom to build, and users a choice in their experience.

    72 Bluesky alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Ola Johansson
    Positive
    4

    Similar and decentralized, and now no invite needed.

    lounes-tb
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    2

    It's created by members of the original twitter team. It is what twitter tried to be before Musk ruined it: A humanitarian place of positivity and empathy. If you want a safe place with a community full of artists and people who genuinely care, go to Bluesky. If mockery, viciously thrown slurs and deception are more your thing, go to x

    Joseph Leskey
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    The best X alternative and arguably the spiritual successor of good old Twitter. It has all of the essential features of a microblogging platform, a great community, and a lovely look and feel. The content seems high quality, and the moderation seems to be on point. A social media platform that's actually pleasant, much like Twitter ought to have been.

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    • Almost everyone thinks Bluesky is a great X alternative.

    • Bluesky is Free and Open SourceX is Freemium and Proprietary
    • Bluesky is LightweightX is not according to our users
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    Minds

    An open-source platform for decentralized social networking. Users can monetize posts through ads or monthly support, engaging in various features such as Blogs, Videos, and secure private chats. Minds supports free speech and fa...

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    Minds

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    An open-source platform for decentralized social networking. Users can monetize posts through ads or monthly support, engaging in various features such as Blogs, Videos, and secure private chats. Minds supports free speech and facilitates sharing across networks and exploring global trends.

    127 Minds alternatives

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    • Freemium (Subscription)
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    Comment summary: Minds is generally appreciated for its commitment to free speech, lack of censorship, and transparency, making it a strong alternative to platforms like Twitter and Facebook. Users praise it for its security and civil community discourse. However, some express concerns about access issues and restricted content for non-paying users. Overall, Minds is favored for its openness and versatility, though it faces some criticisms about functionality.
    Top Positive Comment
    MindMunition
    10

    I can do everything on Minds I can do on Twitter with no censorship!

    Top Negative Comment
    Camilo Rueda López
    1

    Got kicked out recently... no reason why, cannot login, password recovery does not work and won't be able to use the same @ if willing to sign up again because it is "already taken". This looks to me like if my account has been stolen in some way a couple of months ago but I am not able to get it back again since help is just not working. Too bad.

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    Minds is not an alternative.

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    • Most users think Minds is a great X alternative.

    • Minds is Freemium and Open SourceX is Freemium and Proprietary
    • Minds is Security-focused and Privacy focusedX is not according to our users
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    Solcial

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    Solcial is a decentralised social network built for privacy and freedom of speech. It give users the ability to interact with each other without fear of censorship and to allow content creators to monetize their work fairly at market value.

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    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Google Chrome
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    Threads

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    Say more with Threads — Instagram’s text-based conversation app.

    66 Threads alternatives

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    • Free
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    Mauricio B. Holguin
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    Threads offers more characters and longer videos to its users compared to the free version of Twitter. The integration with Instagram also allows for expanded user information, which may help reduce the prevalence of trolls, pretty common on Twitter.

    Ola Johansson
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    Will be interesting to see where this goes!

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    • Almost everyone thinks Threads is a great X alternative.

    • Threads is Free and ProprietaryX is Freemium and Proprietary
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    Squawker

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    Squawker is an open-source anonymous X (Twitter) client. It was created as a fork of fritter.

    12 Squawker alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Android
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    GoToSocial

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    GoToSocial is an ActivityPub social network server, written in Golang.

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    • Free
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    • Self-Hosted
    • Kubernetes
    • YunoHost
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    • GoToSocial is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to X.

    • GoToSocial is Free and Open SourceX is Freemium and Proprietary
    • GoToSocial is LightweightX is not according to our users
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    Bastyon

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    Bastyon is a revolutionary anti-censorship decentralized publishing and social platform voted to freedom of speech. Based on the blockchain technology, it runs on a set of computers around the world, not controlled by any single entity.

    113 Bastyon alternatives

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    Guest
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    Bastyon is a great alternative to Twitter since it does not ask users for personal email or phone number and it bypasses the censorship that traditional social medias apply. It is growing fast and I like the idea of a place with real freedom of speech

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Bastyon is Free and Open SourceX is Freemium and Proprietary
    • Bastyon is Privacy focusedX is not according to our users
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    Nerimity

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    Nerimity is an open-source, community-first chat platform built to deliver an elegant, powerful, and feature-rich experience.

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Post News

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    Post is a social platform that aims to bring back the fun and informative side of social media while creating a civil space for users to converse and debate ideas freely. It upholds the principle that all humans are created equal and everyone has the right to express themselves...

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    • Freemium
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    • Online
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    CounterSocial

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    A unique social network. No trolls. No abuse. No ads. No fake-news. No foreign influence operations.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • iPhone
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    Craig Jarrett
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    It is simply the far lefts answer to Gab.

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    • CounterSocial is Free and ProprietaryX is Freemium and Proprietary
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