I decided to install #Primal and play around to compare it with #Amethyst...

My impression:

Primal censors new users (tested extensively), does not show likes and zaps and boosts made by users in Amethyst, not once while testing. Amethyst instead does a decent job at it and does not censor new users.

Primal UI is limited in terms of functionality, less features, not tiktok like feed, no sign with Amber (that is already a show stopper) no private and public bookmarks, no tabs showing tags followed, no badges.

Primal wallet is convenient but lacks ecash, those using that wallet instead of #Minibits or #Coinos or #npub.cash are missing out, combining LN and eCash is simply awesome and worth it learning to use it. It is good that Primal allows its users to add a wallet using NWC but after doing not all my zaps worked.

Amethyst is hands down the winner for me.

Testing now #0xChat as well, quite impressive and the wallet supports mints (eCash) loving the Telegram vibes, a bit different though, the UI is quite confusing for newbs, the landing view needs work, should be focusing on "Me". I would suggest to the dev team that if they are going to be the #Nostr TG, to match the UI TG experience instead to create a new one people is not used to, add to that already knwon UI experience the Nostr features like the wallet and you have a winner, just a suggestion I recently read from a follower and I think she is right

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Definitely #Amethyst, that dev team rocks!

#0xChat is quite impressive, being testing the chat and voice app, both working decently, the voice app needs work, not always connect for me, but it is amazing to observe that being developed in a #Nostr client

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It will get better for sure, I have been on the sidelines watching and I can sense the passion and devlopment behind

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True, primal user experience compared to Amethyst is quite bad

I like only one thing more from Primal, it shows me a message for new followers, nostr:nprofile1qqs24yz8xftq8kkdf7q5yzf4v7tn2ek78v0zp2y427mj3sa7f34ggjcpzamhxue69uhhv6t5daezumn0wd68yvfwvdhk6tcppemhxue69uhkummn9ekx7mp0qyg8wumn8ghj7mn0wd68ytnddakj703s8dt does not

Yeah Amethyst is better on all levels but it doesn't have on iphone so that's why I still have to indicate primal at first hand

Did you try Damus? Primal algos censors and delay posts, most new users neither show, like someone else mentioned today, needs a lot of work.

No I don't have iphone unfortunately most people have so I can only help with on-board with primal for them.

https://damus.io/, no idea if it is good or not, but hard to believe the user experience could be worst than Primal

Yeah add to what you wrote the fact that it's very slow now and it's being for months now.

Now, that is helpful 👊

thxs for the zap! 🔥