I try not to judge Nostr clients too hard in any given month on this early basis. They're all working on novel tech to increase speed and usability. They generally raised little capital or in some cases no capital, compared to what so-called Nostr competitors raised in the crypto space. How many bitcoin companies are around from a decade ago?

I use a given app, and rotate to what is gathering momentum to see if it works better, while still using what I used before, to test things as they come and go, because rarely does one client just go away. Multiple clients develop out of that trough and keep competing. But as one app goes through a period of weakness, I don't write it off. I ask what's happening and how it could be better, or what apps should look like.

I'm happy to see so many clients pushing hard and competing. That competition is what makes Nostr more interesting than Twitter/X over time. And indeed if none of the current clients provide what you want, you can enter with your own code and/or capital.

It's open. That's what makes it beautiful. That's why we're here.

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I’m happy when Lyn is happy.

Well said!

Agreed!

Just like #Bitcoin, it’s so early!

Similar approach here.

I have my “go to” (in particular since 99% of my #nostr time is via mobile and I’m iOS 😱)

But I have a backup app and I often use it for #zaps and looking up note ids to reference in something I’m composing on my primary app.

Web based…I’m playing with Iris but probably need to look at Coracle…I just don’t usually do social media on my computer as I use it for more intensive project work

It’s so cool to get your hands dirty so to speak. Try the different apps. How quick to refresh? Is auto correct painful? Do DMs show up? Why? Why not?

Indeed it’s probably the best example of a genuine free market in my lifetime. Moving fast. Trial and error. No market intervention per say. I love it.

Plus it feels more human. Oh look, they’re having an interesting conversation, I’ll go hang out and chime in if I have something to add. Which itself only adds to the energy of innovation

I do wonder though: without an obvious business model with immediate monetisation, how do they survive?

Please share more on your positive experiences with clients 🙏

Started from the bottom, now we're here

Started from the bottom now the whole teams fuckin' here.

As usual, well said

I am also jumping around Clients. Started with Damus, changed to Primal and now since a few hours I am using Nostur and pretty happy with it (for now). We keep exploring and it is contagious 🧡

process progress people/ i love animals!

niceee

I'm also here for the story notes and a left ear here or there, this is just a great place with people from all over. Great job everyone!

Exactly. When the incentives push towards the better path, all efforts will be a reflection of that.

Agree.

For example, I went from the user friendly Client nostr:nprofile1qqs9xtvrphl7p8qnua0gk9zusft33lqjkqqr7cwkr6g8wusu0lle8jcpp3mhxue69uhkyunz9e5k7qg6waehxw309a3kzcmgv5ejuurjd9kkzmpwdejhgtmkxyq32amnwvaz7tm9v3jkutnwdaehgu3wd3skueq4089x0 to the power user Client nostr:nprofile1qqsf3d23f5vqdnkfrem3kmvfq5hf4puwszgfnvurn4syu0s6w53s50cpr9mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuumwdae8gtnnda3kjctv9u7fvjj5. Both are good and they should continue to focus on their specialty.

I believe the one size fits all Client will never exist.

Completely agree. The constant competition and experimentation make Nostr such a vibrant space. Watching clients evolve and improve over time is part of the journey. That’s the beauty of decentralization—everyone can contribute, and we all get to benefit from it.

we are building an experience too! #wearetheWORDL ⚡️

#Nostr is a huge movement and eventually it will be the "social media platform" with the most users but we have a long path in front of us and we still need other social media platforms to orangepill new users. I think it's unwise to just use Nostr today, because it's still a bubble and you are doing it right to also keep your X and otjer social media accounts

#Nostr is a huge movement and eventually it will be the "social media platform" with the most users but we have a long path in front of us and we still need other social media platforms to orangepill new users. I think it's unwise to just use Nostr today, because it's still a bubble and you are doing it right to also keep your X and otjer social media accounts

Still new to the space and currently using Primal. What are some other top contenders out there?

nostr:npub1nz64zngcqm8vj8nhrdkcjpfwn2rcaqysnxec88tqfclp5afrpglsqm0w5y by nostr:npub1gcxzte5zlkncx26j68ez60fzkvtkm9e0vrwdcvsjakxf9mu9qewqlfnj5z is great on Android.

nostr:npub18m76awca3y37hkvuneavuw6pjj4525fw90necxmadrvjg0sdy6qsngq955 by nostr:npub1xtscya34g58tk0z605fvr788k263gsu6cy9x0mhnm87echrgufzsevkk5s if you're on iphone.

That’s my take too. I come from a software engineering background. I know what it takes, and time it takes to harden and mature software to be more resilient and useable. I use different clients for different tasks, culling out where each client excels in a certain feature. Damus for mobile, primal for web. Nostrrapp for getting a better view of my interaction. We are early. Let’s enjoy the ride of pioneering new innovation.

I feel the same way. But I'm worried when entering my nsec into a new client every time.

This is the way!

Lyn what is your current go to Nostr client?

Wanted to zap this, but Primal on mobile never lets me use my alby wallet 😭

Even tried Switzerland vpn thinking it may just be where I live, but no luck

this ☝🏻

People complaining about Nostr clients have social media privilege. As a Brazilian, I am just glad it exists.

we are two

I don't know what people say when they complain.

Either it doesn't work bad for me. Or my ignorance of UX UI makes me blind to bugs not too grose...

or I'm just enjoying the ride of Nostr growing unconceivably fast and strong and organic and steady.

Centralized media is buggy by desing. They have thousands of traps to fuck with your attention.