Tusks for Mastodon vs Linky: Share links & more Usage & Stats

Tusks makes posting to Mastodon feel like publishing to your blog. This is a Mastodon client with no timeline — just your posts. More specifically, it’s built around threads. Starting a new thread is just as easy as making a single post. But that’s not what makes it special. Tusks actively discourages posting into a vacuum, therefore losing valuable context. This is achieved by making it effortless to continue threading narratives. Each post becomes an update to a bigger story. This priority shift should make your account a higher quality follow. So, who is it for? To be clear, if you don’t post and are not interested in writing, then not you. Otherwise… • If you post regularly, then you. • If you blog, then you. • If you want to write (more), then you. Also: if you post occasionally, then Tusks could encourage you to post more. # Features Tusks show your posts as well as any of your follow-ups to the original post (to be clear, you won’t see any users replies, or your interactions with users). There are several features to help with organizing and publishing. • Pin threads for quick access. • Hide posts that you don’t expect to follow-up, so your list is always relevant. • You can set unique titles for each thread for faster recall. • Search ignores irrelevant posts (i.e. interactions with users). • Write as much as you want in one-go and press a button to split it up into multiple posts. In addition, drafting is a first-class feature. You can draft new threads, and as many follow-ups to already published posts. # Availability Tusks has iOS, iPadOS and macOS clients. A lot of work has gone into optimising for each form factor, so they always feel at home. All your drafts, pins and labels will be synced across your devices too. # Pricing Tusks has all features enabled for free users, except for one. If you want to publish content to Mastodon, you’ll need to upgrade to Tusks Pro — this is available through an in-app purchase. No subscription required. All payments will be charged to your Apple ID account at the confirmation of purchase. # Privacy Tusks takes your privacy very seriously. It does not store any personal data — it stays completely private. The full privacy policy & terms of use can be read here: https://midnight-beanie-ccb.notion.site/Privacy-Policy-3b45102d741e4a9fa15d8e398839cef0?pvs=4.

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Linky: Share links & more

Linky lets you easily share webpage links, images and text extracts to Mastodon and Bluesky from your iPhone and iPad. Write your post, choose which preferred social networks and Linky will do the rest! You can connect Linky to Mastodon and Bluesky. Linky's very own iOS Share Extension allows you to post messages without ever leaving third-party applications. Want to share a webpage Link? Linky can insert both the url and the title of the webpage as required. Linky will suggest images related to shared links and can attach them to your messages. It can also shorten links, giving you access to further link analytics. How about selected text in Safari? Linky's Web Clipper extracts selected text and carries it over to the composer sheet, ready for you to edit. You can also make a text shot from the text selection for sharing as a beautiful image. What about a great photo? Share images easily from Photos app and third-party applications. You can also preview the shared image in fullscreen before sending it. Share any text too! Bring up the extension, the text is copied in the message, edit if required and share. It's that simple. Use Markup to annotate, crop and edit images inline. Write or draw on the attachment, or add arrows and lenses, or obscure sensitive information. "Linky 5.0 removes friction from sharing links, quotes, and images. I appreciate the intelligent use of Open Graph and Media Cards to save even more time, and I'm a fan of the deeper controls Linky brings when compared to the default share sheet. I can't recommend Linky enough." - MacStories "Linky turbocharges sharing links and images from Safari or other apps supporting iOS extensions." 4/5 - Macworld Prizes : • MacStories Must-Have iOS Apps, 2019 Edition • MacStories Must-Have iOS Apps, 2018 Edition • MacStories Must-Have iOS Apps, 2017 Edition • MacStories Must-Have iOS Apps, 2016 Edition • MacStories Must-Have iOS Apps, 2015 Edition • MacStories Must-Have iOS Apps, 2014 Edition Features: • Supports Mastodon and Bluesky. • Post messages simultaneously on multiple accounts. • iOS Share Extension is integrated directly into Safari and many other third-party apps, allowing to directly share text, images and web page links. • Add multiple images to your messages (animated gif images are supported). • Image preview in fullscreen. • Suggestion of images related to shared links. • Share selected text in Safari as a text shot image. • Convert music links from Apple Music or Spotify into a single link that works across different streaming service. • Markup: annotate, crop and edit images inline. Available tools: Sketch, arrows, lenses, text blocks, pixelate, crop & rotate. • Links, hashtags and mentions are color-highlighted when composing. • Usernames are auto-completed when typing the @ symbol. • Links can be shortened when the message is sent using bit.ly, CloudApp, Droplr, Goo.gl, and yourls.org (all link-shorteners require an account). • Clipboard URL: If a URL is copied to the clipboard from another application, Linky will ask whether you want to use it. • URL Scheme to launch Linky from other apps using the x-callback-url specification (in-app documentation and examples). • VoiceOver accessibility for the visually impaired. • Universal App (iPhone, iPad, iPad Pro). • Supports iOS multitasking (Slide Over and Split View on the iPad). • Haptic feedbacks. • Supports both portrait and landscape orientations on the iPhone and the iPad.