My web client reviews (disclaimer: everthing below is my opinion and not intended to offend any devs, I know you're all working your asses off to provide a good experience. If you think I've got something wrong about a particular client feel free to ridicule me in the comments):
1. Astral was the first client I ever used, so i may be biased, but it still has best interface for a web client IMO. Only problem is it's loading time is god awful, my home feed never loaded in the ~10 minutes I spent on there today. Would love to see this fixid and I'd become an astral maxi again. Als otried zaps (with a proper wallet), but all were unsuccessful.
2. Nostrgram is very nice and has a lot of cool features, especially the ability to customize pretty much everything you see on your screen. Not a huge fan of the relay setup as it stands, but I get that it's in an effort to stop spam. Pain in the ass to add all my relays and it still didn't populate my contacts properly.
3. Iris is of my favorite web client atm, with it's speed and interface. It's about as fast as damus on iOS and is overall very simple to use. Usually my go to, but Hamstr gives it a run for its money. Wen zaps?!?
4. Snort - Solid platform but in my opinion a lot of people over hype it. Took a very long time to load and still doesn't always grab others profile settings (username & profile pic) in your feed so it's hard to tell who is even posting sometimes. Interface is pretty bland with a lot of empty space & missing some basic things like a simple home button to return to your feed.
Side note: I also tried zapping on snort and the payment went through but I'm failing to see how this was any different than just a normal tip. the "zaps" section in my profile doesn't show anything.
5. Hamstr has a great UI which to me looks like a combo of twitter and Astral wrapped up in one (literal copypasta of twitter menu on the left hand side, feed in the middle, and folloiwng list on the right hand side like astral). Very close competitor with Iris for me just due to interface, ease of use, loading time, etc.
Rankings:
1. Hamstr - best overall UX & UI by far
2. Iris - Great client, very close behind hamstr for UI/UX
3. Snort - solid but could definitely improve, and I'm sure it will
4. Nostrgram - cool features but I don't like the relay setup as it stands, I think it complicates things, especially for new users
5. Astral ("pls fix, thx")
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"content": "My web client reviews (disclaimer: everthing below is my opinion and not intended to offend any devs, I know you're all working your asses off to provide a good experience. If you think I've got something wrong about a particular client feel free to ridicule me in the comments): \n\n1. Astral was the first client I ever used, so i may be biased, but it still has best interface for a web client IMO. Only problem is it's loading time is god awful, my home feed never loaded in the ~10 minutes I spent on there today. Would love to see this fixid and I'd become an astral maxi again. Als otried zaps (with a proper wallet), but all were unsuccessful.\n\n2. Nostrgram is very nice and has a lot of cool features, especially the ability to customize pretty much everything you see on your screen. Not a huge fan of the relay setup as it stands, but I get that it's in an effort to stop spam. Pain in the ass to add all my relays and it still didn't populate my contacts properly.\n\n3. Iris is of my favorite web client atm, with it's speed and interface. It's about as fast as damus on iOS and is overall very simple to use. Usually my go to, but Hamstr gives it a run for its money. Wen zaps?!?\n\n4. Snort - Solid platform but in my opinion a lot of people over hype it. Took a very long time to load and still doesn't always grab others profile settings (username \u0026 profile pic) in your feed so it's hard to tell who is even posting sometimes. Interface is pretty bland with a lot of empty space \u0026 missing some basic things like a simple home button to return to your feed. \n\nSide note: I also tried zapping on snort and the payment went through but I'm failing to see how this was any different than just a normal tip. the \"zaps\" section in my profile doesn't show anything. \n\n5. Hamstr has a great UI which to me looks like a combo of twitter and Astral wrapped up in one (literal copypasta of twitter menu on the left hand side, feed in the middle, and folloiwng list on the right hand side like astral). Very close competitor with Iris for me just due to interface, ease of use, loading time, etc. \n\nRankings:\n1. Hamstr - best overall UX \u0026 UI by far\n2. Iris - Great client, very close behind hamstr for UI/UX\n3. Snort - solid but could definitely improve, and I'm sure it will\n4. Nostrgram - cool features but I don't like the relay setup as it stands, I think it complicates things, especially for new users \n5. Astral (\"pls fix, thx\")\n",
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