App | URL | Pros | Cons |
---|---|---|---|
Aether | https://getaether.net/ | communities based | download needed |
Amino | https://aminoapps.com/ | communities based | age bias |
Cohost | https://cohost.org/ | fun, easy signup | no public news feed |
Countersocial | https://counter.social/ | easy signup | confusing newsfeed |
Diaspora | https://diasporafoundation.org/ | distributed, privacy | difficult signup |
Discord | https://discord.com/ | personalized, distributed | low public influence |
Gab | https://gab.com/ | community, simple | vulnerable |
Hive | https://www.hivesocial.app/ | privacy-oriented | app-based only |
Mastodon | https://mastodon.social/explore | distributed, privacy-oriented | difficult signup |
Micro.blog | https://micro.blog/ | simple, easy | requests payment details |
Minds | https://www.minds.com/ | privacy, earnings, posh | |
Plurk | https://www.plurk.com/ | fun, quirky timeline feature | may not be taken seriously |
Post | https://post.news/ | professional, clean, mission | may not scale adequately |
https://www.reddit.com/ | trusted, huge user base | hard to get around | |
Tribel | https://www.tribel.com/ | easy signup, clean interface | |
Tumblr | https://www.tumblr.com/ | robust, established | more of a blog |