Reviews of Fedilab

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List of user reviews and ratings for Fedilab

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4.47 (Rating count: 1,829)

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Review summary

Fedilab is praised for its comprehensive feature set, multi-account support, and customization, making it a top Mastodon client on Android. Users appreciate its rich features, including LaTeX rendering and hashtag following. However, common issues include notification bugs, slow or incomplete timeline refreshes, and a somewhat cluttered or dated UI that can be challenging to master. Media preview inconsistencies and lack of some web app features are also noted. Overall, the app is well-regarded but could benefit from UI refinements and improved reliability.

Pros

Supports multiple Fediverse accounts and instances with easy switching.
Feature-rich and customizable interface with options like scheduling, color coding, LaTeX rendering, dark mode, and hashtag following.
User-friendly and intuitive experience even for novices, with robust support and continuous improvements.
Unique features like treating lists as timelines and providing more full Mastodon feature coverage than other apps.
Works better than many free clients with reliable "pick up where you left off" functionality.

Cons

Notifications can be buggy, often failing to update, and some users experience issues getting them to work at all.
App refresh and timeline loading can be slow or incomplete, requiring manual refresh on some tabs.
UI has a learning curve and can feel cluttered; some design elements feel dated or unintuitive, with requests for better compactness and clearer buttons.
Media previews inconsistent (e.g., timelines not showing YouTube previews) and image loading issues like images not scaling properly or causing timeline reformatting.
Missing certain quality-of-life features compared to web apps, such as filtering local feed replies/boosts and consolidated account feeds.

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User Reviews

Recent rating average: 4.20

All time rating average: 4.47

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Date	Author	Comment
2025-01-17	Pe*****	I've been trying this app for a week or two with 3 different Fedi accounts (2 Masto,1 Pixelfed). Basically it's fantastic. It's a beautiful customisable interface, multi acct interoperable and also offers translation inline. The settings can be a bit overwhelming at first but once you get familiar it's very good. I haven't quite got notifications to work yet but I'm sure I'll figure it out. Now please add Lemmy.world, then I'll be super happy!
I've been trying this app for a week or two with 3 different Fedi accounts (2 Masto,1 Pixelfed). Basically it's fantastic. It's a beautiful customisable interface, multi acct interoperable and also offers translation inline. The settings can be a bit overwhelming at first but once you get familiar it's very good. I haven't quite got notifications to work yet but I'm sure I'll figure it out. Now please add Lemmy.world, then I'll be super happy!
2024-11-03	Ta*****	Great new update guys. Not sure when that happened. I've been having an issue with sending reactions through on fedilab. If I press "😆" and there's already 1+ "😆," for example, then it simply highlights the bubble. If I use the drop-down menu to select it, it will remove the bubble that shows (😆 1) leaving nothing there. EDIT: 11/03/24 Still a problem. Thanks for nothing. Going back to Husky.
Great new update guys. Not sure when that happened. I've been having an issue with sending reactions through on fedilab. If I press "😆" and there's already 1+ "😆," for example, then it simply highlights the bubble. If I use the drop-down menu to select it, it will remove the bubble that shows (😆 1) leaving nothing there. EDIT: 11/03/24 Still a problem. Thanks for nothing. Going back to Husky.